Aces Weekly closes in on its 400th issue

By John Freeman on June 4, 2022

Blimey! The digital anthology Aces Weekly, has reached Volume 57, available now, and if my calculations are correct, (admittedly, I’m a bit crap at maths) with each volume running over seven weeks since launch in October 2012, that means it’s soon going to hit its 400th issue!

*“Black” © 2022 Anthony Smith and Tobias Taitt*

If a British print comic achieved that in this day and age, I’m sure there would be even more bunting on the streets than there is already this weekend.

Published by ace comic artist and writer David Lloyd, the latest volume of this subscription-funded, creator-owned anthology offers some superb, platinum-quality storytelling from some fabulous creators, including Fer Calvi, Anthony Smith, Feli White, Jok and Santullo, Franco Colt, Hailey Renee Brown, Marcello Bondi, Katie Cunningham, and many more!

*“I Kill Dragons” © 2022 Deivid, Feli White, and Franco Colt*

*“Freaks” © 2022 Marcello Bondi, Elena Astarita, and Luciano Ceglia*

*“Man and a Van” © 2022 Jok and Santullo*

*“Bog Trotter” © 2022 Katie Cunningham and Hailey Renee Brown*

Offering an extraordinary mix of the supernatural and the serious, the nutty and the nuttier, and… well, you get it, I’m sure.

Each volume of Aces Weekly comprises up to 150 pages, including Extras, for just £1 per week, in any currency, coming to you directly at the touch of a button in seven parts over seven weeks, and from one volume to the next.

400 issues? Blimey! Congratulations to David, the whole Aces Weekly team, and all the creators who have contributed strips over the past ten years!

Why are you still here? Head over to www.acesweekly.co.uk and subscribe today!

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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.