Industrial Gothic (1995) comic books 1995-1997
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Issue #1
Published Dec 1995 by DC/Vertigo.$3.20
$2.50
In a world of rigidly enforced aesthetic fascism, two outcasts--a psychologically tormented man and his limbless mate--plan an ambitious jailbreak from their state-run institution home. Thus begins their journey across a Fellini-esque landscape of abandoned power plants, marauding gangs, bizarre inhabitants, and ghostly apparitions as the lovers search for The Tabernacle, a legendary sanctuary where misfits like themselves are said to live in freedom and fulfillment. Story, art and cover by Ted McKeever. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #2
Published Jan 1996 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Having escaped the oppressive confines of their prison, Uncle Pencil and Nickel Pepper venture out into a world that proves to be as cold and cruel as their old home. Navigating a harrowing landscape of gutted, skeletal factories, the bloated carcasses of cruise ships, and hostile beer-swilling rednecks, the pair continues the search for the legendary Aluminum Tower. Story, art and cover by Ted McKeever. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #3
Published Feb 1996 by DC/Vertigo.$3.20
$3.20
In the aftermath of a deadly bombing, fugitive lovers Pencil and Nickel are suddenly separated and left to their own devices in an increasingly hostile new world. Embarking on a desperate search for his lost companion, Pencil encounters a sculptor and her garden of earthly delights, while Nickel finds herself in an institution where the injured and insane aren't easily differentiated. Story, art and cover by Ted McKeever. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #4
Published Mar 1996 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Reunited after their separate journeys, Pencil and Nickel encounter a new brand of aesthetic fascism when they enter a decaying industrial metropolis where beauty is shunned and ugliness is celebrated. Story, art and cover by Ted McKeever. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #5
Published Apr 1996 by DC/Vertigo.$3.20
$2.50
$2.50
Emerging from the wreckage of the outside world, Pencil and Nickel at last stand before the symbol of their desperate search--the fabled "Aluminum Tower." But is it really everything that they dreamed of? Story, art and cover by Ted McKeever. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.
