''The Perhapanauts'' is an
American comic book series created by writer
Todd Dezago
Todd Dezago (born 1961) is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' and their creator-owned fantasy series '' Tellos''.
Early life
Todd Dezago was raised in Rhineb ...
and artist
Craig Rousseau
Craig Rousseau is an American comic book artist.
During his career Rousseau has worked for various comic book companies, but is best known for his work on DC Comics titles like ''Harley Quinn'', ''Batman Beyond'' and ''Impulse''. He also worked ...
in 2005.
The first two
mini-series, "First Blood" and "Second Chances", were published by
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
, but later in 2008, the Perhapanauts comics were published by
Image Comics.
Plot
The Image Comics series began with an annual in February
2008, "Jersey Devil", followed by what may either be numerous then-upcoming mini-series or an ongoing series. The first series is "Triangle" taking the team into the
Bermuda Triangle, which started publication in April 2008.
The Perhapanauts #1
Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic bookârelated news and discussion.
History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
, April 16, 2008
The story follows a team of supernatural investigators (in that they both investigate the supernatural, and are supernatural beings who investigate) working for Bedlam, a top-secret government agency. The main focus of the stories are on Blue Group, one team of Bedlam operatives.
The members of Blue Group are Arisa Hines, the group's leader who has psychic powers; Big, a Sasquatch
Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forest of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including anecdotal claims of ...
whose intelligence has been artificially raised; Choopie, a Chupacabra
The chupacabra or chupacabras (, literally 'goat-sucker'; from es, chupar, 'to suck', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico in 1995. The na ...
with a somewhat erratic personality; MG, a mysterious being who appears human but has the power to travel to other dimensions; and Molly MacAllistar, a ghost. Other characters in the series include Joann DeFile, a psychic who works as an adviser for Bedlam; Peter Hammerskold, a former Marine with psychic powers who is the leader of Bedlam's Red Group and sees Blue Group as rivals; the Merrow, a water-elemental fairy who works at Red Group; and Karl, a Mothman
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who is a Bedlam reservist and would like to be a full-time member of Blue Group.
Besides their own title, the Perhapanauts appeared in 2008's ''Image Monster Pile-Up'', a one-shot anthology comic that also featured The Astounding Wolf-Man
''The Astounding Wolf-Man'' is a comic book series launched by American company Image Comics on May 5, 2007. It ran until its final 25th issue in 2010. A spin-off of Robert Kirkman's ''Invincible'', the series was created and written by Kirkma ...
, Proof, and Firebreather.
Collected editions
The series have been collected into trade paperbacks
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, hardcover (hardback) book ...
:
* ''First Blood'' (128 pages, Dark Horse, September 2006, )
* ''Second Chances'' (128 pages, Dark Horse, June 2007, )
* ''Triangle'' (Image, 2009, )
* ''Danger Down Under!'' (Image, 2014, )
A Kickstarter campaign was organized in 2015 to allow the creators to publish a new graphic novel. The resulting "Into Hollow Earth", a 64-page hardcover story, was released in January 2016 to backers who pledged within a sufficient crowdfunding tier. It has since been made available for purchase through the store of the official Perhapanauts website.
See also
*'' Proof'', an ongoing series about a Bigfoot who hunts other cryptids for a clandestine government group
*Creature Commandos
The Creature Commandos are a fictional DC Comics team of military superhumans originally set in World War II. The original team was introduced in ''Weird War Tales'' #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick. The team was c ...
, a DC Comics team made up of monsters
*Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
''Nick Fury's Howling Commandos'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Running six issues before its cancellation and cover-dated December 2005 to May 2006, the series featured a fictional team set in the Marvel Univer ...
, a Marvel Comics team made up of monsters
Notes
References
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External links
*
Todd Dezago's "Perhapablog"
2005 comics debuts
Dark Horse Comics titles
Image Comics titles
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