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To escape this, humanity built vast underground cities in which they lived for approximately 500 years. In the storyline, Earth has been ravaged by pollution and natural disasters of all sorts. A fourth storyline titled "Hammer of the Gods" was in the works, being drawn by David Roach, but was never released.

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The series ran three main story arcs over the course of nine issues before "going on hiatus" right before the release of Xenozoic Tales issue #13.

While Mark Schultz did not write or draw any of the comics released by Topps, he was consulted on some of the story arcs to make sure they were kept as true to his vision as possible. In the original story, that moment lasts for only a few minutes, but Topps Comics sought the permission of Mark Schultz to turn it into a "moment that stretches". The stories were designed to complement the original series, taking place between in the midpoint of the story "Lords of the Earth" in Xenozoic Tales #10, right after Wilhelmina Scharnhorst is elected governor, but before Jack has been driven into exile. The series only ran for one year, in which they released nine issues. In 1994, Topps Comics began running their own continuation of Xenozoic Tales, also under the title Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. 2) #1 Special Collectors Edition, with cover art by dinosaur artist William Stout.

Topps Comics' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (vol. As of yet, these colorized versions have never been released in a collected form.Ĭadillacs and Dinosaurs (Topps Comics): 1994 These editions had completely new covers however, only the first six issues were reprinted and the series ceased publication in April 1991.

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In 1990, under the banner of Epic Comics, Marvel Comics began reprinting Xenozoic Tales in full color under the title Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Look for more mystery, mayhem, & intrigue in future Xenozoic stories!" Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Marvel Comics): 1990–1991 The most recent mention of this is in the last pages of the Flesk collection Xenozoic where it states: "The adventures of Hannah Dundee & Jack Tenrec will continue. While there is no time-frame, in 2012 Flesk Publications revealed they had tentative plans with Mark Schultz to create an additional 80 pages of story to complete the current story arc. The final issue, #14, ends in the middle of a story arc. The original publication of Xenozoic Tales ran irregularly from 1987 until 1996, often with multiple years taking place between issues. Publication history Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink Press): 1987–1996

1.3 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Topps Comics): 1994.

1.2 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Marvel Comics): 1990–1991.

1.1 Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink Press): 1987–1996.

Schultz's illustrated novella, Storms at Sea, published in 2015 with Flesk Publications, includes details which appear to provide a back-history of the circumstances that led to the creating of the world as shown in Xenozoic Tales. The title Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and the likenesses of classic Cadillac automobiles were used with the consent of General Motors, which holds the phrase "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" as a trademark and has licensed it for the comic books, the video game and the animated series. The comic book reprints from Kitchen Sink and Marvel, and the continuation from Topps Comics, also used the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs name. Xenozoic Tales also proved moderately successful under the title Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and spawned an animated series on CBS, an arcade game from Capcom, a Sega CD video game from Rocket Science Games, action figures, candy bars, and a Twilight 2000 system role-playing game. Despite this, issues started to be released further apart, eventually ceasing mid-story arc in issue #14. The series was well-received and in the early 1990s it won four Harvey Awards and three Eisner Awards. Kitchen Sink published 14 issues between 19 and it has since been reprinted by several publishers, including Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Flesk Publications. This was shortly followed by Xenozoic Tales #1 in February 1987. Originally published by Kitchen Sink Press, the series began in 1986 with the story "Xenozoic!" which was included in the horror comics anthology Death Rattle #8. Xenozoic Tales is an alternative comic book by Mark Schultz set in a post-apocalyptic future. Xenozoic Tales Volume 1: After the End, published by Dark Horse Comics.