(1994)

Caliber Press, 1993 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages
44
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Mature Audiences
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Caliber Press
Brand
Caliber Press [typeset]
Editing
Joe Pruett (credited) (editor); Charles Moore (credited) (associate editor); James Pruett (credited) (associate editor); Nate Pride (credited) (production); Malcolm Bourne (credited) (British liaison); Gary Reed (credited) (publisher); Shinn Uehara (credited) (graphic designer)

Issue Notes

Noted on the cover: Harvey Awards Nominee for Best Anthology.

Published by Caliber Press, 11904 Farmington Rd., Livonia, MI 48150.

Negative Burn copyright 1994 by Charles Moore, James Pruett, and Joe Pruett. Boneshaker copyright 1994 by Phillip Hester. Mr. Maloulian copyright 1994 by Brian Bolland. The Chicken That Knew, Like, Everything copyright 1994 by Michael Moe and David Verruni. The Flaming Carrot copyright 1994 by Bob Burden. Alan Moore's Songbook copyright 1994 by Alan Moore, artwork copyright 1994 by Colleen Doran. Cyberreal Orbit copyright 1994 by Stephen Cheng. Classics Desecrated copyright 1994 by Doug Wheeler, artwork copyright 1994 by Doug Wildey, Doug Gray, and Greg DiGenti. The Circle Game copyright 1994 by Michael T. Gilbert. Cover art copyright 1994 by Bob Burden. Back cover art copyright 1994 by Chevale Durgin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flaming Carrot / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Burden (credited)
Inks
Bob Burden (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor; superhero
Characters
Flaming Carrot

Negative Burn (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen Cheng (background illustration, see notes)
Inks
Stephen Cheng (background illustration, see notes)
Letters
Roxanne Starr (credited) (staff letterer, typeset)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Includes the indicia in the lower-left corner of the page.

The page also includes a table of contents, page numbers, credits, subscription information, series logo, and contact information.

An image of the panel from page 3, panel 4 from the Stephen Cheng Cyberreal Orbit story is a background image in negative on this page.

A Mad Hatter Studios International Product listed at the top of the page.

Boneshaker Part IV (Table of Contents: 2)

Boneshaker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Hester (credited as Phillip Hester) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Phil Hester (credited as Phillip Hester) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Phil Hester (credited as Phillip Hester) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
Phil Hester

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

Break a Few Hearts (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Mamoulian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland [right N]) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland [right N]) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland [right N]) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland [right N])

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

The Chicken That Knew, Like, Everything (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Moe (credited) (written, see notes) [as Michael B. Moe] (credited) (script, see notes)
Pencils
David Verruni (credited) (illustrated, see notes) [as David J. Verruni] (credited) (art, see notes)
Inks
David Verruni (credited) (illustrated, see notes) [as David J. Verruni] (credited) (art, see notes)
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover credits for the story as written by Michael Moe and illustrated by David Verruni. The first page of the story lists the credits for the story as the script by Michael B. Moe and art by David J. Verruni.

Mystery of the Flying Fish (Table of Contents: 5)

Flaming Carrot / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burden (credited)
Pencils
Bob Burden (credited)
Inks
Bob Burden (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor; superhero

Indexer Notes

One page is a complete illustration, the other page is the typeset story.

Alan Moore's Songbook (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Colleen Doran (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Colleen Doran (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

Cyberreal Orbit (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Cheng (credited) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Stephen Cheng (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Stephen Cheng (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

Aesop's the Success of the Wicked (Table of Contents: 8)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Doug Wheeler (credited) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Doug Wildey (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Doug Wildey (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
Doug Wildey

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Moral of the story: We're going to the dogs.

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover. The credits for Wheeler and Wildey are listed only as "updated" in the story itself.

Aesop's the Organs in Revolt (Table of Contents: 9)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Doug Wheeler (credited) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Greg DiGenti (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Greg DiGenti (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
Greg DiGenti

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Moral of the story: Diets don't increase your life expectancy, so why bother?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover. The credits for Wheeler and Digenti are listed only as "defiled" in the story itself.

The Skunk (Table of Contents: 10)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Doug Wheeler (credited) (written, see notes)
Pencils
Doug Gray (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Inks
Doug Gray (credited) (illustrated, see notes)
Letters
Doug Gray

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Moral of the story: Quality is more important than quantity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

The Circle Game (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (signed as Michael T. Gilbert) (written, see notes); Michael T. Gilbert (credited as Michael Terry Gilbert) (see notes)
Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (signed as Michael T. Gilbert) (illustrated, see notes); Michael T. Gilbert (credited as Michael Terry Gilbert) (see notes)
Inks
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (signed as Michael T. Gilbert) (illustrated, see notes); Michael T. Gilbert (credited as Michael Terry Gilbert) (see notes)
Letters
Michael T. Gilbert (credited as Michael Terry Gilbert) (see notes)

Genre
car

Indexer Notes

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover. Listed as Michael T. Gilbert on the inside front cover. Signed as Michael T. Gilbert and credited as "by Michael Terry Gilbert" on the first page of the story

New Submissions Guidelines (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Kabuki Fear the Reaper (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Kabuki / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Pruett
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I particularly enjoyed Gaiman's We Can Get It for You Wholesale...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Fan letters page. Letters from: Link W. Herrman, Ross Peterson, Margaret M. Szvetecz, and Olav Beemer.

There also includes a "Special Note from Terry Moore", in which Moore appeals to the readers to help him locate the missing art for Strangers in Paradise (Antarctic Press, 1993 series) #3 (February 1994), which included the cover painting and Elizabeth Watasin's backup story "A Question of Asexuality".

[Pinup] (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chevale Durgin (credited (art, see notes) [as Chevale] (signed)
Inks
Chevale Durgin (credited (art, see notes) [as Chevale] (signed)

Genre
science fiction
Keywords
urban cyberpunk

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Credit description roles are listed on the inside front cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Flaming Carrot
  2. 1. Negative Burn
  3. 2. Boneshaker Part IV
    Boneshaker
  4. 3. Break a Few Hearts
    Mr. Mamoulian
  5. 4. The Chicken That Knew, Like, Everything
  6. 5. Mystery of the Flying Fish
    Flaming Carrot
  7. 6. Alan Moore's Songbook
  8. 7. Cyberreal Orbit
  9. 8. Aesop's the Success of the Wicked
    Classics Desecrated
  10. 9. Aesop's the Organs in Revolt
    Classics Desecrated
  11. 10. The Skunk
    Classics Desecrated
  12. 11. The Circle Game
  13. 12. New Submissions Guidelines
  14. 13. Kabuki Fear the Reaper
    Kabuki
  15. 14. ["I particularly enjoyed Gaiman's We Can Get It for You Wholesale..."]
    Letters
  16. 15. [Pinup]
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