CALIBER PRESENTS
Volume One

Cal-PresV1150.GIF (12258 bytes)One of the initial releases from Caliber Comics, the first volume of Caliber Presents was an anthology title that ran for 24 issues. In addition to one shot stories, it also contains many serials and recurring self contained stories.

Tim Vigil's Cuda was one of the first serials and Gideon's and Street Shadows were introduced early on. Here you'll find lots of early work from Vincent Locke, Jim O'Barr, Guy Davis and numerous others. The second volume of the series featured one shot issues with sub-titled names. Issues 1-10 and 15 & 18 are completely sold out. With the previously mentioned exceptions issues 11-24 are available in very limited quantities that may disappear at any time.

                            Highlights of some of the available issues:

#11  "Go-Man", short story illustrated by Guy Davis, an R.G. Taylor story, "Random Thoughts", preview of Bergin's Ashes, and more stories.

#12  R.G. Taylor in "Homefires", "Fugitive", "Street Shadows", "Gideon's", preview of Boston Bombers. "Random Thoughts".

#13  "Orlak", R.G. Taylor's "Synergist", "Mack the Knife", "Random Thoughts", preview of Django and Angel.

#14  "Fugitive", Orlak, "Random Thoughts", preview of "Playground", other shorts by Rafael Nieves, Andrew Pepoy, and R.G. Taylor.

#16  "Orlak", "Fugitive", short stories by Steve Csutoras, Steve Matuszak, and Philip Hester.   "The Verdict", sketchbook by Vincent Locke, preview of "Billy Nguyen".

#19  "Taken Under" by Micheal Lark, "Go-Man", short stories from Brian McDonald, Roland Mann, Steven Butler, Ken Branch, Ron McCain, and others.  Preview of "Mechanoids."

#20  Chapters of "Orlak", "Go-Man", "Taken Under", "Mack the Knife", "Street Shadows" and sketchbook by R.G. Taylor.  Preview of "Sharpei".

#21  Kevin Vanhook sketchbook plus a preview of "Frost".  Serials include "Taken Under", "Verdict", and "Go-Man".  Also R.G. Taylor's "Addicited" and two other shorts.

#23  Prelude story of "Silencers", "Autumn" from Gene Day, Dan Day sketchbook, Preview of Bendis' "Quivers", plus shorts featuring "Go-Man" and "Verdict".   Other contributors include Roland Mann and Phil Hester.

#24  Stories include "Mack the Knife", "Sharks" from R.G. Taylor and Mark Askwith, and a sketchbook from Chris Jones. Other shorts in this last issue of the first volume.