(With thanks to Iskander Izzy Islam for the spot): Marvel has just announced the upcoming publication of a collection of Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults, due for release in February 2017.

“Night Raven” was written by Steve Parkhouse and drawn initially by David Lloyd, followed by John Bolton, in stories set between the World Wars, battling organised crime in New York and Chicago.

The stories first ran in Hulk Weekly (collected in Night Raven: The Collected Stories), and a story set in the same era, the stunning Nightraven: House of Cards, written by Jamie Delano and drawn by David Lloyd followed later – a project that almost didn’t see the light of day because of Marvel UK Editor in Chief Paul Neary’s reticence to publish it.

Numerous illustrated text stories, which will also feature in this new collection, were written by the likes of Alan Moore also ran in various MUK titles, that led to the character’s contemporary adventures battling the immortal villainess Yi Yang, Queen of the Dragon Tong. Many of the stories were illustrated by Ivan Allen.

As we previously reported, Night Raven re-surfaced in graphic novel Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, published by Marvel US in February 1995. Marvel also published Nocturne, a four issue series published in June 1995, written by Dan Abnett and drawn by José Fonteriz, a project initiated by Paul Neary in 1994 intended to give Night Raven a modern spin but which takes place in an alternate Marvel universe.

Full details of the new collection below.

NIGHT RAVEN: FROM THE MARVEL UK VAULTS TPB
Written by STEVE PARKHOUSE, ALAN MOORE & MORE
Penciled by DAVID LLOYD, JOHN BOLTON & MORE
Cover by DAVID LLOYD
280 Pages | Parental Advisory
ISBN: 978-1-302-90462-3

• Buy it from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

Who is Night Raven? Find out in this complete collection of classic tales from the Marvel UK archives! Join the mysterious masked vigilante in his pulp-era war on crime as this lone man of justice stealthily stalks his villainous prey on the streets of New York City — and brands criminals with the mark of the deadly Night Raven! Follow this dark avenger into battle with mob bosses, murderers and miscreants like the Taxman, the Assassin, Dragonfire and more — in rarely seen stories by some of Marvel UK’s finest talents, including David Lloyd (V for Vendetta)!

Where brooding darkness spreads its evil wings, the Night Raven stings!

COLLECTING: NIGHT RAVEN MATERIAL FROM HULK COMIC 1-20; SAVAGE ACTION 1-4, 6, 8, 12-15; MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (UK) 382-386, 389-395; DAREDEVILS 6-11; MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL 7-17; SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (UK) 85-92; CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1985) 10-12

Web Links

• Buy Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

• Marvel Curiosities: Night Raven’s first major US appearance, alongside Nick Fury and Black Widow

• Read our feature  on Marvel UK’s published and abandoned projects: “Genesis ’92”: Looking Back and What Might Have Been• Marvel Wikia: Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty Entry

• Night Raven on the Marvel Wikia

• Read Win Wiacek’s review of  Night Raven: the Collected Stories and Night Raven: House Of Cards

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.

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