CLiNT is dead. STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine is missing in action (although we’re hoping Issue 3 might reach newsagents later this month, behind the scenes developments permitting). So where do you go for an action anthology these days?
PARAGON has 36 pages of action packed self contained stories featuring recurring characters. And one serial.
Icarus Dangerous by Dirk Van Dom and Stephen Prestwood
Issue 14, available now, sees the extra length finale of the Icarus Dangerous serial by Dirk Van Dom and Stephen Prestwood. Who lives, who dies, who flies?
The Jikan Chronicles by Dirk Van Dom and Davey Candllish.
The Jikan Chronicles continue with the time travelling demon hunting samurai returning to Japan to find futuristic anthropomorphic alligator aliens with laser whips have invaded! Check out the Mignola inspired art of Davey Candlish in this adventure penned by Dirk Van Dom.
The stunning-looking first episode of ‘The Major’ by Tom Proudfoot and George Coleman.
One of the delights of this issue is surely that Tom Proudfoot and George Coleman have agreed to continue the adventures of The Major within the pages of PARAGON and this issue features the first episode reprinted from last year’s amazing Hallowee’n comic AAIIEEE!!! The art is simply stunning, as you can see and the story a delicious frightmare.
Expect more from the Ambassador from Hell soon!
Spencer Hero is back in “The Locked Door” by Greg Meldrum and James Corcoran.
Spencer Nero – the British adventurer and Government agent who finds inhuman strength whenever he dons the Janus mask has two stories this time round. There’s the light-hearted “Hour of the Heron” by the original team of Greg Meldrum and Davey Candlish, and the altogether darker tale of “The Locked Door”… what happens when Spencer takes a step to the dark side? Who can stop the inhuman power of the Janus mask? By Greg Meldrum and James Corcoran.
So there you have it: 36 A4 pages of all action adventure, plus this issue comes with a free sketch card by one of the artists – which one will you get?
• Order Paragon 14 in the UK: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4KSL2BMDF85BS
(Note that the sketch cards are only available for UK orders)
• Overseas and digital Paragon 14 orders: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/PARAGONcomic
The digital version costs 99p but you won’t get a sketch card that way!
• Paragon Comic Blog: http://paragoncomic.blogspot.co.uk
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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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