Astounding Space Thrills
Encyclopedia
Astounding Space Thrills was a webcomic
by Steve Conley begun in 1997. It is also the title of a comic book series of the same name published by Image Comics
.
Apparently inspired by early science fiction serials, the strip follows the adventures of Argosy Smith around the year 2030. He is often accompanied on his adventures by Theremin
, formerly a human antique dealer whose body is now composed of "bioglop".
In 2008, IDW Publishing
published the strip collection Astounding Space Thrills: Argosy Smith and the Codex Reckoning. It was nominated for a Harvey Award
for Best Domestic Reprint Project.
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
by Steve Conley begun in 1997. It is also the title of a comic book series of the same name published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
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Apparently inspired by early science fiction serials, the strip follows the adventures of Argosy Smith around the year 2030. He is often accompanied on his adventures by Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
, formerly a human antique dealer whose body is now composed of "bioglop".
In 2008, IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
published the strip collection Astounding Space Thrills: Argosy Smith and the Codex Reckoning. It was nominated for a Harvey Award
Harvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for Best Domestic Reprint Project.