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The stability of the twenty-first century is shaken by a ruthless, nineteenth-century genius, and one hero, driven by a commitment to his mission, must risk everything to prevent a madman from changing the course of human destiny.

Death walks hand-in-hand with an unknown Victorian, stalking Ballaré's associates through the streets of New Orleans and silencing them forever. Police detectives, small time criminals, and hired assassins fall prey to this Victorian's sword, but only one man knows how to stop her. He is Laszlo Gerevich, the last Victorian true to his mission.

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His name is Laszlo Gerevich. He was born more than a century ago with a remarkable talent for survival. In his time, he was a scholar, a poet, a warrior, a friend, and a lover, and though he has worn many hats in his hundred years, the one he wears now is as the Victorian. Trainor Houghton’s fourth installment of his epic story, The Victorian, finds Laszlo racing against the clock and the mysterious cyclochronometer to stop a cataclysmic event foreseen by the Order of the Blue Rose in the late nineteenth century. Along the way, he relives the many roles he has played in his life and discovers that his past is indeed alive and walking the streets of New Orleans. Featuring Issues #19-22, a special bonus section and a wrap-around cover by the legendary artist Jim Burns, The Victorian, Act IV: Self-Overcoming graphic novel is a remarkable collection of his critical and history-changing mission.

The Victorian - Issue #19 : "Truth and Consequences"

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The Victorian, Issue 19 launches Act IV: Self-Overcoming into a dangerous race to save the life of Eudora Kincaid. With a death warrant signed for the girl’s silence, two New Orleans police detectives arrive to carry out their deadly assignment and confiscate photographs that incriminate Buford Crown in an assassination plot. As Eudora’s darkest hour reaches it’s climax, her only option for survival is the aid of a top-hatted friend who is not afraid of Claude Ballaré or his dark plans.

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Even though Vinnie “The Cheese” Scarpizzi is a small player in the New Orleans underground, his latest money-laundering job for Claude Ballaré propels his reputation the into the higher reaches of the crime world. But Vinnie doesn’t consider the final cost of his newfound associations and success. Features a painted cover by Glen Orbik and scripting by Len Wein.

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For years, freelance underworld jobs have supplemented the salaries of Detectives Reyna Starkweather and B.S. Harriman. They have asked few questions in their pursuit of financial advancement and have the blood on their hands to prove it. But the botched assassination attempt of Eudora Kincaid and her grandmother thrust the dirty cops into a new position to their employer’s eyes: liabilities. Now, Starkweather and Harriman must pay the piper. Coming November 2003.

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In 1898, after a romantic Parisian evening of theater, dancing, and lovemaking, Lily White said her final farewells to her lover, Lazslo Gerevich, and returned to England to begin her dangerous mission for the Order of the Blue Rose: the assassination of Sigurson Ashe. She entered a cold sleep chamber knowing she would not awaken until 1963, a time predicted by the Order to be the most vulnerable to Ashe’s plans. But Lily’s mission failed and she was assumed dead by the remaining Order members…and Laszlo.

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Craig Lemon reviews The Victorian #22	Full Story
Craig Lemon of Silver Bullet Comics rates The Victorian #22, 4 out of 5 bullets (...Now we’re at the end of Book Four of the storyline, much stands revealed and it’s very satisfying indeed.)

Ray Tate reviews The Victorian #21	Full Story
Ray Tate of Silver Bullet Comics rates The Victorian #21 a "perfect" 5 bullets (An exceptionally good comic book…an entertaining story that exceeds expectations and is a terrific example of the artform of comics.)

David LeBlanc reviews The Victorian #20	Full Story
David LeBlanc posts rave reviews for The Victorian #20 on comicbook.net. "...This is what comic books should be like all the time. You can put this up against any of the larger company's efforts and it will stand above most of them."

The Victorian Cast of Characters	Full Story
This page features an introduction to the main characters of The Victorian.