TV21 243, a special continuation of the original Gerry Anderson-inspired comic, offered again

TV21 243

The Official Gerry Anderson Store is selling copies of TV21 No. 243 – an “alternate universe” continuation of the first series of classic 1960s comic TV21, originally produced as part of the Supermarionation Blu-Ray and DVD release by Network, back in 2014.

Positing a world in which TV21 never merged with the short-lived Joe 90 comic, TV21 243 takes up where the original series left off and was produced to the same dimensions and specifications as the original.

"Lady Penelope" from TV21 243, written by John Freeman, drawn by John M. Burns and lettered by Jim Campbell

“Lady Penelope” from TV21 243, written by John Freeman, drawn by John M. Burns and lettered by Jim Campbell

A huge number of comic artists and writers worked on this project edited by Martin Cater and was delighted to have been given the opportunity to write three of the strips: “Agent 21”, one of my favourite non-TV strips from the original comic, drawn by Doctor Who and Torchwood artist Brian Williamson; “Joe 90”, drawn by Doctor Who artist Mike Collins, hopefully suggesting both a reason for the creation of the BIG RAT and Professor McClaine’s backing for Joe’s recruitment to WIN; and “Lady Penelope” drawn by John M. Burns, lettered by Jim Campbell.

The full roster of artists and writers involved in the 24-page special edition were Martin Asbury (“Captain Scarlet”); Martin Baines (“Thunderbirds”, one of my favourite spreads from the special); Graham Bleathman (Mars Space Probe Cutaway); Antonio Baretti (“The Secret Service”); Martin Cater (“Zero X”); Mike Collins (“Fireball XL5” and “Joe 90”); Gerry Embleton (“Stingray”); Jimmy Hansen and Bambos Georgiou (“Supercar”); Paul McCaffrey (“Project S.W.O.R.D.”) Lew Stringer (“Zoony the Lazoon”);  Shaqui Le Vesconte (“Project S.W.O.R.D.” and features); Mark Wheatley (“Front Page”); and Brian Williamson (“Agent 21”).

Agent 21 by John Freeman, art by Brian WilliamsonIncidentally, before Brian and I worked on the strip published in TV21 243, we worked up some ideas for a new “Agent 21” series.

Here’s one of Brian’s test pages… We’d still love to revive this character!

If you’re a fan of the original TV21 and missed out on this special issue before, you can order it here from The Official Gerry Anderson Store



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