It's the fantastic debut of the high-flying Fox! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (<i>Billy Dogma, </i>HBO's<i> Bored To Death</i>) and Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (<i>Daredevil, Thrillbent</i>) bring the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox to life in <i>Freak Magnet</i>! When photojournalist Paul Patton, Jr. donned a superhero costume, he thought it would be a quick way to make some news—now the strange and unusual just can't help but be drawn to the freak-magnetism of the fabulous fighting Fox! Then, acclaimed writer J.M. DeMatteis (<i>Abadazad, Justice League 3000</i>) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Mike Cavallaro (<i>Parade, Savior 66</i>) take us back in time for an all-new story featuring the world's first patriotic superhero and leader of the New Crusaders, The Shield! What connection does the Shield's top-secret mission in the Arctic have to do with the Fox's diamond-studded adventure? And what ultra-powerful villains have arrived to wreak havoc?? Read on, dear reader—The Fox and the Shield have their work cut out for them!