Flinch (comics)

Flinch is a Vertigo Comics horror anthology.

Flinch
Publication information
PublisherVertigo Comics
ScheduleMonthly/Bi-monthly
FormatStandard
GenreHorror
Publication dateJune 1999–January 2001
No. of issues16

It ran 16 issues from June 1999 until January 2001 and featured the talents of Jim Lee, Bill Willingham, Frank Quitely, Joe R. Lansdale, and many others. Rumours of cancellation seemed to plague the book throughout its run.[1]

Timothy Truman said of the series: "...the best art I've done in any single comics story is on the "Brer Hoodoo" short story I did with Joe for Vertigo's Flinch anthology".[2]

Issue guide
#DateCover artistStoryStory writerStory artist
1June 1999Phil HaleRocket-ManRichard BruningJim Lee
Nice NeighborhoodJen Van MeterFrank Quitely
Wolf Girl EatsBruce JonesRichard Corben
2July 1999Richard CorbenMaggie and her MicroscopeDean MotterBill Sienkiewicz
Found ObjectBob FingermanPat McEown
Food ChainBrian AzzarelloEduardo Risso
3August 1999Sue CoeNight TerrorsJohn RozumKelley Jones
A Walk in the ParkScott CunninghamMarcelo Frusin
SatanicGarth EnnisKieron Dwyer
4September 1999José VillarrubiaA Gift of FriendshipKent WilliamsKent Williams
Fair TradeTy TempletonTy Templeton
Playing DeadBruce JonesPaul Gulacy
5October 1999Tim SaleBetrothedJoe R. LansdaleRick Burchett
Peeping BobColin RaffJames Romberger
FumesMark WheatleyMarc Hempel
6November 1999Kent WilliamsDead Woman WalkingWilliam Messner-LoebsDuncan Fegredo
El OgroIvan Velez, Jr.Ho Che Anderson
The Day WifePhillip HesterAnde Parks
7December 1999John MuellerParadeDevin GraysonPhil Jimenez
The ToyJim WoodringRandy DuBurke
It Takes A VillageBill WillinghamBill Willingham
8January 2000Jae LeeGutsGreg RuckaJames Romberger
You've Got Hate MailRobert RodiMarcelo Frusin
The Lotus ShoesJohn KuramotoJohn J. Muth
9February 2000Alex RossMostly WhiteBruce JonesDave Taylor
The HarvesterThom MetzgerSean Phillips
SitterSteven T. SeagleJohn Estes
10March 2000Edvin BiukovicLast CallBrian AzzarelloDanijel Zezelj
In the PinkKen RothsteinFrank Teran
The MuleTony BedardDavid Lloyd
11April 2000Phil HaleRed RomanceJoe LansdaleBruce Timm
EmergentJohn RozumCliff Chiang
PrepackedIan CarneyDave Taylor
12May 2000Mitch O'ConnellWatching YouBruce JonesFrank Quitely
Tin GodJohn ArcudiRyan Sook
MondaysScott CunninghamEssad Ribic
13July 2000Rick BerryBrer HoodooJoe R. LansdaleTim Truman
The Story of a Nut Gone Bad...Roger LangridgeRoger Langridge
The ShaftBrian AzzarelloJavier Pulido
14September 2000Michael Wm. KalutaResolveBruce JonesBerni Wrightson
Grave WisdomTed McKeeverTed McKeever
If Wishes Had WingsDarko MacanTim Levins
15November 2000Dean OrmstonA Night To ForgetPaul JenkinsThe Pander Bros
WatchfulLucius ShepardChris Weston
The Future's so BrightWill PfeiferRobert Valley
16January 2001Richard CorbenThe Wedding BreakfastMike CareyCraig Hamilton
a temporary life.Charlie BoatnerPhilip Bond
DESCENTGuy GonzalezDanijel Zezelj

Awards

Issue #11 won a Horror Writers' Association Bram Stoker Award for "Red Romance" by Joe R. Lansdale.[3] Issue #11 also received a nomination for a 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry award for best cover artist (Phil Hale).

Notes
  1. Rich's Ramblings '99
  2. Tim Truman Interview, Comic Book Resources, April 15, 2002
  3. "Miscellaneous Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-05-05.

References
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