''Hyperkind'' is a superhero comic book series published by

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' Razorline imprint that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and horror/

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novelist

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as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred a team of four young adults whose superpowers represent aspects of human consciousness. Its characters exist in one of the many alternate universes outside the mainstream continuity known as the

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Publication history

Created by

, the series was written by Fred Burke, penciled by

Paris Cullins Paris Cullins is an American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics' '' Blue Devil'' and '' Blue Beetle'', and '' Hyperkind'' from the Marvel Comics imprint Razorline. Early life Paris Cullins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

and inked by Bob Petrecca. ''Hyperkind'' ran nine issues (

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d Sept. 1993 - May 1994). A 48-page one-shot, ''Hyperkind: Unleashed'' (cover-dated Sept. 1994, dated Aug. 1994 in indicia), also contained a prose

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, starring characters from his Razorline series '' Hokum & Hex''. While describing the Razorline imprint Barker said of the series: "I wanted to do a super hero comic, something which would be my take on what super heroes were going to be like in the '90s... ''Hyperkind'' fell into that category".Barker, Clive, in Quote excerpted in

Fictional character biographies

The human quartet making up the Hyperkind comprises the next generation of an earlier, mysteriously forgotten team, the Paxis. The four superheroes, and their enhanced-canine member, are: *Amokk (George Yoneda) - Able to turn into a super-strong, blade-handed bestial creature, in this form he is unable to do anything that requires fingers and tends to be very aggressive. *Armata (Lisa Moffitt) - Able to summon armor that produces various weapons and jets for flight. Powered by her life force, excessive use of her powers can cause a state of torpor or even death. Being returned to her chamber can rejuvenate her. *Bliss ("Dyan Divine", real name unknown) - Able to make illusions real and read the dreams of others. Bliss was abused by her father and suffers some emotional problems. *Logix (Kenny Zambetti) - Able to enter and control computers and predict probabilities with his machine-like mind. The downside of his power is that he begins to suffer emotional detachment from everything. *Ecka - A dog who finds the last of the power chambers, and gains what the others call "cosmic consciousness".

References

External links

''Hyperkind''
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

from the original on May 7, 2013. *

at CliveBarker.com (unofficial site)

at CliveBarker.com (unofficial site)

from the original on October 23, 2015.

at An International Catalogue of Superheroes

at An International Catalogue of Superheroes

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