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Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Reed, who had a chain of bookstores, began publishing with the release of two titles acquired from Arrow Comics - Deadworld and The Realm. Other initial launches included Caliber Presents featuring Vince Locke, Mark Bloodworth, Tim Vigil, James O'Barr, and Guy Davis; the first issue of Baker Street co-created by Reed and Guy Davis, and the initial appearance of O’Barr’s The Crow. Gary Reed is an American comic book writer who was also the publisher of Caliber Comics, an independent comic book company that released 1,300 titles in the 1990’s and gave a chance to many of today’s top comic talents into the business such as Brian Bendis, David...
Arrow Comics was one of the original independent publishers of black-and-white comics in the mid 1980s, starting out in Ypsilanti, Michigan by founders Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr. ...
Deadworld is an ongoing comic published by Caliber Comics. ...
Vincent Locke is an accomplished artist who began work in 1986 illustrating Deadworld, a zombie horror comic that soon became an underground hit. ...
Comic book artist and creator of the titles Faust (with fellow Rebel Studios member David Quinn) and EO, and has done art for Glenn Danzigs comic book label Verotiks title Morella as well as Avatar Presss Webwitch. ...
James OBarr (born 1960, Detroit, Michigan) is creator of the comic book series, The Crow. ...
Guy Davis is the name of: A comic book artist primarily known for his work on Sandman Mystery Theatre and various Hellboy-related titles. ...
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The Crow is a comic book series created by James OBarr. ...
Reed arranged with "POCKET CLASSICS", a series of illustrated books similar in design to Classics Illustrated to be released to the direct market via Caliber Press. Over 40 titles were distributed. The interest in literary works continued for Caliber when in 1991, a new imprint designated as Tome Press was launched. Tome featured material centered on history and biography in addition to literature. Over 65 different Tome Press titles would be released on subjects as diverse as the Russian Revolution, The Alamo, Amelia Earhart, El Cid, Jack London stories, reprints of classic art print series, and dozens of others. Classics Illustrated were comic book adaptations from classic literature, a series that Russian-born Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) began in 1941 for Elliot Publishing. ...
Direct market in the comic book industry is the dominant distribution and retail network in North America and elsewhere in the market for English-language comics. ...
After the initial launch, Caliber expanded by bringing in new creators and projects. Jim Calafiore was first published with his graphic novella, Progeny. In Grafik Muzik, Mike Allred introduced his Madman character, Kevin VanHook's Frost series which was the storyline for the film released in 2002, Ted Slampyak's Jazz Age Chronicles, Philip Hester's Fringe, Stuart Immomen's Playground, John Bergin's Ashes, and other titles such as Go-Man, Northguard, Varcel’s Vixens, and more. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...
Progeny can mean: A genetic descendant, see offspring. ...
Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition Mike Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. ...
The comic Madman was created by Mike Allred in 1991. ...
Kevin VanHook is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a comic book artist and writer. ...
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Jazz Age is a comic based in 1920s Boston by writer/illustrator Ted Slampyak. ...
Stuart Immonen is a comic book artist. ...
John Bergin is a graphic novel artist and a darkwave musician. ...
Northguard is a Canadian superhero created in 1984 by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrissette. ...
Caliber had ventured into licensed comics with their early release of Moontrap, the science fiction film starring Star Trek’s Walter Koenig and the production of a comic for Troma Films called Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, but it was the full color adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that proved the most successful. Another licensed property was Mechanoids from Palladium Books. Moontrap was a 1989 science fiction film from Magic Films. ...
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Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, best known for his roles as Chekov in Star Trek, and as Bester on the series Babylon 5. ...
Troma is a film production and distribution company, started by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz that, since 1974, has been producing low budget independent movies non-stop. ...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult comedy musical from 1975. ...
Palladium Books (sometimes called Palladium Games) is a role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known for their popular, genre-crossing Rifts gaming series (1990-present). ...
The expansion of Caliber continued with some notable projects including Michael Lark's Airwaves, Silencers from Mark Askwith and R.G. Taylor, and Negative Burn, the anthology title that would run for 50 issues. Michael Lark is an American comics artist. ...
In the early 1990’s, Caliber launched two new imprints, Gauntlet and Iconografix. Gauntlet was an action based line and the leading titles were U.N. Force, Bezerker featuring work from Rob Liefeld and Angel Median, Patrick Zircher's Samurai Seven, and Serpent Rising based on the stage play. Iconografix dealt with more obscure material often referred to as the "slice of life" or cutting edge titles. Included here were the first issues of Ed Brubaker's Lowlife, Meatcakes from Darcy Megan, a number of projects from Dave Cooper, Jason Lutes, and Matt Howarth. A Berzerker is a second-tier character class of the game Fire Emblem. ...
Rob Liefeld, born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California, is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ...
Cover to Cable and Deadpool #12 by Zircher Patrick Zircher is a comic book artist and penciller. ...
Samurai 7 ) is a 2004 Japanese anime series, produced by GONZO and based on Akira Kurosawas popular 1954 movie Seven Samurai. ...
Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and writer. ...
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Jason Lutes (born July 12, 1967, in New Jersey) is an American comics creator. ...
Artist/cartoonist who created, among other things, Those Annoying Post Brothers and Savage Henry. ...
In late 1993, Caliber merged with the Stabur Corporation. Reed became President of Stabur as well as staying on with Caliber. Caliber began to produce special comics for Wal-Mart including the series of Big Bang Comics (which later would have a long run at Image Comics), Stormquest, and a number of literary adaptations including a version of Frankenstein. Caliber also produced some records and a specialty magazine, ARC, for distribution outside of comics. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...
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In 1993, the principles of Stabur were involved in starting up a new toy company with Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane. Reed is named Vice-President of McFarlane Toys while still running Stabur and Caliber. Jim Pruett was hired to take over some of the editorial duties of Caliber. Reed would stay with McFarlane Toys until May of 1996. Spawn is the most recognizable and popular character in the Image Comics comic book universe. ...
Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur. ...
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The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...
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Caliber expanded in the mid-1990’s with titles such as David Mack's Kabuki, Brian Bendis' AKA Goldfish and Jinx, Mark Rickett's Nowheresville, Mike Carey and Michael Gaydos on Inferno, and in 1995, Caliber launched the sub imprint of New Worlds. These were titles that loosely connected and included Raven Chronicles, Helsing, Seeker, Saint Germaine, Red Diaries, Black Mist, and others. Although not an actual shared universe, the settings and characters could crossover with each other and often did. David Mack is the name of several people: David W. Mack is a comic book artist and writer. ...
Cover to Kabuki: Skin Deep Kabuki is a comic book series by artist and writer David Mack, first published in 1994 by Caliber Press and later by Image Comics. ...
Brian Michael Bendis (he often signs his artwork with a simple BENDIS! and is also known as BMB) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ...
A.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a creator-owned comic book series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. ...
Jinx is a graphic novel published by Image comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. ...
Mike Carey is the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Lucifer and Hellblazer, comic book titles published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ...
Michael Gaydos is an American comic book penciler instrumental in offering his indy take on Joe Quesada-edited Marvel Comics. ...
Inferno has been used as the name of several comic book characters and series: Inferno was a crossover in which the X-Men battled demons led by Jean Greys clone Madelyne Pryor. ...
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action / horror film about a vampire-hunter directed by Stephen Sommers. ...
The Seeker is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...
Saint-Germain may refer to various French phenomena: the 6th century bishop of Paris, canonized as Saint Germain of Paris, who founded an abbey in the fields near Paris, now the church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres which gave its name to the neighborhood on the Left Bank that is...
As Caliber expanded, more editorial staff was hired to handle the growing line of comics. Moebius Comics launched and fan favorites Mr. Monster and Maze Agency returned. Caliber handled the distribution of Amazing Comics that featured the work of Mike Deodato. Brian Lumley’s Necroscope and Whitley Streiber's Communion series were signed on for comic releases. Jon Sable from Mike Grell was announced but never came out. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Mike Deodato, sometimes called Mike Deodato Jr. ...
Louis Whitley Strieber (born June 13, 1945) is a US writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, which professes to be a non-fictional description of his subjective experiences with non-human entities; see alien abduction. ...
Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ...
Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ...
Caliber also started a new imprint in 1997, Tapestry Comics, that featured an "all ages" approach and the initial releases were Explorers, Patty Cake, Pakkin’s Land, Dreamwalker, and others. The line was heavily praised but sales were disappointing.
As the overall comic market declined with the consolidation of the distribution system, Caliber slowly cut back on the number of titles. Caliber found some success of producing comics that appealed outside of the usual comics market with some of the Tome Press titles including Sherlock Holmes Reader, which had the majority of its sales outside of the traditional comic stores.
The demise of Caliber can be attributed primarily to the problems associated with the Spawn Power Cardz game. Caliber had invested heavily in time and money to launch the collectible card game and had great potential with purchase orders. However, the printer of the card game was running behind in production and outsourced the collation of the game to another printer who didn’t understand the random assortment of the cards. When the game appeared with improper collation, the purchase orders, which exceeded over two million dollars, were cancelled. Although a lawsuit was filed and Caliber won, by the time the judgment came, it was too late. In addition, the printer declared bankruptcy and Caliber was left only with portions of the unusable product.
In 2000, Caliber released the last of its titles and Gary Reed moved on to concentrate on teaching college biology courses. Recently, Reed has been reviving many of the Caliber titles with reprints of collections and all new series, primarily from Image Comics. Image Comics Logo Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ...
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Deadworld is an ongoing comic published by Caliber Comics. ...
A.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a comics series. ...
Jinx is a graphic novel published by Image comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. ...
Cover to Kabuki: Skin Deep Kabuki is a comic book series by artist and writer David Mack, first published in 1994 by Caliber Press and later by Image Comics. ...
Saint-Germain may refer to various French phenomena: the 6th century bishop of Paris, canonized as Saint Germain of Paris, who founded an abbey in the fields near Paris, now the church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres which gave its name to the neighborhood on the Left Bank that is...
Notable creators Alphabetically: Brian Michael Bendis (born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ...
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Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and writer. ...
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Mike Carey is the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Lucifer and Hellblazer, comic book titles published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ...
Guy Davis is the name of: A comic book artist primarily known for his work on Sandman Mystery Theatre and various Hellboy-related titles. ...
Michael Gaydos is an American comic book penciler instrumental in offering his indy take on Joe Quesada-edited Marvel Comics. ...
Phil Hester (born 1966 in Iowa) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer. ...
Michael Lark is an American comics artist. ...
Vincent Locke is an accomplished artist who began work in 1986 illustrating Deadworld, a zombie horror comic that soon became an underground hit. ...
David Mack is the name of several people: David W. Mack is a comic book artist and writer. ...
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Gary Reed is an American comic book writer who was also the publisher of Caliber Comics, an independent comic book company that released 1,300 titles in the 1990’s and gave a chance to many of today’s top comic talents into the business such as Brian Bendis, David...
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