Scar Comics announces Madam Samurai sequel

By John Freeman on August 11, 2011

Empire award winning screenwriter Gary Young (Harry Brown and Eagle Award winning artist David Hitchcock (Springheeled Jack) are combining their considerable talents once again for the return of the mute female warrior known only as Madam Samurai.

Since last year’s critically acclaimed debut fans of the first book, published by Britain’s Scar Comics, have been eagerly awaiting the chance to get their hands on the second part of the action packed graphic novel series, which is now available via this month’s Previews Catalogue from Diamond Distribution.

The final instalment of this origin story will not disappoint fans as Hitchcock and Young pull out all the stops to deliver a lavishly detailed adrenaline rush of a finale.

There will also be a special launch for the book at the Birmingham Comic Con 2011 on 27th August where fans will get the chance to meet and have copies signed by the book’s creators.

– To find out more about the book and its creators go to: www.madamsamurai.com

– To find out more about the Birmingham Comic Con go to: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

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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.