''The Silent Invasion'' was an American series of black and white
comic book
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s written by Larry Hancock and drawn by Michael Cherkas.
The story was set in the early 1950s and combined
McCarthy-era Cold War-type paranoia with
flying saucer
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s and alien abductions. It followed the adventures of Matt Sinkage, newspaper reporter and main character as he tries to solve the conspiracy and the powerful people trying to stop him.
First series was 12-issue series published by
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 pub ...
between 1986 and 1988.
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Reprints were printed in the 1980s (sorted by date):
* TPB vol. 3: Tarnished Dreams. April 1987, published by Renegade.
* HC vol. 1: Secret Affairs. May 1988,
NBM Publishing
Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Inc. (or NBM Publishing) is an American graphic novel publisher. Founded by Terry Nantier in 1976 as Flying Buttress Publications, NBM is one of the oldest graphic novel publishers in North America. The compa ...
(reprinting #1-3).
* HC vol. 2: Red Shadows. August 1988, NBM (reprinting #4-6).
* HC vol. 3: Tarnished Dreams. March 1989, NBM (reprinting #7-9).
* TPB vol. 4: The Great Fear. April 1989, Renegade.
* HC vol. 4: The Great Fear. July 1989, NBM (reprinting #10-12).
In 1996,
Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book 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 ...
published a six-issue series (May 1996-December 1996) which reprinted the first six issues published by Renegade, but with new covers and extra material.
In 1998, Caliber published ''The Silent Invasion, Abductions'' #1, dated May 1998, which didn't get past the first issue, but was reprinted & continued as ''Secret Messages'' in 2001 by NBM.
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In 1999, NBM published ''Silent Invasion: Secret Affairs and Red Shadows'' TPB, October 1999 (reprinting first 6 issues of 1986 series).
In 2001, NBM started publishing ''Secret Messages'' a five-issue series (May 2001-May 2002). The first issue being a reprint of ''The Silent Invasion, Abductions'' #1.
In 2018, NBM started publishing a series of new editions of ''Silent Invasion''. The first two books have reprinted the original volumes, the third book will collect "the never before collected third album" (presumably ''Secret Messages''), and the fourth book will be "all-new".
The books have received reviews from publications including ''
Publishers Weekly
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'', ''
School Library Journal
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'', and ''
Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review, established in 1976, produces nine book-review publications per month.
Organization
Midwest Book Review was established in 1976. The editor-in-chief of the organization is James A. Cox. The review puts out nine publications on ...
''.
References
External links
Official site
Renegade Press titles
Caliber Comics titles
NBM Publishing titles
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