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Wildcat (UK Comic)
''Wildcat'' was a short-lived British comic which ran fortnightly from 1988 to 1989. It was a science fiction comic about colonists fleeing Earth in a spaceship called ''Wildcat'' just before the planet is destroyed in the year 2500. It featured five stories in each issue: one continuing series for each of the four main characters as they explore an alien planet to see if it is fit for habitation, and a fifth story set on board the ship, which was a single-episode story each week. The four lead characters were Turbo Jones, a millionaire who financed the expedition and the mission commander; Loner, a black mercenary; Kitten Magee, a woman youthful in appearance but with a secretly prolonged life-span; and Joe Alien, an alien with telescopic limbs, and last survivor of his own race. A prelude issue was given away for free with other comics, containing a single story explaining the premise, written by editor Barrie Tomlinson and illustrated by Ian Kennedy. The comic then ran for tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPC Media
TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. History Origins The British magazine publishing industry in the mid-1950s was dominated by a handful of companies, principally the Associated Newspapers (founded by Lord Harmsworth in 1890), Odhams Press Ltd, Newnes/Pearson, and the Hulton Press, which fought each other for market share in a highly competitive marketplace. Fleetway In 1958 Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman of the newspaper group, The Daily Mirror Newspapers Limited which included the ''Daily Mirror'' and the '' Sunday Pictorial'' (now the '' Sunday Mirror''), together with provincial chain West of England Newspapers, made an offer for Amalgamated Press. The offer was accepted, and in January 1959 he was appointed its chairman. Within a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Tomlinson
Barrie Tomlinson is a former editor and writer of British comics in the 1970s and '80s. Tomlinson began his career at IPC Magazines in 1961, initially as a writer and then later as sub-editor on the comics ''Lion'' and then ''Tiger'', becoming editor of the latter title in 1969. He later became the founding editor of the comics ''Roy of the Rovers'' (1976), ''Speed'' (1980), '' Scream!'' (1984), ''Wildcat'' (1988) and ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'' (1990). He became Group Editor for Sports and Adventure in 1976, and oversaw the launch of the new ''Eagle Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...'' in 1982, something for which he had long campaigned. Tomlinson wrote most of the stories in ''Wildcat'', as well as "Death Wish" for ''Speed'', all of which continued to appear i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Kennedy (comic Artist)
Ian Kennedy (22 September 1932 – 5 February 2022) was a British artist who worked initially for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, then later for Amalgamated Press. Biography Educated at the Clepington Primary School and then at Morgan Academy, both in Dundee, Kennedy was employed after leaving school by D. C. Thomson & Co. He was taken on as a trainee illustrator in their Art Department in 1949. He recalled that his first published work was inking the black squares in the weekly ''Sunday Post'' crossword. In 1953 having become married, Kennedy managed to get work in Amalgamated Press's '' Knockout'' via a local agent. In 1955 he began working for D. C. Thomson again, this time as a freelance artist. During the 1950s Kennedy mainly illustrated war comics such as '' Thriller Picture Library'' and ''Air Ace'' and his work appeared in a range of comics including '' Hotspur'', '' Buster'', and ''The Wizard''. From the 1970s onward, Kennedy began to extend his range to science fiction c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanyo
Vanyo is the professional name of two comics artists, Vicente Vaño Ibarra (1947–2006) and Eduardo Vaño Ibarra (b. 1944).''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #403, January 2019, p. 42 Their work in British comics includes "Judge Dredd" for '' 2000 AD'', "Death Wish" for ''Speed'', "Bloodfang" and "The Hand" for ''Eagle''. They also worked for ''Battle Action Force'', ''Tornado'' and ''Wildcat The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (''Felis silvestris'') and the African wildcat (''F. lybica''). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while th ...''. References External links *Vanyoon Barney (''2000 ADs database)on Lambiek's ComiclopediaVicente Vano Ibarraon Lambiek's Comiclopedia Spanish comics artists {{UK-comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (comics)
Ronald George Smith (1928 – 10 January 2019) was an English comic artist whose career spanned almost fifty years.Ron Smith: Artist Victor/Hornet Comics, January 2012] Primarily producing strips for the two main publishers, and , Smith was best known for drawing for '' 2000 AD'' and the '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ortiz (comics)
José Ortiz Moya (1 September 1932 – 23 December 2013) was a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series '' Hombre''. Biography José Ortiz was born in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia. His career began at an early age, winning an artistic tournament held by the Spanish magazine ''Chicos''. After a period of making pocket sized comics, he created the series ''Sigur el Vikingo'' and ''Johnny Fogata'' in 1959, and ''Carolynn Baker'' for the English newspaper '' Daily Express'' in 1962. Ortiz joined Warren Publishing in 1974 due to his connections with the Valencia studio of Selecciones Ilustradas. He would remain with Warren until 1983 and drew more stories for that company (approximately 120) than any other artist. His work included the series ''Apocalypse'', ''Night of the Jackass'' and ''Coffin'' in Eerie, as well as ''Pantha'' in Vampirella and numerous stand alone stories. Ortiz would also draw Vampirella hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Redondo
Jesús Redondo Román (born 8 August 1934) Down the Tubes, 9 June 2011 is a who has been published in many countries, including Spain, the UK, the , Sweden and the United States. Biography The son of a schoolteacher, Redondo was born in , Spain. He moved to |
David Pugh (comics)
David Pugh is a British comics artist best known for his work on '' Sláine'' at '' 2000 AD''. Early life and career Pugh attended Art College at Brighton and Kingston upon Thames. On leaving, he joined the American company Pier 1 Imports, as a company artist and photographer, he worked with the London-based advertising agency Brockie, Haslam and Allen. After two years he returned to Wales, to work for the Thomson Organization as a visualizer in various advertising and promotional departments. His first published comic strip was "''Looking Glass Library"'' in the Thomson weekly newspaper the ''Merthyr Express'' in 1976. In 1979, he also created Captain Classified: Star Ranger for the weekly '' Glamorgan Star'', it was this work that brought him to the attention of Pat Mills and the beginning of his professional comics career. Comics Pugh began drawing '' Sláine'' for '' 2000 AD'' in 1984, helping to remould the character into his current incarnation and create the look of lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comics
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. The two most popular British comic book, comics, ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', were released by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million.Armstrong, Stephen"Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?"''The Telegraph''. 27 July 2015 Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular culture during this period, Anita O’Brien, director curator at London's Cartoon Museum, states: "When comics like ''The Beano'' and ''Dandy'' were invented back in the 1930s – and through really to the 1950s and 60s – these comics were almost the only ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle (British Comics)
''Eagle'' was a British children's comics periodical, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar from Lancashire. Morris edited a Southport parish magazine called ''The Anvil'', but felt that the church was not communicating its message effectively. Simultaneously disillusioned with contemporary children's literature, he and ''Anvil'' artist Frank Hampson created a dummy comic based on Christian values. Morris proposed the idea to several Fleet Street publishers, with little success, until Hulton Press took it on. Following a huge publicity campaign, the first issue of ''Eagle'' was released in April 1950. Revolutionary in its presentation and content, it was enormously successful; the first issue sold about 900,000 copies. Featured in colour on the front cover was its most recognisable story, '' Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'', created by Hampson with meticulous attention to detail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion Developments Limited is a British video game developer based in Oxford, England. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley in December 1992, the company is best known for its ''Sniper Elite'' series and multiple games in the ''Alien vs. Predator'' series. Sister company Rebellion Publishing has published comic books since 2000, when it purchased '' 2000 AD'', the publisher of characters such as Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper. History Origins (1992–1999) Rebellion was founded on 4 December 1992 by brothers Jason and Chris Kingsley in Oxford, England. The pair had just finished academic degrees at the University of Oxford, and had ambitions of starting doctorates. In their spare time, they did freelance work in the games industry. When their freelance jobs roles began to expand and they were taking on more management responsibilities, they decided to establish Rebellion in Oxford. The foundation of the studio was laid when the brothers secured a deal with video game publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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