Truth Serum is an independent comic book series created, written and drawn by author
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Overview
Originally published as a mini comic in
2001-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
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in
2002-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-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-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
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website and some new material was collected and self-published by
City Cyclops as a 128-page oversized
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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
-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.
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