Next Issue Project

Next Issue Project
	Cover of Next Issue Project 1 (Fen 2008 Image Comics) ; Art by Erik Larsen
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Irregular
Title(s)
	Fantastic Comics #24; Silver Streak Comics #24; Crack Comics #63; Speed Comics #45
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a set of one-shot comics.
Genre	Science fiction, superhero;
Publication date	February 2008

The Next Issue Project is a series of American comic-book anthology one-shots published by Image Comics beginning in February 2008. The multi-title project, edited by Erik Larsen, creator of Savage Dragon, features comic book characters that have fallen into the public domain.^[1]^[2]

The premise behind the series, according to Larsen, is:

“

... for any fan of comics, not just fans of Golden Age books. Often, the promise of Golden Age comics—where creators were making up the rules as they went along and were blazing new trails—was more exciting than the reality..., where creators were essentially mimicking some of the same dull formulaic writing found in other mediums at the time. Everyone who contributes to [the Next Issue Project] was intent on fulfilling the promise of the Golden Age and delivering a book that was more than a mere homage, but also a thrilling glimpse of what comics could be—if only creators were allowed to run wild with the characters they were handed!^[3]

”

Publication history

Each issue of the Next Issue Project utilizes features from a title published during the 1930s and 1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, with similar dimensions and page count, both larger than the modern-day standard. Each issue continues the name and numbering of each title.

The first issue, Fantastic Comics #24 came out in February 2008. It was followed by Silver Streak Comics #24 in December 2009.^[4] and later Crack Comics #63.

Issues

Fantastic Comics #24

Continuing from Fox Feature Syndicate's Fantastic Comics. This issue was released on February 13, 2008. It contained the following stories:

Samson, written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
Flip Falcon, written by Joe Casey and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz
Golden Knight, co-written and illustrated by Thomas Yeates and Bryan Rutherford
Yank Wilson, written and illustrated by Andy Kuhn
Space Smith, written and illustrated by Tom Scioli
Captain Kidd, written and illustrated by Jim Rugg
Professor Fiend, written and illustrated by Fred Hembeck
Sub Saunders, written and illustrated by Ashley Wood
Stardust the Super Wizard, written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by Mike Allred
a prose piece featuring Carlton Riggs by B. Clay Moore with illustration by Jason Latour

Silver Streak Comics #24

Continuing from Lev Gleason Publications' Silver Streak Comics. Released in December, 2009. It contained the following stories:

Daredevil, written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
Silver Streak, written and illustrated by Paul Grist
Kelly the Cop, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge
The Claw, written and illustrated by Michael T. Gilbert
Captain Battle, written by Steve Horton and illustrated by Alan Weiss

Crack Comics #63

Continuing from Quality Comics' Crack Comics. This issue was released on November 2, 2011. It contained the following stories:

Captain Triumph, written and penciled by Alan Weiss
The Space Legion, written and illustrated by Chris Burnham
The Clock, written and illustrated by Paul Maybury
Molly the Model, written and illustrated by Terry Austin
Alias the Spider, written and illustrated by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri
Spitfire, written and illustrated by Herb Trimpe
Slap Happy Pappy, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge
Hack O'Hara (with a cameo by the Space Legion), written and illustrated by Erik Larsen
Red Torpedo, written and illustrated by B. Clay Moore, Frank Fosco, Erik Larsen

Speed Comics #45

Continuing from Harvey Comics' Speed Comics. Will feature Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and War Nurse.

Notes

↑ The Golden Age is Back in "The Next Issue Project", Comic Book Resources, July 20, 2007
↑ One Fan's Opinion, by Erik Larsen, Comic Book Resources, August 4, 2007
↑ Larsen, Eric. Crack Comics "#63" press release, Comic Book Resources (Sept. 30, 2010).
↑ Wigler, Josh (December 14, 2009). ""Next Issue Project" Returns With "Silver Streak Comics" #24". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 16, 2009.

References

The Next Issue Project at the Comic Book DB

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[1] The Golden Age is Back in "The Next Issue Project", Comic Book Resources, July 20, 2007

[2] One Fan's Opinion, by Erik Larsen, Comic Book Resources, August 4, 2007

[3] Larsen, Eric. Crack Comics "#63" press release, Comic Book Resources (Sept. 30, 2010).

[4] Wigler, Josh (December 14, 2009). ""Next Issue Project" Returns With "Silver Streak Comics" #24". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 16, 2009.