Negative Burn
| Negative Burn | |
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ISBN 1582404526 |
Negative Burn is a
, Negative Burn is noted for its eclectic range of genres, mixture of established comics veterans and new talents, and promotion of creative experimentation.Publication history
The first volume of Negative Burn ended with issue #50 in 1997. Revived by Image and Desperado in 2005 with two seasonal specials, Negative Burn returned to a monthly format in 2006. The first eleven issues of the new volume were published by Image, while the final ten issues were published by Desperado.
A typical issue of Negative Burn might include a number of stand-alone stories; a new chapter of a longer, serialized piece; recurring features such as
have been featured in the sketchbook section.Desperado Publisher Pruett views the new incarnation of Negative Burn is a potential launching pad for new creators: "I'm offering Negative Burn as a way for a new creator to break in with us. If a creator shows promise and potential with his/her short story contributions then I might try to find them work with an already established creator or title in our library of titles, such as
Regarding Negative Burn's sales in 2007, Pruett said "it has the advantage of being a well-known commodity from its long run in the 90’s, but even then it suffers from the consistent month-to-month drop in sales that is the rule of thumb in the marketplace. As long as we can break even with Negative Burn I'll keep it going".[1]
The title was scheduled to return for a third time, as a yearly, in 2009 from Desperado
Creators
Notable Negative Burn contributors include
Awards
Negative Burn has been nominated for over twenty comics industry awards, including the
Collected editions
- The Best of Negative Burn, Year One (128 pages, Caliber Press, 1994, ISBN 0-941613-69-0)
- The Best of Negative Burn, Year Two (128 pages, Caliber Press, 1995, Stabur Press, 1996, ISBN 0-941613-84-4)
- Negative Burn: The Best from 1993-1998 (200 pages, Image Comics, 1999, ISBN 1-58240-441-0)
Notes
- ^ a b Benjamin Ong Pang Kean (August 8, 2007). "Joe Pruett on Relaunching Desperado Publishing". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ^ Diamond Comic Distributors 2009 August order form at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Desperado Publishing - Negative Burn Returns As Annual Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Desperado Publishing - About Us webpage. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Diamond Comic Distributors 2010 June Cancellations at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Diamond Comic Distributors 2010 April order form at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Diamond Comic Distributors 2010 July Cancellations at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (May 11, 2010). "Joe Pruett and the Return of "Negative Burn"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
References
- Negative Burn (Caliber) at the Grand Comics Database
- Negative Burn (Caliber) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Negative Burn (Image) at the Grand Comics Database
- Negative Burn (Image/Desperado) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Negative Burn (Desperado) at the Grand Comics Database