04.1 – Lady Pendragon and Darkchylde

Lady Pendragon & Darkchylde both started life under the publishing banner of Maximum Press. They each had a run of titles that were unrelated to the Liefeld-verse.

This page includes a Lady Pendragon reading order and a Darkchylde reading order.

Lady Pendragon:

• Lady Pendragon (1996) #1 [Maximum Press] 03/1996
• Lady Pendragon – Volume One – Remastered (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 02/1999
• Lady Pendragon Preview/Deity Preview (1998) #1 [Image Comics] 06/1998
• Lady Pendragon Prelude (1998) #1 [Image Comics] 12/1998
• Lady Pendragon (1998) #1 [Image Comics] 11/1998
• Lady Pendragon (1998) #2 [Image Comics] 12/1998
• Lady Pendragon (1998) #3 [Image Comics] 01/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1998) #0 [Image Comics] 03/1999
• Lady Pendragon – More Than Mortal (1999) PRE [Image Comics] 02/1999
• Lady Pendragon – More Than Mortal (1999) #1 [Image/Liar] 05/1999
• More than Mortal – Lady Pendragon (1999) #1 [Liar/Image] 06/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 04/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #2 [Image Comics] 04/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #3 [Image Comics] 07/1999
  • Alley Cat in back pages preview
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #4 [Image Comics] 08/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #5 [Image Comics] 09/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #6 [Image Comics] 10/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #7 [Image Comics] 12/1999
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #8 [Image Comics] 02/2000
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #9 [Image Comics] 03/2000
• Lady Pendragon (1999) #10 [Image Comics] 08/2000
• Alley Cat Vs. Lady Pendragon (1999) #1 [Wizard Entertainment] 1999
• Lady Pendragon – Gallery Edition (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 10/1999
• Lady Pendragon – Merlin (2000) #1 [Image Comics] 01/2000
• Pilot Season – Lady Pendragon (2008) #1 [Top Cow] 05/2008
• Switch (2015) #1 [Image Comics] 10/2015
  • https://www.newsarama.com/27339-how-lady-pendragon-led-its-writer-away-from-christianity-into-comic-books-full-time.html
  • Matt Hawkins interview with Newsarama mentions Stjepan Sejic using the character of Lady Pendragon in his “Switch” series
• Switch (2015) #2 [Image Comics] 11/2015
  • Matt Hawkins interview with Newsarama mentions Stjepan Sejic using the character of Lady Pendragon in his “Switch” series
• Switch (2015) #3 [Image Comics] 04/2016
  • Matt Hawkins interview with Newsarama mentions Stjepan Sejic using the character of Lady Pendragon in his “Switch” series
• Switch (2015) #4 [Image Comics] 07/2016
  • Matt Hawkins interview with Newsarama mentions Stjepan Sejic using the character of Lady Pendragon in his “Switch” series

Lady Pendragon Additional Reading:

• Alley Cat Limited Preview Edition (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 05/1999
  • Alley Cat first appeared in Lady Pendragon and the main character’s only extra-series appearances were in Lady Pendragon books (once as a preview and once in a minor, 1-issue crossover).
• Alley Cat Prelude (1999) #0 [Image Comics] 07/1999
• Alley Cat (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 07/1999
• Alley Cat (1999) #2 [Image Comics] 08/1999
• Alley Cat (1999) #3 [Image Comics] 09/1999
• Alley Cat Lingerie Edition (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 10/1999
• Alley Cat (1999) #4 [Image Comics] 10/1999
• Alley Cat (1999) #5 [Image Comics] 02/2000
• Alley Cat (1999) #6 [Image Comics] 03/2000
• Blue (1999) #1 [Image Comics] 08/1999
  • This is the only other title from the imprint Action Toys (Lady Pendragon & Alley Cat)
• Blue (1999) #2 [Image Comics] 04/2000
  • This is the only other title from the imprint Action Toys (Lady Pendragon & Alley Cat)

Darkchyld:

• Darkchylde (1996) #1/2 [Wizard Entertainment] 08/1997
• Darkchylde (1996) #1 [Maximum Press] 06/1996
• Darkchylde (1996) #2 [Maximum Press] 07/1996
• Darkchylde (1996) #3 [Maximum Press] 09/1996
• Darkchylde (1996) #4 [Image Comics] 03/1997
• Darkchylde (1996) #5 [Image Comics] 09/1997
• Darkchylde: The Diary (1997) #1 [Image Comics] 07/1997
• Darkchylde (1996) #0 [Image Comics] 03/1998
• Darkchylde Battlebook: Streets Of Fire (1999) #1 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 02/1999
  • not a comic book or pinup gallery
  • appears to be related to some kind of RPG
• Darkchylde Remastered (1997) #1 [Image Comics] 05/1997
  • reprint of previous books
• Darkchylde Remastered (1997) #2 [Image Comics] 09/1998
  • reprint of previous books
• Darkchylde Remastered (1997) #3 [Image Comics] 11/1998
  • reprint of previous books
• Darkchylde Remastered (1997) #0 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 01/2001
  • reprint of previous books
• Darkchylde Sketchbook (1998) #1 [Dynamic Forces] 10/1998
• Darkchylde Swimsuit Illustrated (1998) #1 [Image Comics] 05/1998
• Darkchylde Summer Swimsuit Spectacular (1999) #1 [WildStorm (DC Comics)] 08/1999
• Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde (1998) PRE [Event Comics] 07/1998
• Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde (1998) #1 [Event Comics] 10/1998
• Darkchylde: The Legacy (1998) SUM PRE [Image Comics] 08/1998
• Darkchylde: The Legacy (1998) #1 [Image Comics] 08/1998
• Darkchylde: The Legacy (1998) #2 [Image Comics] 12/1998
• Darkchylde: The Legacy (1998) #3 [WildStorm (DC Comics)] 06/1999
• Witchblade/Darkchylde (2000) #1 [Image Comics] 09/2000
• Darkchylde Preview 2000-2001 (2000) #1 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 10/2000
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #1 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 10/2000
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #2 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 11/2000
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #3 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 12/2000
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #4 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 03/2001
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #5 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 05/2001
• Dreams of the Darkchylde (2000) #6 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 09/2001
• Darkchylde: Redemption (2000) #1/2 [Darkchylde Entertainment]
• Darkchylde: Redemption (2000) #1 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 02/2001
• Darkchylde: Redemption (2000) #2 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 12/2001
• Darkchylde Last Issue Special (2002) #1 [Darkchylde Entertainment] 06/2002
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #0 [Dark Horse Comics] 07/2004
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #1 [Dark Horse Comics] 02/2005 “1 of 5”
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #2 [Dark Horse Comics] 08/2005 “2 of 5”
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #3 [Dark Horse Comics]
  • NO ISSUE #3, never printed
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #4 [Dark Horse Comics]
  • NO ISSUE #4, never printed
• Manga Darkchylde (2005) #5 [Dark Horse Comics]
  • NO ISSUE #5, never printed
• The Darkness/Darkchylde: Kingdom Pain (2010) #1 [Image Comics] 05/2010

Darkchyld Additional Reading:

• Darkchylde (1996) PRE [Image Comics]
  • preview for Legacy
• Spawn (1992) #56 [Image Comics] 12/1996
  • Darkchyld preview
• Spawn (1992) #57 [Image Comics] 01/1997
  • Darkchyld/Spawn & Angela/Darkchyld pin-ups