Mata Hari (2018 Dark Horse) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Feb 2018 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$2.50
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Written by Emma Beeby. Art and Cover by Ariela Kristantina. Dancer. Courtesan. Spy. Executed by a French firing squad in 1917. 100 years on from her death, questions are still raised about her conviction. Now, the lesser-known, often tragic story of the woman who claimed she was born a princess, and died a figure of public hatred with no one to claim her body, is told by breakout talent writer Emma Beeby (Judge Dredd), artist Ariela Kristantina (Insexts), and colorist Pat Masioni drawing on biographies and released MI5 files. In this first part of a five-issue miniseries, we meet Mata Hari in prison at the end of her life as she writes her memoir-part romantic tale of a Javanese princess who performed 'sacred' nude dances for Europe's elite, and part real-life saga of a disgraced wife and mother, who had everything she loved taken from her. But, as she sits trial for treason and espionage, we hear another tale: one of a flamboyant Dutch woman who became 'the most dangerous spy France has ever captured'-a double agent who whored herself for secrets, lived a life of scandal, and loved only money. Leading us to ask... who was the real Mata Hari? 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #2
Published Mar 2018 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Emma Beeby. Art and Cover by Ariela Kristantina. In the late 19th century, a woman was defined by the men in her life. From her bankrupt father to a lecherous headmaster, Margaretha Zelle was never destined to enter high society. This notorious woman who found fame and fortune as an exotic dancer is now imprisoned as a spy, being questioned by a French military interrogator, a man determined to get her confession. But battling the wills of the men who would try to control her is nothing new to the woman who became Mata Hari . . . 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 2018 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Emma Beeby. Art and Cover by Ariela Kristantina. From Lady MacLeod to Lady Godiva. Mata Hari looks back at the death and despair that ravaged her life as a wife and young mother in the Dutch East Indies. After a few short years she leaves it all behind, changes her name, and heads to Paris, joining the Cirque. Mata Hari is born, and the world hasn't seen anything like her before. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #4
Published Jun 2018 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Emma Beeby. Art and Cover by Ariela Kristantina. From Lady MacLeod to Lady Godiva. Mata Hari looks back at the death and despair that ravaged her life as a wife and young mother in the Dutch East Indies. After a few short years she leaves it all behind, changes her name, and heads to Paris, joining the Cirque. Mata Hari is born, and the world hasn't seen anything like her before. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #5
Published Sep 2018 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$3.00
$2.50
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Written by Emma Beeby. Art and Cover by Ariela Kristantina. Final episode! As Margaretha's trial defense falls apart, she contemplates how Mata Hari the dancer became Mata Hari the spy-prepared to undertake a great mission for France to free her to be with the 'great love' of her life, away from war, poverty and memories of her past. But, her fate is set: she must die, and all that's left for her to decide is how she will face it and what legacy she will leave behind. 28 pages, full color. For mature readers. Cover price $3.99.
