(W) Barbara Kesel (A) Andrea DiVito, Bart Sears (CA) Michael Atiyeh, Bart Sears. by Barbara Kesel & Various Collecting The First #8-13* plus almost 30 pages of back-up stories* this volume continues the personality politics of the "First*" gods of the CrossGen Universe in the process of being deposed from that self-proclaimed role because of the creation of the Sigil-Bearers. Anxiety over the powerful new arrivals has ruptured the fault lines in the social structure of the First* causing Ingra* Leader of House Sinister* to make a bold move to begin her planned takeover of House Dexter. Seahn has collected together the unhappy second-born* ready to demand that they be given equal status to the First. Persha* Ingra's daughter* sneaks over to House Dexter to meet Pyrem* her father and Leader of that House. And Gannish the Truthseeker visits a small blue-green globe and learns a frightening truth about the reality of the First. Written by Barbara Kesel* with art by Bart Sears* Andrea Di Vito* and Andy Smith* with inks by Smith* Rob Hunter* Andrew Hennessy* John Dell* Drew Geraci* and colors by Mike Atiyeh* Jason Lambert* and Rob Schwager. New cover by Bart Sears and Michael Atiyeh. SC* 7x10* 192pg* FC