05 – Something Awesome

Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Studios left Image Comics and continued as Maximum Press. Maximum Press would go on to be replaced by Rob Liefeld’s Awesome Entertainment.

This is an Awesome Entertainment reading order.

  • Supreme (1992) #49 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #50 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #51 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #52a [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #52b [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #53 [Awesome Entertainment] 10/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #54 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #55 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1997
  • Supreme (1992) #56 [Awesome Entertainment] 02/1998
  • Judgment Day Sourcebook (1997) [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1997
    • 6-page Judgment Day prelude tale
  • Judgment Day Alpha (1997) [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1997
  • Judgment Day Omega (1997) [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1997
  • Judgment Day Final Judgment (1997) [Awesome Entertainment] 10/1997
  • Judgment Day Aftermath (1998) [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1998
  • Youngblood GT Interactive E3 Special Edition (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 1997
  • Youngblood GT Interactive Ultra Game Players Special Edition (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 1998
  • Chapel (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1997
  • Youngblood Super Special (1997) #1 [Maximum Press] Winter 1997
  • Awesome Holiday Special (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1997
  • Youngblood Special Exclusive Edition (1997) #1+ [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1997
  • Youngblood (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 02/1998
  • Youngblood (1998) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1998
  • The Coven/Kaboom Special Black and White Edition (1997) #1+ [Awesome Entertainment] 1997
  • The Coven (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1997
  • The Coven (1997) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1997
  • The Coven (1997) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1997
  • The Coven (1997) #4 [Awesome Entertainment] 01/1998
  • The Coven (1997) #5 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1998
  • The Coven (1997) #6 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1998
  • The Fighting American v3 (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1997
  • The Fighting American v3 (1997) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 10/1997
  • Fighting American: Rules of the Game (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1997
  • Fighting American: Rules of the Game (1997) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 01/1998
  • Fighting American: Rules of the Game (1997) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1998
  • Fighting American: Dogs of War (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1998
  • Fighting American: Dogs of War (1998) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1998
  • Fighting American: Dogs of War (1998) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1999
    • flip-book with Kaboom Preview (1999) #P
  • Kaboom (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1997
  • Kaboom (1997) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 10/1997
  • Kaboom (1997) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1997
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #41 [Image Comics] 09/1997
    • Ka-Boom cameo
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #42 [Image Comics] 10/1997
    • Youngblood referenced
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #50 [Image Comics] 06/1998
    • Ka-Boom cameo
  • Kaboom Prelude (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 02/1998
  • Kaboom Preview (1999) #P [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1999
    • flip-book with Fighting American: Dogs of War (1998) #3
  • Kaboom Preview (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1999
    • flip-book with The Coven (1999) #3
  • Kaboom (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1999
  • Kaboom (1999) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1999
  • Kaboom (1999) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1999
  • Scarlet Crush (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 01/1998
  • Scarlet Crush (1998) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 02/1998
  • The Coven: Fantom Special (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 02/1998
  • Re-Gex Special Preview (1997) PRE [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1997
    • flip-book with The Coven (1997) #3
  • Re-Gex Special Preview (1998) PRE [Awesome Entertainment] 01/1998
    • flip-book with The Coven (1997) #4
  • Re-Gex Special Preview (1998) PRE [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1998
    • flip-book with The Coven (1997) #5
  • Re-Gex Preview (1998) PRE [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1998
    • flip-book with The Coven (1997) #6
  • Re:Gex Wizard World Preview (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1998
  • Re:Gex (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1998
  • Re:Gex (1998) #0 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1998
  • Awesome Comicon Preview (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1998
  • Menace (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 11/1998
  • The Coven Black and White (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 09/1998
  • The Coven (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 01/1999
  • The Coven (1999) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1999
  • The Coven (1999) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1999
  • The Coven (1999) #4 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1999
  • The Coven: Dark Origins (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1999
  • Awesome Preview (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 1998
  • Glory (1999) #0 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1999
  • Avengelyne (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/1999
  • Lionheart Preview (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1999
  • Lionheart (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1999
  • Lionheart (1999) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1999
  • Awesome Preview (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 1999
  • Alan Moore’s Awesome Universe Handbook (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 04/1999
  • Awesome Adventures (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1999
  • Arcade Comics Sketchbook Vol. 1 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1999
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1999
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1999
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #3 [Awesome Entertainment] 12/1999
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #4 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/2000
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #5 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/2000
  • Supreme: The Return (1999) #6 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/2000
  • Prophet (2000) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 03/2000
  • Brigade (2000) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/2000
  • Century Preview (2000) [Awesome Entertainment] 07/2000
    • flip-book with “Brigade (2000) #1”
  • Vanguard: Ethereal Warriors (2000) #1 [Image Comics] 08/2000
    • Supreme and Youngblood appearances
  • Powers (2000) #4 [Image Comics] 9/2000
    • ShadowHawk cameo
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #82 [Image Comics] 12/2000
    • Badrock appearance
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #83 [Image Comics] 01/2001
    • Badrock appearance
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #84 [Image Comics] 02/2001
    • Badrock appearance
  • The Savage Dragon (1993) #85 [Image Comics] 03/2001
    • Badrock appearance

Additional Reading:

  • Fighting American (1994) #1-6 [DC Comics] 02/1994-07/1994
    • This was the last usage of the Fighting American Character before Liefeld repurposed it.
  • Test Drive (1997) #1 [M.A.I.N. Publishing] 10/1997-11/1997
    • black and white, unlettered preview of Gil Kane art from “Judgement Day”
    • front cover reads “#1A”; flipbook with cover “#1B” on the other side
    • cover “#1B” is a Liefeld image of Youngblood
  • Agent: America (1997) PRE [Awesome Entertainment] 1997
    • preview of upcoming series that would become The Fighting American
  • Awesome Entertainment Preview (1997) [Awesome Entertainment] 1997
    • preview of upcoming series including Fighting American
  • The Fighting American Special Comicon Edition (1997) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 1997
    • preview of The Fighting American series
  • Fighting American Preview Edition (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 07/1998
    • preview of new Fighting American series “Dogs of War”
  • Awesome Comicon Preview ’98 (1998) #1 [Awesome Entertainment] 06/1998
    • flip-book
  • Arcade Comics Sketchbook Vol. 1 [Awesome Entertainment] 05/1999