April 29th 2015 sees Titan Comics bring you a brand-new fiour-issue creator-owned series, Scarlett Couture – a new spy thriller by Doctor Who cover artist, Des Taylor, an artist who has gained much praise from fellow creators such as Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.
In the series, a kidnapping in Las Vegas ignites a high-octane adventure from New York to the Coast of Mexico!
Join CIA special operative Scarlett in this race-against-time action-thriller.
Born and bred in Tottenham, London Des (“DesPop”) has a passion for comic book and Pop Art fused with an obsession for retro film and 50’s pin up girls. Check out his fantastic art at http://despop.co.uk. With over 18 years experience as a freelance illustrator (for clients such as Michael Jackson, Theo Fennell, FHM, Cosmopolitan, LA PERLA,Citroen and many more) Des offers a unique brand of retro infused artwork.
“Scarlett Carver is the daughter of a Cold War spy who is using their global fashion company, Chase Coutre, as a front for CIA operations worldwide,” Des explains. “Scarlett is one of the many agents in the Covert Investigations Group that use their skills and the company’s resources to gather intel on the world’s deadliest criminals.
“Expect a ton of sexy artwork, laughs and action as I bring another knock-out female protagonist into the mix of comics and entertainment.”
Check out this trailer for the new book, on sale 29th April 29 and available to order from the February edition of PREVIEWS.
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. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek 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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