Tomorrow Stories is an American comic book series created by Alan Moore for his America's Best Comics (ABC) line, published by WildStorm (now a subsidiary of DC Comics).
Overview Tomorrow Stories started in August 1999 as a collection of short stories featuring the same characters (one or two) every issue. Many of these characters were often inspired by pulp magazine and comic book archetypes, such as the boy genius and the masked detective. They include:
Cobweb – created by Moore and Melinda Gebbie First American – created by Moore and Jim Baikie Greyshirt – created by Moore and Rick Veitch Jack B. Quick – created by Moore and Kevin Nowlan Splash Brannigan – created by Moore and Hilary Barta
Issues Individual comics Issue Publication date Characters featured 1 4 August 1999 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick 2 9 September 1999 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick 3 20 October 1999 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick 4 24 November 1999 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick 5 29 December 1999 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt 6 9 February 2000 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan 7 12 April 2000 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan 8 15 November 2000 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan 9 28 December 2000 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan 10 18 April 2001 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick 11 29 August 2001 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan 12 27 February 2002 Cobweb, First American, Greyshirt, Jack B. Quick
64-page specials Issue Publication date Characters featured 1 26 October 2005 Cobweb, Jack B. Quick, Greyshirt, Splash Brannigan and Jonni Future 2 8 March 2006 America's Best (Promethea, Tom Strong, Splash Brannigan, Fancy O'Keefe and Johnny Future), First American, Jonni Future and Little Margie
Collected editions The series has been collected into two volumes: Book 1 collects issues #1–6 (hardback: , paperback: ). Book 2 collects issues #7–12 (hardback: , paperback: ).
Awards 2000: Won "Best Anthology" Eisner Award
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