Negative Burn

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Negative Burn
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The cover to Negative Burn (vol. 1) #1 (1993).
Publication information
Publisher Caliber Press
Image Comics
Desperado Publishing
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Publication date(vol. 1)
January 1993 – December 1997
(vol. 2)
May 2006 – June 2008
No. of issues(vol. 1)
50
(vol. 2)
21
Editor Joe Pruett
Collected editions
The Best of Negative Burn, Year One ISBN   0-941613-69-0
The Best of Negative Burn, Year Two ISBN   0941613844
The Best from 1993-1998 ISBN   1582404526

Negative Burn is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, Negative Burn is noted for its eclectic range of genres, mixture of established comics veterans and new talents, and promotion of creative experimentation.

Contents

Publication history

Volume 1 (1993–1997)

The first volume of Negative Burn lasted 50 issues from January 1993 to December 1997. During that period is was nominated for the Best Anthology Harvey Award from 1994 to 1997, and for the Eisner Award for Beth Anthology in both 1997 and 1999.

Volume 2 (2005–2008)

Revived in 2005 with two seasonal specials, Negative Burn returned to a monthly format in 2006. The first eleven issues of the new volume were published by Image Comics, while the final ten issues were published by Desperado Publishing.

During its 2005–2008 revival, Pruett positioned Negative Burn as a platform for emerging creators, with the aim of helping them move on to larger or more established projects within the publisher’s catalog. Publisher Joe Pruett described the series as “a way for a new creator to break in ... such as Dalibor Talajic and Federico Dallocchio with Deadworld and Will Volley with Antoine Sharp," [1] adding that promising contributors might later be paired with established creators or titles. [1]

While the revival benefited from the series' name recognition from the 1990s, [1] it nevertheless experienced the gradual sales decline typical of the period; volume 2 of Negative Burn ended in June 2008 with issue #21.

Revival attempts and ultimate publication (2009–2026)

The title was slated to return in 2009 as a 200-page annual trade paperback anthology from Desperado. [2] [3] Delayed when Desperado was absorbed by IDW Publishing in late 2009, [4] [5] the title was re-solicited by IDW in 2010, [6] but ultimately canceled without ever being published. [7]

Pruett revived the anthology in 2026, crowdfunded on Zoop. [8]

Contents

A typical issue of Negative Burn might include a number of stand-alone stories; a new chapter of a longer, serialized piece; recurring features such as Brian Bolland's "Mr. Mamoulian"; and a sketchbook section. The sketchbook featured studies, rough drawings, and never-before-seen artwork by a single illustrator. Artists such as Dave Dorman, Michael William Kaluta, David Mazzucchelli, Terry Moore, P. Craig Russell, Greg Ruth, Charles Vess, and even Neil Gaiman have been featured in the sketchbook section.

Creators

Notable Negative Burn contributors include Brian Bolland, Alan Moore, P. Craig Russell, Doug Wheeler, Dave Johnson, Dave Gibbons, Evan Dorkin, Phil Hester, Arthur Adams, Edvin Biuković, Bob Burden, Zander Cannon, Mark Chiarello, Guy Davis, Michael Gaydos, Dean Haspiel, Darko Macan, Mike Wieringo, Terry Moore, Brian Michael Bendis, Josh Neufeld, Ron Kasman, Patton Oswalt, Paul Pope, Jim Mahfood, Moebius, Roxanne Starr, Mike Perkins and Tony Harris.

Awards

Negative Burn has been nominated for over twenty comics industry awards, including the Harvey Award, [9] [10] [11] [12] the Eisner Award, [13] [14] the Eagle Award, [15] the Don Thompson Award, [16] and many others. In addition, the collection Negative Burn: The Best from 1993-1998 was named by Diamond Comic Distributors' Scoop e-newsletter as a Top Ten Trade Paperback of 2005.[ citation needed ]

Collected editions

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Benjamin Ong Pang Kean (August 8, 2007). "Joe Pruett on Relaunching Desperado Publishing". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ Manning, Shaun (May 11, 2010). "Joe Pruett and the Return of 'Negative Burn'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2009 August order form". Previews World. Diamond Comic Distributors. August 2009. Archived from the original on Dec 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (Nov 23, 2009). "Desperado joins IDW". The Beat.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Desperado Publishing. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2010 April order form". Previews. Vol. 20, no. 4. Diamond Comic Distributors. April 2010. Archived from the original on Feb 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2010 June Cancellations". Previews World. Vol. 20, no. 6. Diamond Comic Distributors. June 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
  8. ↑ Johnston, Rich (16 Dec 2025). "The Return Of Negative Burn From Joe Pruett In 2026 On Zoop". Bleeding Cool.
  9. ↑ "1994 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library. Negative Burn, edited by Joe Pruett and Charles Moore (Caliber)
  10. ↑ "1995 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
  11. ↑ "1996 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Best Graphic Album of Previously Released Material and Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
  12. ↑ "1997 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
  13. ↑ "1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
  14. ↑ "1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Best Anthology. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library. Negative Burn #50, ed. by Joe Pruett (Caliber)
  15. ↑ "Previous Winners: 2006". Favourite Reprint Compilation. Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on Mar 14, 2012. Negative Burn: The Very Best of 1993-1998 (Various)
  16. ↑ "Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum's Don Thompson Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.

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