''Tales from the Aniverse'' is a science fiction
comic book
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created by Randy Zimmerman and
Susan Van Camp, first published in 1985 by
Arrow Comics
Arrow Comics was one of the original independent publishers of black-and-white comics in the mid-1980s, started in Ypsilanti, Michigan, by founders Ralph Griffith (24 April 1960–11 December 2020) and Stuart Kerr.
History
Origins
Griffith ...
, featuring
anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.
Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
animals as the main characters.
Overview
''Tales From The Aniverse'' was a collection of stories featuring a group of characters in a futuristic animal universe and had such characters as J.B. Space (galactic courier), Miss Chevious (bounty hunter), Falterous (space pirate lord) and Drakestar (maniac ruler of the Avian empire), P'Jonn, and others.
Arrow Comics
Arrow Comics was one of the original independent publishers of black-and-white comics in the mid-1980s, started in Ypsilanti, Michigan, by founders Ralph Griffith (24 April 1960–11 December 2020) and Stuart Kerr.
History
Origins
Griffith ...
published ''Tales from the Aniverse'' for six issues.
Zimmerman restarted the series on Wee Bee Comics in 1987,
but it was canceled after its second issue.
Massive Comics published three new issues under the original name.
In 1996, Arrow Comics was revitalized a third time and one of the Aniverse's characters, Miss Chevious, was given a mini-series written and drawn by Steph Graves. This lasted two issues.
Zimmerman later revived the Miss Chevious character in ''Flint Comix & Entertainment'' in 2009.
References
External links
Arrow Comics official website
1985 comics debuts
Science fiction comics
Anthropomorphic animal characters
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