JMS AT RASTB5M SAID:
JAN.6.2003
[Midnight Nation] something that I poured a lot of emotion into, a lot of personal feelings and history and beliefs, covering life, death, religion, god, how we achieve meaning...all balanced against a cross-country quest by two people, one out to reclaim his soul, the other a woman sent to help him or kill him, depending on how the story ends up.

It is also, oddly enough, a love story.

It's one of the things I'm proudest of as a writer, and I commend it to anyone who found the ideas in Babylon 5 of interest. And the art by Gary Frank is just gorgeous, and evocative, and full of emotion.

It's a nifty little story. Honest.

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#1: Midnight Nation Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Oct 2000 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: Lieutentant David Grey of the LAPD is working on a case. At first glance it appears to be a simple execution. Then he meets an informant in an alley who tells Grey of The Men, and suddenly everything is different. MONICA'S REVIEW: This series shows a lot of promise and I am not sure what to think of it yet since it is not like Rising Stars but instead a darker and more sinister comic. However, it has got my interest and only time will tell how it ranks with the rest of his comics ... OTHER EDTIONS: I have collected a few other versions of this issue ... Cover B (exactly the same content but it has an alternate cover), B/W Classic (exactly the same content as A but in black and white) and Mid-West Pink Foil (another new cover). Some other editions that I don't have yet are the Dynamic Forces Blue Foil (another new cover) and the Dynamic Forces European (yet another cover). I hope to get my hands on these versions soon ... JMS AT B5 SAID: 8.20.2000 Next month the first title under the Joe's Comics imprint from Top Cow makes its debut: MIDNIGHT NATION, a nifty little book penciled by Gary Frank.

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#2: On the Run Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Nov 2000 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: David Grey has passed into a world that looks much like this one ... but appearances can be deceiving. It is a world of shadows and mysterious figures and a lethal darkness that is as old as mankind. Caught between our world and this world, between life and death, David discovers that he must unravel the mystery of The Men and his missing soul ... or face a fate far worse than death. OTHER EDTIONS: I have collected a few other versions of this issue ... Dynamic Forces Pink Foil (exactly the same content but it has an alternate cover).

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#3: To Hell and Inbetween Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Dec 2000 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: David Grey comes to terms with his situation in this issue, and the trek begins in earnest—let's see who he and Laurel meet along the way!

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#4: The Devil You Know Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Jan 2001 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: David Grey's continuing trek to reclaim his soul. He must walk across the country to keep from the Devil, just like the nefarious walkers. Even with Laurel at his side the going is going to be tough!

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#5: Past Present, Present Tense Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Mar 2001 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: No one has ever succeeded in reclaiming his soul from The Men. That truth, which means the potential demise of David Grey, comes home when Laurel must encounter one of her previous failures. JMS AT B5 SAID: 2.8.2001 This is the one that sets the tone for what's to follow, it gives you a look down the road to what's going to happen to David through the eyes of somebody else. It's kind of like the B5 thing of showing somebody the end while you're near the middle. In my opinion it's the strongest book of the bunch. 2.13.2001 Get this one, it's a real corker.

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#6: Midway to Judgement Author: J. Michael Straczynski -- Published: Apr 2001 -- Format: Single Comic

DESCRIPTION: David has some loose ends to tie up in Chicago ... but the consequences of his actions may prove worse than if he had never tried.

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