- "Sometimes, friend, before it ends... life will kick you in the twat."
- ―Liesel van Helsing
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| Van Helsing vs. the Mummy of Amun-Ra | |
| Title: | "Sometimes Friend, Before it Ends..." |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | February, 2017 |
| Publisher: | Zenescope Entertainment |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Ralph Tedesco |
| Writers: | Pat Shand |
| Pencilers: | Roberta Ingranata; Marc Rosete |
| Inkers: | Roberta Ingranata; Marc Rosete |
| Cover artists: | Sean Chen; Allan Otero; Renato Rei; Jason Metcalf; Age Velez |
| Cover inker: | Sean Chen; Allan Otero; Renato Rei; Jason Metcalf; Age Velez |
| Cover colorist: | Ivan Nunes; Wes Hartman; Ula Mos |
| Colorists: | Fran Gamboa; Walter Pereyra; J.C. Ruiz |
| Letterers: | Jim Campbell |
| Editors: | Pat Shand |
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"Sometimes Friend, Before It Ends..." is the title to the first issue of the Van Helsing vs. the Mummy of Amun-Ra comic book limited series published by Zenescope Entertainment. The story was written and edited by Patrick Shand. It was illustrated by Roberta Ingranata and Marc Rosete, who also provided the ink work for this issue. It was colored by Fran Gamboa, Walter Pereyra & J.C. Ruiz and lettered by Jim Campbell. This issue shipped with a February, 2017 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
"Sometimes Friend, Before It Ends..."[]
At a museum filled with Egyptian antiquities, two security guards exchange friendly barbs with one another while discussing facial hair. A crew of hooded assassins wearing Egyptian headdresses silently drop down from the ceiling and kill both men. They take off with a golden scepter.
Later, the assassins bring the scepter to their mistress, the God-Queen. The God-Queen is dining on the blood of a recent sacrifice, which restores youth and vitality to her person. As they hand the scepter over to her, it is noted that it once belonged to the "betrayer". The God-Queen states that she can still feel his soul shivering within.
Three months earlier, Liesel van Helsing is in New York City, fighting through scores of wraiths with her arm-blades and mini-rocket launchers. After dispatching the monsters, she is then called into a case involving the death of a punk rock singer named Reprehensible Judy. After consulting with local law enforcement, Liesel then goes to the office of police commissioner Julia Gengrich. Gengrich wants to officially deputize Liesel, but Van Helsing turns her nose up at the idea.
They suddenly receive word of a hold-up taking place at a fundraiser held at Matthew's Tower. Armed gunmen have stormed the ballroom, and are targeting key figures such as Sheldon Walsh and Senator Roger Matthews. One of the people in attendance as a "hostage" is the God-Queen. Liesel Van Helsing smashes through the windows and opens fire on the gunmen. The God-Queen takes delight in seeing Van Helsing... again.
Flashback to the year 1845. Liesel van Helsing led an expedition to the Pyramids of Egypt to investigate the disappearance of Lawrence Wessels, who was a friend of her father's. Supposedly, Wessels had led his own expedition into an allegedly cursed pyramid. Joining Liesel in this resumed search was Wessels' daughter, Gertrude, as well as her father's friend Kostas, and a woman named Valencia, who had prophetic visions. Entering the pyramid, they were attacked by a living mummy.
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Gertrude Wessels (In flashback only)
- Julia Gengrich
- Kostos (In flashback only)
- Valencia (In flashback only)
Villains
Minor characters
- Baker (Only appearance; dies)
- Reprehensible Judy (As a corpse only)
- Roger Matthews
- Sheldon Walsh
Organizations
Races
Locations
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- Matthew's Tower
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- 1845
- 19th century
- Human sacrifice
- Museum
- Obscene finger gesture
- Profanity
- Shot in the head
- Slit throat
- Stabbings
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Liesel van Helsing was created by writers Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Pat Shand, and Ralph Tedesco. She first appeared in Grimm Fairy Tales: Unleashed #0 in April, 2013.
- The "Grimm Universe" was created by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco.
- This issue is reprinted in the Van Helsing vs. the Mummy of Amun-Ra trade paperback collection, which was published on November 22nd, 2017.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Allan Otero and colored by Ivan Nunes.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrate by Renato Rei and colored by Wes Hartman.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Jason Metcalf and colored by Ula Mos.
- This issue shipped with two ComicsPro Bombshell Exclusive variant covers illustrate by Age Velez. These editions were limited to 350 and 150 copies.
- Writer and editor Patrick Shand is credited as Pat Shand in this issue.
- Artists Roberta Ingranata, Fran Gamboa, and J.C. Ruiz worked on the flashback sequences only from this issue.
- Commissioner Gengrich makes reference to Robyn Locksley in this issue.
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