Egmont’s “Disney Stars” to cover Disney old and new

By John Freeman on 3 August 2013

Egmont UK has expanded its Disney magazine portfolio with a new monthly title: Disney Stars.

The first issue, which focuses on the new Monsters University film, was released on 17th July and is still on sale.

The title will be a series of specials, bringing out the magic of Disney, engaging fans with imaginative editorial, taking in depth looks at new characters, celebrating old favourites, and introducing all the latest Disney stories.

“We are really excited to be working with Disney on bringing this new premium magazine to market,” said Laura Adnitt, Publisher. It is fantastic to be able to extend the reach of our Disney portfolio and Disney Stars will be the place for children to immerse themselves in all the top Disney franchises of the moment.”

On sale monthly, priced at £3.99 Disney Stars will be sold inmajor retailers; Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons, and WHSmith High Street and Travel.

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.