(via Blimey! It’s A Blog About Comics): Jamie Smart’s Space Raoul strip, which has featured in The Dandy, appears in its own comic this October in a new comic from US publisher Slave Labor Graphics.
Part adventurer, part explorer, part Space Captain, Raoul, created by Jamie (also creator of Bear and who draws Desperate Dan for The Dandy), has previously appeared in The Funday Times (the Sunday Times comics section) and The Dandy. Like Gary Northfield’s Derek the Sheep for The Beano, Jamie owns the rights to his character, which will now feature in his own 64 page book from SLG, who also published his Bear comics.
Priced at $8.95 the book will be available in the UK on import from specialist comic book stores (not newsagents). You have to order in advance, or you could simply but it from the SLG web site on publication
• Visit Jamie Samrt’s Official Web Site
• Find out more about Space Raoul
• View SLG titles by Jamie Smart
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.
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