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Moonstone Books
Type Comic publisher
Founded 1995
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Industry Comics
Website MoonstoneBooks.com

Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago. Events January After Xavier The Age of Apocalypse is launched Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

The company began publishing creator-owned comics in 1995, and since 2001 has also published material based on a number of licensed properties, including Zorro, Doc Savage, Buckaroo Banzai, Bulldog Drummond, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Mr. Moto, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, The Phantom, and several titles based in White Wolf's World of Darkness. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Events January After Xavier The Age of Apocalypse is launched US publications --> Events and publications Year overall February March Zorro (originally called Señor Zorro) is a Fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. Doc Savage is a Fictional character, one of the Pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s Buckaroo Banzai is the lead character played by Peter Weller, of the eponymous 1984 Cult film, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Bulldog Drummond is a British Fictional character created by "Sapper" a Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937 in imitation Kolchak The Night Stalker is an American Television series that aired on ABC in 1974 Mr Moto better known as Fred is a fictional Japanese secret agent created by the American author John P Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a Radio drama about a "fabulous" freelance insurance investigator "with the action-packed expense account The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct Fictional universes The first was conceived by Mark Rein-Hagen, while the

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Moonstone's editor-in-chief is Joe Gentile, who frequently writes his own stories for their comics. Personal life Gentile was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He is married to Kathy Gentile an Information Technology Director Frequent writers, artists, and colorists for their books includeDave Ulanski, Mike Bullock, Chuck Dixon, Amin Amat, Ben Raab, Rafael Nieves, Peter David, Graham Nolan, David Gallaher, Eric Theriault, EricJ, Tom Mandrake, Vatche Mavlian, Richard Dean Starr, Doug Klauba, Paul Storrie, Mike W. Barr, Tom DeFalco, Max Allan Collins, Steve Ellis, Ron Goulart, Ken Wolak and Stefan Petrucha. Mike Bullock is an award-winning writer of poetry and creative fiction a published lyricist and an accomplished non-fiction writer Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the Benjamin "Ben" Raab is a Comic book Writer and editor. For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 Graham Nolan is a Comic book artist best-known for work for DC Comics on Batman -related titles in the 1990s and his work on The Phantom for other people called David/Dave Gallagher/Gallaher see Gallagher David Matthew Gallaher: (born 1975 is Honolulu -born American writer Eric Theriault (born 1967) is a Canadian comic book artist and writer Tom Mandrake is a notable Comic book artist perhaps best known for collaborating with John Ostrander on multiple comic books including Grimjack Richard Dean Starr is an American copywriter editor and author of fiction and graphic novels whose work has featured characters including Hellboy, Zorro Mike W Barr, is an American writer of Comic books and mystery, and Science fiction novels Tom DeFalco (b June 26 1950) is an American comics Writer and Editor, well-known for his association with Marvel Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is a prolific American mystery writer who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man " Ron Goulart (born January 13, 1933) is an American Pop-culture historian and mystery, Fantasy, and Science fiction

Cover to The Phantom #12 by Joe Prado.
Cover to The Phantom #12 by Joe Prado.

Wide-Vision Illustrated / Graphic Novels

Moonstone publisher Joe Gentile recently created an all-new, graphic/illustrated novel format called "Wide-Vision". This revolutionary new style utilizes expansive illustrations which stretch across two pages and is designed to mimic the feel of widescreen films. A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical The format made its premiere in July, 2006 with a 72-page Phantom story titled "Law of the Jungle", written by Joe Gentile and including painted artwork by Paul Guinan. The next Wide-Vision project, to be published in the Summer of 2008, will be Wyatt Earp: The Justice Riders by Richard Dean Starr. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19, 1848 &ndash January 13, 1929) was an American farmer Teamster, sometime buffalo Richard Dean Starr is an American copywriter editor and author of fiction and graphic novels whose work has featured characters including Hellboy, Zorro Future Wide-Vision projects are planned starring the Phantom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and other Moonstone licensed characters. Kolchak The Night Stalker is an American Television series that aired on ABC in 1974

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The Phantom

See also: List of Phantom publications from Moonstone Books

Moonstone's most successful title is The Phantom, which is based on Lee Falk's superhero comic strip. Lee Falk 's Superhero The Phantom has appeared in numerous comic books and graphic novels published by Moonstone Books. Leon Harrison Gross, more known by the alias of Lee Falk ( April 28, 1911 - March 13, 1999) was an American writer A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Moonstone is the first US publisher to produce new Phantom stories for the comic book format since Marvel Comics cancelled their Phantom 2040 comic in 1995. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Phantom 2040 is an animated Science fiction television series loosely based on the Comic strip hero The Phantom, created

Moonstone started publishing Phantom graphic novels in 2002. Only five books, written by Tom DeFalco, Ben Raab and Ron Goulart, were published, but in 2003, Moonstone started a regular comic book series with the character, written by Ben Raab, Rafael Nieves, and Chuck Dixon, and drawn by the likes of Pat Quinn, Jerry DeCaire, Nick Derington, Rich Burchett and EricJ. Tom DeFalco (b June 26 1950) is an American comics Writer and Editor, well-known for his association with Marvel Ron Goulart (born January 13, 1933) is an American Pop-culture historian and mystery, Fantasy, and Science fiction Benjamin "Ben" Raab is a Comic book Writer and editor. Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the John Brian Patrick "Pat" "Morch" Quinn (born January 29, 1943 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former Head coach in the Jerry DeCaire is a Comic book Illustrator. In his career he has adapted sequential visuals to a general plot provided by a writer on a free-lance basis After 11 issues, Mike Bullock took over the book, with Carlos Magno as the regular artist in 2006, leaving the series to finally come out on a more regular schedule. Mike Bullock is an award-winning writer of poetry and creative fiction a published lyricist and an accomplished non-fiction writer

Moonstone have also made and is in the process of making several special projects with the character. In 2006, a retcon of the Phantom's origin called "Legacy" was published, written by Ben Raab and drawn by Pat Quinn, which aimed to look like one of the Phantom's chronicle books. Generally a chronicle (chronica from Greek (from) is a historical account of facts and events in chronological order 2006 also marked the year when Moonstone invented the wide-vision format, introducing it to the world with the Phantom story "Law of the Jungle". Moonstone have also announced a Phantom Annual, and two prose collections featuring Phantom short stories.

The Phantom is Moonstone's best selling title.

Kolchak The Night Stalker as seen in comics by Moonstone Books. Art by Gordon Purcell, Terry Paliot, Ken Wolak.
Kolchak The Night Stalker as seen in comics by Moonstone Books. Art by Gordon Purcell, Terry Paliot, Ken Wolak.

Moonstone Noir

Moonstone Monsters

Kolchak the Night Stalker

Moonstone is publishing new stories based on the TV-series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Kolchak The Night Stalker is an American Television series that aired on ABC in 1974

Several graphic novels featuring the character have been published, as well as a regular, on-going comic book series. A "wide vision" graphic novel has been announced.

Buckaroo Banzai

Since 2006, Moonstone have been publishing comics with Buckaroo Banzai, the main character from the 1984 cult film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, which continues plotlines left unexplored in the movie. Buckaroo Banzai is the lead character played by Peter Weller, of the eponymous 1984 Cult film, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai) is an American Science fiction film

Prose anthologies

Moonstone recently published a Stoker Award-nominated prose anthology with Kolchak, which sold out fast. Due to the success of the Kolchak collection, Moonstone released two new prose anthologies with The Phantom and The Spider, and announced others featuring The Avenger and one with Doc Savage. The Spider was the violent relentless Hero of a Pulp magazine series produced by Popular Publications from 1933 to 1943 This article refers to the Fictional character. For Swedish band Amon Amarth 's album see The Avenger (album. Doc Savage is a Fictional character, one of the Pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s

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Comics

Moonstone comics titles include:

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a Radio drama about a "fabulous" freelance insurance investigator "with the action-packed expense account The Silencers is the name of a comic book series created by Fred Van Lente (writer and Steve Ellis (artist copyright 2003 Captain Action was an Action figure, from 1966 equipped with a wardrobe of costumes allowing him to become Superman, Batman, Spider-Man Eric Theriault (born 1967) is a Canadian comic book artist and writer
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