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BLOOD TIES
Chapter 1

PRELUDE
Written by SHAWN KITTELSEN
Art by DEXTER SOY
Color by VERONICA GANDINI
Letters by SAIDA TEMOFONTE
Cover by IVAN REIS & ALEX SINCLAIR
Edited byALEXANTONE
Special Thanks to NetherRealm Studios

Based on the game MORTAL KOMBATX,

created by NetherRealm Studios.
Available April 2015.

Copyright 2015 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. MORTAL KOMBATX and all related
characters and elements are trademarks of and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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