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''Nexus'' is an American comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. The series is a combination of the superhero and science fiction genres, set 500 years in the future. ==Publication history== The series debuted as a three-issue black-and-white limited series (the third of which featured a 33 RPM flexi disc with music and dialogue from the issue), followed by an ongoing full-color series which lasted 80 issues. The black-and-white issues and the first six color issues were published by Capital Comics; after Capital's demise, First Comics took over publication. On the creation of the series, Baron noted that they had originally pitched a series called ''Encyclopaedias'' to Capital Comics, but the company rejected this, saying they were looking for a superhero title. Over a drink at a restaurant, Baron outlined his ideas for ''Nexus'' to Rude: In addition to the ongoing series, First reprinted the original miniseries as a graphic novel and later reprinted the first two years of the ongoing title in the ''Nexus Legends'' series. The ongoing series was also supplemented by ''The Next Nexus'', a four-issue miniseries that followed ''Nexus'' #52. Following the conclusion of the ongoing series with #80 (May 1991), seven miniseries and two one-shot comics were published by Dark Horse Comics. The last of these miniseries was printed in black and white as a cost-cutting measure; low sales led to the series being discontinued. Although each miniseries had its own issue numbering, Baron and Rude added a sequential number to each, as explained in the back of the first issue of ''Nexus: Executioner's Song'': The sequential numbering system excluded ''Nexus: Liberator'' (which neither Rude nor Baron worked on), and crossover specials with ''Magnus: Robot Fighter'' and ''Madman''. Baron and Rude discussed plans to either revive the series or release a movie, possibly in animated form. (A brief animated test clip was shown at comics conventions).〔() Steve Rude Executes Animated Nexus〕 From July 2007 through July 2009 they published the miniseries ''Space Opera'', which culminated in a double-size issue #101/102. The creators' canonical publication list includes 105 issues: * Volume 1 (Black and White) - #1 - 3 * Volume 2 - #1 - 80 *'' Nexus: The Origin ''(#81) *'' Nexus: Alien Justice ''(#82 - #84) *'' Nexus: Wages of Sin'' (#85 - #88) *'' Nexus: Executioner's Song'' (#89 - #92) *'' Nexus: God Con'' (#93 - #94) * ''Nexus: Nightmare in Blue ''(#95 - #98) *'' Nexus: Space Opera ''(#99 - #102) The series returned to publication in 2012 within the pages of ''Dark Horse Presents''.〔() BARON AND RUDE RETURN TO "NEXUS" IN "DARK HORSE PRESENTS"〕 * ''Dark Horse Presents'' #12-14, Bad Moon Rising & Infestation * ''Dark Horse Presents'' #23-26, #29-34 Into the Past 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nexus (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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