Hot on the heels of my post wondering what Rebellion had planned for time travelling hero Adam Eterno, writer Stephen Jewell and artist Lew Stringer drew my attention tweets by Simon Furman about a little project he’s working on for Rebellion with 2000AD artist Simon Coleby…
Due for release on 15th August, The Vigilant is to be an all-new one-shot 48-page US format title written by Simon Furman with art by Simon Coleby – and others.
Classic British comic characters featuring in the title, presumably following up on events in last year’s Scream and Misty Special, will be the (drum roll, please): Adam Eterno, plus Leopard From Lime Street, The Steel Commando, Dr. Sin, Pete’s Pocket Army and Blake Edmonds (Deathwish), who team up to face Von Hoffman and Dr. Mesmer.
In Simon’s own words: “The Rebellion-verse begins here!”
We’re a couple of months off information being available through Diamond Previews, but Simon is at Margate Comic Festival this weekend so perhaps he’s at liberty to say more there, or follow him on Twitter for more news.
Yes, we’re excited!
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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. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek 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.
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