Unknown Comics

    (Unknown, 2006)
™ and © Unknown

This title is a preview book featuring short teasers, and in some cases only penciled reproductions, of the characters to be published by the Unknown Comics company. Superstar, Strikeforce USA, The Purifier, Simple Simon, The Infinities, Golden and CKY (which stands for Camp Kill Yourself) are the titles which, except for CKY, were created by Anthony Vargas. Vargas is the prime mover behind Unknown Comics and enlisted the talents of a variety of young writers and artists. Launching an entirely new comics company is an ambitious undertaking and in the case some of these titles, the creators’ reach exceeds their grasp. Interspersed between the vignettes are “Question and Answer” pages in which the writers and artists reveal their enthusiasm if not their expertise. The writing is often cliched and stilted and perspective and composition problems reveal the artists’ lack of experience.

— George Haberberger
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