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Tag and Bink Team Tackles Comic Book Death

by Richard Pulfer

Death is a big thing in comic books. After all, just look what happened with Captain America, the Flash, and before that, Superman, Jason Todd and the Flash again. Abyss.bmp

But Kevin Rubio - the man behind a very different view of Stormtroopers in the cult Star Wars short “Troops” - is now bringing a very different view of comic book death in “Abyss”, a new comic published by new kid on the block, Red 5 Comics.

And what better way to avoid media frenzies and fan outcries altogether - than to just kill the main character in the very first issue!

“I didn’t want the death of Abyss to be used as some kind of gimmick to boost sales years down the road,” Kevin Rubio told Comingsoon.net. “Frankly, none of you have ever heard of Abyss, so we need that sales gimmick now… before the series gets started. Trust me, you would have really loved to hate him.”

Re-teaming with “Tag and Bink Are Dead” collaborator Lucas Marangon, Rubio has let on that Abyss might not be “completely dead.”

Founded by Paul Ens, former director of Lucas Online by Lucasfilm and Scott Chitwood, co-founder of TheForce.net., Red 5 Comics have been carrying a fair amount of buzz with it, and expected to have a strong showing when it releases its books in October. Kevin Rubio is one of its most recognizable creators, forming the flagship of this latest publisher.

Will Red 5 paint this industry red? We’re going to have to wait to find out, but Rubio is one of my favorite creators - especially after I read every singe Tag and Bink story - and I don’t expect him to disappoint here, even if the first issue of Abyss is apparently protagonist-less.


Posted in Other Imprints on July 3rd, 2007

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