''Coyote'' is an
American comic book
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series created by
Steve Englehart
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Early li ...
and
.
Publication history
The characters first appeared in ''
Eclipse Magazine'' #2–8. It would later be reprinted in a color
trade paperback, ''I Am Coyote''.
Afterwards, a new comic book series started at
Marvel Comics
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Epic Comics
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line, that ran 16 issues. It was notable for the first published work of
Todd McFarlane
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. According to Epic editor-in-chief
Archie Goodwin, artist
Steve Leialoha's departure after issue #2 caused deadline problems from which the series never fully recovered, leading to its early cancellation.
Collected editions
The original Eclipse & Epic series has been reprinted in a series of
collections from
Image Comics
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:
# Coyote Collection (reprints Eclipse Magazine #2–8, plus Scorpio Rose #1–3)
# Coyote Collection (reprints Coyote #1–4)
# Coyote Collection (reprints Coyote #5–8, including Djinn backup series)
# Coyote Collection (reprints Coyote #9–12, including Djinn & Scorpio Rose backup series)
# Coyote Collection (reprints Coyote #13–16, including Scorpio Rose backup series)
Notes
References
''Coyote''at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
External links
Defunct American comics
Eclipse Comics titles
Epic Comics titles
Image Comics titles
Comics by Steve Englehart
Comics by Todd McFarlane
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