Hibernia Comics have just published The Editor’s Cut, the latest book in their brilliant Comic Archive series – just in time for the independent publisher’s twentieth birthday. And it’s absolutely crammed with great material, as usual!
Another fantastic exploration of British comics through interviews, articles and what Hibernia prides itself on, lots of rare and unpublished artwork, it’s available to order now from comicsy.co.uk.
“It’s hard to believe Doomlord was released this month twenty years ago,” says publisher David McDonald.
Confirming the team’s ability to bring us the rare, The Editor’s Cut comes with a knockout cover from 2000AD artist Mick McMahon, which had lain unpublished for nearly 40 years, and includes interviews with Mick himself, legendary editor Kelvin Gosnell, editor and puzzle king Roy Preston, and the late, great Brian Walker, who’s probably best known for his work on Sparky, for DC Thomson, and the Shiver and Shake strip, “Scream Inn”, for IPC, which was such a hit, it span off into a board game.
Also included is an article by Matt Bookman on much-missed artist Garry Leach, looking at his BBC work, writer Chris Lowder reminisces about his meetings with and the work of Solano Lopez, (which is timely, given the release of The Eternaut on Netflix) and there’s a piece on the late Kevin O’Neill, too, including some unpublished memories of working in Fleetway in the 1970s.
So, do you want to see Kevin O’Neill’s cover to a proposed 2000AD spin off called ‘Hyper Power’? Mick McMahon’s first published work in “It’s All Lies”? The article from London’s Evening Standard that prompted the creation of 2000AD? Solano Lopez’ unpublished try out for Star Wars comic? Rian Hughes and John Wagner’s “Professor Questertester”? A photo of all the editors from the launch of Starlord?
Well, The Editor’s Cut has all this, and much, much more, like rare and unpublished art from Massimo Belardinelli, Brendan McCarthy, Garry Leach, Jamie Hewlett, Brett Ewins, Brian Walker and many more!
Hibernia Comics are currently offering “Value Pack” bundles of some of our titles, when bought with The Editors Cut, be sure to check them out – before its sells out – and trust us, these books deservedly sell out very fast!
• The Editor’s Cut and other Hibernia Comics titles are available here on comicsy.co.uk
Do note postage is extra and unfortunately marches ever upwards, and it will be added at checkout, but The Editors’ Cut still offers fantastic value for a limited edition, full colour, 88 page perfect bound book. All books are shipped internationally from Ireland, so please allow at least two weeks for delivery in Ireland, three weeks for delivery to Great Britain and mainland Europe, and six weeks outside Europe. “It’s usually quicker,” says David, “but due to the vagaries of the postal systems it can take a while!)
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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.
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