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Next Men

John Byrne's Next Men (also known as Next Men or JBNM) is an American comic book series written and drawn by John Byrne. The first volume of the series was published by Dark Horse Comics between 1991 and 1995. A nine-issue miniseries was published by IDW Publishing in 2010 and 2011, followed by another series titled Next Men: Aftermath in 2012.

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Publication date
Vol. 1: January 1992–December 1994 Vol. 2: December 2010–August 2011 Next Men: Aftermath: February 2012–June 2012
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics IDW Publishing
Artist
John Byrne
No. of issues
Vol. 1: 31 (#0–30) Vol. 2: 9 Next Men: Aftermath: 5
Written by
John Byrne

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related to Second series (IDW, 2010–2011) · 22
Next Men → Abraham Lincoln, Agent Murcheson, American Civil War, Bethany, Bethany's, Byrne, Elizabethan, England, Gil, Having, It, Jasmine, Murcheson, Nathan, Nazi, Nazi Germany, Plague, Sathanas, Soon, South
related to history · 19
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related to First series (Dark Horse, 1991–1995) · 13
Next Men → Among, Antarctica, Due, Eventually, Hilltop's, In, Project Next Men, Sathanas, Senator Aldus Hilltop, The, The Next Men, There, Together
related to External links · 9
Next Men → Aftermath, Archived, Byrne, Byrne Robotics, Comic Book DB, FAQ, John, John Byrne's Next Men, March
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Next Men → John Byrne
No. of issues · 1
Next Men → Vol. 1: 31 (#0–30) Vol. 2: 9 Next Men: Aftermath: 5
Publication date · 1
Next Men → Vol. 1: January 1992–December 1994 Vol. 2: December 2010–August 2011 Next Men: Aftermath: February 2012–June 2012
Publisher · 1
Next Men → Dark Horse Comics IDW Publishing
Written by · 1
Next Men → John Byrne

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Next MenArtistJohn Byrne1.00infobox
Next MenNo. of issuesVol. 1: 31 (#0–30) Vol. 2: 9 Next Men: Aftermath: 51.00infobox
Next MenPublication dateVol. 1: January 1992–December 1994 Vol. 2: December 2010–August 2011 Next Men: Aftermath: February 2012–June 20121.00infobox
Next MenPublisherDark Horse Comics IDW Publishing1.00infobox
Next MenWritten byJohn Byrne1.00infobox
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Next Menrelated to External linksComic Book DB0.60section
Next Menrelated to External linksAftermath0.60section

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