The Next Issue Project is a series of

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comic-book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

one-shots published by

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

beginning in February 2008. The multi-title project, edited by

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

, creator of

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared ...

, features comic book characters that have fallen into the

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. The premise behind the series, according to Larsen, is:

Publication history

Each issue of the Next Issue Project utilizes features from a title published during the 1930s and 1940s period historians and fans call the

Golden Age of Comic Books The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created and many well-known char ...

, with similar dimensions and page count, both larger than the modern-day standard. Each issue continues the name and numbering of each title. The first issue, ''

Fantastic Comics ''Fantastic Comics'' was an American comic book superhero anthology title published by Fox Feature Syndicate during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title introduced the characters Banshee, Black Fury (John Perry), Nagana, Queen of Evil, Samson, ...

'' #24 came out in February 2008. It was followed by '' Silver Streak Comics'' #24 in December 2009 and later ''

Crack Comics ''Crack Comics'' was an anthology comic book series published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It featured such characters as The Clock, Black Condor, Captain Triumph, Alias the Spider, Madame Fatal, Jane Arden, Molly the ...

'' #63.

Issues

''Fantastic Comics'' #24

Continuing from

Fox Feature Syndicate Fox Feature Syndicate (also known as Fox Comics, Fox Publications, and Bruns Publications, Inc.) was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by entrepreneur Victor S. ...

's ''

''. This issue was released on February 13, 2008. It contained the following stories: *

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

, written and illustrated by

* Flip Falcon, written by

Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...

and illustrated by

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''New Mutants'', '' Moon Knight,'' and '' Elektra: Assassin''. Sienkiewicz's work in the 198 ...

* Golden Knight, co-written and illustrated by

Thomas Yeates Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips ''Prince Valiant'' and ''Zorro'' and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Career Thomas Yea ...

and Bryan Rutherford * Yank Wilson, written and illustrated by Andy Kuhn * Space Smith, written and illustrated by

Tom Scioli Thomas Scioli is an American comic book artist and writer best known for working in a style similar to Jack Kirby. Biography Scioli was born in Philadelphia and moved to Pittsburgh after studying at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990s. Sci ...

Captain Kidd William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd ( – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder a ...

, written and illustrated by Jim Rugg * Professor Fiend, written and illustrated by

Fred Hembeck Fred Hembeck (born January 30, 1953) is an American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from major American comic book publishers. His work has frequently been published by the firms whose characters he spoofs. His characters are ...

* Sub Saunders, written and illustrated by

Ashley Wood Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator"2002 ...

Stardust the Super Wizard Stardust the Super Wizard is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics who originally appeared in American comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. The character was created by writer-artist Fletcher Hanks. Stardust the Super W ...

, written by

Joe Keatinge Joe Keatinge is an American comic book Comic book creator, writer and editor, best known for his writing work with Marvel Comics and Image Comics, and as the co-editor of ''Popgun (comics), Popgun'' with Mark Andrew Smith. Early life Joe Keatinge ...

and illustrated by

Mike Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960s ...

* a prose piece featuring Carlton Riggs by

B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore is an American comic book author, best known for the series '' Hawaiian Dick''. Career Moore first achieved notoriety as the writer and co-creator of '' Hawaiian Dick'', first published in 2002 by Image Comics. Since then, he has ...

with illustration by

Jason Latour David Jason Latour (born 1977) is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work for Image, Dark Horse, Marvel and DC comics on titles such as ''Wolverine'', '' Winter Soldier'', '' Southern Bastards'' and ''Spider-Gwen''. Early ...

''Silver Streak Comics'' #24

Continuing from

Lev Gleason Publications Lev Gleason Publications, founded by Leverett Stone Gleason (1898–1971), was the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including '' Daredevil Comics'', '' Crime Does Not Pay'', and ''Boy Comics''. Backgr ...

' '' Silver Streak Comics''. Released in December, 2009. It contained the following stories: * Daredevil, written and illustrated by

* Silver Streak, written and illustrated by Paul Grist * Kelly the Cop, written and illustrated by

* The Claw, written and illustrated by

Michael T. Gilbert Michael Terry Gilbert (born May 7, 1951) is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground comic book companies. Education Gilbert attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduating i ...

* Captain Battle, written by Steve Horton and illustrated by Alan Weiss

''Crack Comics'' #63

Continuing from

Quality Comics Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company which operated from 1937 to 1956 and was a creative, influential force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Notable, long-running titles published by Qualit ...

' ''

''. This issue was released on November 2, 2011. It contained the following stories: *

Captain Triumph Captain Triumph is a superhero from the Golden Age of Comics who first appeared in ''Crack Comics'' #27, published in January 1943 by Quality Comics. He continued to appear until the end of the series with issue #62 (Sept 1949). The character was ...

, written and penciled by Alan Weiss * The Space Legion, written and illustrated by Chris Burnham * The Clock, written and illustrated by

Paul Maybury Paul Maybury (born 1982 in Boston) is an American comic book creator living in Austin, Texas. Biography Paul Maybury is an American comic book creator living in Austin Texas. Notable works include, Aqua Leung, Catalyst Comix, Blue Estate, Marv ...

* Molly the Model, written and illustrated by Terry Austin * Alias the Spider, written and illustrated by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri * Spitfire, written and illustrated by

Herb Trimpe Herbert William Trimpe (; May 26, 1939 – April 13, 2015) was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on ''The Incredible Hulk'' and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolver ...

* Slap Happy Pappy, written and illustrated by

* Hack O'Hara (with a cameo by the Space Legion), written and illustrated by Erik Larsen *

Red Torpedo Red Torpedo is the name of two fictional characters, one originally published by Quality Comics and another currently owned by DC Comics. The original is a superhero named Jim Lockhart while the second is an android created by T. O. Morrow. Jim Lock ...

, written and illustrated by

, Frank Fosco, Erik Larsen

''Speed Comics'' #45

Continuing from

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alfr ...

' ''Speed Comics'', it features Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and War Nurse.

Notes

References

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