TekWorld
William Shatner's TekWorld (or Tek World) was a comic book series published by Epic Comics/Marvel, from 1992 to 1995.[1] It is based on the TekWar novels.
TekWorld | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Epic Comics (Marvel Comics) |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | September 1992 - August 1994 |
No. of issues | 24 |
Main character(s) | Jake Cardigan, Warbride |
Creative team | |
Created by | William Shatner |
Written by | Ron Goulart Evan Skolnick |
Artist(s) | Lee Sullivan |
Penciller(s) | Rich Suchy |
Inker(s) | John Stanisci |
Letterer(s) | Pat Brosseau Ken Lopez |
Colorist(s) | Evan Skolnick Mike Worley |
Editor(s) | Fabian Nicieza |
Collected editions | |
TekWorld | ISBN 0-87135-985-5 |
Publication history
Lee Sullivan, who was the principal artist on the series (providing the art for 16 issues and all the covers), had worked with Evan Skolnick on Marvel's RoboCop series, and it was Skolnick who recommended Sullivan to the editor Fabian Nicieza when they lost the original artist for the project.[2] Sullivan was also allowed to produce the full line art because, he says, "I had found it difficult to provide pencils that anyone could ink well, and the results were much better."[2]
Following a request from Shatner, the look of the series was adjusted to parallel the television series when it was in production [2] Despite being more closely tied-into the expanding TekWar franchise, the title was one of those which got cut during Marvel's financial problems in the mid-nineties, with the last issue cover dated August 1994.[2]
Issues
- "Born Again"
- "Across the Border"
- "Warbride Revisited"
- "Fatal Reunion"
- "Tek War"
- "Moon Kill"
- "Space Jack"
- "Welcome Back Cardigan"
- "Prison Bound"
- "Fugitives"
- "Disorder at the Border"
- "Chasing Shadows"
- "Bionic Duel"
- "Attack of the Zombies"
- "Plague?"
- "Back to the Freezer"
- "Destination Kyoto"
- "Showdown at the Shrine"
- "SIMS of the Father"
- "Hand of the Rising Son"
- "Who Aren't in Heaven"
- "Fathers & Guns"
- "We'll Be Right Back..."
- "A Matter of Innocence"
Collected editions
Part of the series has been collected into a trade paperback:
- TekWorld (129 pages, February 1994, ISBN 0-87135-985-5)
See also
- Primortals – a comic series inspired by the writings of Leonard Nimoy
- Tek Jansen
Notes
- "Designing Tek World". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- An Interview With Comic Artist Lee Sullivan, SciFi Pulse, October 13, 2008
References
- TekWorld at the Grand Comics Database
- TekWorld at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- TekWorld on Lee Sullivan's site
- Tek World details