Instant Piano

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Instant Piano

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Instant Piano #1 (August 1994)
Publication information
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Schedule Irregular
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date August 1994 – June 1995
No. of issues 4

Instant Piano was a humorous comics anthology published by Dark Horse Comics. It ran for four issues from 1994 to 1995.

A comics anthologies, also known as a comic magazine, collect works in the medium of comics, typically from multiple series, and compiles them into an anthology or magazine. The comics in these anthologies range from comic strips that are too short for standalone publication to comic book chapters that are later compiled into collected comic book volumes.

Dark Horse Comics American comic book and manga publisher

Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book and manga publisher. It was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Contents

Awards and recognition

Writer Evan Dorkin received an Eisner Award for Best Short Story in 1996 for his story "The Eltingville Comic-Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club in Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett" in issue #3 of the series. [1]

Evan Dorkin Comic creator

Evan Dorkin is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books Milk and Cheese and Dork. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himself.

Notes

  1. "1996 Will Eisner Award" . Retrieved 21 July 2009.

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