Fathom

Fathom is a series of Comics created in 1998 by Michael Turner. It is published originally by the company Top Cow, before Michael Turner leaves Top Cow to found Aspen Comics, its own publisher, at which the series is now published.

Authors

Scenarios: Michael Turner, Bill O' Neil, Olivia Chadha, Geoff Johns and J.T. Krul.

Drawings: Michael Turner, Caldwell Talent, Koi Turnbull, Gone Garza, Peter Steigerwald and Marcus To.

Principal stories

  • Blue Sun;

  • Spelunker;
  • the resurrection of Tared;
  • At the dawn of the war ( Albums Delcourt Volume 2.1. and 2.2. );
  • Canon Hawke;
  • Illumination;
  • Several short stories.

French publications

Fathom was first of all published in kiosk by the editions Semic in the review Fathom of 1999 to 2002, while Editions the USA published the series in bookstore of 2000 to 2002. After several lean years, had in particular with the conflict between Michael Turner and its former employers from Top Cow, the series returns to France in 2005. But, this time, it is published by the editions Delcourt in the review Aspen Comics with the series Soulfire . In 2006, Delcourt starts again to publish Fathom in album.

Semic

A) Fathom

  • 0. - April 2000: Volume 1 Preview distributed with Ekllipse N°3.

  • 1. - February 1999: Volume 1 #1 with 3 .
  • 2. - July 1999: Volume 1 #4 and 5 .
  • 3. - October 1999: Volume 1 #6 and 7 .
  • 4. - January 2000: Volume 1 #8 and 9 .
  • 5. - June 2000: Volume 1 #10 and 11 .
  • 6. - March 2001: Volume 1 #0 - Fathom: Special Swimsuit 2000 .
  • 7. - November 2001: Volume 1 #12 - Killian' S tide #1 .
  • 8. - April 2002: Volume 1 #13 - Killian' S tide #2 .
  • 9. - July 2002: Volume 1 #14 - Killian' S tide #3 .
  • 10. - April 2003: Volume 1 #1/2 - Killian' S tide #4 .

B) Collection Image

  • 11. - February 2000: Fathom: Special Swimsuit 1999 .

C) Signal Cow universe

  • 6. - February 2003: Crossover turn book 2000 delivers sketch…

Editions the USA

A) Albums

  • 1. - 2000: Volume 1 #0 with 2 .

  • 2. - February 2001: Volume 1 #3 with 5 .
  • 3. - November 2001: Volume 1 #6 with 8 .
  • 4. - February 2002: Volume 1 #9 with 11 .
  • 5. - May 2002: Volume 1 #12 with 14 .

Delcourt

A) Aspen comics

  • 1. - April 2005: The extented edition. Fathom from the depths they small channel .

  • 2. - June 2005: Dawn off war: Beginning - Dawn off war #0 - Canon Hawke Beginning …
  • 3. - August 2005: Dawn off war #1 - Canon Hawke: #0 …
  • 4. - October 2005: Dawn off war #2 …
  • 5. - December 2005: Dawn off war Canon Hawke Special …
  • 6. - February 2006: Dawn off war #3 …
  • 7. - April 2006: Volume 2 #0 - Fathom Beginning …
  • 8. - June 2006: Fathom is a prelude to - Aspen Season: Kisela - Aspen Season: Canon Hawke …
  • 9. - August 2006: Volume 2 #1 - Canon Hawke Is a prelude to - Aspen Season: Kiani …
  • 10. - October 2006: Volume 2 #2 - Aspen Season: Baha - Canon Hawke: #1 …
  • 11. - December 2006: Volume 2#3 - Canon Hawke: #2 …
  • HS. - January 2007: Aspen: Splash 2006 swimsuit - Aspen Season: Blue…
  • 12. - February 2007: Volume 2#4 - Canon Hawke: #3 …
  • 13. - April 2007: 2#5 Volume and #6 - Canon Hawke: #4 .
  • 14. - June 2007: 2#7 Volume and #8 - Canon Hawke: #5 …
  • 15. - August 2007: 2#9 Volume and #10 …
  • 16. - November 2007: Volume 2#11 - Kiani #0 …

B) Albums

  • 1.1. - Mars or May 2008: the rage of Killian ( Killian' S tide #1 with #4 - Killian Vessel ).

  • 1.2. - No fixed date : Rebirth (Nondefinite).
  • 1.3. - No fixed date : Blue Sun (Nondefinite).
  • 2.1. - July 2006: At the dawn of the war ( The extented edition - Dawn off war: Beginning - Dawn off war #0 and #1 ).
  • 2.2. - January 2007: thousand-year-old War ( Dawn off war #2 and #3 - Dawn off war Canon Hawke Special 14 to 22 - Volume 2 #0 and #1 ).

Main characters

In Fathom, one can read the thoughts of the characters. To differentiate the thoughts from each character, Michael Turner invented a code of color. Each character with a different color for the writing (A), the bottom (b) and hooping (c).

The Human ones

  • Admiral Maylander (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund maroon sinks, c) Cerclé of white).

Admiral of US Navy. Person in charge of the fight against the blue ones.

  • Lieutenant Chance Calloway (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund khaki, c) Cerclé of yellow).

Friend of faculty of Aspen Matthews. Pilot in US Navy.

  • Akiko Nigata (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund purple, c) orange Cerclé).

Japanese woman, assistant of Canon Hawke. Secretly in love with its owner.

  • Captain Baha (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund green dark, c) Cerclé of clear green).

Old eccentric sailor.

The Blue ones

  • Aspen Matthews (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund blue clerk, c) Cerclé dark blue).

Heroin of the series. Girl of Dark and Blue. His/her mother was assassinated by the blue rebel Killian. Adopted by the Matthews captain.

  • Canon Hawke (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund red sinks, c) Cerclé of red).

Commander-in-chief of the security service of the blue ones. On ground, it directs a cabinet of consultants specialized in the relations between thePlain ones and Japan.

  • Marquese (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund green-yellow, c) Cerclé of green blade).

Member of the council of blue the person in charge of the special force of information. Killed by Helmet.

  • Thalassar (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund gray, c) Cerclé the purple one).

Chancellor of the town of Sheba. Friend of Canon Hawke.

  • Kiani (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund purple, c) Cerclé of pink).

Member of the security service of the blue ones. Orphan after the destruction of the town of Marielle by the men. Protected from Helmet.

  • Siphon (Thought: a) Light blue writing, b) Fund dark blue, c) Cerclé of light blue).

Member of the security service of the blue ones. Bodyguard of Helmet. Friend of Kiani. It succeeds his Kinzin father within the council of the blue ones.

  • Brande (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund gray, c) Cerclé of green pastel).

Member of the security service of the blue ones. Bodyguard of Helmet. Friend of Kiani and Siphon.

  • Professor Tosk (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund green olive, c) Cerclé and green).

Librarian of the city of Sheba.

Blue the Arctic

  • Tared (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund green, c) Cerclé of green olive).

Lieutenant de Killian. Killed by Canon Hawke, it amalgamates its spirit with that of Canon.

  • Biranha (Thought: a) White writing, b) Fund gray, c) Cerclé of gray).

Brother of Tared.

The Dark ones

  • Rahger (Thought: a) Blue writing, b) Fund black, c) Cerclé the purple one).

Chief of dark and father of Aspen Matthews.

  • Helmet (Thought: a) Blue writing, b) Fund gray, c) Cerclé of blue).

Member of the council of blue the person in charge of the security service. It is in fact dark with the pay of Rahger.

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