The Watch Releases
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The Watch Cathexes #3 of 3
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by JASON BADOWER
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released March 2007
FOR MATURE READERS
In this stunning conclusion to The Watch Cathexes, The Fisher will get another step closer to the truth of Jack's betrayal and the story will reach its climax with an explosive showdown as Greynard's agents and Jane's group of supers converge on The Fisher's hideout.
The Watch Cathexes is made available online through our flash reader and installments will be released monthly throughout early 2007.
24 pg - FC
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The Watch Cathexes #2 of 3
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by NICOLA SCOTT
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released February 2007
There are two people who know the real truth about Jack Hawkins: UNSAP Special Agent Greynard and the super known as Crow Jane who partnered with Jack in the days before The Watch. In his search for answers The Fisher will hunt them both down but getting them to share their information will come at a cost.
The Watch Cathexes is made available online through our flash reader and installments will be released monthly throughout early 2007.
24 pg - FC
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The Watch Cathexes #1 of 3
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by PAUL ABSTRUSE
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released January 2007
Jack Hawkins is owner and CEO of The Watch Inc and a rich and powerful man. But a rogue member from The Watch's earliest incarnation believes he knows who Jack really is. That rogue is known as The Fisher and in this action-filled new chapter he will stop at nothing to uncover the truths of Jack's past.
The Watch Cathexes is made available online through our flash reader and installments will be released monthly throughout early 2007.
24 pg - FC
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The Watch Casus Belli #3 of 3 "All Fall Down"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by STEWART McKENNY
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released October 2004
Paladin, the Last Superhero, has entered the Battle of Beijing. But is even he enough to defeat Lucifer, who seems bent on the destruction of the city? Jack Hawkins is confronted mid-battle by the terrorist organization Blackday and the utterly lethal Fisher the betrayer. Meanwhile Luc Coltraine is under the ground discovering the terrifying secrets of the inhuman Abbadon, a being who claims to have created superhumanity. Secrets revealed, battles won and lost and huge changes for the world in this last issue of the CASUS BELLI miniseries.
24 pg - FC - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: AUG042903 |
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The Watch Casus Belli #2 of 3 "Gigantomachy"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by STEWART McKENNY
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released August 2004
In this second part of the 3-part miniseries entitled CASUS BELLI the battle for Bejing rages, as the future of superhumanity hangs in the balance. Johnny Grond, the obsidian man has been unleashed by Lucifer, and the entire Watch team may not be enough to stop him. UNite, the enforcers of the sinister UN protocol for dealing with superhumans are preparing to make their move. And somewhere, the most dangerous man alive stalks the battlefield, preparing to strike down an old foe, Jack Hawkins, CEO of The Watch Inc. And down underneath it all, deep in the ground, something is waking. The penultimate issue of the miniseries races towards a violent conclusion.
24 pg - FC - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: JUN042719 |
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The Watch Casus Belli #1 of 3 "To serve and protect"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by STEWART McKENNY
Colours by ANNETTE KWOK
Released June 2004
The 'supers' fad has passed and superhumans have become celebrities, criminals, or like The Watch work as security consultants. Others have become dangerously political such as Lucifer who has just declared war on China. Check out one of the best post-hero books available today! Part 1 of a 3 part series.
24 pg - FC - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: APR042831 |
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The Watch Volume 2 #5 "Dolly"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by STEWART McKENNY & ANDREW PHILLIPS
Cover by NICOLA SCOTT
Greyscales by CHRIS GAVELLAS
Released July 2002
The worlds first superhumans were created when Awakasi Genetech applied their unique brand of genetic modification to normal human beings. Today all but two of the original Awakasi researchers are dead. Dr Lek Tribe can't take any chances, and enlists The Watch for his protection. Susan Mathews, the team's newest recruit, is assigned the case.
32 pg - B&W - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: MAR022361 |
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The Watch Volume 2 #4 "Vermillion"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by ANDREW PHILLIPS, DOUG HOLGATE & NICOLA SCOTT
Inks by TIM McEWEN & ANDREW PHILLIPS
Released March 2002
The Watch as we knew them have been torn apart by a war in the shadows. Abbadon has taken the life of Xenia. The Fisher has turned his back on the team. Their leader, Jack, has been revealed as having been in league with UNSAP. Now it's two years on, and Jack is founder and CEO of the largest privately controlled grouping of supers on Earth - The Watch Incorporated. We meet new recruits and see old friends in action as The Watch become engaged in a brutal siege. This issue also contains a backup feature - this time featuring the artwork of NICOLA SCOTT.
32 pg - B&W - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: JAN022589 |
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The Watch Volume 2 #3 "Rubicon"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by ANDREW PHILLIPS
Greyscales by CHRIS GAVELLAS
Released January 2002
The roots of super-humanity lie in the origins of humanity, but what dark agency has manipulated the growth and destiny of our race for the last six million years? A tense battle rages beneath the heat of the desert as Jack, Bones, Fallout and Xenia confront the evil Abbadon in an effort to unlock this secret. In New York City, The Fisher and Adapt discuss the revelations concerning Jack and his true motives and identity. Also, "The Potentate" go into final battle with the sinister terrorist organisation known only as "Blackday".
32 pg - B&W - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: NOV012479 |
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The Watch Volume 2 #2 "Slip the Dogs!"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by ANDREW PHILLIPS
Greyscales by CHRIS GAVELLAS
Released November 2001
The Fisher and Adapt are ambushed in the streets of New York by a vicious team of mercenaries hired by the Tanaka Corporation. Meanwhile, deep under the ground the rest of The Watch confront one of the key players in the game. Also, the Potentate storm a castle occupied by a group of super-criminals in Europe.
"Intriguing Australian merger of realistic superheroes with the political thriller"...
- Sydney Morning Herald.
32 pg - B&W - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: SEP012149 |
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The Watch Volume 2 #1 "A Rove and a Ruction"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by ANDREW PHILLIPS
Greyscales by CHRIS GAVELLAS
Released September 2001
"Can one put a price on the ability to leap five stories down and land unharmed? Can one put a price on the speed of the jaguar, the grace of the Palomino? Here at Awakasi, we are happy to say yes, you can." Welcome to The Watch. A world where corporate greed and nationalistic profiteering has corrupted the bright dream of super heroics. Where the secret agendas at the highest ranks of the world's Governments cover up a conspiracy nearly six million years old. The only unaligned supers are The Watch.
32 pg - B&W - $5.93USD
Diamond Code: JUL012190 |
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The Watch Volume 1 #4 of 4 "Damn Nation"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by JAN SCHERPENHUIZEN
Released February 2001
Having just encountered Typhon outside the Tanaka holding facility, Jack leaves the rest of THE WATCH to fight the creature while he searches inside for the injured Bolt. Once inside, he encounters proof that the conspiracy to kill Supers may have a much grander origin and goal than previously thought.
24 pg - B&W - $5.53USD
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The Watch Volume 1 #3 of 4 "Smash it up!"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by JAN SCHERPENHUIZEN
Released December 2000
While The Watch try to unravel the motives behind the actions of the government agents, the agents send The Damned to destroy them. The Damned trace The Watch, and attack them at Fallout's apartment. During the vicious battle, Jack must directly manipulate Xenia's powers to teleport them to a safehouse. Once there he tells the group that the UN is starting a war on superhumans and it's up to them to save Bolt. So they teleport to a holding facility owned by "Tanaka", a mysterious corporation who are holding the injured super, only to find that the government agents have prepared for their arrival.
24 pg - B&W - $5.53USD
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The Watch Volume 1 #2 of 4 "Down Below"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by SCOTT FRASER
Released September 2000
The Watch uncover more secrets relating to the death of The Law Brigade and discover clues as to the whereabouts of its last surviving member Mark Bellten, known by the media as Bolt. In this issue we learn some of the origins of The Watch and why and how they have all been brought together by the mysterious psychic of "unrateable" class, their self-assumed leader, Jack. Forces of evil are also afoot as the conspiracy behind the creation and deployment of the creature known as TYPHON unfolds.
24 pg - B&W - $5.53USD
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The Watch Volume 1 #1 of 4 "In Media Res"
Writing by CHRISTIAN READ
Art by SCOTT FRASER
Released March 2000
The newly formed super group THE WATCH are ambushed by a group of gunrunners they have been tracking. The team soon dispatch with the gunrunner's henchmen, but when their ringleader is cornered, he spontaneously disintegrates, mysteriously leaving a single word etched on his chest - TYPHON. This provides them with the lead they need to uncover a conspiracy that will lead to the highest level of corporate power and world government. This first issue also deals with the media coverage and events leading up to the public defeat of The Law Brigade.
24 pg - B&W - $5.53USD
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