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Corruption and lawlessness aplenty in latest Aces Weekly!

By John Freeman on May 25, 2024

Aces Weekly Volume 68, the digital anthology from V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd, is running now, offering with no less than two stories set in the Old West, where corruption and lawlessness were rife, and evil men had weak men in their grip… not like now, of course!

Otherwise, it’s the usual mad mix this volume from the usual gang of idiots, now in Week Five of the usual seven week-run per incredible Volume.

Here’s what at stake if you miss 68!

“Cain” by Roberto Corroto and Ertito Montana

Cain by and © Roberto Corroto and Ertito Montana

Stepping into danger…

“Finn” by Petri Hänninen and Andrea Meneghin

A firefight begins on a distant ranch when a greedy competitor wants to seize the territories for himself. There are only a handful of gunmen against attackers… and Finn!

“Kupres 1994” by Rodolfo Santullo and Gonzalo Martinez

Following on from Sarajevo 1992 in Volume 66 – the names and places change but the face of war is depressingly familiar.

Mr Custa by Phil Whitmore, Bambos Georgiou and Mychailo Kazybrid

The super stupe is at it again!

“Sicarios” by Roberto Corroto and Ertito Montana

The tournament is getting serious now…

“Stories of the Incredible” by Anthony Smith

Once again we ask you not to adjust your monitor, but to come with us to the outer… erm… I mean the incredible limits of imagination…

“The Unsuspecting Saviour” by Fer Calvi

Out of the woods and on to the mountains…

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A taster of the story “Valley of Shadows” is available to read for free in the Aces Weekly “Free Samples” section of the digital anthology’s official website | ©️ David Lloyd & David Jackson — *A taster of the story “Valley of Shadows” is available to read for free in the Aces Weekly “Free Samples” section of the digital anthology’s official website |* ©️ *David Lloyd & David Jackson*

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All volumes have up to 150 pages, including Extras, and feature the exclusive Week2Week facility, which links all of the serialised strips of any completed volume together to make a collection you can read straight through that’s as big as six regular comic books combined.

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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.