Questionable Elephantmen hits comic stores

By John Freeman on July 1, 2010

The latest issue of Elephantmen, written by former Marvel UK staffer Richard Starkings (whose career has simply spiraled upwards ever since) is now on sale, with art by Marian Churchland, Axel Medellin, Moritat & André Szymanowicz.

In Issue 26 – Questionable Things Part Three – Blackthorne is assigned to assist Hip and Ebony in tracking down the MAPPO agents loose in Los Angeles. Miki reluctantly agrees to help.

The issue also features the debut of ‘Charely Loves Robots’ a new series by J.G., André Szymanowicz and Gabriel Bautista. On the first day of summer vacation in 2020, 13 year-old Charley Moore can’t wait to get to the mall and be the first to buy a brand new ThrowBot! But Charley’s parents are about to seriously hack
into his plans…

With a cover by Boo Cook, Elephantmen is available in the UK from comic shops, Diamond code JAN10 0459

• More info here on the official Elephantmen web site

• Read a five-page preview at Comic Book Resources

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.