Supermarionation-style comic Lightning 5, is featured in Volume 48 of the digital anthology Aces Weekly, alongside many other great thrills and spills.
An affectionate homage to early Gerry Anderson shows such as Supercar and Fireball XL5, “Lightning 5”, first seen in Aces Weekly Volume 42, is the creation of Martin Cater, who has also written a number of comic strips for Network’s Gerry Anderson-related DVD and Blu-Ray Special Edition comics. .
“There’s also a ‘title sequence’ this time around,” Martin tells us, “on Youtube and it could do with a few looks!”
Week Five of Aces Weekly Volume 48 is now running, this edition offering subscribers six 21-page serials the anthology always features as one chunk of fab reading when the massive volumes complete – instead of in bite-sizes with a brew every week, so waiting will seem less…
For just £1 per week, David Lloyd, the guy who brought you V For Vendetta, brings you up to 150 pages in seven weekly parts through cyberspace on a continual basis.
“Just try us if you’re yet to, and give yourselves a break in this stressful world,” David urges. “Cancel anytime you like if you can’t stand the pleasure!”
• Aces Weekly is at www.acesweekly.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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