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Charlotte Corday heads into space in new 1950s-comic inspired adventure

By John Freeman on March 5, 2015

Writer Stephen Walsh and Dan Dare and Commando artist Keith Page are beavering away on their next and perhaps most ambitious Charlotte Corday project yet – Cat Corday of the RSF. We have a sneak peek of just a few frames of what looks like a simply stunning new story featuring the time-hopping, multiverse-spanning female hero who’s also appeared in titles like The Iron Moon (available digitally for iPad from ROK Comics) and Squadron of the Screaming Damned, the latter still on sale from Time Bomb Comics.

The project homages numerous SF-inspired comics of the 1950s and we’re sure many readers will pick up on the influences and Keith describes it as “a Dan Dare type sequel inspired by Quatermass and the Pit, with hardware inspired by the Von Braun study Das Marsprojekt.”

The team are still discussing the project with publishers, more news in due course.

Charlotte Corday on Mars, a promotional image for Keith’s latest project with Stephen Wa;sh, Cat Corday of the RSF. Art © Keith Page

• There’s more information – and a weekly Charlotte Corday web comic – over on the official web site: www.charlotte-corday.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.