Eventually banned for its graphic violence after a media outcry,
this forerunner of 2000 AD sees blood-n-guts and limbs-a-flying mix
with environmental issues. This collection comprises the two pre-
ban storylines: "The Oil Rig" and "Paradise Island".
By Pat
Mills (2000AD, Charley's War, Slaine, Marshall Law etc etc) and Ken
Armstrong (Flesh, Dan Dare and other uncredited stories), Ramon Sola
(Action, 2000AD, Battle etc) and Felix Carrion. The horrific nature
and young audience of Action weekly led to prohibition campaigns by
the Evening Standard, the Sun and the BBC.
104 pages, 8.26" x
11.69" (A4/2000AD comic sized)
£12.99
£7.58
£12.99
$19.99
$10.65
Red Sands 1 (comic)
At the end of 1994,
Alex Ronald wrote and drew his first comic, with the intention of
getting noticed by 2000AD. One year later, he was a regular artist
for the comic, being the artist for mega-hero Judge Dredd. RED SANDS
is an enthralling tale of colonists, tyrants and anti-heroes set in
a futuristic 'gold rush'.
For fans of 2000AD;
Judge Dredd; Strontium Dog; Missionary Man
'MOUTHFUL OF MAGGOTS' The thing about lynchin's is you gotta get 'em
right. You mess up an' yer intended corpse is more 'an likely ta end
up lynchin' you...'an muties take a lot o' killin'!
Cover
by 2000AD's Alex Ronald, story by Matthew McLaughlin, with art by
Bruce McLaren. Letters by Bolt-01. File under 'bloody but unbowed'
For fans of 2000AD;
Judge Dredd; Strontium Dog; Missionary Man
DEAD / OUIJA:
Three complete tales from the new master of
horror, Gary Simpson. DEAD: the living dead have invaded the Wild West and
only one kick-ass beautiful female sheriff stands between the frightened
townsfolk and zombie hell! Art by LEE O'CONNOR (Heavy Metal, Vurt,
Confessional). OUIJA I & II: Born with a mysterious tattoo of a Ouija board
on his breast, Sebastian is able to call forth demons and speak to the dead.
Will his desire for vengeance and battle against the supernatural lead to
salvation or doom? Art by TIM YOULDEN. 80 peages.
Starscape Presents: DEAD (comic)
Watch DEAD Chapter 1
(animated comic) at
YouTube
The
Living Dead have invaded the Wild West and only one kick-ass
beautiful female sheriff stands between the frightened townsfolk and
zombie hell! By Gary Simpson (2000AD, Engine Comics) and Lee
O'Connor (Iraq, Vurt, Confessional).
For fans of the Walking
Dead; Zombies; 2000AD; Night of the Living Dead
Born with a mysterious
tattoo of a Ouija board on his breast, Sebastian is able to call
forth demons and speak to the dead. Will his desire for vengeance
and battle against the supernatural lead to salvation or doom?
For fans of Hellblazer;
Ghost Rider; Strontium Dog; Blade
Sebastian hates moving
house. In fact, there are only two things he hates more:
werewolves and werewolf hunters.
Guess who his new
neighbours are?!
For fans of Hellblazer;
Ghost Rider; Strontium Dog; Blade
28 pages, 6.63" x
10.25" (US comic sized)
Available in other
formats very soon.
Starscape Presents:
PLANETFALL (TPB)
Written and
Illustrated by Chris Smillie, Jason Quinn, Renzo Podesta, Aaron Murphy,
David Pike, Pedro Cruz, Nic Williams
The Deterrent dies, long die the Deterrent! It's Star Wars v Spider-Man in
this origin issue. Guard Dogs - Cockchester's finest heroes! Imagine The
Office meets The Batman. That's the Guard Dogs. The Lash fight for survival
and to learn the secret of his creation in...Damage Circus!
A selection of original stories from Starscape comic, featuring Guard Dogs
(origin + Harehills Bad Boys) written by Jason Quinn (Spider-Man, Commando,
Power Rangers), the Deterrent ('reminiscent of [Alan] Moore's Marvelman),
the silly superheroine of Monosense Girl, futuristic droid wars in Damage
Circus, plus sci-fi horror in the Hitcher by 2000AD's Gary Wilkinson.
100 pages, 6.63" x 10.25" (US comic sized).
Also available as a
Download (£2.49)
written and drawn by
RENZO PODESTA Damage Circus is set in Japan in the far-flung future.
Following a post-apocalyptic war, war droids have become society's
playthings as they battle in gladiatorial arenas for survival. The
greatest of these robot warriors is Lash! But what makes a robot
fight so intensely for it's survival? After all, what interest in
existence could a mass of circuits and wires have? The answer is
lethal and shocking - perhaps this decadent society is far from
paradise?
Renzo Podesta is an Argentinian
writer and artist, whose artwork for the stunning third chapter was
described as 'rather good' by SFX Magazine.
From the graphic novel
PLANETFALL
For fans of 2000AD,
Robot Wars, Arena
Starscape Presents:
The DETERRENT
Written by CHRIS SMILLIE,
with art by NIC WILLIAMS. From the graphic novel PLANETFALL
On the planet ship inhabited by the
Cymorrians, the ultimate defender, the Deterrent, watches over his
space-faring race. In the tradition of his people, there comes a
time when the Chosen must take on the mantle, whilst being trained
by the incumbent. But what happens when the incumbent is no longer
around to guide the new Deterrent?
The Deterrent is a story of growing
from a boy into a man but at the heart of the tale is intrigue,
manipulation, secrets and sacrifice. Whether Char will heed the
advice to follow his duty or delve into mysteries best left alone
remains to be seen. Similar to Spider-Man meets Battlestar Galactica.
"comparable to (Alan) Moore's Marvelman" (Comics Bulletin)
Starscape Presents:
GUARD DOGS
Cockchester is a Northern English city with its
fair share of super-villains, such as the Harehills Bad Boys,
Captain Murderer, Twig Boy and the Fish-Wife. And who stands with
the forces of law and order to ensure freedom for our green and
pleasant land? Why Britain's champions - the Guard Dogs! And who are
these sentinels of justice? None other than a middle-aged dad going
through his mid-life crisis, partnered by his cynical son of a
sidekick, trying to keep his old man out of trouble.
Creator and writer Jason Quinn has a wealth of
comic experience, including editor of a number of Marvel and Panini
UK comics, and writing duties for Panini/ Marvel UK's Spider-Man,
Action Man, Power Rangers and DC Thomson's Commando Pocket Books.
Jason previously worked for children's television in California and,
as well as editing Tom & Jerry for Panini, now works for Spanish TV
developing children's programmes.
Origin + Harehills Bad Boys
Art by David Pike and
Pedro Cruz. The Guard Dogs take on the Gaffer and his Bad Boys,
including the terrifying Face-Eater...but get a lot more than they
bargained for with a dog-napping!
Something woody lurks
in Cockchester and it's up to the Guard Dogs to solve the mystery of
'This Boy, This Monster'. John Britton has spent a lifetime in
comics, working on such titles as TV Comic, Action, Flash Gordon and
the British versions of Batman, Superman and many more. After taking
a few years out, John has found himself drawn back to the world of
graphic entertainment...and aren't we all glad!
Follow the adventures of Marvel's Thundergod as
he takes a trip around the Multiverse of the worlds of DC Comics. See
the Mighty Thor visit New Genesis, Earth-S, Earth-X, Earth-1, Earth-2 and
30th Century Earth, meeting the New Gods, Black Adam, the Freedom Fighters
and members of the Justice League, Justice Society and Legion of
Super-Heroes.
Strips are in
Comic Display (CDisplay) format (.cbz) - a
simple little program specifically designed to make reading comics on
computer fun & easy.
Download it here
(1 MB). Mac users can view files using Gumby (or other programmes
like
Comical,
Comix or
FFView). Download
it here.
To view comics as jpegs, simply download the file
then rename the extension from .cbz to .zip, or .cbr to .rar, then
unzip/unrar with WinZip, IZarc or similar.
BRITISH GOLDEN AGE -
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