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List Of First Comics Publications
This is a list of First Comics publications. Titles 0–9 A *''Alter Ego'' (4 issues) *''American Flagg!'' (50 issues, plus special, then 12 issue series) *''Alien Bones'' (graphic novel, 2019) B *''Badger (comics), Badger'' (70 issues, plus a 4 issue limited series and two graphic novels) *''Beowulf'' (graphic novel, 1984) *''Betty Boop's Big Break'' (graphic novel, 1990) C *''Corum Jhaelen Irsei, Corum'' (Michael Moorcock adaptation): **''The Chronicles of Corum'' (12 issues, 1987-1988) **''The Bull and the Spear'' (4 issues, 1989) *''Classics Illustrated'' (27 issues, 1990–1991) *''Crossroads'' (5 issues, 1988) D *''Dreadstar'' (from Epic Comics, 38 issues, 1986–1991) *''Dynamo Joe'' (15 issues, plus 1 special, 1986–1988) E *''Elric (comics), Elric'' (Michael Moorcock adaptation): **''Sailor on the Seas of Fate'' (7 issues, 1985-1986) **''Elric of Melnibone'' (1 issue, 1986) **''Weird of the White Wolf'' (5 issues, 1986-1987) **''The Vanishing Tower'' (6 issues, 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Comics
First Comics is an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present (stylized as 1First Comics), known for titles like '' American Flagg!'', '' Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', '' Dreadstar'', and '' Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content. History Based in Evanston, Illinois, First Comics was co-founded by Ken F. LevinPhegley, Kiel"CBR News: EXCLUSIVE: Levin On Relaunching First Comics" Comic Book Resource (July 14, 2011). and Mike Gold. It launched in 1983 with a line-up of creators including Frank Brunner, Mike Grell, Howard Chaykin, Joe Staton, Steven Grant, Timothy Truman, and Jim Starlin. In 1984, First acquired all the titles of the short-lived pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmation
Filmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962, before closing by Group W Productions on February 3, 1989. Located in Reseda, California, Filmation produced animated and live-action productions. Notable productions that the company produced include the DC Comics and Archie Comics animated adaptations, '' Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', the animated version of ''Star Trek'' and the two adaptations of the Mattel toyline ''Masters of the Universe'' (''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' and '' She-Ra: Princess of Power''). History Background Lou Scheimer and Filmation's main director Hal Sutherland met in 1957 while working at Larry Harmon Pictures on the made-for-TV '' Bozo'' and ''Popeye'' cartoons. Eventually Larry Harmon closed the studio by 1961. Scheimer and Sutherland went to work at a small company called True Line, one of whose owners was Marcus Lipsky, who then owned Reddi-wip w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Yankee
''Team Yankee'' is a techno-thriller novel written in 1987 by Harold Coyle, then a major in the United States Army. Set during the World War III scenario outlined in Sir John Hackett's novel '' The Third World War: The Untold Story'', the novel follows the titular United States Army armored company-sized team in combat against the Soviet Union after the Warsaw Pact invades Western Europe. While Hackett's book emphasizes strategy and world politics, Coyle's features the experiences of the tank crews and infantrymen fighting on the front lines. ''Team Yankee'' was Coyle's first novel, and its success made Coyle a prominent writer in the field of military fiction. The novel achieved best-selling status and inspired a series of comic books, an Origins Award-winning board wargame, and a video game. In 2015, it was adapted as a sister scenario for the ''Flames of War'' wargame. Plot Over the summer of an unspecified year, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squalor (comic)
''Squalor'' was a 4-issue limited series published by First Comics which ran from December 1989 through March 1990 and was created by Stefan Petrucha (writer) and Tom Sutton (penciller). The covers for each issue were painted by Jeffrey K. Potter, known for the covers he had provided for science fiction magazines such as ''Analog'', '' Twilight Zone'', and ''Asimov's''. ''Squalor'' was notable in that it was Petrucha's debut as a comic book writer; he had previously published other works of fiction, and was working as a technical writer when ''Squalor'' was published. Plot summary The titular main character, Squalor, is a former theoretical physicist Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experi ... who specializes in non-linear time. He devised a theory that there was a single s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Comics
Pacific Comics was a comic book Distribution (marketing), distributor and Comic book publisher, publisher active from 1971 to 1984. The company began as a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill Schanes, Bill and Steve Schanes, later moving into comics distribution and then publishing. As a publisher, starting in 1981, Pacific took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC Comics and Marvel Comics to produce creator ownership, creator-owned titles, which were not subject to the Comics Code, and thus were free to feature more mature content. History Origins In 1971, the Schanes brothers (Steve Schanes, age 17, and Bill Schanes, age 13) co-founded Pacific Comics, which started out as a mail-order company, selling to consumers via advertisements in the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''. This led to ads inside some Marvel Comics, Marvel comics, and ultimately to tangible retail stores. The first Pacific Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starslayer
''Starslayer: The Log of the Jolly Roger'' was an American comic book series created by Mike Grell. Publication history Grell originally created ''Starslayer'' for DC Comics, but plans to publish it were halted after the mass cancellation of titles known as the DC Implosion. Instead, he offered it to Pacific Comics, who released it as a six issue series in 1982. It was originally intended as an ongoing series per Pacific Comics's publisher Bill Schanes; however, Grell's developing relationship with the new First Comics and previous working relationship with their editorial director Mike Gold (who had been Grell's editor at DC) swayed him to release future issues with First. In August 1983, First Comics continued the series, starting with issue #7, with Grell writing and providing breakdown art with finishes by Lenin Delsol. Grell left the series after issue #8, and was replaced by writer John Ostrander and Delsol as sole artist. Later contributors to the series were Tim Truman, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatter (digital Comic)
Shatter is a comic created by Peter B. Gillis and Mike Saenz, and published by First Comics. The comic is dystopian science fiction fantasy somewhat in the mold of ''Blade Runner'', "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", and other cyberpunk stories. ''Shatter'' was written by Gillis and illustrated directly on a computer by Saenz. ''Shatter'' was the first commercially published comic where all art for publication was entered by hand on the computer as opposed to later methods of scanning in inked pages for color application. Until the late 1970s to early 1980s computer generated comics were done with traditional text and line-printing techniques or semigraphics, ascii art, and BBC's ceefax teletext. Production ''Shatter'' was drawn on an original Macintosh Plus in MacPaint and later using FullPaint by Ann Arbor Softworks. Page data was stored on an external 800K floppy disk drive. The drawings were difficult to manage due to the limited 9" 72ppi monochrome screen (512×342 pix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensei Comics
''Sensei'' is a four-issue limited series published by First Comics from March 1989 to August 1989. Created by writer Roger Salick and artist Val Mayerik, it was a mix of science fiction and samurai culture as well as the second in First's ''First Fiction'' line of prestige-format mini-series. Cover illustrations for the series were produced by KevinDavie Plot synopsis The series follows Tadashi Natori, a person who feels that he was born in the wrong time. Despite being born in the late twentieth century, Natori is trained in the ancient art of bushido, "the way of the warrior" that is the basis of the samurai lifestyle. He spends his life yearning to live in ancient Japan where he thinks he would feel more comfortable and would have the opportunity to put hard-learned skills to use. Tadashi Natori gets his chance to experience life in another time when his twin brother, Ken, invents a time machine. Natori uses this machine to send himself back in time to 1860s California and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexus (comics)
''Nexus'' is an American comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. The series is a combination of the superhero and science fiction genres, set 500 years in the future. Publication history The series debuted as a three-issue black-and-white limited series (the third of which featured a 33 RPM flexi disc with music and dialogue from the issue), followed by an ongoing full-color series which lasted 80 issues. The black-and-white issues and the first six color issues were published by Capital Comics; after Capital’s demise, First Comics took over publication. On the creation of the series, Baron noted that they had originally pitched a series called ''Encyclopaedias'' to Capital Comics, but the company rejected this, saying they were looking for a superhero title. Over a drink at a restaurant, Baron outlined his ideas for ''Nexus'' to Rude: In addition to the ongoing series, First reprinted the original miniseries as a graphic novel and lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazinger U
is a long-running series of manga and anime featuring giant robots or mecha created by Go Nagai in 1972. It introduced the concept of mecha as robots which are ridden by humans and controlled like vehicles to Japanese science fiction (previous depictions of human-controlled giant robots in Japan, such as in ''Tetsujin 28-go'', depicted the robot as remote-controlled, rather than vehicle-like); it would thereby be a primary source of inspiration for the Super Robot sub-genre, particularly throughout the 1970s.Hornyak, Timothy N. ''Loving the machine : the art and science of Japanese robots''. Kodansha International, 2006, p. 59-61. Series The series in order: ''God Mazinger'' is related by name only and ''Mazinkaiser'' is an OVA retelling of earlier ''Mazinger'' stories, based partly on designs created by Nagai for the ''Super Robot Wars'' series of video games and also on Nagai's original ''Mazinger'' manga stories. Mazinger-Z also featured in a video game for the Genesis/M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars (comics)
''Mars'' is a 1984 American comic book series published by First Comics that ran for 12 issues. Inspired by the pulp science fiction stories of the 1930s and 1940s, creators Mark Wheatley and Marc Hempel collaborated on the story featuring a group of explorers and engineers sent to Mars with the goal of terraforming the red planet. When all communication with earth is lost, the team of terraformers must make a decision that will not only forever change their lives but perhaps the future of the human race. The complete series was collected and released by IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ... in 2005 as both a 288-page trade paperback and limited edition hardcover; this release featured a new cover by Wheatley and Hempel, digitally recolored interior ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Wolf And Cub
is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. It was serialized in Futabasha's manga magazine '' Weekly Manga Action'' from September 1970 to April 1976, with its chapters collected in 28 ' volumes. The story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, and a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work. ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the ''shōgun''s executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan, he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub". ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created. It has been cited as the origin for the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
