FX (comics)

FX is a six-issue comic book limited series written and created by Wayne Osborne and drawn by John Byrne. It was published by IDW Publishing in 2008.[1] Osborne, a lifelong comics fan, realized his dream by hiring Byrne, a prominent professional comics artist, to help create his own comic book title.

FX
Publication information
PublisherIDW Publishing
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateMarch – August 2008
No. of issues6
Creative team
Written byWayne Osborne
Artist(s)John Byrne
Letterer(s)John Workman
Colorist(s)Greg Cordier
Collected editions
FXISBN 1-60010-274-3

Publication history

FX was created by writer Wayne Osborne, who commissioned artist John Byrne to draw it.[2] John Byrne made it known on his message board that he was open to full-comic commissions, at a cost of $20,000 an issue.[3] Osborne hired Byrne; this was Osborne's first comic book.[4] The production was done using the Marvel Method where the story is plotted, the art is drawn and then the script finalised[5] because, as Byrne says, "that eliminated about 90% of the mistakes newbie writers make."[6]

A follow-up series, FX: The Lost Land, was released as a graphic novel in December 2010 with art by Uko Smith.

Premise

A teenage boy gains superhuman powers mostly limited by his imagination (making special effects a reality) and he decides to become a superhero.[2][5]

Issues
  1. "Monkey Business" (March 2008)
  2. "Things That Go... CRASH ...in the Night" (April 2008)
  3. "We've Got Spirits... Yes, We Do!" (May 2008)
  4. "Weird Science" (June 2008)
  5. "Myth-Understandings" (July 2008)
  6. "Full Circle" (August 2008)

Other editions

The series has been collected as a trade paperback:

  • FX (152 pages, November 2008, ISBN 1-60010-274-3)

Notes
  1. "FX details". Comics.org. Grand Comics Database. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  2. Cronin, Brian (March 19, 2008). "FX #1 Review - Strangest Comic Out There?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. "An 'FX' Q&A". QuickDFW.com. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
  4. "Wayne Osborne on FX & Working With John Byrne". Newsarama.com. December 27, 2007.
  5. Baxter, Dave (March 20, 2008). "FX #1: Review". BrokenFrontier.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. Kean, Benjamin Ong Pang (January 1, 2008). "John Byrne on FX, Angel, Next Men and More". Newsarama. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2017.


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