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Comics! Comics! Comics!
Truly, they were a place where
I tarried in my life. The adventure began with Silver Wolf in
1985. The Silver Wolf Bulletins heralded Silver Wolf Comics, letting those customers in my store know what I had planned.
The bulletins spotlighted The Eradicators drawn by Ron Lim;
Grips
Drawn by Ron Lim; Lance Drawn by Ron Lim; The
Deadly Dungeoneer,
drawn by Chris Tsuda; Fat Ninja, drawn by Gary Amaro; and
The
Dungeoneers drawn by Max Luick. The bulletins were a fun little shop mag. I
hadn't thought about the future of them, then, but now, it's obvious
that at the time I was creating a nice little bit of Silver Wolf comic book history.
Silver Wolf was a learning time in my life and I enjoyed all
aspects of the writing and publishing, if not because it was
enjoyable, then because it was educational. But, with about 40
comics published and more ready for publishing, it was a nice
endeavor. I am afraid that the concept of the Silver Wolf continuity
was lost on a market filled with many new products. My vision
was-and still is-to continue with the Silver Wolf universe, allowing
the characters to interact as necessary and as is enjoyable. However, I
believe that those faithful collectors and readers from the
mid-eighties did understand where I was headed. Thanks for hanging
in there.
Soon after the near collapse of the Silver Wolf company, the
company was purchased by two gentlemen and the name was changed to
Greater Mercury Comics against my wishes. Ah, well... Life goes on.
One year later, faltering, the business reverted back to me and I
had it thriving, again, within a few months. The lessons I had
learned in the first generation of Silver Wolf had taught me well.
Stories continued... some from new writers. I was even able to offer
artists and writers a place to get their work published under the
subsidiary logo of Venusian Press. Eventually, the
market simply became too poor to support an independent company such
as Silver Wolf/Greater Mercury. I closed the doors, though in my mind, I knew it was
not forever.
Because.... here is where forever ends!.
With the decline of the market, I long ago decided to change the method I
would use to tell the stories in the comic books. Now, with all the
equipment I need to physically produce the books, I will be continuing the
comics in what I have termed "Comic Continuations." There
will be no artwork to speak of, but the each issue will be a comic
book sized, square bound edition continuing each series. I will
finish every story ever begun in both the Silver Wolf and Greater
Mercury Companies. Some issues saw the stands, some didn't. It
doesn't matter. They will all be completed.
So, this is where we are. Enjoy the rest of the ride.
~Kristoffer A. Silver
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