Slated for November 2012 release, the Tripwire 20th Anniversary Edition will collect classic interviews from its vast catalog alongside new material in two 214-page, A4 deluxe formats—a hardcover provided by crowdfunding pledges through Unbound and a paperback edition available at local comic stores from Diamond Comic Distributors.  The paperback will cost around $24.00.  The collection will also include contemporary articles and feature stories on the transformation of the comics industry since 1992, cinematic adaptations of comics and graphic novels, digital comics, the most significant creators, the indie revolution, and many more topics.  Lastly, the Anniversary Edition will also have an extensive gallery of rare and new illustrations provided by Howard Chaykin, Jon Haward, Joe Kubert, Mike Mignola, Chris Weston, Frank Quitely, and numerous others. 

 

Founded in 1992 by editor Joel Meadows, Tripwire began as many comics news magazines did, as a self-published fanzine.  Tripwire was known for the quality of its interviews, which included such subjects as Alan Moore, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Frank Miller, and Peter Milligan to name but a few.  Starting as a print magazine, Tripwire ran for 49 issues, ceasing publication in 2003 following a 10th Anniversary collection released in 2002. In 2007, Tripwire returned as a high-quality print annual with expanded coverage on the intersection of comics, film, animation, and television (see "Tripwire Returns as an Annual Format").  Lasting for three years, Tripwire finally transitioned into a digital, Web-based magazine in 2011 with the launch of Tripwire 0.01.  The free, 40-page, bi-monthly edition premiered in April 2011.  Tripwire still released a print annual sold at comics conventions and resumed regular print distribution with a 124-page print issue in May 2011 available through Diamond's Previews. Although the digital magazine ran for two issues, Tripwire has been largely silent since January 2012.

 

--Nathan Wilson