Skreemer
| Skreemer | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | May– October 1989 |
| No.of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Peter Milligan Brett Ewins Steve Dillon |
| Written by | Peter Milligan |
| Penciller(s) | Brett Ewins |
| Inker(s) | Steve Dillon |
| Letterer(s) | Tom Frame |
| Colorist(s) | Tom Ziuko |
| Editor(s) | Karen Berger |
| Collected editions | |
| Skreemer | ISBN1-56389-925-6 |
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Skreemeris a six-issuecomic booklimited series,written byPeter Milliganwith art byBrett EwinsandSteve Dillon.The first issue was published by American companyDC Comicsin May 1989.
Synopsis
[edit]The story is set in New York, thirty-eight years after the fall of civilisation. The central character is Veto Skreemer, an imposing giant in an age when giants are near-obsolete. His story is narrated by Peter Finnegan as he looks back on both Veto's life and how it intersects with the lives of the Finnegan family, contrasting the formers' rise to power with the latter's struggle to survive.
Inspiration
[edit]Brett Ewins, in the foreword to the book, explains thatSkreemerhas two distinct inspirations. The first is gangster films, specificallyOnce Upon a Time in AmericaandThe Long Good Friday,and the second isJames Joyce'sFinnegans Wake.
Collected editions
[edit]The series has been collected into atrade paperback:
- Skreemer(169 pages, 2002,Titan Books,ISBN1-84023-485-7,DC Comics,ISBN1-56389-925-6)[1]
Awards
[edit]- 1989:Won "Favourite Single or Continued Story US"Eagle Award
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Skreemerat theGrand Comics Database
- Skreemerat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
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