Flinch (DC Comics)
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Flinch was a Vertigo Comics horror anthology.
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[edit] Overview
It ran 16 issues from June 1999 until January 2001 and featured the talents of Jim Lee, Bill Willingham, Frank Quitely and many others. Rumors of being canceled seemed to plague the book throughout its printing. [1] [2]
Tim Truman said of the series: "...the best art I've done in any single comics story is on the "Brer Hoodoo" short story I did with Joe for Vertigo's "Flinch" Anthology."[3] Issue #11 won a Horror Writers' Association Bram Stoker Award for "Red Romance" by Joe R. Lansdale.[4]
[edit] Issue guide
| # | Date | Cover Artist | Story | Story Writer | Story Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1999 | Phil Hale | Rocket-Man | Richard Bruning | Jim Lee |
| Nice Neighborhood | Jen Van Meter | Frank Quitely | |||
| Wolf Girl Eats | Bruce Jones | Richard Corben | |||
| 2 | July 1999 | Richard Corben | Maggie and her Microscope | Dean Motter | Bill Sienkiewicz |
| Found Object | Bob Fingerman | Pat McEown | |||
| Food Chain | Brian Azzarello | Eduardo Risso | |||
| 3 | August 99 | ||||
| 4 | September 1999 | ||||
| 5 | October 1999 | ||||
| 6 | November 1999 | ||||
| 7 | December 1999 | ||||
| 8 | January 2000 | You've Got Hate Mail | Robert Rodi | Marcelo Frusin | |
| 9 | February 2000 | ||||
| 10 | March 200 | ||||
| 11 | April 2000 | Red Romance | Joe Lansdale | Bruce Timm | |
| 12 | May 2000 | ||||
| 13 | July 2000 | Brer Hoodoo | Joe R. Lansdale | Tim Truman | |
| The Story of a Nut Gone Bad... | Roger Langridge | Roger Langridge | |||
| The Shaft | Brian Azzarello | Javier Pulido | |||
| 14 | September 2000 | ||||
| 15 | November 2000 | ||||
| 16 | January 2001 |
[edit] Awards
Issue #11 also received a nomination for a 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry award for best cover artist (Phil Hale)[5]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Flinch at the Comic Book DB
