Jimmy Broxton’s amazing-looking SciFi noir epic, Fully Loaded, arrives in comic shops on 30th April 2025. Published by Verity Comics in association with Scratch Comics Publications, it’s already attracted deserved praise from a legion of fellow comic creators, including Howard Chaykin, Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar.
Would you choose to live forever in a future where everything that’s cruel, criminal and corrupt is the order of the day?
Carson Blake certainly didn’t.
In this Blade Runner meets Sin City, Neo-noir, Cyberpunk four-issue crime thriller, a former special forces operative turned gun for hire is lured out of retirement to save the family of a man who once saved his life.
He must face his own demons as well as those around him as he’s drawn into a brutal web of deceit and betrayal, where the worst excesses of human greed and desire extend from the darkest alleys to the glittering palaces of the authoritarian elite.
It’s 2065, Carson Blake is 100 years old, fully loaded, and tired of asking nicely…
Written and illustrated by Jimmy Broxton, the project funded through a Zoop crowdfunding campaign, Fully Loaded is exclusively available, bi-monthly from comics shops through Diamond Distribution, with art to die for, a story to kill for, and a shattering finale you wouldn’t see coming in a 100 years.
Feedback on the project after its Zoop launch was overwhelmingly positive, and has helped drive interest in the project.
“I’ve seen a few preview pages of Fully Loaded, and suffice to say, those pages roar with energy, passion and excitement, not to mention a genuine beauty in regard to the finished art,” says American artist Howard Chaykin. “I am well known for having a difficult time, in interviews, to come up with titles that I’d recommend. Fully Loaded looks to be one of those titles.”
“Really excellent work, a stunning distillation of your always distinctive style and textures,” notes Dave Gibbons. “I see influences from Moebius, Alex Raymond, The Fifth Element, Geof Darrow and Akira to name a few, but all subsumed into something truly original. The well placed details and sense of space and depth are amazing!””
“Holy Shit! This looks incredible,” enthused writer Mark Millar. “I’ve known James for 20 years and always been a fan, but he’s just gone next level here and it’s a joy to watch him blow up.”
Jimmy Broxton is a UK based graphic artist, illustrator and art director. He is also a 30 year veteran of the comic book industry, having worked (in various guises) as a writer, penciller, inker, colourist, letterer and designer for just about every major comic book publisher in the English speaking world. Clients include: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Warner Bros, Sony Entertainment, Jet City/Amazon and Rebellion Publishing.
Fully Loaded is Jimmy’s first full length creator owned series. As we previously reported, his newly conceived publishing imprint, Verity Comics, in association with Scratch Comics Publications, will be offering the title exclusively in comic shops via Diamond.
• Fully Loaded #1 is available from the December Previews catalogue order number DEC241834
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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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