Issue 18 - COX Comics

Steel canyon...
Ra... what is
that?
Quite possibly the
end of your world... or
worse.
That's it,
you're not
giving any
more pep
talks.
Indeed.
So how do we
stop this thing?
We can not.
There yet may be
hope. Alex, you and
the others must
distract it.
Distract it he says... and
me without bread crumbs.
Channel open. This is
American Knight. I don't
know who's recieving this,
but we have to try to stop
this thing. I'm going in.
Holy cow...
Alright
Tweety...
Go, Knight,
GO!
Here comes the
pai... NYAHHHHHH!!!!
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Oh no...
Knight!
Where is
everyone? If it can
do that to Knight...
what am I
supposed to do?
Knight said we have
to stop this thing. I've
got to try, the others
have to be here soon.
Hey, you bird
thing... whatever...
Ah nuts...
WWRRWWAARRKK??
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Dawn breaks.
It will weaken.
Ra! What's
going on?!?!
What is that?
Only the
Thorns would
summon Malloc.
Malloc. Though
the form is
incomplete. It is
being summoned.
Yeah? So how do
we un-summon
this Malloc?
Stop the ceremony...
afterward, prayer may be
advisable. Come with Ra.
In the
blink of
an eye,
swinging
fist finds
himself...
elsewhere.
My conscious
wasn't... couldn't
be aware of it.
Malloc would
have gained
control.
Capturing you
tipped the
balance in its
favor. Malloc is
in control...it'll
turn the world
into a literal hell...
You wouldn't
believe me if I told
you...
Try me, last thing I
remember is a big
black bird.
What? Poe?
Where am are
we...?
We're in my mind...
What did you do
Poe? The point of
the exercise was to
get in touch with
your inner mind...
not bring me here.
My conscious mind
didn't do this. Malloc
sensed you and seized
the opprotunity.
Malloc?
A Death Mage. Actually the king
grand poobah of them. Years
ago,when the circle captured me,
my body was intended to be its
new form. They didn't get to
complete the ceremony. My
subconscious has been
struggling to control it ever since.
By the spirits Poe,
why did you not tell
us!
We have to
find Malloc.
Any idea how
we do that?
We start
searching...
and hope we
find Malloc
before it
regains all of
it's strength.
Meanwhile in
Steel Canyon...
It's impossible...
None of my gadgets even register
anything there. What is it?
WWRRAARRKK!!
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Back up has to get here soon..
Knight said we had to stop this
thing. Let's see how it likes an
anti-neutrino wave...
Rings of
Kular!
LEAVE THE
GIRL ALONE
BEAST!
Hundreds of
thousands of
gallons of water
surge toward the
monster at Axis
Giant's command...
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No effect?!
But how?
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I wouldn't count on it
bub... let the girl go!
Who dares? You're
souls will be forfiet for
this intrusion!
Not this time
chuckles...
STOP
HER!
Soon malloc
will be among
us once more!
Reality will
tremble at
our might!
Help me!
Flee mortal!
Princess, the
other Thorns!
Gotcha Ra!
Ahhh, him fall down
and get a boo-boo...
Are you okay Miss?
Yes! Thank you Power
Princess!
So thats it?
We win?
The ceremony
is ended...
...but the beast
remains free.
What can we
do?
Princess, you must
focus all of your
power upon Ra.
I hope you know
what your doing...
As does Ra.
Yes, more...
Got to focus...
Getting tired...
C'mon Ra...
MORE!
M
ORREE!!!
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It seems like we've been
wandering forever. It's your mind
Poe, where is this Malloc?
It's not that
simple Fist.
This is all
Malloc's doing.
I'm as much of
a passenger
as you...
...wha?
HA!
HA!
What fools the
two of you are...
HA!
HA!
HA!
HA!
MALLOC!
By the great
spirit...
oH little thing, your
gods cAn not help
you.
I MAlloc,
The cAst
down, Am
now FrEE!!!
ThE univErsE will
TrEmblE At My NAME...
Eh? WhAts this?
I cAn Almost FEEl ThAt.
How PITIFUL. rA knows
thAT is A mErE
disTrAcTion. Is HE so
dEspErATE... Unless...
Unless we already
knew you were here.
NO!
Surprise.
NO!
Time to go
bye-bye...
NO!
for a fraction of a second the
fabric of reality splits. In the
blink of an eye, Malloc is gone.
Hours later Poe
stumbles into
his room...
He collapses on his
bed thinking it was a
miracle no one had
been killed. Thankful
for it...
For the first time in years, his
mind is quiet. The world sinks
away as he closes his eyes. He
doesn't even hear the
fluttering outside his window.
Finally... Poe
falls asleep.
END,,, ?
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