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Gorilla Comics was a short-lived American comic book imprint launched in 2000[1] by creators Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Karl Kesel, Barry Kitson, George Pérez, Mark Waid, and Mike Wieringo.[2] Characters were creator-owned, and books were published through Image Comics.
Contents
Titles
- Crimson Plague by George Pérez (originally published through Event Comics)
- Empire by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson (later completed through DC Comics)
- Section Zero by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett
- Shockrockets by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen
- Superstar by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen
- Tellos by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo (originally published through Image Central)
Closure
The founders intended to finance the company through a comics-themed website, eHero.com, which proved unsuccessful.[3] This left creators financing their own books, and only a handful of issues saw print.[4] Only Shockrockets and Tellos completed their initial storylines. The last Gorilla Comics book, Superstar, consisted of a single issue printed in 2001.
Shockrockets was later reprinted in trade paperback by Dark Horse Comics in August 2004. It was reprinted by IDW Publishing as a hardcover in November 2010. Further Tellos stories were self-published directly through Image Comics. Empire was later completed as a mini-series at DC Comics and released as a trade paperback in June 2004. Superstar will see a release from IDW Publishing in March 2011.
References
- ^ Contino, Jennifer M. (May 2000). "Tell Us About Tellos". Sequential Tart 3 (5). http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/dezago.shtml.
- ^ Lamken, Brian Saner (December 6, 1999). "The Comic Wire: Gorilla Comics: A Profile of the Creator Owned Imprint". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=238.
- ^ Yarbrough, Beau (December 28, 2000). "The Comic Wire: State of the (Ape) Nation: How Healthy is Gorilla?". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?article=766&column=8.
- ^ Dean, Michael (June 8, 2001). "The Case of the Disappearing Gorilla: The Banana Trust Explains How Not to Start a Comics Line". The Comics Journal (234). http://www.tcj.com/234/n_gorilla.html.
External links
- Gorilla Comics at the Comic Book DB
Categories:- Image Comics imprints
- Comic book publishing companies of the United States
- Defunct comics and manga publishers
- Publications established in 2000
- Lists of comics by publisher
- Image Comics stubs
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