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BLOOD TIES
Chapter 4

CAGED
Part 1 of 2

Written by SHAWN KITTELSEN

Art by DEXTER SOY
Color by VERONICA GANDINI
Letters by SAIDA TEMOFONTE
Cover by IVAN REIS & ROD REIS
Edited by ALEX ANTONE

Based on the game MORTAL KOMBAT X,

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.
WB SHIELD: & Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Is15)
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NEXT:TWO ENTERED.
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