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Velvet (comics)

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Velvet
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateOctober 2013 – July 2016
No. of issues15
Creative team
Written byEd Brubaker
Artist(s)Steve Epting
Letterer(s)Chris Eliopoulos, Clayton Cowles
Colorist(s)Elizabeth Breitweiser
Editor(s)David Brothers, Eric Stephenson

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Velvet is an American comic book series that was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve Epting.[1]. Fifteen issues were published by Image Comics between October 2013 and July 2016[2]

The story begins in 1973 and follows Velvet Templeton, a 42-year-old personal secretary to the director of ARC (Allied Reconnaissance Commission). When a secret agent gets ambushed and killed, the suspicion shifts to Velvet. Only the people hunting her don't know that she wasn't always sitting behind the desk; 18 years ago, she retired as a deadly field operative. Now she returns to the spy world as the 1970s Cold War continues.

Creators

  • Writer: Ed Brubaker, #1-15
  • Artist: Steve Epting, #1-15
  • Colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser, #1-15
  • Letters: Chris Eliopoulos, #1-10, #12-15 and Clayton Cowles, #11
  • Edits: David Brothers, #3-6 and Eric Stephenson, #7-15
  • Production: Drew Gill, #3-15
  • Editorial coordinator: Sebastian Girner, #11-15

Characters

Allied Reconnaissance Commission:

  • Velvet Templeton - Personal secretary to the director Manning; she returns to the action after she is mistaken for a traitor.
  • Manning - Director of ARC, believes in Velvet's innocence, but continues to hunt her as he needs to get the answers from her.
  • Simonson - Second-in-command of ARC, Lt. Director.
  • Damian Lake - Former agent of ARC who has gone insane and was locked up in a mental asylum for years.
  • Colt - Agent X-33, hunts Velvet.
  • Maximillion Dark - ARC agent stationed in the United States.
  • Jefferson Keller - Agent X-14, his death starts the whole story.

Real-life characters:

Story arcs

Before the Living End (#1-5)

The Secret Lives of Dead Men (#6-10)

The Man Who Stole the World (#11-15)

Publication history

Development

Brubaker's father was employed at Naval Intelligence for over 20 years and his uncle was in the Central Intelligence Agency. Together they served in Vietnam War - his father as a higher-up in NIS, while his uncle was running operations in the Mekong Delta.[3] The idea for the story materialized around 2006 when he was reading books about the Cambridge Spy Ring. At that time he was also writing Captain America and was doing a lot of spy-thriller centered stories in his run. A few years later at a comic book convention at the beginning of The Marvels Project, Brubaker approached Steve Epting who immediately agreed to be part of the project.[4] Also, Brubaker wanted to do a spy story with a level of realism and where everyone's actions have consequences.[5] The reason to set the story in the 1970s was simple - it was the lack of cell phones and the internet.[6] Unfortunately, the delay between issues was caused when Brubaker took a job as supervising producer on the first season of Westworld.[7]

Issues

Issue Title Release Date Extras
#1[8] Before the Living End October 23, 2013
  • A History of Spy Fiction Through the Cold War by Jess Nevins
#2[9] Before the Living End Part Two December 4, 2013
#3[10] Before the Living End Part Three January 15, 2014
#4[11] Before the Living End Part Four March 5, 2014
#5[12] Before the Living End Part Five May 21, 2014
#6[13] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Part One July 23, 2014
  • The Female Sidekick: From Myth to Reality by Jess Nevins
#7[14] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Part Two September 10, 2014
#8[15] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Part Three November 5, 2014
#9[16] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Part Four February 4, 2015
#10[17] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Part Five April 22, 2015
#11[18] The Man Who Stole the World Part One August 12, 2015
#12[19] The Man Who Stole the World Part Two November 4, 2015
#13[20] The Man Who Stole the World Part Three February 3, 2016
#14[21] The Man Who Stole the World Part Four April 27, 2016
#15[22] The Man Who Stole the World Part Five July 20, 2016

Trade paperbacks

Volume Title Material collected Release Date ISBN
1[23] Before the Living End Velvet #1-5 June 18, 2014 9781607069645 Search this book on .
2[24] The Secret Lives of Dead Men Velvet #6-10 May 20, 2015 9781632152343 Search this book on .
3[25] The Man Who Stole the World Velvet #11-15 September 21, 2016 9781632157270 Search this book on .

Hardcover edition

Title Material collected Release Date Extras ISBN
Velvet Deluxe Hardcover Edition[26] Velvet #1-15 March 29, 2017
  • Afterword by Ed Brubaker
  • Variant Covers
  • Thumbnail sketch and line art by Steve Epting
  • Black and White art by Steve Epting
  • Teaser for Velvet
  • A History of Spy Fiction Through the Cold War by Jess Nevins
  • The Female Sidekick: From Myth to Reality by Jess Nevins
 9781632159151 Search this book on .

TV adaptation

Paramount Network commissioned Kyle Killen to pen the script for the television series in 2017.[27]

References

Velvet (comics)


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  1. ↑ "Brubaker and Epting Team Up on VELVET, a Dark Twist on the Spy Genre". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Releases | Velvet". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Hudson, Laura (2014-07-01). "The Spy Thriller That Imagines James Bond as a Secretary". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. ↑ Velvet #1. October 23, 2013. (w)Ed Brubaker (a)Steve Epting (p)Image Comics
  5. ↑ Velvet #4. March 5, 2014. (w)Ed Brubaker (a)Steve Epting (p)Image Comics
  6. ↑ Velvet #5. May 21, 2014. (w)Ed Brubaker (a)Steve Epting (p)Image Comics
  7. ↑ Velvet #15. July 20, 2016. (w)Ed Brubaker (a)Steve Epting (p)Image Comics
  8. ↑ "Velvet #1". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  9. ↑ "Velvet #2". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Velvet #3". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  11. ↑ "Velvet #4". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  12. ↑ "Velvet #5". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  13. ↑ "Velvet #6". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  14. ↑ "Velvet #7". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  15. ↑ "Velvet #8". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  16. ↑ "Velvet #9". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  17. ↑ "Velvet #10". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  18. ↑ "Velvet #11". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  19. ↑ "Velvet #12". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  20. ↑ "Velvet #13". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  21. ↑ "Velvet #14". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  22. ↑ "Velvet #15". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  23. ↑ "Velvet, Vol. 1: Before the Living End TP". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ "Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives Of Dead Men TP". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  25. ↑ "Velvet, Vol. 3 TP". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  26. ↑ "Velvet Deluxe Hardcover Edition HC". Image Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  27. ↑ "Kyle Killen Adapting Ed Brubaker's 'Velvet' for Paramount Network (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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