Gorilla Comics was a short-lived American comic book imprint launched in 2000[1] by creators Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Karl Kesel, Barry Kitson, George Pérez, Mark Waid, and Mike Wieringo.[2] Characters were creator-owned, and books were published through Image Comics.
Titles[]
- Crimson Plague by George Pérez (originally published through Event Comics)
- Empire by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson (later completed through DC Comics)
- Section Zero by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett
- Shockrockets by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen
- Superstar by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen
- Tellos by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo (originally published through Image Central)
Closure[]
The founders intended to finance the company through a comics-themed website, eHero.com, which proved unsuccessful.[3] This left creators financing their own books, and only a handful of issues saw print.[4] Only Shockrockets and Tellos completed their initial storylines. The last Gorilla Comics book, Superstar, consisted of a single issue printed in 2001.
Shockrockets was later reprinted in trade paperback by Dark Horse Comics in August 2004. It was reprinted by IDW Publishing as a hardcover in November 2010. Further Tellos stories were self-published directly through Image Comics. Empire was later completed as a mini-series at DC Comics and released as a trade paperback in June 2004. Superstar will see a release from IDW Publishing in March 2011.[when?]
In January 2012, Karl Kesel announced that he and Tom Grummett would be relaunching Section Zero as a webcomic on the Mad Genius Comics website.[5][6] The previously published stories are being posted on the site and new material will be added as it is completed.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Contino, Jennifer M. (May 2000). "Tell Us About Tellos". Sequential Tart 3 (5). http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/dezago.shtml.
- ↑ Lamken, Brian Saner (December 6, 1999). The Comic Wire: Gorilla Comics: A Profile of the Creator Owned Imprint. Comic Book Resources.
- ↑ Yarbrough, Beau (December 28, 2000). State of the (Ape) Nation: How Healthy is Gorilla?. ComicBookResources.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Dean, Michael (June 8, 2001). The Case of the Disappearing Gorilla: The Banana Trust Explains How Not to Start a Comics Line. The Comics Journal #234'. Fantagraphics Books. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Parkin, JK (January 3, 2012). Kesel and Grummett’s Section Zero returns as a webcomic. ComicBookResources.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kesel, Karl (January 2, 2012). Back to ZERO!. MadGeniusComics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Archive for Section Zero. MadGeniusComics.com (2012). Retrieved on March 4, 2012.
External links[]
- Gorilla Comics at the Comic Book DB
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