Valiant Comics is in the midst of a big, yearlong promotion called “Valiant First.” One of several new titles that will be launching as a result is The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage. This five-issue mini-series springboards from Dr. Mirage’s recent debut in the pages of Shadowman. If you’re not familiar with the character from that series or her original ’90s incarnation, Valiant’s solicitation will tell you everything you need to know:

World-renowned parapsychologist Dr. Mirage and her husband Hwen were madly, deeply, stuff-of-legends in love – until the day a tragic accident stole Hwen away. Now, Dr, Mirage will have to use every ounce of her training and talents in the mystic arts to do the one thing Hwen taught her never to do – journey across the realms of Deadside and bring her love back to the land of the living.

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