Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American

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publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is ranked as one of America's leading independent publishers. Caliber ceased publishing in 2000, but resumed operations in 2015, and continued after Reed died in 2016.

History

Beginnings

Gary Reed, who previously owned a chain of bookstores, began publishing with the release of two titles acquired from

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'' and '' The Realm''. Other initial launches included '' Caliber Presents'', featuring the work of

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, Tim Vigil,

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, and Guy Davis; the first issue of ''

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'', co-created by Reed and Guy Davis; and the initial appearance of O’Barr’s ''

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''.

Expansion

Reed arranged with "Pocket Classics", a series of illustrated books similar in design to

Classics Illustrated ''Classics Illustrated'' is an American comic book/magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as ''Les Misérables'', ''Moby-Dick'', ''Hamlet'', and ''The Iliad''. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1 ...

, to be released to the

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via Caliber Press. Over forty titles were distributed. The interest in literary works continued for Caliber when in 1991 the new imprint Tome Press was launched. Tome featured historical and biographical material in addition to literature. Over 65 different Tome Press titles would be released on subjects as diverse as the

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stories, reprints of classic art print series, and dozens of others. After its initial launch, Caliber expanded by bringing in new creators and projects.

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was first published with his graphic novella, ''Progeny''. In ''Grafik Muzik'',

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introduced his

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character,

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's ''

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'' series which was the storyline for the film released in 2002,

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'', Philip Hester's ''

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'',

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...

's ''

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'',

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's ''Ashes'', and other titles such as '' Go-Man'', ''

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'', '' Varcel's Vixens'', and more. In the early 1990s, Caliber launched three new imprints, Gauntlet and Iconografix. Gauntlet was an action-based line whose leading titles were '' U.N. Force'', '' Berzerker'' (featuring work from

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and Angel Medina),

Patrick Zircher Patrick Zircher () is an American comic book artist and penciller. Career Zircher's early career as an illustrator began with production of several completed works for '' Villains and Vigilantes'', ''Champions'' and other pen-and-paper role-pl ...

's '' Samurai Seven'', and '' Serpent Rising'' (based on the stage play). Iconografix dealt with more obscure and cutting-edge material that included humor comics as well as comics often referred to as the "slice of life." Included here were the first issues of

Ed Brubaker Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...

's ''

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'', '' Meatcake'' from

Dame Darcy Darcy Megan Stanger (born June 19, 1971, Caldwell, Idaho), better known by the pen name Dame Darcy, is an alternative comics, alternative cartoonist, fine artist, musician, cabaret performer, and animator/filmmaker. Her "Neo-Victorian" comic boo ...

, ''Bound & Gagged'' from

Michael Aushenker Michael Aushenker is an independent American comic-book artist and creator based in Los Angeles, California, best known for the comic book series El Gato, Crime Mangler. He has also created ''Chipmunks & Squirrels'', ''Those Unstoppable Rogues'', ...

, and a number of projects from

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. Caliber had ventured into licensed comics with their early release of ''

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'', the science fiction film starring

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, and the production of a comic for

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Films called '' Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo''; but it was the full-color adaptation of ''

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'', written and drawn by Kevin VanHook that proved the most successful. Another licensed property was Mechanoid Invasion, a 1981 RPG from

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made into a 3-book comic called The Mechanoids beginning in Spring 1991. Another comic property affiliated with Caliber called

Justice Machine The Justice Machine is a fictional team of superheroes originally created by Michael Gustovich and appearing in comic books from many small publishers in the 1980s and 1990s. Publication history Justice Machine debuted in Noble Comics' ''Justic ...

had also been adapted into a

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sourcebook by Palladium. This was based on the original

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version by Gustovich in 1981, while Caliber distributed the

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sequel by Ellis from 1989. The expansion of Caliber continued with projects including

Michael Lark Michael Lark (born 1966) is an American comics artist and colorist. Lark has provided pencils for DC Comics' ''Batman'', '' Terminal City'', ''Gotham Central'' and '' Legend of the Hawkman''. His work for Marvel Comics includes '' The Pulse'' an ...

's '' Airwaves'', '' Silencers'' from

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and R. G. Taylor, and ''

Negative Burn ''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclectic range of genres, ...

'', the anthology title that would run for 50 issues and was picked up by

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Stabur merger and further expansion

In late 1993, Caliber merged with the Stabur Corporation. Reed became president of Stabur as well as staying on with Caliber. Caliber began to produce special comics for

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, including the series ''

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'' (which later would have a long run at

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), ''Stormquest'', and a number of literary adaptations, including a version of ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

''. Caliber also produced some records and a specialty magazine, ''

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'', for distribution outside comics. In 1993, the principles of Stabur were involved in starting up a new toy company with

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creator

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. Reed was named vice president of

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while still running Stabur and

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was hired to take over some of the editorial duties of Caliber. Reed would stay with

until May 1996. Caliber expanded in the mid-1990s with titles such as David Mack's ''

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'',

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' ''

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'' and ''

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'', Mark Ricketts' ''Nowheresville'', Mike Carey and

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on ''

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'', and in 1995, Caliber launched the sub-imprint of New Worlds. New Worlds' titles were loosely connected, and included ''

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'', ''

Helsing Helsing or Hellsing may refer to: * Helsing (also styled Hellsing) a Swedish surname/soldier's name referring to the Swedish province (''landskap'') Hälsingland. Someone from Hälsingland is called a "Hälsinge", with the old (from the 17th to the ...

'', '' Seeker'', '' Saint Germaine'', ''

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'', '' Black Mist'', and others. Although not an actual shared universe, the settings and characters could cross over with each other and often did. As Caliber expanded, more editorial staff was hired to handle the growing line of comics. Moebius Comics launched and fan favorites '' Mr. Monster'' and ''

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'' returned. Caliber handled the distribution of

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, which featured the work of

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. ''

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'' and

Whitley Strieber Louis Whitley Strieber (; born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels ''The Wolfen'' and '' The Hunger'' and for '' Communion'', a non-fiction account of his alleged experiences with non-human entities. He has main ...

's '' Communion'' series were signed on for comic releases. ''

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'' from

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was announced but never came out. Caliber also started a new imprint in 1997, Tapestry Comics, that featured an "all ages" approach.

Decline and demise

As the overall comic market declined with the consolidation of the distribution system, Caliber slowly cut back on the number of titles. Caliber found some success of producing comics that appealed outside the usual comics market with some of the Tome Press titles including the ''Sherlock Holmes Reader'', which had the majority of its sales outside the traditional comic stores. The demise of Caliber can be attributed primarily to the problems associated with the

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game. Caliber had invested heavily in time and money to launch the collectible card game and had great potential with purchase orders. However, the printer of the card game was running behind in production and outsourced the collation of the game to another printer who didn't understand the random assortment of the cards. When the game appeared with improper collation, the purchase orders, which exceeded over two million dollars, were cancelled. Although a lawsuit was filed and Caliber won, by the time the judgment came, it was too late. In addition, the printer declared bankruptcy and Caliber was left only with portions of the unusable product. In 2000, Caliber released the last of its titles, and Gary Reed moved on to concentrate on teaching college biology and freelance writing. Many of Caliber's top titles continued on with new publishers, including ''

'', ''

'', ''Saint Germaine'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''Red Diaries''. Reed had been reviving many of the Caliber titles with reprints of collections and all new series, initially from

, then from

and

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. ''Deadworld'' continued to be printed in new volumes via Desperado but now under the IDW banner.

Relaunch and death of Gary Reed

In 2015, Gary Reed undertook a relaunch of Caliber, and solicited orders in the summer of 2016 for several new and reprint publications; however, he died suddenly in October 2016. Caliber has continued publishing, as of 2018, with graphic novels and comics such as ''Weirdsdale'', ''Knights of the Skull'', ''Nightlinger'', ''The Shepherd'', and ''Infinite''.

Selected titles

* ''

'' * ''Alan Moore's Songbook'' * ''Ashes'' * ''

'' * ''Beck & Caul'' * ''

'' * ''Black Mist'' * ''Boston Bombers'' * ''Brian Lumley's Necroscope'' * ''Caliber Presents'' * '' Cavewoman: Rain'' * ''

'' * '' Daemonstorm'' * ''

'' * ''Death Sin'' * ''Dicks'' * ''Disciples'' * ''

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'' * ''Golgothika'' * ''The Hanged Man'' (1998), #1–2 (reprints the " Mazeworld" stories from 2000 AD) * ''Helsing'' * ''Inferno'' * ''

'' * ''

'' * ''Kaos Moon'' * ''Kilroy Is Here'' * ''

Kingdom of the Wicked ''Kingdom of the Wicked'' is a comic book series written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by D'Israeli. It was published as a mini-series in 1996 and collected into a hardcover volume in 2004. Publication history ''Kingdom of the Wicked'' was o ...

'' * ''Legendlore'' * ''Level X'' (1996), #1–2 (collected in 2017 as ''Level X: Machine of Dreams'') * ''Lori Lovecraft'' * ''The Lost'' * ''Magus'' * ''The Marquis'' * ''

'' * ''Mike Deodato Comics'' * ''Moebius Comics'' * ''Mr. Monster'' * ''Nature of the Beast'' * ''

'' (1993–1997), #1–50 * ''New Worlds Anthology'' (1996), #1–6 * ''Nowheresville'' **''Nowheresville'' (1995), #1 **''Death by Starlight'' (1995), #1–4 **''The History of Cool'' (1997), #1 * '' Oz'' **''Oz'' (1994–1997), #0–20 **''Oz Special 1: Scarecrow'' (1995), #1 **''Oz Special 2: Lion'' (1995), #1 **''Oz Special 3: Tinman'' (1995), #1 **''Oz Special 4: Freedom Fighters'' (1995), #1 **''Romance in Rags'' (1996), #1–3 **''Straw and Sorcery'' (1997), #1–3 * ''Raven Chronicles'' (1995–1997), #1–14 * ''Red Diaries'' * ''Renfield'' * ''The Realm'' **v1 (1989–1991), #14–21 **v2 (1993–1995), #1–13 * ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1990–1991), #1–3 * ''Saint Germaine'' * ''Scarlet in Gaslight'' (1996), TPB (reprints #1–4 of the

Eternity Comics Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as so ...

series) * ''Seeker'' * ''The Searchers'' (1996), #1–4 * ''The Searchers: Apostle of Mercy'' (1997), #1–2 * ''Sherlock Holmes'' * ''Ship of Fools'' (1996), #1–2 * ''Silencers'' (1991), #1–4 * ''

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'' (1996), #1–6 (reprints the first half of the

Renegade Press Renegade Press was an American comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Notable titles published by Renegade included ''Flaming Carrot'', '' Ms. Tree'', and ''normalman''. History Loubert was publis ...

series) * ''Silverfawn'' (1989), #1 (a ''The Realm'' character) * ''Sinergy: A Journey Through Hell'' (2015), #1–5 * ''Spawn PowerCardz'' * ''Startling Crime Illustrated'' (1991), #1 * ''Stormquest'' (1994–1995), #1–6 * ''Strange Attractors: Moon Fever'' (1997), #1–2 (continues from the RetroGrafix series ''Strange Attractors'' #1–15) * ''Sudden Gravity'' * ''The Sussex Vampire'' (1996), #1 * ''Swords of Shar-Pei'' * ''

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'' * ''Untouchables'' * ''The War of the Worlds'' (1996), #1–5 (collected in 2002 by Arrow Press as ''The War of the Worlds: Haven and the Hellweed'') * ''Whitley Streiber's Beyond Communion'' * ''The Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft'' (continued under Tome imprint) **''Arthur Jermyn'' (1993), #1 **''Dagon'' (1993), #1–2 **''The Music of Erich Zaan'' (1993), #1 **''The Picture in the House'' (1993), #1 **''The Statement of Randolph Carter'' (1996), #1

Imprints' titles (selected)

Amazing Comics

* ''Angel Heat: The Ninth Order'' (1997), #1 * ''Dangerous Secrets'' (1997), #1 * ''The Experimentals'' (1997), #1

Tome Press

* ''The Dance of Death'' (1992), #1 * ''Dante's Inferno'' (1992), #1–2 * ''Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Guide'' (1991), #1 * ''

Erewhon ''Erewhon: or, Over the Range'' () is a novel by English writer Samuel Butler, first published anonymously in 1872, set in a fictional country discovered and explored by the protagonist. The book is a satire on Victorian society. The firs ...

'' (1992), #1 * ''Hunting of the Shark'' (1992) * Jack London **''Chinago and Other Stories'' (1991) **''Koolau the Leper'' (1991) **''A Piece of Steak'' (1991) * ''Jack the Ripper'' (1998), #1 * ''The Man Who Would Be King'' (1993), #1 * '' Medieval Tales: Murder of Thomas Becket'' * '' Pre-Raphaelite Persuasion'' * ''Professor Challenger: The Poisoned Belt'' (1997) * ''Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes'' (1998) * ''

Siege of The Alamo The siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the ...

'' * '' Song of the Cid'' (1991), #1–2 * '' Suppressed!'' (1991), #1 * ''True Spy Stories'' (1991), #1 * ''Troy'' (1997), #1–2 * ''The Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft'' **''The Alchemist'' (1997), #1 **''The Lurking Fear'' (1997), #1 **''The Tomb'' (1997), #1 **''Beyond the Walls of Sleep'' (1998), #1 * '' Zulunation'' (1991), #1–3

New Worlds

* ''Black Mist'' * ''Helsing'' * ''

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The Red Diaries ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'' * '' Saint Germaine'' * '' Seeker''

Gauntlet

* ''Berzerker'' * ''Samurai Seven'' * '' Serpent Rising'' * '' U.N. Force'' (1993), #1–5

Iconografix

* ''Bound & Gagged'' * ''

'' * '' Meatcake'' * ''Very Vicky''

Tapestry Press

* ''BoonDoggle'' * '' Dreamwalker'' (1996–1997), #1–4 * ''

Explorers Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

'' v2 (1996–1997), #1–3 (from Explorer Press) * ''The Hoon'' * ''

Pakkins' Land ''Pakkins' Land'' is an epic all-ages fantasy story created by husband and wife team, Gary and Rhoda Shipman. Originating as a critically hailed comic book series, the story was written by the pair with Gary Shipman illustrating the series. ''Pak ...

'' * ''

Patty Cake "Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man", "Pat-a-Cake", "Patty-cake" or "Pattycake" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6486. Verse :Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man. :Bake me a cake as fast as you can ...

'' (1996–1997), #1–2 * ''A Patty Cake Christmas'' (1996), #1 * '' Shades of Gray Comics and Stories '' * ''Tapestry Anthology'' (1997), #1 * ''Terror Tots'' * ''Trollords'' v4 (1997), #1–2 (from Apple Press)

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