Tyrant (S.R. Bissette’s…)

The Tyrant in the title is a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and this comic is a biography of one particular thunder lizard. No, not a mutant T. Rex with human level intelligence or one somehow alive in the present, but a detailed look at what the life of one of these famous dinosaurs might have been like. The life starts from the very beginning; the title character is not born until the very end of #3, which details its development in the egg.

Backup text features provide information on reference materials and other uses of Tyrannosaurus Rexes in media. The writer/artist is Stephen Bissette, known for his art on Swamp Thing and work with the Taboo anthology. Like the Cartoon History of the Universe (but without its humor), Tyrant shows how the comics medium can be used both to tell a good story and to be educational.

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#1

Sep 1994

Cover: $2.95

W: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin · A: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin

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#1 - 2nd printing

2nd Printing Cover by Stephen R. Bissette

Sep 1994

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W: Stephen R. Bissette · A: Stephen R. Bissette

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#2

Nov 1994

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W: Stephen R. Bissette, Thomas Carr, Mark Martin · A: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin

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1 copy for $9.98
#2 - 3rd printing

3rd Printing Cover by Stephen R. Bissette

Nov 1994

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W: Stephen R. Bissette · A: Stephen R. Bissette

1 copy for $99.98
#3

Feb 1995

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W: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin · A: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin

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1 copy for $18.98
#3 - 2nd printing

2nd Printing Cover by Stephen R. Bissette

Feb 1995

Cover: $2.95

W: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin · A: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin

1 copy for $99.98
#3 - 3rd printing

3rd Printing Cover by Stephen R. Bissette

Feb 1995

Cover: $2.95

W: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin · A: Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Martin

1 copy for $99.98