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New British Graphic Novels Out This Week: Tales from Berk

By John Freeman on 2 February 2016

Titan Comics is enjoying quiet success with its Dragons: Riders of Berk series, most the work of top comics writer Simon Furman, who you’ll know from his incredible work on Transformers down the years, as well as being the co-creator of Marvel UK’s Death’s Head. Here’s a look at some pages from the recent collection that offers the chance to catch up on adventures you may have missed, drawn by the hugely talented Iwan Nazif.

<br /> DRAGONS: RIDERS OF BERK – TALES FROM BERK
WRITER: SIMON FURMAN
ARTIST: IWAN NAZIF
COVER: IWAN NAZIF
PAGE COUNT: 112 PP
ISBN: 9781782766964
ON SALE DATE: FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Titan Comics proudly presents an all-new Collectors Edition of the original adventures of Hiccup and Toothless! When Stoick and all the grown-ups head off on a mission, Hiccup is left in charge! Sounds like fun? It is – until an old enemy decides to attack Berk…

Written by Simon Furman (Transformers, Matt Hatter Chronicles), this edition collects Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the Digest Editions.

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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.