Terminal City is the name for two comic book

Comic book

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 limited series

Limited series

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 published by DC Comics

DC Comics

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 under their Vertigo imprint

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 in 1996

1996 in comics

-Year overall:* Malcolm Jones III commits suicide at circa age 37.* Boody Rogers, creator of Sparky Watts, dies at c. age 92-January:* January 19: Bernard Baily, co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman, dies at age 79.* January 28:...

 and 1997

1997 in comics

-January:*Avengers #3 - Marvel Comics*Captain America #3 - Marvel Comics*Fantastic Four #3 - Marvel Comics*Iron Man #3 - Marvel Comics-February:...

, with, respectively nine and five issues. Dean Motter

Dean Motter

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 was the writer and Michael Lark

Michael Lark

Michael Lark is an American comics artist.Lark has provided pencils for DC Comics' Batman, Terminal City, Gotham Central and Legend of the Hawkman. His work for Marvel Comics includes The Pulse and Captain America...

 was the artist for the series.

Collected editions

The first series was collected in a 1997 paperback book titled Terminal City, ISBN 1-56389-391-6. The second series has not been published in book form.

Awards

It was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide

Comics Buyer's Guide

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Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series for 1997. The second series, Terminal City: Aerial Graffiti was a top vote-getter for the same award for 1998.

External links

• The Future Isn't What It Used to Be: An Interview with Comics Creator Dean Motter