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Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment (also known as Awesome-Hyperwerks when briefly joined with Hyperwerks Entertainment) was an American
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studio formed in 1997 by
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
following his expulsion from
Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, a company he co-founded five years prior. ''Awesome Comics'' was the successor of Extreme Studios and Maximum Press, Liefeld's
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s at Image, and was followed by his new company
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upon its closure in 2000.
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was in talks to adapt the characters for a series of films in 2018 but the deal collapsed.


Pre-Awesome


Extreme Studios and Maximum Press

In 1992, seven high-profile comics
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s left
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to form their own
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, where comics creators could publish
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material without having to give up
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-control to their characters. The seven artists (bar
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, who opted not to become a full partner) formed a partnership between their individual studios, and published their comics under the over-arcing
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banner. Image's early titles were distributed by
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(a company chosen for its good marketing and distribution practices), while Image established itself independently.Platinum Studios: Awesome Comics
Retrieved 2008-02-03.
The studios were:
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's
Todd McFarlane Productions Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...
,
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's
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,
Jim Lee Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...
's
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,
Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...
's
Highbrow Entertainment Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marve ...
,
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's
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, and
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
's Extreme Studios. Extreme Studios's '' Youngblood'' became the first comic released under the Image banner, and became the first independent (non-
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/ DC) title to be a number-one best-seller. Other Extreme titles published through Image included: ''Badrock'', '' Bloodstrike'', ''
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'', ''Team Youngblood'', ''Youngblood Strikefile'', '' Glory'', ''Prophet'', '' Supreme'', ''Troll'' and ''New Men''. Titles thought not to fit with the Image brand were self-published under Liefeld's separate imprint: Maximum Press. These titles included ''
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'', ''Warchild'', ''Law and Order'', ''Black Flag'', ''Risk'', and even licensed properties such as the classic
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TV show ''
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'' (based on the original 1978–1979 TV series). After Liefeld's departure from Image in 1996, Maximum Press began publishing some of Liefeld's Extreme` titles (including '' Glory'' and '' Supreme''), before Awesome Entertainment came into being.


Leaving Image, launching Awesome Entertainment

After acrimonious disputes with the other founding partners (not least over allegations of irregularities surrounding Liefeld's separate imprint Maximum Press), Liefeld and ''Extreme Studios'' broke from Image Comics in 1996, and became ''Awesome Comics''. Shortly thereafter, Liefeld found a new publisher — writer-producer
Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...
— and additional financing from both John Hyde (
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CEO) and
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, newly Chairman of
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. Platinum Studios continues to play an integral part in Liefeld's comics work. (Liefeld had previously worked with Rosenberg, the founder of
Malibu Comics Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. (also known as Malibu Graphics) was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included '' ...
, Image's original distributor, which (post-Image) had been sold to
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, in 1994.) Awesome Comics continued many of the popular Extreme series', as well as launching new titles, including ''The Coven'' and ''Lionheart'' by Loeb and artist
Ian Churchill Ian Churchill is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry. Career Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as the ''Deadpool: Sins of the Past'' limited seri ...
. Perhaps Liefeld's best move, and the one for which Awesome's output is best known, was the decision to hire acclaimed comics writer
Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell' ...
to breathe new life into several of Extreme/Awesome's comics and characters. Although Moore's first output for Liefeld came when Extreme was still publishing under the Image banner, the majority of his work was done under Awesome, with several issues (of '' Supreme'') also being published by Maximum in-between the two imprints.


Alan Moore


''Supreme''

Moore's most lauded work for Awesome Comics was for '' Supreme''. Taking over initially with #41 (#49 was the first to bear the "Awesome" imprint), Moore deconstructed and reconstructed the core character (and his supporting cast) from a relatively generic superhero, into a glowing tribute to the
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-era of
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. Featuring both comics and social commentary and both general and specific tributes to aspects of comics history, ''Supreme'' received much critical praise, with
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, for example, calling a Supreme collection a "graphic novel you really oughta get your hands on".


''Judgment Day''

Following ''Supreme'', Liefeld asked Moore to write a
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crossover featuring almost the entire cast of the Awesome Comics universe, as part of a planned move for Moore to have free rein to redesign and overhaul the entire Awesome Universe. Given the title ''
Judgment Day The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
'', Moore, according to one writer, took exception to the by-then hackneyed idea of an apocalyptic crossover, and instead "chose to frame the story around a trial, which would provide the impetus for the title. ... super-heroes testified while a member of Youngblood was tried for murder, flashback sequences would redefine the entire company's universe". However, the overhaul faltered from the start. The three ''Judgment Day'' issues were each labeled as individual number "#1"s, and only differentiated through slightly-confusing subtitles: ''Alpha'', ''Omega'', and ''Final Judgment''. In addition to the sales-boost issues labelled "#1" regularly achieve, the three issues were longer than normal though priced conventionally. However, the confusing labelling and severe publishing delays (particularly by the third issue) caused sales to falter. In December 1997, Moore wrote a follow-up issue, the ''Awesome Holiday Special'' which featured his new ''Youngblood'' team. He followed this the next month with ''Judgment Day: Aftermath'', featuring artwork by the renowned
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(who also appeared in the story as a character), which cleared the stage for the intended revised and revamped Awesome Universe, plotted by Moore.


''Youngblood'' and ''Glory''

The first title to be relaunched was ''Youngblood'', the first Image title, and core title in Liefeld's various — and subsequent — imprints. Issue #1, written by Moore with art by
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was released around the same time as ''Judgment Day: Aftermath'' in early 1998. Despite Moore reportedly having the first 12 issues outlined and part-written prior to its launch, the title was delayed considerably, with the second issue not seeing print until six months after the first. The second issue also proved to be the final issue, although the title was subsequently retitled and relaunched a year later as ''Awesome Adventures'', featuring a foreshortened story from Moore's script and notes. This followed the publication of a '' Glory'' Preview issue (#0) by Moore for a series that would not see print from Awesome. (Ultimately, and also plagued by similar delays, a couple of issues of Moore's '' Glory'' finally saw print from
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in 2001/2002).


Non-Moore Awesome publications

Awesome's initial releases also included entirely new properties which were generally received more favorably than either the Extreme or Maximum lines had been. These included '' Kaboom'', created by artist
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(and written by Loeb), which dealt with main character Geof Sunrise, who on his sixteenth birthday is given "access to the Kaboom Power Cycle, the mystic source of all power", and subsequently hunted by "the Nine, a group of demons". Artist
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created two series—''Coven'' and ''Lionheart'' (both also written by Loeb). ''Coven'' (which followed a fairly regular bi-monthly publishing schedule between August 1997 and July 1998 for its first 6-issue series) was a supernatural, "Heaven vs. Hell" title, featuring the titular group. "The Coven" was made up of "Fantom (half-human vampiress); Spellcaster (white witch with owl familiar); Scratch (Catholic priest possessed by a demon); Blackmass (leader, descendant of Cain); and Phenomena (can tell when trouble's a-brewing)", and featured "a healthy mix of lightheartedness and horror". ''Lionhearts two issues told the story of Karen Quinn, an archaeologist accidentally transformed into Lionheart, a warrior "infused with a divine power tracing back to the Garden of Eden and the expulsion of Adam and Eve."


The Fighting American

Another of Awesome's bigger releases was the revival of the classic patriotic comic book character ''
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'', originally created by
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and
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in 1954. Liefeld acquired the rights to this character in confusing circumstances, allegedly due in large part to a lawsuit between himself and Marvel Comics over "his" character ''Agent: America'', which drew litigation for the characters' extreme similarities to Marvel's
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, which had also been created by Simon and Kirby. During the early stages of the legal action, Liefeld bought the rights to Simon and Kirby's own ''Captain America''-esque character: The Fighting American. Merging the ''Fighting American'' with ''Agent: America'' managed to confuse and defuse much of the lawsuit. Despite the derivative ''Agent: America'' having seen publication before Liefeld purchased the rights to the ''Fighting American'', the ultimately melded creation managed to avoid the brunt of Marvel's suit, and both sides walked away reasonably confident of their "victory" in the case. As part of the ruling, Liefeld's ''Fighting American'' was allowed to have a shield, but not to throw it like Captain America.


Awesome's collapse

Awesome eventually collapsed for a number of reasons, in which "cause" and "effect" appear muddled and linked. Its launch and success occurred towards the tail-end of the 90s comics boom, in which speculation forced sales up artificially and unreasonably. The speculator boom was fueled in no small part by the trend for multiple variant covers — something which the artist-led Image had a hand in, and a trend which was followed to extremes by Awesome. ''Youngblood'' featured at least eleven variant covers on its debut issue (see below). Concurrently, internal disputes among its partners and the abrupt departure of its primary investor hamstrung the company, while the erratic content of some comics (sometimes not including the solicited content, featuring multiple artists, etc.) and unpredictable publishing schedule hurt sales.


Post-Awesome


Alan Moore

Moore moved on from the collapse of Awesome to almost immediately start his own
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imprint for
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's
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(later, and controversially from Moore's perspective, sold to DC), creating and writing its entire output in much the same way he been planning that of the Awesome Universe. Indeed, Liefeld has subsequently suggested that Moore's ABC work owed a significant amount to his work for Awesome, suggesting on
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that:


Loeb, Churchill, Matsuda, and McGuinness

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has continued his post-Awesome success-story with a great deal of writing for both DC and Marvel. Notably, in 2003, he and artist
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produced the year-long '' Batman: Hush'', one of DC's biggest selling titles. In 2004, he launched the ''
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'' title, continuing as writer until issues #25 and #26. He has also written for the TV series ''
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'', and is a writer/producer on ''
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''. In 2007, Loeb signed a Marvel-exclusive contract that saw him become an integral architect of the
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(writing ''
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'' and ''
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'' along with several specials) as well launching a new ''
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'' book with Ed McGuiness. Loeb and Churchill were reunited for an issue of ''Superman/Batman'', from which they spun off 2005's solo ''
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'' series. Churchill returned briefly to Marvel, working on several
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titles in 2000/2001 (most notably a relaunch of ''
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'' with writer Joe Casey that ran alongside Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's more memorable New X-Men), but most of his subsequent work has been for DC, for whom he remains under an exclusive contract, which has seen him produce work for four issues of ''
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'' (October 2007).
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moved more towards animation and videogames and is best known now for having created the character designs for the television animations ''
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'' (2000) and ''
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'' (2004), as well as working on 2007's animated
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film: '' TMNT''.
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has produced a considerable amount of work for DC, most notably on their flagship ''
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'' title, and ''
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'' (both with Jeph Loeb). In 2006 he signed a one-year exclusivity deal with
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and, in 2007 launched a new ''
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'' series with writer Jeph Loeb, spinning out of the 2007
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crossover series.


Rob Liefeld

Liefeld has occasionally solicited and sometimes published various comics under his new
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imprint, including several attempts to relaunch ''Youngblood''. These have included a single issue of ''Youngblood: Bloodsport'' (Jul 2003), an unfinished projected mini-series with art by Liefeld, and written by current
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star
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; two issues of a semi-ongoing series entitled ''Youngblood: Genesis'' (July 2003, March 2004) by
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and
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(art by
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and Eric Walker, who had previously worked on Awesome's ''Prophet'' (2000) and a single issue of ''Youngblood: Imperial'' by rising star Robert Kirkman (art by Marat Mychaels). Liefeld briefly returned to work for both DC (on two issues of ''
Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' in 2005) and Marvel (''
Onslaught Reborn Onslaught is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Onslaught was written as a sentient psionic entity created from the consciousness of two mutants: Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto. During a batt ...
'' mini-series with
Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...
).


Awesome Comics bibliography

Due to the vast number of alternative covers, varied publication history, etc., the below list should not be considered fully exhaustive.


Extreme Studios

* ''
Avengelyne Avengelyne h-van'-jah-leenis a fictional Image Universe comic book character created by Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian. Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. Publica ...
'' * ''
Badrock Badrock is a fictional superhero who appears in books published by Image Comics. Created by Rob Liefeld, he was originally named Bedrock and first appeared in '' Youngblood'' #1 (April 1992). Fictional character biography Thomas John McCall ...
'' * '' Badrock and Company'' * '' Bloodstrike'' * ''
Bloodpool Bloodpool is a superhero team and a comic book series created by Rob Liefeld. The series was published by Image Comics in 1996 under Liefeld's Extreme Studios. The team's roster includes Rubble, Task, Seoul, Psilence, Wylder, and Fusion. The unde ...
'' * ''
Brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ...
'' * ''Team Youngblood'' * ''Youngblood Strikefile'' * '' Youngblood'' * '' Supreme'' * '' Glory'' * ''
Prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the s ...
'' * '' New-Men''


1997

* ''Awesome Entertainment Preview'' by
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
, Liefeld, and Platt (cover by Liefeld and Jonathan "Jon" Sibal) ** Contains 12-page preview of Awesome's comics: '' Agent: America'', ''The Coven'', and '' Re:Gex'' * ''Coven: Special Exclusive Edition'' #1A (red), 1A (gold) ** ''Kaboom'' preview flipbook * ''
Judgment Day The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
Sourcebook'' by Moore, Sprouse, and
Veitch Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Veitch * Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist * Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician * Champion Doug Veitch (born 1960), Scottish musician and songwriter * Colin Vei ...
(cover by Liefeld; American Entertainment exclusive) * '' Re:Gex'' (A! List) Ashcan (cover by Liefeld) ** Black-and-white preview, sketches ;'' Supreme'' ''Supreme'' #1–42 were published by
Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
; ''Supreme: The New Adventures'' #43–48 by Maximum Press; and ''Supreme'' #49–56 and ''Supreme: The Return'' #1–6 by Awesome Comics. * ''Supreme'' #49 (May 1997) by Moore, Mark Pajarillo, and
Veitch Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Veitch * Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist * Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician * Champion Doug Veitch (born 1960), Scottish musician and songwriter * Colin Vei ...
(cover by Liefeld and Sibal) * ''Supreme'' #50A, 50B (June 1997) by Moore, Sprouse, and Veitch (covers by Sprouse and Liefeld) ** Includes a pin-up gallery featuring the work of
Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...
and
Al Gordon Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an American comic book creator primarily known as an inker and writer. He is best known for his 1990s work on DC Comics' ''Legion of Super Heroes'' and the ''Justice League of America'', Marvel Comics' ''Fanta ...
,
Ian Churchill Ian Churchill is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry. Career Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as the ''Deadpool: Sins of the Past'' limited seri ...
and
Norm Rapmund Norm Rapmund is an American comic book inker. Career Image Comics and Marvel Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' ''Brigade'' #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles '' Bloodstrike'' and '' Team Youngblood'' until ...
,
Adam Pollina Adam Pollina is an People of the United States, American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''X-Force, Rise of Apocalypse, and Angel: Revelation, Charlemagne at Defiant, Rai: Fallen World, and Wrath o ...
and Sibal, Liefeld and Sibal,
Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on books such as ''Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool'', and ''Hulk''. His pencil work is frequently inked by Dexter Vines, and as such, their cove ...
and Gordon, J. Morrigan and Rapmund,
Jeff Matsuda Jeff Matsuda (born 1970) is an American animator and concept and comics artist who served as the chief character designer for both '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' and ''The Batman'' and is the president and creative director of X-Ray Kid Studios. Mats ...
and Sibal, Brian Murray and Liefeld, Sprouse and Gordon,
Melinda Gebbie Melinda Gebbie (born 1937) is an American comics artist and writer, known for her participation in the underground comix movement. She is also known for creating the controversial work ''Fresca Zizis'' and her contributions to ''Wimmen's Comix ...
, Veitch, Stephen Platt and Lary Stucker. * ''Supreme'' #51 (July 1997) by Moore, Morrigan, and Veitch (cover by Liefeld and Sibal) * ''Supreme'' #52A (Sept. 1997) by Moore, Morrigan, and Pajarillo;
O'Neill The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern ...
, Veitch, and
Mooney Mooney is a family name, which is probably predominantly derived from the Irish Ó Maonaigh, pronounced Om-weeneey. It can also be spelled Moony, Moonie, Mainey, Mauney, Meaney and Meeney depending on the dialectic pronunciation that was angli ...
(cover by Sprouse) * ''Supreme'' #52B (Sept. 1997) by Moore, Morrigan, and Gordon with Veitch (cover by Sprouse) ** Originally intended as an "80-page Giant", ''Supreme'' #52 was split into two comics, "52A" and "52B". * ''Supreme'' #53 (Oct. 1997) by Moore, Sprouse, and Gordon (cover by Sprouse) * ''Supreme'' #54 (Nov. 1997) by Moore, Gebbie, Sprouse, Veitch, and Morrigan (cover by Sprouse) * ''Supreme'' #55 (Dec. 1997) by Moore,
Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versio ...
, and Sprouse (cover by Sprouse) * ''Supreme'' #56A, 56B (Feb. 1998) by Moore, Sprouse, and Veitch (covers by Sprouse and McGuinness) ;''
Judgment Day The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
'' * ''Judgment Day'' (Alpha) #1A, 1B, 1C, 1D (June 1997) by Moore, Giffen,
Jurgens Jurgen *Antonius Johannes Jurgens (1867–1945), Dutch-British entrepreneur * Antoon Jurgens (1805–1880), Dutch margarine and butter merchant and industrialist * Arvīds Jurgens (1905–1955), Latvian footballer, ice hockey, basketball and band ...
, Kane, Liefeld, Platt, and Pollina (covers by Gibbons, Liefeld, and Dan Panosian) * ''Judgment Day'' (Omega) #2A, 2B (July 1997) by Moore, Dodson, Liefeld, Platt, Skroce, Sprouse, and Starlin (covers by Gibbons, Liefeld, and Panosian) * ''Judgment Day'' #3A, 3B (Oct. 1997) by Moore, Churchill,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, Liefeld, Marat Mychaels, Nocon,
Veitch Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Veitch * Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist * Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician * Champion Doug Veitch (born 1960), Scottish musician and songwriter * Colin Vei ...
(covers by Gibbons) * ''Judgment Day Aftermath'' #1A, 1B (Jan. 1998) by Moore and Kane (covers by Pollina and McGuinness) * ''
Fighting American Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harv ...
'' #1A, 1A (gold), 1B, 1C, 1D, 1L (Liberty edition, Comic Cavalcade exclusive), 1L (gold), 1R (Comic-Con exclusive), 1ROB (Comic-Con signed) (Aug. 1997) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Platt * ''Fighting American'' #2A, 2B (Oct. 1997) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Platt * ''Coven'' #1A, 1A (chrome), 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H, 1I, 1J, 1K, 1 (American Entertainment exclusive) (Aug. 1997) by Loeb and
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
(covers by Liefeld, Pollina, and Churchill) * ''Coven'' #2A, 2B, 2B (gold + DF) (Sept. 1997) by Loeb and Churchill * ''Coven'' #3A, 3B, 3C (Nov. 1997) by Loeb and Churchill ** ''Re:Gex'' preview flipbook * ''Coven'' #4A, 4B, 4C (Jan. 1998) by Loeb and Churchill ** ''Re:Gex'' preview flipbook * ''Coven'' #5A (+ DF), 5B (+ DF) (March 1998) by Loeb and Churchill ** ''Re:Gex'' preview flipbook * ''Coven'' #6 (+ DF/2000) (July 1998) by Loeb and Churchill ** ''Re:Gex'' preview flipbook * ''Chapel'' vol. 3, #1 (Sept. 1997) by John Stinsman * ''Kaboom'' #1A, 1A (gold), 1B, 1C, 1D, 1 (DF) (Sept. 1997) by Loeb and
Matsuda Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete *Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist *Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawa ...
(covers by Matsuda, McGuinness, and Sale) * ''Kaboom'' #2A, 2A (gold), 2B, 2JEFF ('' Wizard'' signed) (Oct. 1997) by Loeb and Matsuda (covers by Matsuda) * ''Kaboom'' #3A, 3B, 3 (DF) (Nov. 1997) by Loeb and Matsuda (covers by Matsuda and Liefeld) * ''Fighting American Rules of the Game'' #1A, 1B, 1C, 1 (DF/2500), 1 (DF signed/500) (Nov. 1997) by Loeb and McGuinness (covers by McGuinness and Liefeld) * ''Fighting American Rules of the Game'' #2A, 2B, 2C (Jan. 1998) by Loeb and McGuinness (covers by McGuinness and Liefeld) ** Flipbook with preview for ''Swat'' * ''Fighting American Rules of the Game'' #3A, 3B (March 1998) by Loeb and McGuinness (covers by McGuinness and Liefeld) * ''Awesome Holiday Special'' #1A (gold), 1A (white) (Dec. 1997) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Moore; Churchill, Liefeld, Matsuda, and Skroce ** '' Youngblood''/''Kaboom'' flipbook * ''Awesome Holiday Special'' #1B (Dec. 1997) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Moore; Churchill, Liefeld, Matsuda, and Skroce ** ''The Coven''/''Kaboom'' flipbook


1998

* ''Awesome Preview'' by Moore and Peterson; Starlin and Platt; Liefeld and Loeb (cover by Liefeld and Peterson) ** ''Glory''/''Re:Gex'' flipbook. Contains 8-page black-and-white "Glory and the Gate of Tears"; ''
Fighting American Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harv ...
''; ''Re:Gex''. Exclusive convention preview from Comic-Con International: San Diego. * ''Scarlet Crush'' #1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E (American Entertainment edition), 1F (Jan. 1998) by Stinsman with Rapmund (covers by Sprouse, Liefeld, Skroce,
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
, Stinsman, and Rapmund) * ''Scarlet Crush'' #2A, 2B, 2C (Feb. 1998) (covers by Stinsman, Rapmund, Peterson, McGuinness) * ''Coven Fantom Special'' (another Universe exclusive) #1, 1 (gold) (Feb. 1998) by Loeb and Churchill (covers by Churchill, Horie, and Rapmund) * ''Kaboom Prelude'' Ashcan (American Entertainment exclusive) #1, 1 (gold) (Feb. 1998) by Loeb and
Matsuda Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete *Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist *Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawa ...
(covers by Matsuda and "Jon" Sibal) :'' Youngblood'' * ''Youngblood'' vol. 3, #1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1D (gold), 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H (gold), 1H (DF/1000), 1I, 1J, 1K, 1K (silver) (Feb. 1998) by Moore and Skroce (covers by Matt Banning, Churchill,
Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...
, Liefeld, McGuinness, Peterson, Booch, Platt, Rapmund, Skroce, Sprouse, Lary Stucker, Wieringo, and
Jae Lee Jae Lee (born 1972) is a Korean Americans, Korean American comics artist known for his interior illustration and cover work for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. Career Jae Lee's f ...
) * ''Youngblood'' vol. 3, #2A, 2B (Aug. 1998) by Moore and Skroce (covers by Liefeld and Sibal, Skroce and Stucker) * ''Coven'' "Fan Appreciation Edition" (March 1998) by Loeb? and Churchill? (cover by Churchill) ** Reprints issue #1 * ''
Fighting American Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harv ...
Dogs of War Preview'' (July 1998) by Starlin and Platt ** Black-and-white convention preview * ''Menace Preview'' (Aug. 1998) by
Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' named ...
and
Dan Fraga Dan Fraga (born June 19, 1973) is a comic book artist, storyboard artist, concept artist, and animation and film director originally from Martinez, California. He also hosts a Youtube show called, "Couchdoodles Show". Immediately after high school, ...
** Exclusive ''Menace'' preview and ''Coven'' sketchbook from
Comic-Con A comic book convention or comic-con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book Fan (person), fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Commonly, comic conventions are multi-day events ...
* ''
Six-String Samurai ''Six-String Samurai'' is a 1998 American post-apocalyptic action comedy film directed by Lance Mungia and starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with Red Elvises, the latter providing t ...
'' Ashcan (Aug. 1998) by Hawkins, Liefeld, Fraga, and Stinsman (black-and-white cover by Liefeld) * ''Six-String Samurai'' #1 (Sept. 1998) by Hawkins, Liefeld, Fraga, and Stinsman (cover by Liefeld) * ''Coven'' #1 (black-and-white) (Sept. 1998) by Loeb and Churchill * ''Fighting American Dogs of War'' #1A, 1B, 1T (Tour edition) (Sept. 1998) by Starlin and Platt (covers by Liefeld and Platt) * ''Fighting American Dogs of War'' #2A, 2B (Dec. 1998) by Starlin and Platt (covers by Liefeld and Platt) * ''Fighting American Dogs of War'' #3 (May 1999) by Starlin and Platt * '' Re:Gex'' #1A, 1B, 1B (Wizard World Special Edition), 1C, 1D (Double Trouble Edition: Blue), 1D (Double Trouble Edition: Red) (Sept. 1998) * ''Re:Gex'' #0A, 0B, 0C (Dec. 1998) (covers by Liefeld, Pat Lee,
Alvin Lee Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Early life He w ...
) * ''Menace'' #1A, 1B, 1C (Nov. 1998) by Smith and Fraga (covers by Fraga and Liefeld)


1999

* ''Awesome Preview '99'' (Jan. 1999) (front cover "Supreme" by
Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sou ...
; back cover "Lionheart") ** Awesome/Lionheart flipbook. 24-pages of black-and-white sketches. * ''Coven'' vol. 2, #1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1AY (DF), 1BY (DF/5000), 1Y (DF chrome/5000), 1Z (DF chrome 2/5000) (Jan. 1999) by Loeb and
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
(covers by
Fraga Fraga (; ) is the major town of the ''comarca'' of Bajo Cinca ( ca, Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca. According to the 2014 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality ha ...
, Liefeld, Edwin Rosell, Churchill, and Rapmund) * ''Coven'' vol. 2, #2A, 2B, 2AY (DF) (March 1999) by Loeb and Churchill (covers by Churchill and Rapmund) * ''Coven'' vol. 2, #3 (June 1999) by Loeb and Churchill (covers by Churchill and Rapmund) * ''Coven'' vol. 2, #4, 4AY (DF) (Dec. 1999) by Loeb and Churchill (covers by Churchill and Rapmund) ** An 8-page story issued as the flipside to ''Lionheart'' #2. * ''
Avengelyne Avengelyne h-van'-jah-leenis a fictional Image Universe comic book character created by Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian. Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. Publica ...
'' #1A, 1B, 1C, 1D (March 1999) by Liefeld and Fraga (covers by Liefeld, Stinsman, and Pat Lee) * '' Glory'' #0A, 0B, 0C, 0C (DF/3000), 0E (DF sketch), 0F (DF bikini), 0G (DF sketch signed/2000) (March 1999) by Moore and "Brand" Peterson (covers by Peterson, Churchill, Fraga, and Liefeld) ** Reprints ''Awesome Preview'' story. * ''Alan Moore's Awesome Universe Handbook'' #1A, 1B (April 1999) by Moore, Ross, Skroce, and Sprouse (2 covers by Ross in a 3:1 ratio) ** Contains 17 pages of black-and-white Ross sketches; 6 pages of notes on ''Glory''; 6 pages of notes on the new '' Youngblood''; ''Supreme'' poster by Sprouse and
Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...
; 3-page preview from ''Youngblood'' #3. ;'' Supreme: The Return'' ''Supreme'' #1–42 were published by
Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
; ''Supreme: The New Adventures'' #43–48 by Maximum Press; and ''Supreme'' #49–56 and ''Supreme: The Return'' #1–6 by Awesome Comics. * ''Supreme: The Return'' #1A, 1B, 1C (May 1999) by Moore and Sprouse (covers by Fraga, Liefeld, Ross, and Sprouse) * ''Supreme: The Return'' #2 B?, 2C?(June 1999) by Moore and Starlin (cover by Liefeld) * ''Supreme: The Return'' #3A, 3B (Nov. 1999) by Moore,
Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor, eleventh incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targarye ...
,
Veitch Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Veitch * Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist * Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician * Champion Doug Veitch (born 1960), Scottish musician and songwriter * Colin Vei ...
, and Baikie (covers by Liefeld and Smith) ** Flipbook with preview of ''Brigade''. * ''Supreme: The Return'' #4 (March 2000) by Moore, Smith, and Veitch (cover by Liefeld) * ''Supreme: The Return'' #5 (May 2000) by Moore, Churchill, and Veitch (cover by Churchill) * ''Supreme: The Return'' #6 (June 2000) by Moore, Liefeld, and Veitch (cover by Liefeld) * ''Coven: Dark Origins'' #1A, 1B, 1B (platinum), 1B (red) (July 1999) by Loeb and Churchill (covers by Churchill, Rapmund, and Matt Yackey) ** Flipbook with preview for ''Black Seed''. * ''Kaboom Preview'' (Comic-Con special preview of 2nd series.) * ''Kaboom'' vol. 2, #1A, 1B, 1C, 1C (blue foil signed), 1D, 1E (silver), 1E (gold foil, 1/50) (July 1999) by Liefeld, Loeb, and
Grant Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom *Castle Grant United States * Grant, Alabama *Grant, Inyo County, C ...
(covers by Grant,
Matsuda Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete *Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist *Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawa ...
, Fraga, Liefeld, and Madureira) * ''Kaboom'' vol. 2, #2A, 2A (silver), 2B (Aug. 1999) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Grant (covers by Grant, Rapmund, and Madureira) * ''Kaboom'' vol. 2, #3A, 3B (Dec. 1999) by Liefeld, Loeb, and Grant (covers by Grant) * ''Awesome Adventures'' #1A (+ DF/4000), 1B, 1C (Aug. 1999) by Moore and Skroce (covers by Ross featuring Suprema) ** Continues from ''Youngblood'' #2. * ''Lionheart'' Ashcan #1 (Wizard World '99) (July 1999) by Churchill and Loeb (cover by Churchill) * ''Lionheart'' #1A (DF), 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E (Aug. 1999) by Churchill and Loeb (covers by Churchill, Rapmund, Grant, and Arthur Thibert) * ''Lionheart'' #2A, 2B (Dec. 1999) by Churchill and Loeb (covers by Churchill, Rapmund, and Adams) ** Flipbook with ''Coven'' #4.


2000

* ''Prophet'' #1A, 1B (March 2000) by Liefeld, Robert Napton,
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
, and the Walker Bros. (Chad and Eric) ** Flipbook. * ''Prophet Legacy'' by Liefeld, Napton, and the Walker Bros. (covers by
Jim Lee Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...
and McFarlane) * ''
Brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ...
'' vol. 3, #1A, 1B (July 2000) by Stucker (covers by Liefeld and
Grant Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom *Castle Grant United States * Grant, Alabama *Grant, Inyo County, C ...
)


References


External links


Rob Liefeld's official website
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Web en español sobre el universo de superhéroes de Rob Liefeld
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