Way of the Rat
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | CrossGen Entertainment |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing (Cancelled) |
| Publication date(s) | June 2002 – June 2004 |
| No. of issues | 24 |
| Main character(s) | Boon Sai Hong |
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| Written by | Chuck Dixon |
Way of the Rat is an American comic book series published by CrossGen Entertainment in the wuxia subgenre of martial arts adventure. Written by Chuck Dixon, with artwork by Jeff Johnson and Tom Ryder, the series ran for a total of twenty-four issues before its publication was stopped due to CrossGen's bankruptcy.
The series is set in CrossGen's Sigilverse shared universe in the Empire of Shinacea, on the planet Hann Jinn. This planet is also the setting for two other Sigilverse series, The Path and Brath.
The twenty-four published issues of Way of the Rat were dated from June 2002 to June 2004.
Silken Ghost, one of the series' supporting characters received her own five issue limited series in 2003.
The series begins with Boon Sai Hong, a local thief in the northern city of Zhumar breaking into the house of the scholar Wing Tei. He finds Tei already dead and steals two objects he later discovers to be the Ring of Staffs (which turns the wearer into an instant master of Bōjutsu) and the Book of the Hell of the Hungry Dragons. He fails to find the third object he intended to steal, the Phoenix Heart, which he later discovers was stolen before his arrival by fellow thieves, Jao and Yan. Discovered in the act, Boon must fight his way past agents of Zhumar's corrupt ruler Judge X'ain.
As he runs he gains an advisor, the sapient monkey Po Po and discovers the ring he now wears gives him the ability to be a master of any art using any type of staff weapon. He also learns that the scroll is the gateway to a hell dimension population by dragons who devour the souls of all those unlucky enough to fall into their realm.
As all of this goes on, Bhuto Khan, the leader of the nomadic tribes to the west of Zhumar prepares his army to attack the city. Khan bears a ring known as the Ring of Blades, giving him the ability to use any bladed weapon at a master level of skill.
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