The Concept: There is an ancient being who walks our Earth giving items of incredible power to everyday people. These items, these “Gifts,” have the ability to save or to doom, but behind them lurks a purpose—a mystery that has yet to be revealed. Why is the Ancient One doing this, and what will come of it?

This Issue: “UNLEASHED”—The climactic end to the first arc of THE GIFT. Pieces of the puzzle revealing the Ancient One's secrets come together. An overweight high school boy learns firsthand the price of being different, and an ancient evil, unlike any seen before, rears its ugly head in the world of THE GIFT.