CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

MDRTAL KDMBATX
BLOOD GODS
Chapter 23

CAGE FAMILY:
SEKRET DRICIN
Written by SHAWN KITTELSEN
Pencils by DANIEL SAMPERE
Inks by JUAN ALBARRAN
Colors by KYLE RITTER
Letters by SAIDA TEMOFONTE
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA & ROD REIS
Edited by ALEX ANTONE

Based on the game MORTAL KOMBATX,

created by NetherRealm Studios.
Available Now.

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

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