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is about 14-year-old Dexter Mungo, whose father was a ghost. Dex, as he is called, sees the world as it normally is through his right eye, but through his left he can see into the Ectosphere, a dimension similar to Earth but with a number of crucial differences. All the regular-Earth buildings are in
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titles, all set in the newly introduced "Barkerverse", as it was called unofficially. Razorline published a preview comic in July 1993 called "First Cut", which covered the four titles, each one having a written introduction by Barker, a short prequel comic strip, and a description by the series
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as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred teenaged Dexter Mungo, the child of a mortal and a ghost, who is able to see and interact with the dangerous, interdimensional Ectosphere.
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the same places, but have a crusted and coral-covered appearance, and this world is populated by creatures and races out of myths, legends, and nightmares.
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overseeing development at Paramount. Barker would also act as executive producer of the television series, with Daley and Murphy as producers. Talking to
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Sept. 1993 – May 1994) before being discontinued with the rest of the Razorline titles. All art was by
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at The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators. ("Features" link)
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and Julia Pistor as producers, Joe Daley as executive producer, and
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Brodesser, Claude; Dunkley, Cathy (August 12, 2001).
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that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and
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Index


Steve Skroce
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Ongoing series
Superhero
Clive Barker
James Robinson
Lana Wachowski
Lilly Wachowski
Penciller(s)
Steve Skroce
Inker(s)
Letterer(s)
Gaspar Saladino
Colorist(s)
John Kalisz
Marcus McLaurin
superhero
comic book
Marvel Comics
Razorline
imprint
horror
fantasy
Clive Barker
Razorline
Lana Wachowski
cover-dated
penciller

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