Fathom to the Old High German word "fadum" meaning embracing arms or a pair of outstretched arms. In Middle English it was "fathme". The Ancient Greek measure known as the orguia (, "orgyiá", "outstretched") is usually translated as "fathom". By the Byzantine period, this unit came in two forms: a "simple orguia" (, "haplē orguiá") roughly equivalent to the old Greek fathom (6 Byzantine feet, m) and an "imperial" (, "basilikē") or "geometric orguia" (, "geōmetrikē orguiá") that was one-eighth longer (6 feet and a span, m). One fathom is equal to: In the international yard and pound agreement of 1959
Fathom (comics) titled "Fathom: Killian's Tide". After Turner's cancer went into remission, he left Top Cow and launched his own company, Aspen MLT Inc. During this period there was a legal conflict between Turner and Top Cow as to who owned the rights to "Fathom". In 2004, Turner restarted the "Fathom" series and had a preview of its premiere in his company's first comic, "Michael Turner Presents: Aspen". After that, a "Fathom" miniseries titled "Fathom: Dawn of War" was produced and, shortly after that, the series "Fathom: Cannon Hawke" was started. The second volume in the "Fathom" series was drawn by artist