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Vicious Vikings aplenty in Tim Hall’s ‘Skragbeard’

By John Freeman on August 16, 2013

Skragbeard & The Vikings Issue 1 by Tim Hall

If vicious Vikings and demon lords are the kind of things that grab your attention when searching for a comic to read, then look no further – because Tim Hall’s Skragbeard & The Vikings has these in spades.

In Issue One – on sale now from Tim’s Void Studios web site – village Chieftain-to-be Skragbeard, his best man Andersen and future brother-in-law Gunnersen are the only survivors when their boat is shipwrecked during a violent storm on their return from Skragbeard’s stag party.

Cold, wet and in a hostile, unknown land, Skragbeard attempts to acquire clothing from a nearby settlement – only to find himself caught between a returning village horde and an all-too-familiar face…

This US-format full colour comic is terrific fun as Skragbeard takes on a demon lord. Tim’s work is accomplished and fast-moving, with some stunning visuals as his hapless hero explores the gothic village (the communal hall created from bones is but one eye-catching detail that caught my eye.

Tim tells me the series took him two years to write and develop between his client work, and Issue One took over a year to draw. Have a look at some of his pages and designs below, then head over to his web site to find out more. Before the demons get you!

• The official Skragbeard website can be viewed at: www.voidstudios.co.uk – and check out Tim’s work on Facebook, too, at www.facebook.com/TimHallArt

Skragbeard & The Vikings Issue 1 by Tim Hall - Sample Art

Skragbeard & The Vikings by Tim Hall — Concept design for *Skragbeard & The Vikings* by Tim Hall

Promotional art for Skragbeard & The Vikings by Tim Hall

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. 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.