Tyrant (Spiderbaby Grafix)

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Tyrant
Tyrant 1.jpg
Cover of the first issue
Publication information
Publisher Spiderbaby Grafix
ScheduleIrregular
Format Ongoing series
Publication dateSeptember 1994 – January 1996
No. of issues4
Creative team
Created by Steve Bissette
Written by Steve Bissette
Artist(s)Steve Bissette
Letterer(s) Steve Bissette
Editor(s)Steve Bissette

Tyrant is a comic book series published by Spiderbaby Grafix about a Tyrannosaurus rex , written by Steve Bissette. [1]

Contents

Publication history

There were four issues published in the mid 90s.

A new Tyrant page appeared in Sundays [2] and Bissette has discussed a proposal he prepared involving a Tyrant revival. [3]

Plot

The comic book series focuses on a t-rex's struggles to survive, from even before it emerges from the shell.

Awards

Notes

  1. Dahlen, Chris (July 23, 2009). "Interview: Steve Bissette". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  2. Some New Year's Eve Thanks for 2007 Highlights..., Myrant, December 31, 2007
  3. Dan and Bands at Brat's Tinderbox, Myrant, February 16, 2008
  4. 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners at the Comic Book Awards Alamanc

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