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Razorline is a Marvel Comics imprint, begun in 1993 , created by filmmaker and Horror / Fantasy novelist Clive Barker , and existing in one of the several alternate Marvel Universe s. The four interrelated titles, based on Barker's detailed premises, titles and lead characters, were '' Ectokid '' (written first by James Robinson , then by future '' Matrix '' co-creator Larry Wachowski , with art by Steve Skroce ), '' Hokum & Hex '' (written by Frank Lovece , art by Anthony Williams ), '' Hyperkind '' (written by Fred Burke, art by Paris Cullins), and '' Saint Sinner '' (written by Elaine Lee , art by Max Douglas). Marcus McLaurin was the editor. The four were preceded by a one-shot sampler: ''Razorline: First Cut''. As Barker described, {Link without Title} :
Although generally superhero comics with a ) and ''Ektokid Unleashed'' (which included a "Saint Sinner" prose short story). Before the cancellations, several issues of four subsequent series were in various stages of completion: '' Wraitheart '' (written by Frank Lovece, art by Hector Gomez), '' Schizm '' (written by Fred Burke), '' Mode Extreme '' (written by Sarah Byam), and '' Fusion Force ''. These were to have begun blending the Razorline into primary Marvel continuity; Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents including Jimmy Woo, for instance, guest-starred in ''Wraitheart'' #5; the Punisher was to have guest-starred in "Mode Extreme" #5. A 2002 Barker telefilm titled Saint Sinner bore no relation to the comic. "I was always disappointed with the way that Marvel handled that entire line of comics, particularly ''Saint Sinner''. I thought that's a waste of a good title. It was something that called for finding a new life in some way or another." {Link without Title} In 2005, the appendix page of the Official Handbook To The Marvel Universe one-shot involving alternate universes revealed that the Earth of the Razorline imprint is designated as ''Earth-45828''. Relatively real-world, without other superheroes, it includes Marvel Comics as a comic-book publisher, with Razorline characters making references to "'' X-Men '' comics" and to Marvel editor Stan Lee 's '' Fantastic Four '' writing. QUOTES Clive Barker: {Link without Title} : "I loved many of the Razorline characters, and it was always a sadness to me that our work in the medium was ill-timed. As you probably know, the Razorline material was produced at a time when the comics industry was about to go through one of its worst shake-ups. Marvel almost disappeared entirely. Razorline was a victim of Marvel's downsizing. Very sad." REFERENCES
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