Doctor Who artist Paul Hanley delivers “Steampunk Iris” (Wildthyme, that is)

By John Freeman on 17 July 2016

Here’s the cover for A Clockwork Iris, the next Iris Wildthyme collection, by the brilliant Paul Hanley. Published by Obverse Books, Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers.

She’s best known from spin-off media based on Doctor Who, where she is sometimes depicted as a renegade Time Lady.

A stop-motion movie-maker, commercial artist, and sort-of-pro comic artist. Paul Hanley has done official work for Godzilla and Judge Dredd (for IDW Comics), Firefly (Toy Vault Inc.) and Doctor Who (Titan Comics and the game Doctor Who Legacy from Tiny Rebel Games).

This “Steampunk Iris” isn’t his first commission in connection with the character (he’s also done art on her Big Finish releases), and we’re sure it won’t be the last!

If you’re a Doctor Who fan, check out his web site – there’s some terrific work there – including some characters longtime Doctor Who Magazine readers will recognise!

The new Iris Wildthyme collection includes stories from Paul Magrs, Christopher Bryant, Simon Brett, Paul Driscoll, Ian Charles Douglas, Matt Bright and many others.

• More about Obverse Books at obversebooks.co.uk

• Paul Hanley’s web page: paulhanley.deviantart.com

• Paul Magrs: lifeonmagrs.blogspot.co.uk

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.