Next Issue Project

Next Issue Project
Cover of Next Issue Project 1 (Fen 2008 Image Comics). Art by Erik Larsen.
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Irregular
Title(s) Fantastic Comics #24 Silver Streak Comics #24 Crack Comics #63 Speed Comics #45
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a set of one-shot comics.
Genre	Science fiction, superhero
Publication date	February 2008

The Next Issue Project is a series of American comic-book anthology one-shots published by Image Comics beginning in February, 2008. The multi-title project, edited by Erik Larsen, creator of Savage Dragon, features comic book characters that have fallen into the public domain.^[1][2]

The premise behind the series, according to Larsen, is:

“

... for any fan of comics, not just fans of Golden Age books. Often, the promise of Golden Age comics — where creators were making up the rules as they went along and were blazing new trails — was more exciting than the reality..., where creators were essentially mimicking some of the same dull formulaic writing found in other mediums at the time. Everyone who contributes to [the Next Issue Project] was intent on fulfilling the promise of the Golden Age and delivering a book that was more than a mere homage, but also a thrilling glimpse of what comics could be — if only creators were allowed to run wild with the characters they were handed![3]

”

Publication history

Each issue of the Next Issue Project utilizes features from a title published during the 1930s and 1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, with similar dimensions and page count, both larger than the modern-day standard. Each issue continues the name and numbering of each title.

The first issue, Fantastic Comics #24 came out in February 2008. It was followed by Silver Streak Comics #24 in December 2009.^[4] and later Crack Comics #63.

Issues

Fantastic Comics #24

Continuing from Fox Feature Syndicate's Fantastic Comics. This issue was released on February 13, 2008. It contained the following stories:

• Samson, written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
• Flip Falcon, written by Joe Casey and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz
• Golden Knight, co-written and illustrated by Thomas Yeates and Bryan Rutherford
• Yank Wilson, written and illustrated by Andy Kuhn
• Space Smith, written and illustrated by Tom Scioli
• Captain Kidd, written and illustrated by Jim Rugg
• Professor Fiend, written and illustrated by Fred Hembeck
• Sub Saunders, written and illustrated by Ashley Wood
• Stardust the Super Wizard, written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by Mike Allred
• a prose piece featuring Carlton Riggs by B. Clay Moore with illustration by Jason Latour

Silver Streak Comics #24

Continuing from Lev Gleason Publications' Silver Streak Comics. Released in December, 2009. It contained the following stories:

• Daredevil, written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
• Silver Streak, written and illustrated by Paul Grist
• Kelly the Cop, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge
• the Claw, written and illustrated by Michael T. Gilbert
• Captain Battle, written by Steve Horton and illustrated by Alan Weiss

Crack Comics #63

Continuing from Quality Comics' Crack Comics. This issue was released on November 2, 2011. It contained the following stories:

• Captain Triumph, written and penciled by Alan Weiss
• The Space Legion, written and illustrated by Chris Burnham
• The Clock, written and illustrated by Paul Maybury
• Molly the Model, written and illustrated by Terry Austin
• Alias the Spider, written and illustrated by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri
• Spitfire, written and illustrated by Herb Trimpe
• Slap Happy Pappy, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge
• Hack O'Hara (with a cameo by the Space Legion), written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
• Red Torpedo, written and illustrated by B. Clay Moore, Frank Fosco, Erik Larsen

Speed Comics #45

Continuing from Harvey Comics' Speed Comics. Will feature Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and War Nurse.

Notes

1. ^ The Golden Age is Back in "The Next Issue Project", Comic Book Resources, July 20, 2007
2. ^ One Fan's Opinion, by Erik Larsen, Comic Book Resources, August 4, 2007
3. ^ Larsen, Eric. Crack Comics "#63" press release, Comic Book Resources (Sept. 30, 2010).
4. ^ Wigler, Josh (December 14, 2009). ""Next Issue Project" Returns With "Silver Streak Comics" #24". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24049. Retrieved December 16, 2009. 

References

• The Next Issue Project at the Comic Book DB