Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Brief Publishing Timeline of Lion Forge's Catalyst Prime Comic Books



Here's a brief, necessarily incomplete timeline of Lion Forge's Catalyst Prime universe.

2015
• Joseph Illidge does freelance editorial work for Lion Forge.

2016
• Summer: Illidge named senior editor of Lion Forge

• October: At New York Comic Con, Illidge announces the launch of Catalyst Prime

• December: Launch of Catalyst Prime twitter account, which teases materials from the new universe.

2017
• February 2: Coverage: Lion Forge rolls out Catalyst Prime line with ‘Superb’ - Heidi MacDonald - The Beat

• February 17: Illidge publishes article about "How Dwayne McDuffie was 'a catalyst' for diversity in comics."

• May 3: Catalyst Prime Noble #1 is released.

• May 6: Catalyst Prime: The Event one-shot is released free of charge for Free Comic Books Day. It is written by Christopher Priest and Illidge, illustrated by Marco Turini and Rosado, and colored by Jessica Kholinne.

• June 14: Catalyst Prime Accell #1 released.

• June 14: Coverage: Catalyst Prime Creators Explain Why This Superhero Universe is Unique - Steve Morris - CBR

• July 12: Coverage: Catalyst Report 01 - Ken Godberson III - Multiversity Comics

• July 19: Catalyst Prime Superb #1 released.

• August 23: Catalyst Prime Incidentals #1 released.

• October 4: Catalyst Prime Astonisher #1 released.

• October 24: Noble Vol. 1: God Shots trade paperback published.

• November 21: Accell Vol. 1: Home Schooling trade paperback published.

• November 29: Catalyst Prime Kino #1 released.

• December 20: Catalyst Prime Summit #1 released.

2018
• January 2: Superb Vol. 1: Life After the Fallout trade paperback published.

• February 6: Incidentals Vol. 1: Powers, Lies, and Secrets trade paperback published.

• March 27: Astonisher Vol. 1: The Enemy Within trade paperback published.

• April 17: Noble Vol. 2: Never Events trade paperback published.

• May 8: KINO Vol. 1: Escape from the Abyss trade paperback published.

• May 29: Summit Vol. 1: The Long Way Home trade paperback published.

• July 3: Superb Vol. 2: Generation Wars trade paperback published.


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