The Intimates | |
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Cover of the 1st issue
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Wildstorm |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Limited series |
Publication date(s) | January - December 2005 |
No. of issues | 12 |
Main character(s) | Punchy Destra Duke Empty Vee Kefong Sykes |
Creative team | |
Created by |
Joe Casey Jim Lee Giuseppe Camuncoli |
Written by | Joe Casey |
Penciller(s) |
Giuseppe Camuncoli Jim Lee Scott Iwahashi Carlos D'Anda Alé Garza |
Inker(s) | Sandra Hope |
Letterer(s) |
Richard Starkings Rob Steen |
Colorist(s) | Randy Mayor |
Editor(s) |
Ben Abernathy Alex Sinclair |
The Intimates was a twelve-issue American comic book limited series, written by Joe Casey and published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The series were created by Joe Casey,Jim Lee and Giuseppe Camuncoli.
The Intimates followed the lives of superpowered teenagers and their lives in a school for superheroes. It focused on the characters behind the superpowers and their lives rather than missions or action-oriented conflicts seen in most superhero comics.
The series was known for its "information overload" storytelling style, with "pop-up" panels and "info scrolls" at the bottom of each page, providing small facts about the events taking place, such as glimpses into a character's history or random "facts." One issue featured a fake ad for the food given away at the Seminary, "chemically treated to calm ALL overactive behavior!"
The series was an instant critical hit, but would suffer from slow sales its entire life. Originally Lee provided covers and occasional panels, with Camuncoli providing the rest of the art. However, Lee's contributions became less and less frequent as the book went on, until he finally left to join Frank Miller on All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder. Camuncoli would stay on longer, but also eventually left to draw Batman and the Captain Atom: Armageddon mini-series detailing the Worldstorm storyline.
Destra, Punchy and Duke recently appeared in The Authority.
The main cast are six superpowered teens who share a homeroom at The Seminary.
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