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nexus 3 with flexi disc

20 Monday Apr 2015

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Nexus #3, a magazine-sized publication by Capital. This was the last of the magazine-sized Nexus books. Numbering would restart at #1 when Capital made Nexus a regular-sized book in full color. Despite having a playable record in it, the retail price of this comic book is under $10 most of the time. The interior has been reprinted more than once, but the original comes with a dramatic back cover by Frank Brunner and an editorial on the inside cover.

Want one? Well, we just sold ours on eBay. But, you can buy your own copy of Nexus #1-3 (Capital, 1981-82).

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amazing heroes 58: nexus and badger find a home

16 Monday Mar 2015

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These pages from Amazing Heroes #58 recount the failure of Capital Comics and the subsequent rescue of Nexus and Badger by First Comics. First would eventually have its own problems, but Nexus would survive to join the illustrious ranks of Dark Horse Comics. The stand-out treat of this article, aside from the poignant footnote in comics history, is Jeffrey Butler’s page of Badger and Ham the Weather Wizard surfing.

That masterpiece of madcap mayhem comes from an early Badger story where Ham summons a tidal wave to attack a corporation that wants to chop down his magical oak tree. He’s a druid, you see and… you know what? Trying to explain Badger to someone who hasn’t read it just makes you sound like you are speaking a foreign language. So let’s get down to it and rock today’s 80s flashback!

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GYAAAH!

12 Thursday Mar 2015

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The feeling of selling off parts of our beloved Nexus collection can only be expressed in one word.

GYAAAH!

And now, let us silently memorialize the departed. Behold.

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Nexus’ Ship Schematic

24 Friday Jan 2014

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In addition to having an awesome superhero lair, or even a heroic house, superheroes usually get a car. It’s the American way. Nexus has one, too. What? That’s not a car pictured above? Sure it is – and we don’t mean the little one shown for scale, either! Like a dream image, it represents our fantasies about our noisy, four-wheeled invention. Nexus has a complete living quarters in his ship, making it more like an RV that can travel through black holes. Pretty handy when you are dispensing justice and cruising for adventure all over the known universe.

These pages come from Nexus #6, published by Capital Comics originally. Dark Horse recently reprinted the issue in the Nexus Omnibus.

Below, long-time Nexus colorist and eventually cover artist Les Dorscheid appears in a rare profile page from the same issue.

 
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Les was an integral part of the visual appeal of Nexus. And if you don’t have an appreciation for his skills yet, just dig this single page of Jil and Sundra’s first journey in their new spaceship.

 
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The issue also featured an order form for these sweet mini-posters. The Nexus poster was totally worth the $4.

 
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Finally, this issue of Nexus is where Nexus and Judah meet, for the first time, Mike Baron’s other creation from the Capital days: Badger. While many comics writers of the day deconstructed superheroes to the point of questioning their sanity, Badger had no questions about it at all. He was simply insane. Stark raving mad.

Enjoy this scene where Nexus and Judah, struggling for survival on a strange planet full of wonders and terrors, have an unexpected dinner guest. This three-part story, The Trialogue Trilogy, remains a favorite Nexus story of ours.

 
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Nexus – First Issue!

23 Thursday Aug 2012

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Indie Comics, Mike Baron, Nexus, Nexus Archives, Nexus Magazine, Steve Rude

When we call this the first issue of Nexus, we mean it was the first issue published in standard comic book size. But it’s really the fourth adventure of Nexus. You can pick up the first three stories in the Nexus Magazine from 1982. They’re oversized, in black and white, and one even has a record with the Nexus theme song. Rock!

The Original Nexus collects all three Nexus Magazine stories in an oversized graphic novel format. It’s a good buy. Steve Rude’s company reprinted all three of the Nexus Magazine stories and the first four Capital issues in Nexus As it Happened. For $10, it’s a great way to catch up or jump on board with Nexus. It basically contains the same material as Dark Horse’s Nexus Archives #1.

Enjoy today’s scene from the first issue where Nexus and his lady Sundra try to have a nice dinner but end up meeting Judah Maccabee. He happens to idolize Nexus…

Collector’s Guide:
– From Nexus #1; Capital, 1983.





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Steve Rude: Nexus Commissions!

01 Saturday Oct 2011

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Steve Rude has been selling the heck out of these marker sketch commissions. We really liked these ones of Nexus in deep thought with a backdrop of trippy planetary scenes. Some lucky guy bought them up already.

Dig SteveRudeArt.com or like his Facebook page to get all the latest offerings from artist Steve Rude!

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Face Me, Murderer!

29 Thursday Sep 2011

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Magnus Robot Fighter, Mike Baron, Nexus, Steve Rude

We found many things to love about the artwork in this 2-issue cross-over between Nexus and Magnus Robot Fighter by Mike Baron & Steve Rude. Here are the black and white “background story” pages and a colorful showdown between executioner and murderer.

Collector’s Guide:
– From Magnus Robot Fighter Nexus #1-2

See the latest from Steve Rude at SteveRudeArt.com!



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Steve Rude: The Moth

28 Wednesday Sep 2011

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Steve Rude draws and paints his original character The Moth.

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Steve Rude’s Galactus!

23 Saturday Jul 2011

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A marker sketch of Steve Rude’s take on Jack Kirby’s all-powerful, all-cosmic, all-gigantic Galactus! Pick up your own custom Steve Rude commission at www.SteveRudeArt.com! You name it, the Dude draws it. Nice!

You may also be interested in viewing our complete Galactus Gallery, just the Origin of Galactus, or our extensive Jack Kirby Gallery. Enjoy!

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Steve Rude – Nexus Goodies

22 Sunday May 2011

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Nexus promo postcard packaged with issue #100.

The website on the card now redirects to SteveRudeArt.com. There you will find amazing things from original sketches to a poster based on Nexus #15. Steve’s even got an mp3 version of the original Nexus flexi-disc for a buck!

The certificate of authenticity signed by Steve Rude comes from our promotional copy of The Moth.

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Steve Rude Gallery: Batman

29 Tuesday Mar 2011

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Here’s one from The Rude Dude archives: a rendering of the Batman from Batman #400, a star-studded Anniversary issue.

Unless you’ve been killed by demons from the planet Gandarva, you know Steve Rude is taking commissions for one-of-a-kind drawings of the character of your choice. You buy a raffle ticket for $5 at SteveRudeArt.com – or buy as many tickets as you want to increase your chance of winning. It’s a good deal for a black and white original by The Dude! I’m in! Are you? If he sells 55 more tix, he’ll color the piece, too! So head on over to SteveRudeArt.com and show your love.

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We’re Talking about a Possible Utopia!

28 Monday Mar 2011

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Unless you’ve been stranded on the planet Bospor, you know Steve Rude is taking commissions for one-of-a-kind drawings of the character of your choice. You buy a raffle ticket for $5 at SteveRudeArt.com – or buy as many tickets as you want to increase your chance of winning. It’s a good deal for a black and white original by The Dude! We’re in! Are you? Head on over to SteveRudeArt.com and show your love.

In the meantime, here’s one from The Rude Dude archives: an issue he crafted for DC. What? The Dude on Teen Titans? Betcha forgot about that one!

Dig the street punks, which foreshadow the gutter punks of Ylum and the infamous Teen Angel from Nexus #9. Next, rock out to the climactic fight scene with Steve’s sense of body language and design that made Nexus so classic.

Collector’s Guide:
-From New Teen Titans #48, DC Comics.




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The Secret Origin Of Mars Will Send No More!

22 Saturday Jan 2011

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– From Nexus #44 featuring Kreed; script-Mike Baron; art-Paul Smith.

Reprinted in Nexus Archives Hardcover #7

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This is Kreed. He is a friend of great Nexus and the speaker of the quote that gives this blog its title. Kreed is a former assassin and a 4-armed master in the ways of dealing death. Yet, his life was empty and without purpose until he discovered Nexus – an assassin with a true purpose, in Kreed’s eyes.   Or eye.  Kreed dedicated his life to serving Nexus with unstoppable single mindedness.

Nexus dreams of mass murderers and their atrocities. He suffers the pain of the victims in intense nightmares. The dreams are given him by an alien being who also gives him godlike powers to seek out and execute the murderers when he awakes. When he fails to do it quickly, he suffers debilitating migraines and seizures.

MEANWHILE…..

One day, Nexus wants to visit his estranged daughters. He gives a list of mass murderers to Kreed and his friend Sinclair so that he can take a little family time. Nexus’ friend Judah suggests it might not be a good idea, but Nexus does not heed the warning.

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When Nexus returns home, the alien that powers him is angry. Nexus’ plan has gone awry.

Kreed and Sinclair have come down with an alien sickness, going on a killing spree in pursuit of the murderers on the list. They go to Mars and spread devastation and horrific violence.

Nexus and Judah contain Kreed and Sinclair, but the diplomatic relations between Mars and Nexus’ homeworld Ylum are damaged. Ylum is a moon that Nexus has colonized with the survivors he has rescued from the mass murderers he executes. While Ylum seeks to join “the Web” of planetary governments, the Martian government sends a pair of assassins to kill Kreed and Sinclair.

Kreed battles the assassins and proves himself the master of combat – yet the words of the assassin Roberta cut him to the quick. He has failed in his duty to Nexus.  His sense of honor leads him to return to Mars to submit himself for trial. But first, he’s wasting Roberta…

Everything we ever loved about comic books is summed up in Nexus #44.

Mars Will Send No More.

There you have it, folks.

Story by Mike Baron.
Art by Paul Smith, Steve Rude, and Jackson Guice.
Published by First Publishing.

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Reprinted in Nexus Archives Hardcover #7
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See all individual Nexus issues for sale
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