This was the first ever English-language version of Astro Boy. The stories are adapted from the original Japanese version but with the artwork flipped so it read from left to right for the Western readers. It was Frederik L. Schodt who translated the stories into English and it was Schodt who came up with the English name for Astro Boy.
B.P.R.D. #1 – 147 + – 14
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the B.P.R.D. or BPRD) is a fictional organization in the comic book work of Mike Mignola, charged with protecting America and the world from the occult, paranormal and supernatural. It maintains the services of several supernatural persons, including Hellboy. The B.P.R.D. originally appeared in the Hellboy comics but has also been featured in many stories under the B.P.R.D. title.
Battle Of The Planets
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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The Battle of the Planets comic book series was based on a television series of the same name. It was originally published by Gold Key Comics, with Top Cow releasing a number of comics more recently.
Cla$$war #1 – 6
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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Williams has summed up the story as “a political thriller with superheroes,” dealing with a government supersoldier programme and how the leading superhero, The American, deals with the revelation of the truth.
Dungeons and Dragons – Black & White #1 – 6 (2002)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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A beautiful half-elven thief attempts to escape capture for having unwittingly stolen information that could expose a decades-long plans to overthrow the governments of central Flanaess. Join Tinelith and her companions, Snibb the gnome wizard and Benni the half-orc fighter, as they fight for their own survival – and perhaps a bit of profit – against those who work in darkness and think only in shades of gray.
Felon #1 – 4
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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It’s the debut issue of the new hard-boiled crime comic written by Greg Rucka (Whiteout, Queen & Country, Detective Comics) and penciled by Matthew Clark (Wonder Woman, Fuzzy Dice). The Felon’s just done five hard years for the State, and now she’s back on the street with a simple To-Do List: get a haircut; grab a shower; eat a burger; and, oh yeah, nail the SOBs who took her money and left her to take the fall. It’s not about right or wrong-it’s all about the crime.
Fused #1 – 4
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2
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other-comics
Year
2002
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other-comics
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1
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A young robotics engineer, Mark Haggerty becomes the unwilling pawn of a scientist on the run from rogue factions of the government. In the course of routine test, Mark becomes permanently fused with an experimental robot suit and then finds himself accused of murder and the target of a worldwide manhunt.
Hellboy – Savage Dragon – The Collected Edition
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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The World’s Greatest Super-Hero meets the World’s Greatest Paranormal Investigator. The entire epic collected in one handy volume. Fans of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy will be delighted. When Dragon’s arch foe starts to decompose, a spell is cast to draw the undead from around the globe to Chicago. With Hellboy in hot pursuit, an ape with an exposed brain commands the Christmas-colored couple to clobber each other. This one has it all! Vampires! Nazis! Big Mummies! Big action! Big laughs! And Dragon crawling out of a Big Monster’s Big Butt. Pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Jae Lee.
Jungle Fantasy #0 – 5 (ADULT)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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Your every jungle fantasy is finally granted, with this new ongoing series from Avatar Press! Featuring new jungle girl duo The Vixens (developed by Al Rio!), another all-new jungle girl Lorelei, the long-awaited return of Avatar’s premiere jungle fantasy Fauna, and much more jungle action!
The Undead (2002)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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In a world where zombie and human live side by side in an unease truce some abuse that power and some use it for good.
Transformers (Dreamwave Collection) (2002-2004)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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Dreamwave Productions was a fairly unknown independent comic book publisher when it obtained the Transformers license in 2001. For a time, there was gigantic buzz surrounding Dreamwave’s relaunch of the Generation 1 title, even pushing it past Marvel and DC’s top titles. Many comic book fans had been away from Transformers for a long time and were overjoyed to see highly detailed manga-style art driving a childhood favorite.
Wildcats Version 3.0 #1 – 24 (2002-2004)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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Jack Marlowe, formerly Spartan-leader of the Wildcats, intends to change the world. But he doesn’t want to do it using what he considers outdated heroics. He wants to use Kheribum technology to help the world. But not everyone shares his vision and there are forces that are out to stop him. But the Wildcats aren’t exactly a team anymore. However, with a little help from Grifter and a few new faces, Jack Marlowe proceeds with his plans which unfortunately yield varying results- both expected and unexpected.
Write Now! #1 – 20 (2002-2006)
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2
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other-comics
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2002
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other-comics
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1
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Write Now! takes you behind the scenes, into both the creative and business sides of writing narrative fiction, and lets you hear from the pros on both sides of the desk about what it takes to write the stories that readers – and editors – want!
