''Saint Sinner'' is a

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horror

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series published by

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Razorline Razorline was an imprint of American comic book company Marvel Comics that ran from 1993 to 1995. It was created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker, with its characters existing in one of the many alternate universes outside ...

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that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and horror/

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novelist

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as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred Philip Fetter, a man possessed by both a demon and an angel. Aside from the title, it is unrelated to the Barker-produced

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'' Saint Sinner''.

Publication history

Created by filmmaker and horror/

novelist

, ''Saint Sinner'' was published for seven issues (

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d Oct. 1993 - April 1994). Written by

Elaine Lee Elaine Lee is an American actress, playwright, producer, and writer, who specializes in graphic novels. She has also received recognition and awards for her work as a creator and producer of audio books and dramas. Her comics have been illust ...

, it was drawn by

Max Douglas Max Douglas (born September 15, 1970) is a Canadian comic book creator. Since approximately 1996, he has worked under the pen name of Salgood Sam which is derived from a reverse spelling of his name. Published works ''Early Career'' Douglas sta ...

for the first four issues. Richard Pace

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issue #5, with inks by Douglas. Larry Brown drew the final two issues. Lee also wrote a ''Saint Sinner'' prose

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in the final release of the Razorline imprint, ''

Ectokid ''Ectokid'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred tee ...

Unleashed'' (Oct. 1994), a 48-page one-shot starring the title character of another Razorline comic.

called ''Saint Sinner'' "just a wild one, the series which hopefully will press the limits of what comics can do".Barker, Clive, in Quote excerpted in

Fictional character biography

''Saint Sinner'' centered on Philip Fetter, a man possessed by both a demon and an angel. With the ability to evolve or regress anyone from superhuman to primal beast, Fetter travels the world changing lives.

References

External links

''Saint Sinner''
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

from the original on October 23, 2015. *

at CliveBarker.com (unofficial site)

from the original on October 23, 2015.

at An International Catalogue of Superheroes

from the original on October 23, 2015. {{Clive Barker 1993 comics debuts Marvel Comics titles Marvel Comics superheroes Superhero horror comics