Com.x is a British comic publishing company.

History

2000–2002

Com.x was founded in 2000 by Eddie Deighton, Russell Uttley and

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. Deighton later described how the group came together in 1999: The company published a number of titles in the following couple of years like ''

Cla$$war ''Cla$$war'' is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Com.x between 2002 and 2004. It was written by Rob Williams with art by Trevor Hairsine and Travel Foreman. Williams has summed up the story as "a political thriller with superhe ...

'' by Rob Williams and

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,Finally Collected: Rob Williams Talks Cla$$war

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'' by Uttley and

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, ''

Razorjack ''Razorjack'' is an independent comic book created, written and illustrated by John Higgins, published first by Higgins' own Jack Publishing and later by Com.X. Publication history Razorjack's first appearance was a fifteen-page strip entitled 'C ...

'' by

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A Very Personal Vision: John Higgins on 'Razorjack'

, 7 April 2009 and '' Bazooka Jules'' by Googe.Neil Googe: Talking Com.x, Majestic, & More

, 27 December 2004 Rob Williams suggested that the relatively greater impact Com.x had on the American publishing companies was: The downside of this for the company was that their artists, like

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and

, were snapped up by

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and DC. They ran into bigger problems in 2002 when their offices were burgled and it took them time to recover. Other named projects, like ''Battle Raven Six'' by

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, were never published and the company went quiet for over a year.

2003–2004

The second phase of the company's activity took place in 2003 and 2004. The first three issues of ''Cla$$war'' were collected into a

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in 2003 and the series was finished in 2004 with new artist

Travel Foreman Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist. Biography Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.LeSean Thomas LeSean Thomas (born 1975 in South Bronx, New York City) is an American television animation producer, director, animator, comic book artist, writer, character designer, and storyboard artist, based in Meguro, Tokyo. His recent, notable projects in ...

and Thomas' own ''

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''.

2008–present

The company returned fully to comics publishing in 2008, led by Eddie Deighton and business partner Benjamin Shahrabani, with a more sustainable business model. To avoid delays in the releasing of series, Deighton said that " r publishing model, at least for the time being, is going to focus on graphic novel format, collected editions, complete story-arcs, etc."Deighton on the Return of Com.x
,

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, 9 April 2009 This included the release of new original graphic novel ''Path'' by Gregory Baldwin, along with the collection of ''Razorjack''21 Questions With John Higgins
Mindless Ones, 9 March 2009 and ''Cla$$war''. Then they will roll out other titles, including ''

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'' written by Andi Ewington with forty-five comics artists, a softcover collection of ''Cla$$war'' and another creator-owned comic.

Titles

Titles published include: *''Babble'' by writer Lee Robson, with art by Bryan Coyle *'' Bazooka Jules'' by

*''BlueSpear'' by writer Eddie Deighton/

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, with art by Cosmo White *''

'' by writer Rob Williams, with art by

Travel Foreman Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist. Biography Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.Forty-Five Forty-fives (also known as Auction Forty-Fives, Auction 120s, 120, and Growl) is a trick-taking card game that originated in Ireland. The game is popular in many communities throughout Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, P ...

'' by writer Andi Ewington, with art by various artists *''

The Last American ''The Last American'' is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel's Epic imprint in 1990. It was written by John Wagner and Alan Grant with art by Mike McMahon. Synopsis Twenty years after a global nuclear conflict, one man, ...

'' by writers Alan Grant/

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, with art by Mike McMahon *''Monster Myths'' by John Lupo Avanti *''N-jin'' by writer

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, with art by

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. Coloured by Len O'Grady *''O:R:E'' by writer Eddie Deighton and Jim Alexander *''Path'' by Gregory Baldwin *''

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'' by writer Russell Uttley, with art by

*''

'' by writer Russell Uttley, with art by Ben Oliver *''

'' by

*''SEEDS'' by Ross Mackintosh *''Sky Between Branches'' by Joshua Middleton

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References

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External links

*{{official website, http://www.comxcomics.com Comic book publishing companies of the United Kingdom Publishing companies established in 2000 2000 establishments in the United Kingdom