UK GRAPHIC NOVELS – RELEASE LIST
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Please note, this list largely details only graphic
novels either by British creators, or, generally, featuring strips
first published in Britain.
All the publishers below also publish collections by non-British creators.
2008
Note - all dates remain provisional and the further
into the future they get, should be treated with caution.
Out Now...
• The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and the Light Fantastic
by Terry Prachett
Publisher: Harper Collins
• How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
by Sara Nickerson
Publisher: Harper Collins
With a swimming medal, the key to a mansion, and a comic book about a half-man/half-rat
as her only clues, a twelve-year-old girl seeks the true story of her father's
mysterious death four years earlier.
• James
Bond: Paradise Plot
by Ian Fleming,
Jim Lawrence, and John McLusky
Publisher: Titan Books
• The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics
Edited
by Paul Gravett
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
A fantastic collection of crime comics - arguably the 24 best graphic
short stories in the crime genre, spanning all the colours of noir, from
classic American newspaper strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books
to today's global graphic novel masterpieces. This must-have collection is
fully loaded with some of the greatest writers and artists in comics publishing,
including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Max Allan Collins, Johnny
Craig, Alex Toth, Bernie Krigstein - plus adaptations of/collaborations by
famous crime writers, such as Dashiel Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Lesley Charteris
and Raymond Chandler.Meet a gallery of hard-boiled, iconic heroes and killers
inside including: Dashiell Hammett's smooth operator Secret Agent X-9, Will
Eisner's masked mystery man The Spirit, Mickey Spillane's heavyweight tough-guy
Mike Hammer, Munoz and Sampayo's brooding ex-cop Alack Sinner, Abuli and
Bernet's venal hitman-for-hire Torpedo 1936, Max Allan Collins and Terry
Beatty's femme fatale investigator Ms. Tree, and Charles Burns' Mexican wrestler
and defective detective El Borbah.
Out Soon...
• Jeff Hawke: Ambassadors
by Willie Patterson and Sydney Jordan
Publisher: Titan Books PD:
Hardcover - 25 Jul 2008
Widely considered as one of the most important sci-fi comic strips ever
published, "Jeff
Hawke" is a benchmark in intelligent, adult-oriented storytelling!Jeff
Hawke's not your average space-hero; focused on reasoning, diplomacy and
moral virtues instead of brute force, he is frequently forced to be the ambassador
- rather than the saviour - of mankind! His universe is populated with alien
species that meet humankind by accident or for commerce, but hardly ever
for invasion.Patterson's subtle wit makes the strip's plots and characters
as fascinating as they are amusing, and Jordan's highly expressive style
fully captures the strangeness of the weird and wonderful aliens of Jeff's
universe!
August
• Gentleman Jim
by Raymond Briggs
Publisher: Jonathan Cape PD: 7 August 2008
First published in 1980, two years after "The Snowman", "Gentleman
Jim" has been unavailable for many years. We are delighted to bring
it back into print as the first book in an occasional series, "Cape
Graphic Classics". "Gentleman Jim" is the story of Jim Bloggs,
a lavatory attendant who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes
his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are lined with books
like "Out in the Silver West", the "Boys' Book of Pirates" and "Executive
Opportunities", which provide fodder for his ruminations on career change.
Encouraged by his wife Hilda, also eager to incorporate more adventure into
her life, Jim sets out to bring these dreams to fruition by accumulating
various accoutrements, only to discover that the life of an executive, an
artist or a cowboy is more complicated and costly than it appears.
• Monster Mash (Babymouse)
by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Publisher: Random House Publication Date: Paperback - 26 August 2008
• The Tale of One Bad Rat
by Bryan Talbot
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Hardcover - 7 Aug 2008
Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Reprint, "The Tale
of One Bad Rat" is the story of a young girl, Helen Potter, who runs
away from home to escape an uncaring mother and a sexually abusive father.
Eventually she finds her way to the Lake District, drawn there by her love
of the work of Beatrix Potter, and in that beautiful landscape she at last
finds peace.
• Tank Girl: The Apocalypse (Anniversary Edition)
by Andy Pritchett,
Alan Grant, and Phillip Bond Publisher: Titan Books PD: 19 Aug
2008
September
• Marvel Masters: The British Invasion Vol.2
Publisher: Panini PD: 11 September 2008
Where Marvel
Masters: The British Invasion Vol 1. focused on the best of the UK's writers
to have worked for the House of Ideas, Volume 2 celebrates the nations
greatest artists. Includes stories illustrated by such renowned artists
as Dave Gibbons, Alan Davis, Bryan Hitch, Steve Dillon, Barry Windsor-Smith,
Paul Neary, Frank Quitely and Mark Buckingham.
• Modesty Blaise: Green Cobra
by Peter O'Donnell, John Burns, and Pat Wright
Publisher: Titan Books Publication Date: 26 Sep 2008
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms
of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise - high priestess of pulp crime and goddess
of cult thrillers!Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad
girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as
a Japanese fighting sword! This latest volume features three classic hard-to-find
stories: "Green Cobra", "Eve and Adam" and "Brethren
of Blaise"...all wrapped up in a spectacular collector's library
edition!Featuring new story introductions by creator Peter O'Donnell,
plus a host of features including unseen artwork by John Burns, as
well as a selection of recently unearthed Modesty strips.
• Tank Girl 1 (Remastered edition): 1
by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett
Publisher: Titan Books PD: 26 Sep 2008
From the depths of the outback she charges, astride her fabulous tank! It's...Tank
Girl.Join everybody's favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying
lunatic as she blitzes her way through a dazzling array of bizarre adventures,
including bounty hunting, delivering colostomy bags to Australian presidents,
kangaroo boxing...and many more outrageous and mind-warping thrills!
Marking
the 20th anniversary of "Tank Girl", with a new introduction from
Alan Martin, and previously unseen material from Jamie Hewlett, this is the
first in a series of ultimate collections. Presented for the first time in
chronological order and in glorious black and white - as nature intended!
Warning: Adults only!
October
• Charley's War: Return to the Front
by Pat Mills and Joe
Colquhoun
Publisher: Titan Books Publication Date: 24 Oct 2008
Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Slaine) and legendary artist
Joe Colquhoun continue the thrilling, humorous and horrifying
story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne.Returning to the front, Charley
is reunited with old comrades Weeper and Old Bill - and, unfortunately, bully
Grogan and the vile Lieutenant Snell. As the bullets fly and bombs fall,
Charley faces as much danger from his own ranks as from the enemy's...Rich
in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy, this
fifth volume of "Charley's War" features a brand new introduction
and director's commentary by Pat Mills, plus exclusive bonus content.
• Doctor Who: The Betrothal of Sontar
by Nick Abadzis, John Tomlinson, Gareth Roberts, Mike Collins
Publisher: Panini
Paperback - 6 Oct 2008
The first volume of comics collecting the 10th Doctor's complete strip adventures
from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and the Doctor Who Storybook. The famous
Timelord and his companion Rose Tyler battle Sontarians, meet mythical monsters
and face a terrifying encounter with the new "Lords of Time" Original colour strips digitally remastered and collected for the first time
ever.
• Dragon's Claws
by Simon Furman and Geoff Senior
Collecting the first ever Marvel UK "US format comic". The elite law enforcement
team of the far future returns! In the dystopian year of 8162 Greater Britain
desperately needs heroes; warriors willing to do whatever it takes to safeguard
mankind. Consequently, the shadowy government agency N.U.R.S.E. (National
Union of Retired Sports Experts) reinstates ""the
greatest game players in the world"" to bring order to chaos.
• Jane (The Misadventures of a Bright
Young Thing)
by Don
Freeman
Publisher: Titan Books Publication Date: 24 Oct 2008)
These are the cartoon strip (mis)adventures of Britain s first and best loved
World War II Pin-up - the scintillating, blue eyed, blond-haired, clothes-phobic
cartoon legend that is Lady Jane Gay. The ever patriotic Jane wasted no time
in joining up, following Britain s entry into the war, and following a brief
stint as a chauffeur, secretary and with the W.A.A.F.S. Jane finally joined
Army Intelligence in 1941 where she stayed off and on for the remainder of
the war battling 5th columnists and Nazi spies.
Proper Go Well High
by Oliver East
Publisher: Blank Slate Books
Publication date source: Publisher
Sparky O'Hare - Master Electrician
by Mawli
Publisher: Blank Slate
Books
Publication date source: Publisher
November
• Captain Britain Volume 3: The Lion and the Spider
Publisher: Panini PD: 2 Nov 2008
The Lion of London returns in this eagerly awaited third volume. The United
Kingdom's very own Marvel super hero, Captain Britain, exploded onto newspaper
stands way back in 1976. Now, for the first time ever, comes this classic
collection of adventures from the guardian of the sceptred isle.
• James Bond: Polestar
by Ian Fleming,
Jim Lawrence, Yaroslav Horak, and John McLusky
Publisher: Titan Books Release
Date: 28 Nov 2008 PBS: Amazon
• Tank Girl 2
by Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett
Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: 28 Nov 2008 PBS:
Amazon
2009
Note - all dates remain provisional and the further into the future they
get, should be treated with caution.
January
• Tank Girl 3 (Remastered Edition)
by Alan C. Martin and Jamie Hewlett
Publisher: Titan Books PBS: Amazon
February
• Dan Dare: Phantom Fleet
Publisher: Titan Books PBS: Amazon
March
• Tank Girl: The Odyssey (Remastered Edition)
by Peter Milligan and Jamie
Hewlett
Publisher: Titan Books PBS: Amazon
April
• Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Wallace and Gromit
by Dan Abnett and Jimmy Hansen
Publication date source: Amazon
