(W) Dennis Culver, Louis Southard, Jordan Thomas, Rich Douek, Dan DiDio, Marc Andreyko (A) Pasquale Qualano, Nuno Plati, Russell Mark Olson, Joe Mulvey, Stefan Simeone, Igor Mark Lima (CA) Stefano Simeone Vultan, Prince Barin, and Thunn each share the spotlight in separate full-length one-shot tales that further explore their roles in Mad Cave Studio's ongoing Flash Gordon series. Additionally, this first collection includes 6 Flash Fiction short stories--wholly original takes on classic Flash Gordon characters in new genres and settings. From westerns to horror to crime and more, there's a Flash for everyone!

(W) Jordan Thomas (A/CA) Shaky Kane In the dry and dead future that's coming soon, all life belongs to Oppenheimer-obsessed billionaire Harvard Denny and his corporate scavengers from Smile, Inc., who pillage the wastelands in search of atomic contraband. But when a hyper-advanced vessel of possibly alien origin crash lands on the outer edge of Denny's empire of neon-lit ruins, will it bring promise or poison to a distorted world? As the race to acquire the ship's cargo begins, our fate will be decided by a masked bandit and the cold iron of his laser rifle. He knows no name, no home, no surrender?only the whispered hush of those in need who dare call him . . . THE MAN FROM MAYBE!

(W) Jordan Thomas (A/CA) Chris Matthews Brighton, UK. 2008. The kidnapping of a young woman starts a chain of events that will set con artists, gangsters, killers, and corrupt police on a collision course of violence. Meet John Bannan, self-proclaimed bastard and loving uncle, in this tale of family trauma, betrayal, murder, and revenge that threatens to bring the city?s whole underworld down.

(W) Jordan Thomas (A/CA) Shaky Kane After months of gang shootings, Detective Ovra Sawce and his new partner Donut Trustah?are given a high-profile triple homicide case. But what were a billionaire?s assistant, a hood-turned-cult leader, and Sawce?s former partner doing in that warehouse?The hard-boiled noir of?LA Confidential?mixes with?Futurama's?bright, alien-filled worlds in?WEIRD WORK, a?crime epic not to be missed.Collects WEIRD WORK #1-4