Caliber Comics Bargain Bundle Lot B (8 Comics) 1992-1996 Negative Burn, etc. 

All 8 of the comics in this Bargain Bundle B Lot of 8 comics from Caliber are in VF/NM unread condition and are all vintage 1992-1996 and often HTF hard-to-find!  

The issues of Negative Burn alone can sometimes sell for more than this entire Bundle is currently priced at! The combined original cover price of these vintage issues alone is $24.60, so get this discount bargain bundle while you can! 

Many of the other comics listed herein also appear in the Negative Burn series or have similar writers/artists involved.

CALIBER COMIC SERIES  YEAR     VOL        ISSUE    COMMENTS 

Apparition: Visitations  1995     1             1             One-shot; Michael Gaydos cover; James Pruett. Archangel Adriel.

Inferno                             1996     1             2X           Michael Gaydos cover & art; Mike Carey.

Negative Burn                1993     1             1             1st issue; flip-book cover art on both sides; Flaming Carrot-Bob Burden; The Apparition: An Ordinary Man by James T. Pruett & Nathan Massengill; Brian Bolland; Tim Bradstreet; Boneshaker.

Negative Burn                 1995     1             22           48-pgs; Moebius; Exit; Lost Paradise; Brian Bolland.

Twilight People               1993     1             1             Mark Ricketts; Lucifer.

U.N. Force                        1993     1             3             Brent Carpenter; Paul Kowalski; international super-hero team.

War of the Worlds           1996     1             1             Randy Zimmerman; Horus; Gene Gonzales; H.G. Wells.

Zone Continuum             1992     1             1A          Orange cover variant. Bruce Zick 

Apparition: Visitations #1:

Cover by Michael Gaydos. Stories by James Pruett. Art by Craig Brasfield, Gene Gonzales, Matthew Smith and Nathan Massengill. A collection of stories about the archangel Adriel, some of which appeared in Negative Burn. Adriel, the spirit of Benevolence, attempts to aid a baseball player, a homeless man, a farmer and a lonely young girl. Adriel appeared in another one-shot and a limited series under the Apparition title. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95. 

Inferno #2X:

Story by Mike Carey. Art and cover by Michael Gaydos. A dead man, murder victim John Travis, finds himself in a city made up of pieces of every city in history, searches for the secret that brought him to the netherworld called Inferno. John gains allies, including the prophet Nostradamus; he has fleeting memories of having seen Inferno before. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Negative Burn (Caliber Series, volume 1):

Negative Burn is a B&W anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press (volume 1, 50 total issues), and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe PruettNegative Burn is noted for its eclectic range of genres, mixture of established comics veterans and new talents, and promotion of creative experimentation.  A typical issue of Negative Burn might include a number of stand-alone stories; a new chapter of a longer, serialized piece; recurring features such as Brian Bolland's "Mr. Mamoulian"; and a sketchbook section. Negative Burn has been nominated for over twenty comics industry awards, including the Harvey Award, the Eisner Award, the Eagle Award, the Don Thompson Award, and many others. 

Negative Burn #1:

Flip-Book Cover art on both sides! Cover art by Mike Wieringo & Craig Gilmore. Matrix 7, script by Charles Moore, pencils by Randy Green, inks by Craig Gilmore. The Apparition: An Ordinary Man, script by James T. Pruett, pencil/inks by Nathan Massengill. Dead Aim: Bless Me Father... starring Dark Archer, script by Ann Goetz, art by Chris Hunter. Kilroy Is Here, script by Joe Pruett, pencils by Guy Burwell, inks by Tim Bradstreet. Flaming Carrot vs. The Flapping Head, script and art by Bob Burden. Mr. Mamoulian: Promiscuity, script and art by Brian Bolland. Boneshaker, script and art by Phillip Hester. 26 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Negative Burn #22:

Cover by Moebius. Edited by Joe Pruett. Stories by Nabiel Kanan, Jim Frier, Brian Bolland, Phil Hester, Joe Pruett, Philip Xavier, Shane Oakley, Greg DiGenti, Edward Martin III, Casey Jones, Chad Woody, Robert Lewis, Zander Cannon and Doug Wheeler. Caliber’s long-running anthology features many rising comics stars of the 1990s. Joe Pruett and Philip Xavier’s Lost Paradise; Nabiel Kanan’s Exit; Brian Bolland’s Mr. Mamoulian. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95. 

Twilight People #1

Story, art and cover by Mark Ricketts. An alternative take on the history of the fallen angel. Lucifer is cast out of Heaven, but his story is far from over, and much of it has never been told before. Note: Only 2 issues of this series were published separately; the story then continues in issues #9 – 13 of the Negative Burn anthologies. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.                

U.N. Force #3

Story by Brent Dorian Carpenter. Art and cover by Paul Kowalski. Gauntlet, the action/superhero imprint of Caliber Press, presents the first truly international super-team: 25 members from 19 countries. When Hunter Seeker and Mother Russia see fireworks with each other, there’s a real chance they’ll lay waste to the countryside in the process. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.               

War of the Worlds #1

Story by Randy Zimmerman. Art by Horus. Cover by Gene Gonzales. A modern-day reworking of the H.G. Wells alien-invasion classic. Strange lights on Mars mean bad news for planet Earth, once the cylinders from space discharge their deadly cargo. 32 pages, B&W. 5-issue limited series. Cover price $2.95.               

Zone Continuum #1A (Orange Cover Variant)

Story, art & cover by Bruce Zick. An adventure set in multiple parallel dimensions, or Zones, that overlap with Earth. Talon, the protector of Zone 27, learns that his zone is shrinking, which means death for all within…but Professor Platts zone goggles may be the solution. Note: Both Vol 1 & 2 were only 2-issue limited series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. 

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Note: You can find more rare Caliber Comics, including more Negative Burn, Apparition, Boneshaker, Exit, Inferno, Kilroy Is Here, U.N. Force, etc. in my other listings and my Caliber Bargain Lot Bundles A & C (over 40comics included in each of those)!