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1995 In Comics
Events and publication Year overall * Publishers Broadway Comics, Tekno Comix, Class Comics, Fantasy Flight Publications, Moonstone Books, A is A, and Ace Comics all debut; WildStorm introduces its Homage Comics imprint; Defiant Comics ceases publishing *Marvel reintroduces the ''Amazing Fantasy'' comic book with #16 with a December 1995 date. It was cancelled with a March 1996 date. All three issues feature Spider-Man. January *''After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse'' is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months. * Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482. * ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 #100: by Ron Marz, Joe Phillips, and Tom Grindberg. * The final issue of the second attempt to launch a ''Lucky Luke'' monthly magazine is published. * Specific date in January unknown: Dutch cartoonist Opland wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. February * ''Doom Patrol'' vol. 2 is canceled by DC Comics with issue #87. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Comics
Broadway Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company started by Jim Shooter in 1995, after his former company, Defiant Comics, had folded. The company was a division of Broadway Video Entertainment with Shooter as co-owner of the characters. History Broadway Comics debuted with the preview comic ''Powers That Be'', followed by the series ''Star Seed'', ''Fatale'', and ''Shadow State''. Other series were to follow, though only ''Knights on Broadway'' was launched before the company abruptly closed, leaving unfinished story arcs in all series but ''Fatale''."Shooter, Fowlkes Finishing Run Off Broadway as Golden Books Cancels Comics Line," ''The Comics Journal'' #192 (December 1996), pp. 31–32. The Broadway continuity, like Shooter's two previous attempts, took place in real time and the characters rarely wore superhero uniforms. ''Shadow State'' included a comic-within-a-comic called ''Blood S.C.R.E.A.M.'' In 1996, Broadway Video Entertainment was sold to Golden B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |