Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD, have added the first Starlord Archival Collection to its release schedule, currently set for a November 2026 release.
Back in 1978, IPC launched a weekly companion comic to 2000AD aimed at an older audience and boasting higher production values – its name was Starlord.
A plethora of the best comics writers and artists in the UK ensured the new series was a success. These included 2000AD’s creator, Pat Mills; co-creators of Judge Dredd, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra; future Watchmen artist, Dave Gibbons; legendary 2000AD and Batman writer, Alan Grant; and “The Ballad of Halo Jones” co-creator, Ian Gibson.
Despite outselling 2000AD, it was merged into the galaxy’s greatest comic after just 22 issues. Against the policy of the time, 2000AD was the title that was kept. But the legacy of Starlord lives on with its standout strips “Strontium Dog” and “Ro-Busters” (a fore-runner of “A.B.C Warriors”) occupying a place in the hearts of many comic readers to this day.
This first Archival Collection collects Starlord starzines 1-12 and the Starlord Summer Special.
Full details including, presumably, a 2000AD Webshop Exclusive edition, will be announced in due course – but until then… Keep Watching the Stars!
The Complete Starlord Volume 1: The Archival Collection
By Pat Mills, John Wagner, Alan Grant, Chris Lowder, Alan Hebden (Writers) and Horacio Lalia, Carlos Ezqeurra, Dave Gibbons, Ian Gibson, Brendan McCarthy, Jesus Redondo, Carlos Pino and Ian Kennedy (Artists)
Out: Scheduled for 19th November 2026
Hardcover | 448 Pages
ISBN: 978-1837868438
• Pre-order from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
With thanks to Leigh Smith
- About the Author
- Latest Posts
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.
Categories: 2000AD, British Comics, British Comics - Collections, British Comics - Current British Publishers, Comic Previews, Comics, downthetubes Comics News, downthetubes News
Related Articles
-
Action’s 50th anniversary to be celebrated in new “Before The Ban” Archival Editions from Rebellion
-
Rebellion Releases: 2000AD cranks up the thrillpower as storylines conclude ahead of Christmas special
-
David Roach and Pete Doherty continue “Nightmare New York” in 2000AD, tributes paid to the late John M. Burns
-
Incoming Rebellion Releases: 2000AD, new Spider collection and more
I have a real soft spot for Star-Lord, as issue #11 featured my first-ever published art.
I won letter of the week with a drawing I’d sent in. With my £10 prize money I bought Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds on vinyl (which I still have) from Barton & Gingell’s electrical store on Battersea Park Road.