Striker Comic Treat: “Wannabe Warriors” art by Luis Garanga

By John Freeman on May 17, 2019

Striker comic recently enjoyed a short-lived revival on the UK news stand after two hugely successful crowdfunders. Sadly, production is on hold while the small team involved regroup and rework the project.

For those of you pining for your weekly fix of football comics, crazy gangsters and mad managers, here’s some art by Luis Garanga, created for the title’s “Wannabe Warriors” strip centring on Warbury’s academy players.

Luis work also includes credits for MayDay Comics, Kick-Ass Comics, and StormKing Comics and you can see more of his work here on the Radebulajar Agency web site.

Volume 7 of the Striker collection is now available – £25 or £30 for a signed copy.

This massive hardback book features “Shark Attack” and “Dead Man Walking” – the last Striker stories to appear in The Sun before the launch of the first weekly comics in September 2003.

It’s available to buy now along with other Striker collections, comics at www.planetstriker.com

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.