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The action comes to a head this issue when the Cadre team up with the government super-agent, Adept, to face Arachne and her mutated spiders. Can our heroes defeat the villainess before her powers cause them to destroy one another? Pick up the issue to find out!

Check out what Diamond Comic Distributors says about the Cadre: “It’s just the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place.”

Written by Mat Nastos, with art by Gabe Alberola and Chad Sergesketter.

“Cadre is a thrilling tale of danger and adventure. An edge-of-the-seat, can’t-put-it-down comic book with potential for classic status!”
– Jazma Online

Title: Cadre #5, 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Nastos
Art By: Gabe Alberola and Chad Sergesketter
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The hit mini-series, Origins of the Cadre, continues with issue 3. This issue features the origin of former world champion wrestler turned superhero, the White Dwarf.Diamond Comic Distributors calls the Cadre “the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place,” and “a great team comic for fans suffering from X-Men or Teen Titans withdrawal.”“Origins of the Cadre is viscerally exciting, an extended tense tour de force, an expertly crafted ornate suspense thriller! “
– Jazma Online

Title: Origins of the Cadre #3 (of 4) - 28 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Mat Nastos and Andrew Pellerito
Art By: Sidney Teles & Jackson Gebien
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The murders in the Bloche Institute come to light and the Cadre investigate. Jim Harris comes forward with interesting information for the team. Also, our back up story features the kung fu vigilante, TALON, in his first story. Check it out!

Check out what Diamond Comic Distributors says about the Cadre: “No Golden Age retro camp. No obscure literary allusions. No ironic self-awareness. No mysteriously murky layouts. This is just a straightforward team comic with vivid characters, humorous dialogue, clean action art, cool powers and high-tech gizmos, and one of the more original supernatural villains around. It’s just the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place.”

Written by Mat Nastos, with art by Mike Norton and Chad Sergesketter.

“Cadre is a thrilling tale of danger and adventure. An edge-of-the-seat, can’t-put-it-down comic book with potential for classic status!”
– Jazma Online

Title: Cadre #4, 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Nastos
Art By: Mike Norton and Chad Sergesketter
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Like most comic publishers I spend quite a bit of time thinking about the state of the industry and how to make it better – well, truthfully, how to make my little corner of it better. After spending a lot of time thinking it over and discussing what everyone perceives to be the main elements leading to the downfall of comics (the distributor monopoly, for example), I realized what the biggest problem and killer really is: the industry.

I believe most of the problems that we encounter “in the industry” come from the industry itself. First off, comic companies tend to publish only for those who are already in the industry. Comic publishers usually target their marketing towards those who are already here and creators tend to create product only for those who are already well-versed in industry. Very rarely does the thought of bringing new readers in really ever pop up, which is insane. That would be like Hollywood only creating films for those who work in film and television. As wacky as it sounds, this seems to be the mentality of the industry at large. Read the rest of this entry →

Origins issue 2 follows the legacy of the Avatars of the Storm down through the ages. For a thousand years, the Avatar of the Storm has protected the world from the forces of evil. Now, for the first time, the power is possessed by two brothers, Skyfire and Thunderbolt.Diamond Comic Distributors calls the Cadre “the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place,” and “a great team comic for fans suffering from X-Men or Teen Titans withdrawal.”

“Origins of the Cadre is viscerally exciting, an extended tense tour de force, an expertly crafted ornate suspense thriller! “
– Jazma Online

Origins #2 Review by Paul Dale Roberts

Title: Origins of the Cadre #2 (of 4) - 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Mat Nastos and Andrew Pellerito
Art By: Paul J. Holden
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In this issue the Cadre are thrust into battle against the incredible power of HADES as something evil escapes into the sewers of Empire City. And, a back-up story, we follow the twins (Skyfire and Thunderbolt) as they try on their new costumes.

Check out what Diamond Comic Distributors says about the Cadre: “No Golden Age retro camp. No obscure literary allusions. No ironic self-awareness. No mysteriously murky layouts. This is just a straightforward team comic with vivid characters, humorous dialogue, clean action art, cool powers and high-tech gizmos, and one of the more original supernatural villains around. It’s just the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place.”

Written by Mat Nastos, and art by Mat Nastos, Gabe Alberola and Rob Larsen.

“Cadre is a thrilling tale of danger and adventure. An edge-of-the-seat, can’t-put-it-down comic book with potential for classic status!”
– Jazma Online

Cadre #3 Review by Paul Dale Roberts

Title: Cadre #3, 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Nastos
Art By: Nastos, Gabe Alberola & Rob Larsen
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In the first part of this four-issue mini series, we present to you for the first time anywhere, the origin of the Cadre’s resident energy pirate, Lamprey!Diamond Comic Distributors calls the Cadre “the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place,” and “a great team comic for fans suffering from X-Men or Teen Titans withdrawal.”

“ORIGINS OF THE CADRE #1, you will find that the artwork is over-the-top and the story packs a punch! makes me want to join the CADRE!”
– Jazma Online

Origins of the Cadre #1 Review by Paul Dale Roberts

Title: Origins of the Cadre #1 (of 4) - 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Mat Nastos and Andrew Pellerito
Art By: Aluisio de Souza and Alexandre Palomaro
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Issue two features the Cadre’s resident swashbuckler, Lamprey, in a solo story. In this issue, Lamprey must face a new evil stalking the city as well as the sins of the past in “Unspeakable Truths.”

Check out what Diamond Comic Distributors says about the Cadre: “No Golden Age retro camp. No obscure literary allusions. No ironic self-awareness. No mysteriously murky layouts. This is just a straightforward team comic with vivid characters, humorous dialogue, clean action art, cool powers and high-tech gizmos, and one of the more original supernatural villains around. It’s just the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place.”

Written by Navik von Bathory and Mat Nastos, and art by Jay Jimenez and Mat Nastos.

Title: Cadre #2, 32 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Nastos & Von Bathory
Art By: Jimenez & Nastos
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Beginning in June, 2005, the Cadre comes to a comic store near you in this new on-going bi-monthly series. The first issue weighs in at a staggering 48 pages a book that features the origin of the most exciting super team in comics!Deep within the mountains of Empire City, an ancient power has awakened, and it is up to six unlikely heroes to band together and save the city from the monster known as Monolith. Join the White Dwarf and the other members of the Cadre in…”Birth of a Dream.”

Check out what Diamond Comic Distributors says about the Cadre: “No Golden Age retro camp. No obscure literary allusions. No ironic self-awareness. No mysteriously murky layouts. This is just a straightforward team comic with vivid characters, humorous dialogue, clean action art, cool powers and high-tech gizmos, and one of the more original supernatural villains around. It’s just the sort of saga that got you hooked on comics in the first place.”

Written by Mat (Elfquest and TV’s Sliders, First Wave and others) Nastos (with additional material by Jorge Vivoni); and art by Kenneth Rocafort and Nastos.

Issue 1 Review at King Tractor Films

Issue 1 Review at Jazma Universe Online

Issue 1 Review at Silver Bullet Comics

Title: Cadre #1, 48 pgs. B&W, with a full color cover
Created By: Mat Nastos
Written By: Nastos
Art By: Rocafort & Nastos
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