Tekno Comix
Encyclopedia
Tekno Comix was an American
publishing company that produced comic book
s from 1995 to 1997.
The Tekno Comix brand was discontinued in 1997, though books featuring the same characters continued were published with Big Entertainment branding for the rest of that year. Big Entertainment continues as Hollywood Media Corp, which controls Tekno Comix intellectual property.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
publishing company that produced comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s from 1995 to 1997.
History
The company was founded by Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein as a division of their publicly traded company, Big Entertainment. Tekno Comix publications featured characters and situations created by celebrity authors and others, but were primarily scripted and illustrated by freelance comics creators.The Tekno Comix brand was discontinued in 1997, though books featuring the same characters continued were published with Big Entertainment branding for the rest of that year. Big Entertainment continues as Hollywood Media Corp, which controls Tekno Comix intellectual property.
Titles
- Gene RoddenberryGene RoddenberryEugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer...
's Lost Universe (later renamed Xander in Lost Universe) - Isaac AsimovIsaac AsimovIsaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
's I-Bots - John JakesJohn JakesJohn William Jakes is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction.-Early life and education:...
' Mullkon Empire (six-issue limited seriesLimited seriesA limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
) - Leonard NimoyLeonard NimoyLeonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
's PrimortalsPrimortalsPrimortals was a comic book series published by Tekno-Comix from 1995 to 1997. The characters and concept were created by actor Leonard Nimoy, who developed the idea for the series after visiting the SETI project. Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was credited with providing additional concepts... - Mickey SpillaneMickey SpillaneFrank Morrison Spillane , better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally...
's Mike Danger - Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
's Lady JusticeLady Justice (comics)Lady Justice is a comic book published by Tekno Comix, starting in 1995. It was created by Neil Gaiman and written by C. J. Henderson, with art by Michael Netzer/Steve Lieber in the first series and Fred Harper/Mike Harris in the second.... - Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero the Newmatic ManMr. Hero the Newmatic ManMr. Hero the Newmatic Man is a comic book published by Tekno Comix from March, 1995 to June, 1996. The original character concept was created by Neil Gaiman, but the title was written by James Vance and penciled mostly by Ted Slampyak.-Back story:...
- Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death (six-issue limited series)
- Neil Gaiman's Teknophage
- Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds (two one-shots)
- Tad WilliamsTad WilliamsRobert Paul "Tad" Williams, born in San Jose, California, is the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels, including Tailchaser's Song, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, the Otherland series, and The War of the Flowers....
' Mirror World - Tekno Files (a one-shot)
- Neuro Jack (a one-shot)