DC Thomson’s EPIC! magazine gets a makeover, new strips launched 

EPIC! Issue 125


Beano publishers DC Thomson have given their EPIC! magazine a spruce up, introducing new strips by VIZ’s Alex Collier, Steve Bright and Lew Stringer – and reviving an old Dandy strip by Jamie Smart.

Aimed at 7-10s, the 48-page magazine (previously known as Dennis and Gnasher’s Epic Magazine), offers comic strip, behind-the-scenes TV and movie gossip, gaming news and reviews, the biggest YouTubers, explosive secrets and competitions.

"Overreaction Man" by Alex Collier and Steve Bright

“Overreaction Man” by Alex Collier and Steve Bright

The title is edited by Thomson’s boys’ magazine group, the same team working on Danger Mouse and Thunderbirds Are Go magazines and from Issue 125, on sale now, its new main strip is “Overreaction Man”, a three-page superhero spoof written by Alex Collier and drawn by Steve Bright.

Zombie Sports by Lew Stringer for EPIC!

Zombie Sports by Lew Stringer for EPIC!

“I couldn’t resist the chance to team up with the brilliant Alex Collier,” Steve tells us. “This is going to be fun!”

Lew Stringer is drawing three mini-strips: “Zombie Sports! (The walking dead of the sporting world…)”, “Eric Fail!” (Things always go wrong for him!) and “Terrible Movies!”,  spoofs of popular films, which appropriately launches with a look at “Harry Snotter”, in advance of the cinema release of Fantastic Beasts.

Also in the mix is a reprint of “My Dad’s A Doofus” by Jamie Smart, which previously ran in The Dandy.

Intriguingly, the title appears to have now dropped all its Beano-inspired links, a reflection perhaps of that humour title’s new production base, Beano Studios.

“I’m also drawing another new strip that should start in EPIC! sometime early next year,” Lew, who also draws strips for Doctor Who Magazine and TOXIC, reveals.

“It’s very interesting and encouraging that DC Thomson are investing in new comic strip material for their magazine line,” he enthuses. “Let’s hope this direction continues!”

EPIC! Promotional Banner

EPIC! Number 125 is on sale now in newsagents and supermarkets, bagged with free gifts, with 48 pages for £2.99

EPIC! doesn’t seem to have much of a web presence – there is a brand page on DC Thomson’s main web site, which includes a link to their handy “Where to Buy” service (input your postcode for local stockists) – and you can subscribe here (£42 per year); and you can get EPIC! digitally through Readly for £7.99 a month



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