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Diamond Previews called it "Certified Cool." and the critics are starting to agree!
COMICULTURE is a full-color, 64-page magazine that dares to tackle genres that mainstream is scared to touch! Issue #1 contains 8 original stories that feature vastly different art styles and subjects.
Below is a sampling of what's inside. Follow the links to each story's own web page to find out more! |
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TRAINING WHEELS
Story, art & Coloring by Klaus Janson
Lettered by Comicraft
A haunting tale about a photographer who reflects on how his childhood has shaped his life. This is a very personal tale by one of comics master storytellers.
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GUNPOWDER GIRL & THE OUTLAW SQUAW
Part one of six
Story & art by Don Hudson
Lettering by Comicraft, Coloring by Marie Javins, Tricia Hale and Brian "Booch" Buccellato
In the old west, two women who are tread on by the system find their own justice outside of the law!
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MY HARLEQUIN ROMANCE
Story, art, colors & Lettering by Jessica Wolk-Stanley
She was 12, redhaired, freckled, distressingly nearsighted and (for all the good it did her) Ready For Love.
A quarter-century later, still red of hair, freckled of face and short of sight, Jessica wonders if maybe -- just maybe -- she overdosed on those stupid goddamned Harlequin Romances.
From romantic dreamer to celebrity stalker, this delightful tale is the true story about the search for that special someone!
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JOEY BERSERK & CLAIRE
"Lost Souls" part one of six
Story, art, colors & Lettering by Steve Buccellato
Claire Donner is a private eye who has devoted her life to finding missing children. It's not just one of her passions- it's her entire life. Her latest case brings her in contact with a violent stranger whose complete lack of memories thrusts her into the biggest mystery of her career. |
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AN ALIEN ATE MY BRAIN
Part one of four
Story, art, colors & Lettering by Marc Siry
Just because Ed’s having wild paranoid fantasies doesn’t necessarily mean the world’s not out to get him!
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TRUE TALES OF THE COMICS BIZ:
"With No Power…"
Story, art, colors & Lettering by Rob Tokar
In 1989, a college intern at Marvel Comics donned a red-and-blue, web-patterned costume and learned the answer to an important question that would haunt him for the rest of his life: if With Great Power there must also come Great Responsibility, what must come With No Power...?
The first in a series of true stories by industy pros! |
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THE LOST TRIBE
"A Mile in the Devil's Shoes"
Part one of six
Story by Benjamin Raab, Pencils by Allen Gladfelter
Inks by Jeff Zorno, Lettering by Jeff Eckleberry,
Colors by Brian Buccellato & HiFi Design
Who are the Fuererkind? In the city of Prague, an old legend takes a disturbing new face.
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ZEN GIRL & GUN GAL
"Reptile Rants"
Story, art, colors & Lettering by Steve Buccellato
This is the first in a series of stand-alone short stories featuring two characters last seen in Weasel Guy / Witchblade. They're the most unlikely super hero team you'll encounter. Needless to say, they have issues...
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ALSO IN ISSUE #1:
•A peek at Klaus Janson's book in progress: "The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics."
•Music reviews by Karl Altstaetter.
•The Comiculture gang reviews Mike Mignola's "The Amazing Screw-On Head."
•A look at "The Genius of Jerry Bruckheimer," by Steve Buccellato
Note: Some of these features can now be viewed online in our Departments section!
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