Fathom (comics)
| Fathom | |
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Cover to Fathom, Vol. 1, #1 (August, 1998).
Art by Michael Turner and Joe Weems. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher |
Image (1998-2002) Aspen MLT (2003-Present) |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date |
(Vol. 1) August 1998 – May 2002 (Vol. 2) April 2005 – December 2006 (Vol. 3) June 2008 – February 2010 (Vol. 4) June 2011 - May 2013 (Vol. 5) July 2013 - September 2014 |
| Number of issues |
(Vol. 1): 15 (plus #½, -6) (Vol. 2): 12 (Vol. 3): 11 (Vol. 4): 10 (Vol. 5): 8 |
| Main character(s) | Aspen Matthews |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(Vol. 1) (Vol. 3) (Vol. 4) Scott Lobdell |
| Penciller(s) |
(Vol. 1) Michael Turner (Vol. 2) Koi Turnbull (Vol. 3) Alé Garza (Vol. 4) Alex Konat |
| Inker(s) |
(Vol. 1) Joe Weems, Sal Regla |
| Colorist(s) |
(Vol. 1) Jonathan Smith, Peter Steigerwald |
| Creator(s) | Michael Turner |
(Vol. 1)
Michael Turner, Bill O'Neil
(Vol. 2)
Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. It debuted in 1998 and was Michael Turner's first creator-owned comic book series. Fathom is currently published by Turner's own company, Aspen MLT.
Fathom was created by Michael Turner, who said that he found the inspiration from an issue of National Geographic. The first series began in 1998 and was abruptly halted in 2002 when it was discovered that Turner had been diagnosed with cancer. During the period of inactivity on the main series, comic book artist Talent Caldwell drew a miniseries titled Fathom: Killian's Tide. After Turner's cancer went into remission, he left Top Cow and launched his own company, Aspen MLT Inc. During this period there was a legal conflict between Turner and Top Cow as to who owned the rights to Fathom.
In 2004, Turner restarted the Fathom series and had a preview of its premiere in his company's first comic, Michael Turner Presents: Aspen. After that, a Fathom miniseries titled Fathom: Dawn of War was produced and, shortly after that, the series Fathom: Cannon Hawke was started. The second volume in the Fathom series was drawn by artist Koi Turnbull. The third Fathom series was drawn by artist Ale Garza and inked by Sal Regla.
Fathom's popularity and originality led to it getting a green light in 2002 as a feature film. The film was to be made by director James Cameron and his production company Lightstorm Entertainment; but nothing developed. In the past, Fathom had been considered as an animated film by Top Cow Productions and Fox Studios, but that also fell through.
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