Truth Serum is an independent comic book series created, written and drawn by author Jon Adams

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Overview

Originally published as a mini comic in 2001

2001 in comics

-Year overall:* Marvel Comics withdraws from the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system for its publications.- January :* January 23: Fred Ray, Superman's primary cover artist of the 1940s, passes away at age 80.- September :...

 and given away for free, it appeared as a three-issue mini series published by Slave Labor Graphics

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 in 2002

2002 in comics

-March:* Adventures of Superman #600: super-sized anniversary issue by Joe Casey, Mike Wieringo, and Jose Marzan, Jr. -April:* Batman #600: "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by Ed Brubaker.-January:...

. In 2004

2004 in comics

-February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....

 it was translated and published by Italian publisher Alta-Fedelta.

In 2006

2006 in comics

-January:*January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. *January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process...

 the Slave Labor Graphics mini-series, along with a long-running story from the Dark Horse Comics

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 website and some new material was collected and self-published by City Cyclops as a 128-page oversized volume

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The second Truth Serum book, Truth Serum: The Lonely Parade was published in 2007.

In 2008 Truth Serum Conversations was published. It's a limited edition, full-color collection of the weekly strip.

Currently it appears as a weekly web comic at Dark Horse's site, as well as the official Truth Serum site.

Awards

• 2007
  2007 in comics
  -January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....
  
   Truth Serum was nominated for two Eisner Awards; Best Humor Publication and Best Graphic Album Reprint.

External links

• Wall Street Journal article about the weekly strip.
• Interview with Jon Adams.
• Review of Truth Serum: The Lonely Parade.
• Video of a Truth Serum play.

Sources

• http://blogs.wsj.com/buzzwatch/2008/04/02/daily-diversion-two-new-web-comics-worth-your-while/ Jamin Brophy-Warren, "Daily Diversion: Two New Web Comics Worth Your While," The Wall Street Journal (April 2, 2008).
• http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_07nom.shtml The 2007 Eisner Awards: 2007 Master Nominations List