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This exciting one-shot will land on shelves this June during Image\u2019s 30 year anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Phalanx<\/em>\u00a0follows Spur, a mercenary in modern-day Los Angeles, who chases a mysterious villain and finds herself going through a portal and running into a famous superhero team. They realize they have a common goal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so honored that Image is publishing\u00a0<em>The Phalanx<\/em>, as it&#8217;s inspired by the series that launched the company in 1992,&#8221; said Luna. &#8220;I&#8217;ve dreamt of making a comic like this for many years, and to have it in print with the Image logo is amazing. 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