Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. (also known as Malibu Graphics) was an American

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publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its

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line of

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titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included '' The Men in Black'', ''

Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group con ...

'', and ''

Night Man ''Night Man'' is a superhero television series, developed by Glen A. Larson, that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on the character from ''The Night Man'' comic book published, through the ...

''. The company's headquarters was in

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for

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from 1992 to 1993. The company's other imprints included

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Aircel Aircel Ltd. was an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services. Maxis Communications held a 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments held the remaining 26%. Aircel was founde ...

and

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. Malibu also owned a small software development company that designed video games in the early to mid-1990s called Malibu Interactive.

History

Origins

Malibu Comics was launched in 1986 by

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and Tom Mason (joined by Chris Ulm in 1987) thanks to the financing of

Scott Mitchell Rosenberg Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is an American film, television, and comic book producer. He is the chairman of Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls a library of comic-book characters and adapts them for film, television and other ...

, who was operating a comic book distribution company (

Sunrise Distributors Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is an American film, television, and comic book producer. He is the chairman of Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls a library of comic-book characters and adapts them for film, television and other ...

) at the time. Olbrich had previously been managing editor of the trade publication ''

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'', as well as the administrator of

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s. He was financing Malibu Comics, along with other comic companies like Eternity Comics, Amazing Comics,

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, and Imperial Comics. After this fact was made public, Rosenberg discontinued most of these publishers (merging them with Malibu) but retained the Eternity label as a brand of Malibu Comics. Malibu began modestly with creator-owned black-and-white titles, but made a name for itself publishing a combination of new series and licensed properties such as the classic characters

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and

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, and popular television, film, and video game tie-ins. Malibu's first title was ''

Ex-Mutants ''Ex-Mutants'' was a comic book series created by writer David Lawrence and artist Ron Lim along with editor David Campiti in 1986. It was first published by Eternity Comics and then Pied Piper Comics' black-and-white imprint, Amazing Comics (cont ...

''. Malibu later created a shared universe called Shattered Earth with these characters, after a legal battle with the creators.

Publishers acquisitions and Genesis

Malibu's 1987 financing arrangement with Rosenberg also led to it effectively acquiring the Canadian publisher Aircel Comics as an imprint. In 1989, Malibu acquired the publisher Adventure Publications. From that point forward, the Malibu brand was used for superhero titles, while Eternity was used for the magazine line and also for

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-inspired titles like ''

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'', Adventure was used for Malibu's licensed titles, such as ''

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'' and ''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for '' Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with ...

'', and Aircel was used for

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's comics and Malibu's adult line. The company also acquired the character Shuriken, from his creator Reggie Byers, in 1988 (a character that was self-published before in ''Victory Productions'' from 1985–1988). The character was published in three mini-series and two one-shots by Malibu (later the character was introduced in the Ultraverse imprint). In 1992, heroes from

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(a Golden Age publisher whose properties fell into the

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) were revived in the form of the Protectors (

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, Amazing-Man, Aura, Arc,

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, Ferret, Man of War and Mighty Man, among others). Several of these characters had short-lived spin-off titles of their own. The Centaur heroes and other characters from Adventure (

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and

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),and Eternity (Dinosaurs For Hire, Ex-Mutants) plus Dead Clown and Widowmaker were put together in one Universe to form the Genesis line. However, the line had a short life period. The Bravura imprint was then launched for the

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and licensed titles. The company also served as

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for the first comics from

in 1992, giving the upstart creator-run publisher access to the distribution channels. This move led to Malibu obtaining almost 10% of the American comics market share, temporarily moving ahead of industry giant

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. However, by the beginning of 1993, Image's financial situation was secure enough to publish its titles independently, and it left Malibu.

Malibu Interactive and Ultraverse

In late 1992, seeking to capitalize on the growing

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market, Malibu merged with video game developer Acme Interactive to form Malibu Interactive. The Ultraverse line was launched in June 1993 during the "boom" of the early 1990s, roughly concurrent with the debut of publishers such as

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and Valiant, and new superhero lines from DC and

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(

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and

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, respectively). The line was in part intended to fill the gap left by Image's independence. Establishing itself as the first company as the first to use digital coloring for all its titles, they boasted improved production values over traditional comics, including higher-quality paper, and a roster of talented and respected writers and artists. Emphasizing the tight continuity between the various series in the Ultraverse line, Malibu made extensive use of

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, in which a story that began in one series would be continued in the next-shipping issue of another series. Various promotions for special editions or limited-print stories followed. The Ultraverse line came to dominate Malibu's catalog. Malibu launched additionally the Rock-It Comix imprint for rock band comics in early 1994. Malibu worked with Gold Mountain Entertainment management firm in dealing with the musicians, while International Strategic Marketing was distributing the line to comic book shops, music outlets and newsstands.

Acquisition by Marvel Comics

As sales declined industry-wide in the mid-1990s, Malibu canceled lower-selling series. But their biggest problem was their game division, started in an attempt to break into the video game market, which cost them more than $200,000 a month. Nonetheless, the company's assets were still seen as attractive enough to garner interest from

in the spring of 1994. In addition, Rosenberg and Malibu signed with the

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. The company was purchased by

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on November 3, 1994. In the middle of the next year, Malibu standard-bearers Mason and Ulm left the company. Because Malibu had sufficient market share that an acquisition from DC would make the latter surpass Marvel's market share, Marvel decided to purchase Malibu themselves to prevent this from happening. To slow down rumors that Ultraverse titles would be cancelled as soon as the deal closed, Malibu claimed that Marvel wanted them because of their digital coloring system. Marvel eventually canceled the entire Ultraverse line, but (during the '' Black September'' event) re-launched a handful of the more popular titles as well as a number of

with Marvel characters. The "volume 2" series each started with "#

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(infinity)" issues and were canceled a short time later. Very little Malibu content was published after 1996. Within the

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, the Genesis Universe is designated as Earth-1136 and the Ultraverse as Earth-93060.

Potential Ultraverse revival

In June 2005, when asked by

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whether Marvel had any plans to revive the Ultraverse, Marvel editor-in-chief

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replied that: In May 2012,

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suggested in a podcast interview that the reason Marvel will not presently publish the Ultraverse characters is because five percent of the profits from those books would have to go to the Malibu creators that are still alive. Marvel Editor

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later denied that the five percent was what was holding Marvel back, but was unable to give a real explanation due to a

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. It has been speculated that Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's ongoing producer deal for all Malibu properties (and his alleged personal troubles) is another possible factor.

Titles

Some of Malibu's titles included:

Genesis

This line made use of many

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heroes plus characters previously published by

and

: *''

'' #1 (January 1993) *''

'' #1 (October 1992) *''Dead Clown'' #1–3 (October 1993 – February 1994) *'' Dinosaurs for Hire'' (volume 2) #1–12 (February 1993 – February 1994) *''

'' (volume 2) #1–18 (November 1992 – April 1994) *''The Ferret'' (volume 1) #1 (September 1982) *''The Ferret'' (volume 2) #1–10 (May 1993 – March 1994) *''Genesis'' #0 (October 1993) *''

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'' #1–7 (1993 – February 1994) *''The Malibu Sun'' #24 (April 1993, the issue contained a four-page story featuring Widowmaker) *''Man of War'' #1–8 (April 1993 – February 1994) *'' Protectors'' #1–20 (September 1992 – May 1994) *''Protectors Handbook'' #1 (November 1992)

Ultraverse

*'' The All-New Exiles'' #1–11 (October 1995 – August 1996) *'' Black September'' (May 1995 – October 1995, universe-changing event) *''Break-Thru'' #1–2 (December 1993 – January 1994, crossover mini-series) *'' Codename: Firearm'' #0–5 (June–August 1995) *''Eliminator'' #0–3 (April–July 1995) *'' Elven'' #0–4 (October 1994 – May 1995) *'' Exiles'' #1–4 (August–November 1993) *''

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'' #1–18 + 0 (September 1993 – February 1995) *''

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'' #1–18 (July 1993 – February 1995) *''Godwheel'' #0–3 (January–February 1995, crossover mini-series) *'' Hardcase'' #1–26 (June 1993 – August 1995) *''Hostile Takeover'' (September 1994, ashcan) *''

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'' #0 (October 1994, one shot) *''Lord Pumpkin/Necro-Mantra'' #1–4 (April–July 1995, mini-series) *''

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'' #1–24 (July 1993 – August 1995) *'' The Night Man'' 1–23 (October 1993 – August 1995) *''

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'' #1–26 (June 1993 – August 1995) *''Prototype'' #1–18 + 0 (August 1993 – February 1995) *''Rafferty'' #1 (November 1994, ashcan) *''Ripfire'' #0 (January 1995, one shot) *''Rune'' #0–9 (January 1994 – April 1995) *''

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'' #1–3 (October–December 1995) *''

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'' #1–12 (October 1993 – December 1994) *'' Solitaire'' #1–12 (November 1993 – December 1994) *''The Solution'' #1–17 + 0 (September 1993 – February 1995) *'' The Strangers'' #1–24 (June 1993 – May 1995) *''

'' #1–10 + 0 (August 1994 – July 1995) *''Ultraverse Premiere'' #0 (November 1993, a rotating backup series) *''Ultraverse Double Feature'' #1 (January 1995, one-shot) *''Ultraverse Origins'' #1 (January 1994, one-shot) *''Warstrike'' #1–7 (May–November 1994) *''Wrath'' #1–9 (January–December 1994) *''Year Zero: The Death of the Squad'' #1–4 (April–July 1995, mini-series)

Crossovers with Marvel Comics

*''The All-New Exiles vs.

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'' #0 (October 1995) *''

Avengers/Ultraforce The ''Avengers/Ultraforce'' event was a two-part intercompany crossover between Malibu Comics and Marvel Comics. The first issue, '' Avengers/Ultraforce'', was written by Glenn Herdling with art by Angel Medina and M. C. Wyman. The sequel, ''Ul ...

'' #1 (October 1995) *'' Conan vs. Rune'' #1 (November 1995) *''The Night Man/

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'' #1–3 (March–May 1996) *''The Night Man vs.

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'' #0 (August 1995) *''The

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Resurrection'' (December–March 1996) *''Prime vs.

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'' #0 (July 1995) *''Prime/

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'' #1 (March 1996) *''Rune vs.

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'' #1 (December 1995) *''Rune/

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'' #1 (April 1995, published in a flip book with the other side reading ''Silver Surfer/Rune'') *''Ultraforce/Avengers'' #1 (October 1995) **''Ultraforce/Avengers Prelude'' #1 (July 1995) *''Ultraforce/

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'' #1A, #1B (January 1996)

Adventure Comics

*''

'': ** ''Alien Nation: The Spartans'' #1–4 (1990) ** ''Alien Nation: A Breed Apart'' #1–4 (November 1990 – March 1991) ** ''Alien Nation: The Skin Trade'' #1–4 (March–June 1991) ** ''Alien Nation: The Firstcomers'' #1–4 (May–August 1991) ** ''Alien Nation: The Public Enemy'' #1–4 (December 1991 – March 1992) *''Ape Nation'' #1–4 (February–June 1991, a crossover featuring elements from ''

'' and ''

'') *''Demon's Tails'' #1–4 (January–April 1993) *''Dracula: The Suicide Club'' #1–4 (August–November 1992, original sequel to the

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novel Dracula and the

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series The Suicide Club) *''H. P. Lovecraft'' #1–4 (Adaptations of

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, The Tomb, and

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) *''Logan's Run'' #1–6 (June 1990 – April 1991, based on the 1967 novel of the same title) *''Logan's World'' #1–6 (May 1991 – March 1992, based on the 1977 novel of the same title) *'' Miss Fury – In Full Color!'' #1–4 (November 1991 – February 1992) *''Paranoia'' #1–6 (November 1991 – August 1992, based on the role-playing game of the same title) *''

'': ** ''Planet of the Apes'' #1–24 (April 1990 – July 1992) ** ''Ape City'' #1–4 (August–November 1990) ** ''Planet of the Apes Annual'' #1 (1991) ** ''Planet of the Apes: Urchak's Folly'' #1–4 (January–April 1991) ** ''Terror on the Planet of the Apes'' #1–4 (June–December 1991, reprint of the Marvel Comics storyline) ** ''Planet of the Apes: Blood of the Apes'' #1–4 (November 1991 – February 1991) ** ''Planet of the Apes: Sins of the Father'' #1 (March 1992) ** ''Planet of the Apes: The Forbidden Zone'' #1–4 (December 1992 – March 1993) *''Re-Animator'' #1–3 (Adaptation of 1985 film

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) *''

'' #1–5 (September 1991 – July 1992, based on the

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computer game)

Aircel Comics

*''Bodyguard'' #1–3 (September–November 1990, reprint of Australian title with new material) *''

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'' #1–6 (February–July 1991) *''Casanova'' #1–10 (March–December 1991) *''The Cat'' #1–2 (November–December 1991) *''Cat & Mouse'' #1–18 (March 1990 – September 1991) *''Flesh Gordon'' #1–4 (March–July 1992, based on the 1974 film of the same title) *''Full Throttle'' #1–2 (October–November 1991, reprint of Australian titles ''Rip Snorter'' and ''Raw Tonnage'' with new material) *''Galaxina'' #1–4 (December 1991 – March 1992, based on the 1980 film of the same title) *'' The Men in Black'': ** ''The Men in Black'' #1–3 (January–March 1990) ** ''The Men in Black Book II'' #1–3 (May–July 1991) *''Samurai'' #1–23 (January 1986 – October 1987) *''Samurai'' (volume 2) #1–3 (December 1987 – February 1988) *''Samurai'' (volume 3) #1–7 (July 1988 – January 1989) *''Scum of the Earth'' #1–3 (August–October 1991, based on the 1963 film of the same title) *''Silver Storm'' #1–4 (May–August 1990) *''The Southern Squadron'' #1–4 (August–November 1990, reprint of Australian superhero title with new material) *''Team Nippon'' #1–7 (June–December 1989) *''Vampyre's Kiss'' #1–4 (1990)

Eternity Comics

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Captain Harlock is a fictional character and protagonist of the '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto. Harlock is the archetypical Romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as ...

'' #1–13 (October 1989 – December 1990) *'' Cat Claw'' #1–9 (September 1990 – October 1991) *''

Charlie Chan Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived as an alter ...

'' #1–6 (March–August 1989) *''Cosmic Heroes'' #1–11 (October 1988–1989) *''

Demonic Toys ''Demonic Toys'' is a 1992 American direct-to-video horror comedy film produced by Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment and directed by Peter Manoogian. The film centers on a police officer who is terrorized by the title characters after a botch ...

'' #1–4 (January–August 1992, based on the film series of the same title) *'' Dinosaurs for Hire'' (volume 1) #1–9 (March 1988 – January 1990) *''Dollman'' #1–2 (1991–1992, based on the 1991 film of the same title) *''Dracula'' #1–4 (December 1989 – March 1990, adaptation of the

novel Dracula) *''Dracula: The Lady in the Tomb'' #1 (January 1991, adaptation of the

short story

Dracula's Guest ''Dracula's Guest'' is a short story by Bram Stoker, first published in the short story collection ''Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories'' (1914). It was written as the first chapter for Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula'', but was deleted prior t ...

) *''Galactic Patrol Lensman'' #1–5 (July 1990 – November 1990) *''Ghosts of Dracula'' #1–5 (September 1991 – January 1992) *''Invaders from Mars'' #1–3 (March–May 1990, adaptation of the 1953 film Invaders from Mars) *''Invaders from Mars'' #1–3 (June–August 1991, original sequel to the 1953 film Invaders from Mars) *''The Mantus Files'' #1–4 (August–November 1991) *''

Ninja High School ''Ninja High School'' (also known as ''NHS'') is a comic book series created, written, and illustrated by Ben Dunn, and published by Antarctic Press (at one point being published by Eternity Comics). On occasion other artists and writers have co ...

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Ben Dunn Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011.WebCitation archive/ref> is an American comic book artist and publisher. Biography Dunn was born i ...

(1988–1993) – title inherited from (and then taken back by)

Antarctic Press Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes " Amerimanga" style comic books. The company also produces "how-to" and "you can" comics, instructing on areas of comic book creation and craft. Beginning in ...

Ninja High School (Malibu)
Grand Comics Database. Accessed Jan. 2, 2020. *'' Plan 9 from Outer Space: Thirty Years Later!'' #1–3 (January–March 1991) *'' Puppet Master'': ** ''Puppet Master – In Full Color!'' #1–4 (November 1990 – May 1991) ** ''Puppet Master: Children of the Puppet Master'' #1–2 (August–September 1991) *''

'' *''Scimidar'' #1–4 (June–September 1988) *''The Southern Squadron: The Freedom of Information Act'' #1–4 (January–April 1991, reprint of Australian superhero title with new material) *''Street Heroes 2005'' #1–3 (January–March 1989) *''

Subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

'' #1–4 (May–August 1991, based on the 1991 film of the same title) *'' Trancers: The Adventures of Jack Deth'' #1–2 (August–September 1991, based on the ''Trancers'' film series) *''White Devil'' #1–6 (June–November 1990)

Shattered Earth

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'' (volume 1) #1–8 (1986–1987) *''Ex-Mutants: The Shattered Earth Chronicles'' #1–15 (April 1988 – February 1990) *''The New Humans'' #1–15 (December 1987 – August 1989) *''Shattered Earth'' #1–9 (November 1988 – August 1989) *''Solo Ex-Mutants'' #1–6 (January 1988 – January 1989) *''Wild Knights'' #1–10 (March 1988 – June 1989)

''Shuriken'' spin-offs

*''Blade of Shuriken'' #1–5 (May 1987 – January 1988) *''Hellbender'' #1 (January 1990) *''Shuriken'' (volume 2) #1–6 (June–November 1991) *''Shuriken Team-Up'' #1 (January 1988) *''Shuriken: Cold Steel'' #1–6 (July–December 1989)

Bravura

*''Bravura'' #0 *''

Breed A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...

'' (2 series) by

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and ...

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Dreadstar ''Dreadstar'' was the first comic-book series published by American publisher Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, in 1982. It was centered on Vanth Dreadstar, sole survivor of the entire Milky Way galaxy, and an ensemble cast of crewmates, i ...

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*''Edge'' by Steven Grant and

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 ...

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unfinished Unfinished may refer to: *Unfinished creative work, a work which a creator either chose not to finish or was prevented from finishing. Music * Symphony No. 8 (Schubert) "Unfinished" * ''Unfinished'' (album), 2011 album by American singer Jor ...

– iBooks released a hardback collection of the complete first series) *''The Man Called A-X'' by

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New Te ...

*''Metaphysique'' by

Norm Breyfogle Norman Keith Breyfogle (; February 27, 1960 – September 24, 2018) was an American artist, best known for his comic book art on DC Comics' Batman franchise from 1987 to 1995. During this time, he co-created the villains Ventriloquist and Ratca ...

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Nocturnals ''Nocturnals'' is a comic book title created by artist Dan Brereton which debuted as a six-part Limited series (comics), limited series in 1994 in comics, 1994–1995 in comics, 1995 under Malibu Comics collectively subtitled as ''Black Planet''. ...

'' by Dan Brereton *''Power & Glory'' by

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early life ...

*'' Star Slammers'' by

Walter Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' '' Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

(unfinished until the series moved to Dark Horse Comics) *''Strikeback'' by Jonathan Peterson, Kevin Maguire and

Steve Oliff Steve Oliff (born February 20, 1954) is an American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978. Biography Oliff broke into professional comics by attending comic book conventions and meeting people. At one co ...

(unfinished – Image Comics released this series later on and completed it)

Rock-It Comix

*''Black Sabbath'' #1 (February 1994) *''Lita Ford'' #1 (December 1993) *''Metallica'' #1 (December 1993) *''Ozzy Osbourne'' #1 (December 1993) *''Pantera'' #1 (August 1994) *''Santana'' #1 (May 1994) *''World Domination'' #1 (December 1993)

Other titles

*'' Bruce Lee'' #1–6 (July–December 1994) *''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...

'': ** ''Mortal Kombat: Blood and Thunder'' (July–November 1994) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain'' #1–3 (September–November 1994) ** ''Mortal Kombat'' #0 (December 1994) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition'' #1 (December 1994) ** ''Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces'' #1–2 (January–February 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Battlewave'' #1–6 (February–July 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano'' #1–3 (March–May 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Baraka'' #1 (June 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao'' #1 (July 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Kitana and Mileena'' #1 (August 1995) ** ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition II'' #1 (August 1995) *''

Project A-ko is a 1986 Japanese action comedy science fiction anime film that had several sequels and a spin-off. This film focuses on a happy-go-lucky 16-year-old red-haired, sailor-suited teenage schoolgirl, A-ko Magami, who goes on her magical adventure ...

'' #1–4 (March–June 1994) *''Raver'' #1–3 (April–June 1993, created by ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' actor

Walter Koenig Walter Marvin Koenig (; born September 14, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid 1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in ''Star Trek: The Original S ...

) *'' Star Blazers'' #0–11 (March 1995 – May 1997) * ''

'': ** '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' #1–32 (August 1993 – January 1996) ** ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/The Next Generation'' #1–2 (October–November 1994, co-published with DC Comics) *''

Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...

'' #1–3 (September–November 1993) *

: ** ''Tarzan the Warrior'' #1–5 (March–August 1992) ** ''Tarzan: Love, Lies, and the Lost City'' #1–3 (August–October 1992) ** ''Tarzan the Beckoning'' #1–7 (November 1992 – June 1993) *'' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'': **''Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Cybernetic Dawn'' #1–4 (November 1995 – February 1996) **''Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight'' #1–4 (November 1995 – February 1996) **''Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight/Cybernetic Dawn'' #0 (April 1996)

Malibu Interactive games

References

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External links

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