Alex Ross' cover to America's Best Comics 64 Page Giant, featuring all of the characters created by Alan Moore for the imprint.

America's Best Comics is a comic book publishing brand. It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an imprint of Wildstorm, an idea proposed to Moore by Wildstorm founder Jim Lee when it was still under Image Comics. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (985x1524, 527 KB)Alex Ross cover to the special that featured all of the characters created by Alan Moore for the Wildstorm imprint. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (985x1524, 527 KB)Alex Ross cover to the special that featured all of the characters created by Alan Moore for the Wildstorm imprint. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rosss rendition of the Golden Age Batman and Robin. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics. ... Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lees depiction of DC Comics Batman. ... Image Comics is the third or fourth largest comic book publisher in the United States. ...

Under this imprint, Moore has penned many well-regarded series; the most well-known being The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a intelligently-written strip which merged several famous Victorian-era fiction characters into one world. Other notable series include Tom Strong, a homage to pulp fiction heroes such as Doc Savage; Top 10, a light-hearted drama set around a police precinct in a city where everyone has superpowers; and Promethea, one of Moore's most personal pieces which detailed Moore's view on Magic. Jump to: navigation, search The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... Jump to: navigation, search In the ongoing (but now finite) comicbook series created by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse for Americas Best Comics (ABC), Tom Strong is a science hero; he was raised in a high-gravity chamber and given an intensive education by his somewhat eccentric mad scientist... Jump to: navigation, search Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as the pulps ) were inexpensive fiction magazines. ... Doc Savage Magazine, March 1933 Doc Savage is a fictional character, one of the most enduring pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by Americas Best Comics/Wildstorm. ... Look up magic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Peter Hogan and Rick Veitch had their own spin-off series, Terra Obscura and Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset respectively, and Steve Moore (no relation) co-wrote Tom Strong's Terrific Tales with Moore. Peter K. Hogan was editor of cult political British comics Crisis and Revolver in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Rick Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Terra Obscura, Volume 2, Issue #4s cover Terra Obscura is a spin-off comic book from Alan Moores Tom Strong series, written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. ... Steve Moore is a prolific British comics writer. ...

Regular contributing artists include Kevin O'Neill, Chris Sprouse, Rick Veitch, J.H. Williams III, Gene Ha, Zander Cannon, Kevin Nowlan, Hilary Barta, Melinda Gebbie, Jim Baikie, Yanick Paquette, and Arthur Adams. Kevin ONeill is a British comic illustrator. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chris Sprouse (born in Alexandria, Virginia on July 30, 1966) is an American comic book artist. ... Rick Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics. ... Promethea Volume 1 TPB Cover, art by Williams J.H. Williams III is an comic book artist and penciller. ... Gene Ha is an American comics artist best known for his work on books such as Top 10 and Top 10: The Forty-Niners, with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for Americas Best Comics, and the Batman graphic novel Fortunate Son, with Gerard Jones, among others. ... Born November 1, 1972, in Boston, Massachusetts, Zander Cannon is an American comic book writer and artist. ... Melinda Gebbie is a comic book artist, partner of Alan Moore. ... British comic strip artist Jim Baikie collaborated with Alan Moore on Skizz, then went on to both write and illustrate Skizz II and Skizz III for 2000AD. Before his 2000AD work, Baikie had been known principally for his work in TV comics of the 1970s and 80s, working... Arthur (Art) Adams is a comic book creator, best known for the series Monkeyman and OBrien published by Dark Horse. ...

All the lettering for the ABC line is done by Todd Klein, with the exception of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which was handled by Bill Oakley. Todd Klein is a well-known and respected comic book letterer. ... Jump to: navigation, search The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... William Douglas Oakley (April 1, 1964 - February 16, 2004) was a letterer for numerous comic books from Marvel, DC, and other companies. ...

Wildstorm was later sold to DC Comics without Moore's knowledge, although the Internet was buzzing with the news of what Moore would do to Lee upon discovering the truth. This was because Moore had sworn years earlier that he would never work for DC again. Jump to: navigation, search The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...

According to the interview Moore gave George Khoury in the book The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore, when Lee first saw Alan Moore after the takeover, the tall figure of Moore holding his snake-headed walking stick impressed Lee so, he was sure Moore - who was then still ignorant of the sale - was going to beat him senseless. Moore was reluctant at first, but ultimately decided to accept his new situation as he had promised work to a number of his artist friends from Rob Liefeld's defunct Awesome Comics line. In the same interview, he said that it was better to go back against a principle for the greater good, than to have no principles in life at all. Jump to: navigation, search Rob Liefeld Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1968 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator and publisher, who has been one of the Modern Ages most controversial figures. ...

Moore announced that the imprint's 'universe' would end with the 32nd issue of Promethea, where the ABC Universe would be met with the Apocalypse, and he would soon retire. Despite this announcement there are still a few more Moore-penned stories expected: At least one League of Extraordinary Gentlemen volume and two 64-page Tomorrow Stories specials offering a final farewell to some of ABC's characters. Jump to: navigation, search Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by Americas Best Comics/Wildstorm. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Apocalypse on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Apocalypse (Greek: αποκαλυψις, disclosure), is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the mass of men. ... Promotional still for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... Tomorrow Stories was a comicbook series created by the legendary Alan Moore, for his Americas Best Comics (ABC) line, published by Wildstorm (now a subsidiary of DC Comics). ...

Outside of Moore the ABC line looks to continue a little while longer under other writers. Tom Strong, for example, has already been written entirely by guest authors since November 2003. These authors have included; Peter Hogan, Geoff Johns, Mark Schultz, Steve Aylett, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubaker and Michael Moorcock. A sequel to Top 10 called Beyond The Farthest Precinct has been penned by novelist Paul Di Filippo and artist Jerry Ordway and another title, written by Peter Hogan and Steve Moore, is going to explore the remaining secrets of all of the major ABC characters. This mini-series, America's Best Comics: A to Z, started in September 2005. Peter K. Hogan was editor of cult political British comics Crisis and Revolver in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Geoff Johns (born January 25, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American writer of comic books. ... Mark Schultz is an American comicbook writer and artist. ... Steve Aylett is a satire/SF/slipstream author of several fiercely weird and interesting books. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is a cartoonist and a writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... Science Fiction writer born 1954 in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Jerry Ordway is an American writer and artist of comic books best known for his work on DC Comics All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc. ... Peter K. Hogan was editor of cult political British comics Crisis and Revolver in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Steve Moore (Born September 22, 1978 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) was an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ...

Titles under the ABC Imprint

• America's Best Comics: A to Z (see below)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Promethea
• Tomorrow Stories
  • Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset (a Tomorrow Stories mini-series spin-off, written and drawn by Rick Veitch)
• Tom Strong
  • Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (a short-lived anthology spin-off)
  • Terra Obscura (a Tom Strong spin-off based on old Nedor Comics characters, written by Peter Hogan)
• Top 10
  • Smax (a Top 10 mini-series spin-off)
  • Top 10: The Forty-Niners (a Top 10 graphic novel spin-off)
  • Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct (a Top 10 mini-series)

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America's Best Comics: A to Z

This article or section contains information about a scheduled or expected comic book release, or a series already in progress. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.

America's Best Comics: A to Z; cover to the first issue by Terry Dodson.

America's Best Comics: A to Z is a six-part miniseries written by Peter Hogan and Steve Moore. It's planned to reveal secrets and unknown facts about the characters that have appeared thus far in the ABC line and is due to be released starting in September 2005. a simple word balloon icon. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links ABC-1. ... Image File history File links ABC-1. ... Terrence Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. ...

Each issue features artwork from character's original designer/co-creator and a cover by Terry Dodson. It is expected to signal the end of the ABC line, and is planned as a farewell to the characters. ABC: A-Z #1 features Tom Strong and Jack B. Quick, with art by Chris Sprouse and Kevin Nowlan; the second issue will focus on Greyshirt and The Cobweb, with art by Rick Veitch and Melinda Gebbie.

Other one-off titles have included

• America's Best Comics 64 Page Giant (a collection of short stories involving all of the ABC characters)
• America's Best Comic's Sketchbook (a collection of sketches of main characters by ABC artists)
• The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong (a 64 page, single issue, Tom Strong spin-off)

Collected editions

• America's Best Comics (graphic novel collection of the 64 Page Giant, Sketchbook, and Many Worlds) (Paperback: ISBN 1401201474)
• Promethea Covers Collection (a collection of all 32 Promethea covers)

External links

• America's Best Comics (The official DC Comics/Wildstorm ABC site.)
• ABC Fanpage
• The ABC Upcoming Releases List