It’s been a ghoulishly good time, featuring all kinds of monster mayhem from Gums, Helly, Peaches’ Creatures, Rex Power, and more. But, sadly, Rebellion has announced this December’s issue of Monster Fun will be the final issue of the publication, as the comic comes to a close at the end of the year.

First returning to shelves in 2022, the last two years have seen all kinds of monstrous chaos across the pages of Monster Fun, and everyone involved from the writers and artists through to the colourists, letterers, and designers have created comics for younger readers which we’re truly proud to have brought to life.

And although Monster Fun will be ending as a serialised monthly comic with Issue 26, it will live on in the form of the Monster Fun graphic novel range, which includes brilliant new versions of beloved characters including Steel Commando and The Leopard From Lime Street. 2025 will bring more beloved series into the range like Rex Power and Kid Kong – so, say Rebellion, “Monster Fun will be ending on the highest of highs!”

December’s issue includes a message from its current editor, ‘Helly’, wishing readers farewell:

Hello Monster Funsters! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, so I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but with a very heavy heart (yes, I have got one!), it falls on me to tell you that this will be the final issue of Monster Fun. It has been a privilege to entertain you for the last few years and I would like to thank you so much for joining us every month, sending in your marvellous pictures for our Gruesome Gallery and leaving some insightful feedback, which helped bring the comic to new creative heights – we couldn’t have done it without you all.

I would also like to thank our creepy creators both past and present who have produced some brilliant stories. They will now be unshackled and set free from the Rebellion dungeons – Keep doing what you do, my talented terrors! Finally, thanks to the guys, girls and goblins who have helped to put the comic together, especially the diabolical design demon, Oz Osborne.

Scream you later!

Rebellion had already begun soliciting orders for Issue 27 in Diamond Previews, planned to see in the New Year with “Gums”, “Captain Zom”, “Witch Vs Warlock”, “Martha’s Monster Make Up”, “Sir Render” and the cast of the “Fright Shift”, along with “Crabbe’s Crusaders” and “’Peaches’ Creatures” to provide some tantalising action – now not to be.

UPDATE Friday 6th December: Issue 28, also solicited, with a cover from Dan Boultwood, would have featured strips by writers Stacey Whittle, Dave Bulmer, Matt Baxter, Ned Hartley, Pete Wells, Derek Fridolfs, Alec Worley, and P. J. Holden, with art by Brett Parson, David DeGrand, Andreas Butzcbach, Wayne Thompson, Stephen Webster, Abigail Bulmer, Rebecca Morse, Ruairi Coleman, and P. J. Holden. Planned for release in February, “love is in the air for another frightastic issue of Monster Fun!”, advance promotion in the Diamond Previews catalogue, now removed, declared. “Packing more flavour than National Pizza Day (9th February, kids!), we’re serving up more Gums, Captain Zom, Witch Vs Warlock, Martha’s Monster Make Up, Sir Render and the Fright Shift. Meanwhile, in Peaches’ Creatures, Jonny the Golem and Peaches try to recruit the mystical Green Knight, and in Crabbes’ Crusaders, the team search for their missing teammate, Red.”

With the final issue of Monster Fun due for release on 4th December, all current subscribers will be contacted shortly with details on refunds for incomplete subscriptions.

For any queries about subscriptions, contact subs@monsterfun.co.uk

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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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