Ash is an American

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character created by

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and

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Event Comics Event Comics was an American independent comic book publisher founded by veteran artists Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada. The company published during the years 1994 to 1999, at which point it was contracted to form the Marvel Knights imprint for ...

about a firefighter who gains superpowers from a time-displaced regeneration device from a possible apocalyptic future. Ash is the super-hero alter-ego of fictional firefighter Ashley Quinn. Ash was "born" from a mysterious incident when Ashley was trapped inside a burning building and hidden inside was a regeneration chamber from the future. Ash has the ability to use various flame-based weapons, including blades that can be made from fire by his gauntlets. He can also absorb and control flames and fire, has super human strength and durability. He draws his power from flames and fire inside his body which can reach temperatures of 1260 degrees Fahrenheit.

Publication

Event Comics published several series starring Ash, as well as stand-alone crossovers with another Event title, ''22 Brides''. Ash also appears in '' Cyberforce'' #27-28 in 1996, and starred in a crossover ''Azrael/Ash'' #1 with

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in 1997. The initial series, simply titled ''Ash'', ran for a total of seven issues, with issue six leading directly into issue zero. The second series, ''Ash: The Fire Within'' ran for two issues (issue 3 was not published). The final series to focus on the title character was ''Ash: Cinder & Smoke'', which ran for a total of six issues. An ongoing Ash series was announced for a November 1997, with a creative team of James Robinson (writer),

(penciler), and

(inker). The first story arc of the series was to resolve the plot of the incomplete ''Ash: The Fire Within'', and Palmiotti said that "I swear we'll be on time. The plan is, a year from now we'll be on #12, and in ten years we'll be on #120". Issue #1 failed to reach completion. In 1999, a two issue series, ''Ash: Fire and Crossfire'' was released by Event Comics before its demise. Through the comics' four-issue year run, and various incarnations,

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produced a

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(#4), ''Wizard Ash'' 1/2 (numbered as both 0 and 1/2) and ''The Ash Files''.

Creation and inspiration

From an interview with Jimmy Palmiotti in January 2009:

Comic book appearances

#Ash #0-6: http://www.comicvine.com/jimmy-palmiotti/26-3068/ash/49-18323/ #Azrael/Ash #1: http://www.comicvine.com/azrael-ash-/37-118237/ #Ash: The Fire Within #1-2: http://www.comicvine.com/ash-the-fire-within/49-18321/ #Ash: Cinder & Smoke #1-6: http://www.comicvine.com/ash-cinder-smoke/49-18317/ #Ash: Fire and Crossfire #1-2

#Wizard mini-comic (#4): http://www.comicvine.com/ash-wizard-mini-comic-4/37-126655/ #Wizard Ash #1/2 (numbered as both 0 and 1/2): http://www.comicvine.com/ash-wizard-12/37-126653/ #The Ash Files

References

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