There’s still time to back Cutaway Comics fab looking Doctor Who spin-off Paradise Towers: Unalive The Universe, from writer Sean Mason, with art by Silvano Beltramo, a new project that will include the original story writer Stephen Wyatt’s first comic strip.
Manchester’s ace independent comic imprint have also announced they’ll be launching an open artist competition to find the artist who will draw “Scary Cat” by Stephen, to be run in Summer 2026.
Cutaway Comics continues to explore creator-owned properties from Doctor Who in this new comic sequel to the Seventh Doctor Doctor Who story Paradise Towers, which saw the Kangs defeated Kroagnon, the murderous great architect that terrorised the strange superstructure.
Then the Kangs turned the tide against the treacherous General Favalan and her soldiers. Now the Kangs, Rezzies and Caretakers are hard at work rebuilding high for happiness and putting their past troubles behind them… right?
Wrong. Very wrong. Because, for Viv-2 and her friends, nothing is ever easy! No one can agree on what is best for Paradise Towers, and old rivalries are starting to resurface. Tensions are high… and that’s when the murders start! For as well as their own personal trials, the Kangs must face off against a strike team of multiversal zealots determined to wipe them from reality. All Realities.
Paradise Towers: Unalive The Multiverse is a thrilling sci-fi adventure with twists, turns and the return of fan favourite characters: a 48-page story offered in Prestige Format graphic novel, jam-packed with exciting action, emotional storytelling and plenty of humour.
Check out these early preview pages by Silvano Beltramo, not yet coloured…
The script for Paradise Towers: Unalive The Universe is provided once more by Sean Mason (Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, Iris Wildthyme, A Dame To Die For, Escape Act). Sean has written several books and strips for Cutaway Comics as well as producing our VAM discs. He has also written several books for the iconic Commando Comics published by DC Thompson, with his noir-infused story A Dame To Die For being hailed “an instant classic” by Commando fans online and picking up great reviews (I described it as a smashing detective story, with plenty of action” for example).
Featureing art by the dynamic and bold Silvano Beltramo (Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, Twisted Dark, Black Mirror: USS Callister, Space Truckin’), Paradise Towers’ mix of the urban and tribal will appeal to fans of The Ballad of Halo Jones and The Thirteenth Floor.
An all-new comic from Stephen Wyatt, too – but will you be its artist?
Paradise Towers original creator, award-winning dramatist Stephen Wyatt, has also joined the party, contributing a brand new back up strip.
“I was so impressed by watching the Cutaway team create the first Towers comic book Paradise Found that I felt inspired to have a go myself,” says Stephen of his first comics script. “‘Scary Cat’ is the result.
“It’s about my favourite Towers characters, Tilda and Tabby, the Rezzies, and the secret life of their cat, Tiddles. I hope you enjoy it!”.
“Scary Cat” will be drawn by a brand-new artist, sourced through an open artist competition, to be run in Summer 2026.
“We’re all about giving people a break at Cutaway, so this opportunity is open to an artist looking for their very first paid commission,” say Cutaway Comics Commissioning Editor Gareth Kavanagh. Silvano Beltramo, artist on Paradise Towers, was given his first paid comics commission through this very process and has soared ever since. We can’t wait to open the doors to another brand-new artist to see what talent is out there”.
As usual from Cutaway, expect fantastic merch and extras. The Kickstarter, which has just four days to run, and already hit target, includes the chance to get exclusive perks, including deluxe hardbacks, in-universe hot romance novellas, a brand-new Kang Zine, postcards of cover art, prints, t-shirts and even exclusive Tidla and Tabby pinnies.
Expect a packed new VAM disc crammed with newly recorded audio and visual goodies. Highlights include a new writers’ commentary on Paradise Towers featuring Stephen Wyatt, Sean Mason and Robert Shearman (Dalek), hosted by the BFI’s own Justin Johnson and a fun packed new commentary track featuring a couple of original Kangs (more to be announced) and Cutaway’s esteemed colleagues from the brilliant Gallifrey Cabaret, moderated by Richard Unwin.
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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.
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