''Coyote'' is an

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series created by

Steve Englehart Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett. Early li ...

and

Marshall Rogers William Marshall Rogers III (January 22, 1950 – March 24, 2007),William Marshall Rogers III

Publication history

The characters first appeared in ''

Eclipse Magazine ''Eclipse, The Magazine'' (or simply ''Eclipse'') was a black-and-white comics anthology magazine published by Eclipse Comics from 1981 to 1983. The magazine introduced several new characters and series — including Coyote, Ms. Tree, and Masked ...

'' #2-8. It would later be reprinted in a color trade paperback, ''I Am Coyote''. Afterwards, a new comic book series started at

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line, that ran 16 issues. It was notable for the first published work of

Todd McFarlane 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 ...

. According to Epic editor-in-chief Archie Goodwin, artist

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'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

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from

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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 {{Image-Comics-stub