The ''CSI'' comics are
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. ...
tie-in
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s with the ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''
CSI: Miami'' and ''
CSI: NY'' television shows. They have been published from
2003
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to
2009
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.
The majority have been released by
IDW Publishing
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and have been written by a range of notable authors including
Jeff Mariotte,
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels. His work has been published in several formats and his '' Road to Perdition'' series was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the '' ...
, and
Steven Grant. The latest was a manga-style story written by Sekou Hamilton and published by
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
.
Stories
''Serial''
The first of the major ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' stories, ''Serial'' deals with
Gil Grissom and his team tracking a violent
serial killer
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*
*
*
* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
. The killer is copy-catting history's most infamous murderer –
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in the autumn of 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer ...
, killing
Las Vegas
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prostitutes
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. To complicate matters for the team, the murderer is striking during the Ripper Mania Festival in Las Vegas, a convention for Jack the Ripper case enthusiasts. The producers of the festival attempt to work with the police.
''Dying in the Gutters''
The story revolves around the (fictional) murder of
Rich Johnston
Richard Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site ''Bleeding Cool''.
''The Comics Journal'' described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His pa ...
who writes a gossip column for
Comic Book Resources
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History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom ...
called "Lying in the Gutters". Due to his notoriety and the fact that this takes place at a
comics convention
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there is a long list of comic book luminaries among the suspects.
''Intern At Your Own Risk''
15-year-old Kiyomi Hudson is one of five teens—and the lone girl—chosen for internship in Las Vegas' CSI Division under the tutelage of Gil Grissom and
Catherine Willows. Little does she know that her first "case" concerns another brutally murdered teenage girl, and that one of her fellow interns may know more than he's letting on.
Publications
IDW Publishing
Usually published as
limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
* Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number ...
by IDW Publishing they are collected by IDW and
Titan as
trade paperbacks
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.
''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'':
* ''Thicker Than Blood'' (by
Jeff Mariotte,
Gabriel Rodriguez, and
Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator["2002 ...]
; 2003,
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), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly re ...
, )
* ''Serial'' (by
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels. His work has been published in several formats and his '' Road to Perdition'' series was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the '' ...
, Ashley Wood, and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2003, IDW Publishing, ,
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and ...
, 2004, )
* ''Bad Rap '' (by Max Allan Collins, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Ashley Wood; 2004, IDW Publishing, , Titan Books, )
* ''Demon House'' (by Max Allan Collins, Ashley Wood, and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2004, IDW Publishing, , Titan Books, )
* ''Dominos'' (by
Kris Oprisko, Steven Perkins, and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2005, IDW Publishing, , Titan Books, )
* ''Secret Identity'' (by
Steven Grant, Steven Perkins, and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2005, IDW Publishing, )
* ''Dying in the Gutters'' (by Steven Grant and Stephen Mooney; 2006, IDW Publishing, 2007, )
''
CSI: Miami'':
* ''Thou Shalt Not...'' (by Kris Oprisko, Renato Guedes, Steven Perkins, and Ashley Wood; collection of
one-shots "Smoking Gun", "Thou Shalt Not", and "Blood/Money" from 2004, IDW Publishing, 2005, , Titan Books, 2005, )
''
CSI: NY'':
* ''Bloody Murder'' (by Max Allan Collins,
J. K. Woodward
James Kenneth Woodward, known professionally as J.K. Woodward, is a comic book artist known for illustrating the monthly series '' Fallen Angel'', published by IDW Publishing. Woodward has employed painting, digital assistance, as well as the mor ...
, and Steven Perkins; 2006, IDW Publishing, )
"''CSI: NY'': Bloody Murder"
Google Books
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. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
Tokyopop
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'':
* ''Intern At Your Own Risk'' (by Sekou Hamilton, Steven Cummings
Steven Cummings is an People of the United States, American comic book artist.
Biography
Presented his first professional work by DC Comics editing, editor Bob Schreck, Steven Cummings penciled an unpublished inventory issue of Green Lantern fe ...
, and Megumi Cummings; 2009, Tokyopop
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, )
See also
* List of comics based on television programs
This is an incomplete list of comics based on television programs. Often a television program becomes successful, popular or attains cult status and the franchise produces spin-offs that often include comics.
A number of companies specialise in ...
* ''CSI'' novels
References
External links
IDW Publishing official website
Titan Books official website
Tokyopop on Facebook
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