Mouse Guard (2005 ComiXpress) comic books 2004-2006

Original 1st printing of Mouse Guard. Self published by David Peterson prior to the Archaia publication. Art is in black and white as opposed to the full color format of the later editions. Limited to approximately 250 copies. Written and illustrated by David Peterson. In Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper among all of the world's harsh conditions and predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. They are not simply soldiers that fight off intruders; rather, they are guides for commonmice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden mouse village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predatory infestation. They do so with fearless dedication so that they might not just exist, but truly live. In this first issue of Mouse Guard, Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam are dispatched to find a missing merchant mouse that never arrived at his destination. In doing so they stumble onto much more than they had bargained for. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.