Stephen R. Bissette’s long out-of-print and never-before-collected dinosaur tale Tyrant is coming to Kickstarter in early 2026 from Lighthouse.
“Been a terribly long time adrift in an ocean of tears,” said Bissette, “but Lighthouse shines the light! Yes, it’s for real, Lighthouse is bringing my personal primordial ‘lost Odysseus’ back into harbor—meaning my orphaned ‘S.R. Bissette’s Tyrant®,’ is at long last out of the egg he’s been stuck half-way-in-&-out-of for decades now. What I’ve seen thus far is absolutely beautiful, thanks to Lighthouse, Chris Stevens, and Jim Rugg—it never would have hatched out of the nest without them.”
Lighthouse founder and publisher Chris Stevens said, “Steve is one of the greatest comic book creators of all time and TYRANT is his most personal work, one he put all his blood, sweat, and tears into, not to mention staking his entire livelihood on it,” said Stevens. “It is an honor and a thrill to see the work finally brought to market for new generations and for its avid original readers, in multiple editions that will allow you to experience this unbridled cartooning genius in its most primal and comprehensively exhaustive forms, lovingly designed by one of comics’ greatest craftsmen, Jim Rugg. Working with Jim on this was the only option to me once I knew these books could happen.”
“Tyrant is one of the most beautiful comic books I’ve ever seen,” said Rugg. “Dinosaurs never looked better! I fell in love with this book when it first appeared in the 90s and I am thrilled to help share this monumental masterpiece with a new generation of comics fans today. There is no other comic book like it. It is truly a book for everyone from age 3 to 103.”
Tyrant was originally published as a four-issue series from Spiderbaby Grafix from 1994 to 1996.
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