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NEGATIVE BURN: The Anthology

by Various

A classic returns! After almost two decades away, NEGATIVE BURN—the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Eagle, and Gem Award–nominated anthology—reignites under original editor Joe Pruett, delivering all-new tales from some of the most explosive talents in comics!

Always a defiantly genre-free showcase of sequential art where both established stars and rising voices collide in bold, creator-driven storytelling, NEGATIVE BURN continues to ignore trends and set its own path!

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#The Book

A classic returns! After almost two decades away, NEGATIVE BURN—the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Eagle, and Gem Award–nominated anthology—reignites under original editor Joe Pruett, delivering all-new tales from some of the most explosive talents in comics! Pruett is an Eisner Award–winning writer, editor, and publisher with over three decades in comics. From writing tales of your favorite characters to founding Desperado Books, he has built a career championing creators and producing industry-defining collections, anthologies and stories.

Always a defiantly genre-free showcase of sequential art where both established stars and rising voices collide in bold, creator-driven storytelling, NEGATIVE BURN continues to ignore trends and set its own path!

CONFIRMED CREATORS IN THIS NEW EDITION:
● Mike Allred
● Marguerite Bennett
● Brian Bolland
● Mike Carey
● Eleonora Carlini
● Mike Cavallaro
● J.M. DeMatteis
● Aaron Douglas
● Francesco Francavilla
● Michael Gaydos
● Phil Hester
● Paul Jenkins
● Joe Jusko
● Sam Kieth
● Szymon Kudranski
● Joe Linsner
● Eoin Marron
● Ron Marz
● Peter Milligan
● Scott Morse
● Steve Niles
● Dan Panosian
● Paul Pope
● Joe Pruett
● James Robinson
● Declan Shalvey
● Dalibor Talajic

CONFIRMED COVER ARTISTS IN THIS NEW EDITION:
● Francesco Francavilla
● Sam Kieth
● Joe Linsner
● Dan Panosian
● Joe Jusko
● Juan Doe


NEGATIVE BURN ACCOLADES:
Eisner Award Nominations:
● Best Short Story (“We Can Get Them Wholesale” by Joe Pruett and Ken Meyer Jr.) – 1995
● Best Editor (Joe Pruett) – 1997
● Best Anthology – 1997 and 1998
Gem Awards Nominations:
● Top 10 Trade Paperback (Negative Burn: The Very Best of 1993–1998) – 2005
Eagle Award Nomination:
● Favorite Reprint Compilation (Negative Burn: The Very Best of 1993–1998) – 2006
Harvey Award Nominations:
● Best Anthology – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
● Best Graphic Album of Previously Released Material (Best of Negative Burn: Year One)

PUBLISHING HISTORY:
First series (1993–1998)
50 issues and two trade collections from Caliber Comics
Second series (2005–2008)
11 issues and two original trade paperbacks from Desperado Publishing/Image Comics
10 additional issues from Desperado Publishing

NOTABLE ALUMNI:
Art Adams, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Paul Pope, Edvin Biukovic, Bob Burden, Mike Wieringo, John Cassaday, Danijel Zezelj, Goran Sudzuka, Steve Lieber, Terry Moore, Jeff Smith, Evan Dorkin, Mark Chiarello, David Mazzucchelli, Jim Mahfood, Phil Hester, Dave Johnson, Michael Gaydos, Kevin O’Neill, P. Craig Russell, Warren Ellis, David Mack, Brian Bendis, David Lloyd, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Frank Quitely, Laurence Campbell, Paul Jenkins, Mike Carey, Peter David, Guy Davis, Dave Dorman, Alan Grant, Paul Gulacy, Tony Harris, Jaime Hernandez, Stuart Immonen, Paul Tobin, Vince Locke, John McCrea, Moebius, Doug Wildey, Shannon Wheeler, Scott Morse, Mike Perkins, Chris Sprouse, Mark Verheiden, Charles Vess, Tim Bradstreet, Eric Powell

#Preview

Hot off the press, here are some pages from "Grimlyn" by Brian Bolland, "Jack's Back" by Joe Pruett & Szymon Kudranski, and a Joe Jusko sketchbook, all of which will be included in this brand new volume:

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#Timeline

The final pages from contributors are still coming in as we launch this campaign, and we expect to be ready to go to print a few months after receipt of campaign funds. Printing and shipping should take around three months, so delivery of rewards is expected to be done around July/August '26.

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