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List of Tick-related published materialThis article contains a list of the published material where The Tick has appeared. New England Comics NewsletterThe Tick's first appearance was in a one-page comic adventure in the in-house newsletter for New England Comics. He eventually appeared in a total of three issues.
Comic bookThe first regular series of Tick comics was released in black and white. The first two issues were labeled special editions and were released in limited copies. Every issue of the original series have been re-released in subsequent printings, with some reaching as many as ten editions. After completing the first 12 issues of this series, Ben Edlund left to work on the Fox animated Tick show.
Special issues from the original seriesThere have been several special issues of the original series that have been released.
In August 1996, New England Comics released an entire run of 10th anniversary editions of the entire series. Each issue's edition is listed below.
In addition, a 5th anniversary issue of The Tick 4 (4th edition) was released in October 1991. The Tick Black and Red The Proto Comic (AKA the Tick Ashcan) was released in 1990, as a Proto-Tick addition to the series. There is a rare edition of The Tick 2, 1st edition with a non-diecut cover. This was a mistake in the printing process rather than a planned release. A first edition of The Tick 8 without the Tick logo on the cover. Four variant covers of the first edition of The Tick 12, without logo and each with a different illustration on the back cover. The Tick: The Pseudo Edition 13, released November 2000. After many years of waiting for Ben Edlund to release a promised conclusion to the series, this issue was finally put out by other individuals within NEC. Original Series Trade Paperbacks
The Tick Omnibus 1 & 2 have gone through several printings. In addition a 3000 copy limited edition of Tick Omnibus #1 was released at the same time as the original. The Tick Omnibus 3 includes a special Tick gallery of drawings by Ben Edlund and a preview of the long-awaited issue 13. Chroma-TickChroma-Tick recreates the first nine issues of the original series in color.
Chroma-Tick number 4 was released with three presidential election themed covers: Bush Re-elected in Upset, Perot wins in Shocker and Clinton by Landslide. A trade paperback entitled The Naked City and which collected Chroma-Tick 1-6 was released in June 1996. A second edition of The Naked City was released May 1998. Karma TornadoThe Tick: Karma Tornado was a series of short episodes unrelated to the original series. Each issue has gone through two printings.
The second editions of Tick: Karma Tornado issues 3-6 each included a flip book numbered Tick’s Back -4 to -1. These were followed by the Tick’s Back issue 0, released in August 1997 which served as a prelude to Tick: Big Blue Destiny. Issue 0 was released with four variant covers: a red cover, green cover, gold cover and gold cover with no logo. Karma Tornado Trade Paperbacks
Tick Big Blue Destiny
The Tick: Big Blue Destiny, Ashcan edition was also released with a no-logo variant cover. Issue 1 was issued with three variant covers. Issues 2 and 4 were released with two variant covers each. Big Blue Destiny Trade Paperbacks
Tick: Luny Bin
The Tick: Luny Bin Preview was released with three variant covers. Luny Bin 0-3 were subtitled Big Blue Destiny 6-9, respectively. A trade paperback entitled The Tick Luny Bin Bonanza Edition and which collected The Tick Luny Bin 1-3 was released in August 1999. Holiday and One-Shot SpecialsMany of the one-shot specials in this list had its own self-inclusive storyline, although some of the later ones were more serial in nature.
The 1997 issue of the Tick Big Yule Log Special was released with two variant covers. The 2000 issue of the Tick Big Yule Log Special was released with three variant covers. The Tick Massive Summer Double Spectacle 1 and 2, along with the regular edition, were both also released with a special edition and a limited edition. Each cover of the special and limited editions featured photos of the characters from the live action version of the Tick. Tick and Arthur
The Tick and Arthur 1 also came in a no-logo variant cover. Tick and Arthur Trade Paperbacks
Heroes of the City
The Tick: Heroes of the City 1 also came in a no-logo variant cover. Heroes of the City Trade Paperbacks
Tick in Color
The Tick in Color 1 was released with four variant covers. Tick & ArtieIn this series, Tick and Arthur are actually real insects. Tick and Artie originally appeared as shorts in The Tick in Color series.
Tick Golden Age ComicsThe Golden Age series imagines the Tick as he would have appeared in the early days of comic books and puts him in such scenarios as fighting the Nazis in World War II and as a cynical gumshoe. Each issue was released with two variant covers.
A Trade Paperback entitled the Tick Golden Age Giant Edition and which collects issues 1-3 has also been released. Days of Drama
Days of Drama 1 and 6 have each been released with two variant covers. Circus EncyclopediasThe Circus series is an encyclopedia of the Tick universe, featuring descriptions of all characters who have appeared in the various series of Tick comics. The original series released in 1992-93 was updated in 2000.
A trade paperback collecting Tick's Giant Circus of the Mighty 1-3 was released as Tick Omnibus 4 in April 1996. SpinoffsPaul the Samurai
Paul the Samurai Trade Paperbacks
Man-Eating Cow
Man-Eating Cow Trade Paperbacks
A trade paperback collecting Paul the Samurai 9-10 and Man-Eating Cow 9-10 was released as Tick Omnibus 5 in June 1996.
Chainsaw Vigilante 1 was released with a silver foil stamped cover and came with three rare variant covers. A Chainsaw Vigilante Trade Paperback entitled Chainsaw Vigilante Bonanza was released in December 1996. This comic was originally supposed to run 6 issues. It was stopped after three issues due to poor sales. The Tick New SeriesA bimonthly Tick series which began publication in December 2009, written by Benito Cereno with art by Les McClaine. Issues 1-8 of the new series have been released as of 2011. The Tick Meets...(100 Series)Starting with the epic 100th (collective) issue of the Tick (released summer 2012), a new crossover with a popular indie comic superhero is featured per issue. Issue #100 found the Tick meeting Invincible [created by Robert Kirkman] and had a certain sidekick suffer a tragic death. The next issue #101 (released October 2012) found the Tick meeting Madman [created by Mike Allred] through more eccentric sci-fi plot devices allowing for the crossover. In 2014, an extremely limited edition NEC Comic-Con issue was released, only 750 issues were produced. Currently, The Tick issue #102 has yet to be released, it is still set for a presumed TBD 2016/2017 release and will feature yet another heroic (and possibly final) crossover. The Tick Free Comic Book Day seriesStarting in 2010, NEC has released one Free Comic Book Day (first Saturday in May) helping of The Tick almost every year, excluding 2012. The FCBD Tick issue of 2010 was a colored reprint of Ben Edlund's The Tick #1 from the original run, which was also printed as a free Halloween ComicFest issue in 2017. All new stories of The Tick appeared as FCBD issues in 2011, skipping 2012, and from 2013 onward (http://tickcomics.com/fcbd.html). As of the typing of this article, an issue of The Tick FCBD for 2020 has been announced on Free Comic Book Day's official website, complete with a 6 page preview (https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN200034). The Tick's FCBD series seems to have light continuity between the short stories. In the 2011 FCBD The Tick issue, Tick references that time he "kicked a moon," potentially referencing The Tick #100 that would not be released until the following year of March 28, 2012, potentially putting the FCBD series chronologically after that uncompleted story arc. Other comic book appearances of the TickA short Tick adventure appeared in the Independent Comic Book Sampler 2, released in 1988. The Tick appeared in the first issue of Tales Too Terrible to Tell 1, also published by New England Comics, released Winter 1989-90. Ben Edlund drew a two-page comic strip for Fox Totally Kids magazine to promote The Tick animated series in the fall of 1995. The Tick made a cameo appearance in Shi/Cyblade 1, released September 1995. The Tick made a cameo appearance in the daily comic strip Luann as Luann's brother, Brad, contemplates several of his favorite super-heroes. The Tick is referenced in an issue of Deadpool. Deadpool leaps from a plane to attack Hulk and screams a nonsensical phrase. He then jokingly asks the readers if they were expecting him to say Spoon (the Tick's catchphrase). Books
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