Gorilla Comics was a short-lived

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launched in

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by creators

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Tom Grummett Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', ''Power Company'', '' Robin'', ''New Thun ...

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...

Karl Kesel Karl Kesel (born January 7, 1959, Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio and is best known for his collaborations with fellow artis ...

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George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

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, and

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. Characters were creator-owned, and books were published through

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Titles

* ''Crimson Plague'' by George Pérez (originally published through Event Comics) * ''

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'' by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson (later completed through

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) * ''

Section Zero ''Section Zero'' is an American comic book series, published in 2000 by Gorilla Comics, a minor comic book company that also acted as an imprint of Image Comics. It was written by Karl Kesel with artwork provided by Tom Grummett. The series f ...

'' by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett * '' Shockrockets'' by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen * ''Superstar'' by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen * ''

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'' by

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and Mike Wieringo (originally published through Image Central)

Closure

The founders intended to finance the company through a comics-themed website, eHero.com, which proved unsuccessful. This left creators financing their own books, and only a handful of issues saw print. Only ''Shockrockets'' and ''Tellos'' completed their initial storylines. The last Gorilla Comics book, ''Superstar'', consisted of a single issue printed in 2001. ''Shockrockets'' was later reprinted in paperback by

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in August 2004. It was reprinted by

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as a hardcover in November 2010. Further ''Tellos'' stories were self-published directly through Image Comics. ''Empire'' was later completed as a mini-series at DC Comics and released as a paperback in June 2004. ''Superstar'' was released by IDW Publishing in April 2011. In January 2012, Karl Kesel announced that he and Tom Grummett would be relaunching ''Section Zero'' as a webcomic on the Mad Genius Comics website. The previously published stories are being posted on the site and new material will be added as it is completed. Kesel and Grummett launched a

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in May 2017 to publish "Section Zero" as a standalone graphic novel. Two pledge levels include mini-prints of "Section Zero" members by George Pérez, Stuart Immonen, Barry Kitson, Mike Wieringo and Tom Grummett, all inked by Karl Kesel. If successfully funded, a poster of the "Women of Section Zero" by Adam Hughes, in the style of the "Women of DC" print, will also be created.

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* Comics by George Pérez Comics by Kurt Busiek Comics by Mark Waid Image Comics imprints Comic book publishing companies of the United States Defunct comics and manga publishing companies Publications established in 2000

Gorilla Comics Gorilla Comics was a short-lived American comic book imprint (trade name), imprint launched in 2000 in comics, 2000 by creators Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Karl Kesel, Barry Kitson, George Pérez, Mark Waid, and Mike Wieringo. Charact ...

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