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War-mongering creatures known as the Battle Beasts have landed on Earth, searching for the mythical Dread Weapons. One woman, Bliss Reynolds, has translated the Beasts’ language and in the process uncovered the Dread Weapons. Bliss, with her brother Tate, meets three noble Beasts— Vorin, Merk and Gruntos. After a harrowing dash for survival, Bliss decides to help her new friends find the Dread Weapons.
WRITTEN
BY
BOBBY CURNOW ART
BY
VALERIO SCHITI ART
ASSIST
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EMANUEL SIMEONI COLORS
BY
CLAUDIA SGC LETTE RING
BY
SHAWN LEE
COVER CHECKLIST:
Regular Cover Art by Valerio Schiti Colors by Claudia SGC
Cover RI Art by Jeff Zornow
Special thanks to Chuck Terceira, Robert Yee, Zach Oat, and Mark Wong from Diamond Select Toys for their invaluable assistance.
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BATTLE BEASTS #4. OCTOBER 2012. FIRST PRINTING. BATTLE BEASTS and the BATTLE BEASTS logo are ™ of Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC. © 2012 Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC. © 2012 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.
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