Gold Digger (comic book)
| Gold Digger | |
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Gina Diggers and Dreadwing
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Antarctic Press |
| Schedule |
(vol 1) Bimonthly (vol 2) 9 times a year (roughly) (vol 3) 11 times a year (roughly) |
| Format |
(vol 1) Limited Series (vol 2&3) Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(vol 1) September 1992 — March 1993 (vol 2) July 1993 — June 1999 (vol 3) July 1999 — |
| No. of issues |
(vol 1) 4 (vol 2) 50, 4 Annuals (vol 3) 163+, 13+ Annuals, 7+ Xmas specials, 2+ Swimsuit/Annuals |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Fred Perry |
| Colorist(s) | Wes Hartman |
Gold Digger is a comic book series, written and drawn by Fred Perry, and published by Antarctic Press. Fred came up with the initial inspiration for Gold Digger during his tour of duty in the First Gulf War, and released the debut oneshot in Antarctic Press' Mangazine, in 1991. A four-issue miniseries followed in 1992 and 1993, followed by a regular monthly black-and-white series, and finally the current colour series beginning in 1999.
If counting all the regular series issues, alongside all the connected miniseries, annuals, special issues, and handbooks produced by the author, it is the most extensive, long-running, entirely original creator-controlled, self-contained North American comic book in history.
The artwork and design are strongly influenced by Japanese manga, and Fred himself describes the book as a mixture of Indiana Jones and Final Fantasy. He has recently been inspired by the way the current Doctor Who TV series develops story arcs, and adapted the series to a similar consistently self-contained format from issue 101 and onwards, with each issue easily accessible and possible to enjoy for new readers.
Gold Digger focuses on the adventures of Gina Babette Diggers, polymath superscientist, archeologist, teacher, adventurer, nerd, and idealist extraordinaire, accompanied by her colourful extended family, friends, students, and acquaintances, as she explores the strange and ancient hidden histories of the world, spanning a wide distinctive variety of characters, stories, environments, worlds, societies, times, species, and universes of magic and science fiction, in a world filled with possibilities.
Thanks to the author's very diverse interests, and personal experiences ranging from the U.S. Marine Corps to physics studies, the stories have included tongue-in-cheek references to a wide variety of popular culture, spanning anything from science, fantasy, science-fiction, television series, books, superheroes, computer games, animation, manga, or even internet memes.
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