FutureQuake was a British
small press
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Independent press is general ...
comic book
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founded by
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
, and later edited by Richmond Clements, David Evans and Owen Watts. Dedicated to showcasing work by new writers and artists, they published mostly self-contained comic stories, generally of 5 pages or less and usually of a sci-fi/fantasy/horror bent.
Under their FutureQuake Press imprint (FQP) they also published the
Japan
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ese
Manga
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-influenced anthology ''MangaQuake'' and the horror comic ''Something Wicked''. FQP also published other comics, and took over ''
Dogbreath
''Dogbreath'' is a fanzine dedicated to the '' 2000 AD'' series ''Strontium Dog''.
Publication history
''Dogbreath'' was started by Dr Bob (Amanda Kear), who had been writing ''Strontium Dog'' fan fiction since 1981. Her experience with getting ...
'', the ''
Strontium Dog
''Strontium Dog'' was a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezque ...
'' fanzine and ''
Zarjaz
''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''.
Publication history
''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...
'', the general ''
2000 AD'' fanzine.
39 issues of ''FutureQuake'' were published until publication went on hiatus following the death of David Evans in May 2021.
Contributors
''FutureQuake'' played host to a wide range of contributors, including first time writers and artists, up-and-coming
small press
A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "indie publisher" and "independent press" and others are sometimes used interchangeably.
Independent press is general ...
personalities and established creators. Issues featured the likes of
Alan Grant,
Arthur Ranson
Arthur James Ranson (born 1939) is an English comic book illustrator, known for his work on ''Look-in'', '' Anderson: Psi Division'', '' Button Man'' and '' Mazeworld''. His work on Cassandra Anderson has been called "photo-realistic".
Early lif ...
,
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
,
Stewart McKenny
Stewart McKenny is an Australian comic book artist, who has been described as "one of Australia's most prolifically published comic book artists".
Career
McKenny has worked on ''Star Wars'' comics, including '' Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures ...
,
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
,
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
, Inaki Miranda & Eva de la Cruz,
Adrian Bamforth
Adrian Bamforth is a British comic book artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' as well as producing work for British small press comics like ''FutureQuake''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''Judge Dredd'':
** "Pret-a-porker" (in '' Zarja ...
,
Matt Timson
Matt Timson is a British comic book artist who resides in Leicester.
Biography
Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
,
Michael Molcher
Michael Molcher is a British journalist and magazine editor, who is originally from Leeds. He also produced the small press magazine ''The End Is Nigh''.
His current work is as a freelance features writer for '' 2000 AD'', the ''Judge Dredd Me ...
,
Paul Scott and
Charlie Adlard
Charles Adlard is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and ''Savage''.
Career
Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''Judge Dre ...
.
Staff
The staff in 2021 were:
*Dave Evans: Art/Commissioning Editor
*Richmond Clements: Script Editor
*Owen Watts: Editor
*Barny Shergold: Webmaster
Previous members:
*
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
(founder and sole editor for issues 1–3)
*James Mackay (script editor)
*
Edward Berridge
This is a list of cricketers who represented London County Cricket Club when it was officially designated a first-class team from 1900 to 1904. The details are the player's usual name followed by his name as it would appear on modern match scor ...
(script editor)
FutureQuake Press output
Though ''FutureQuake'' was ostensibly open to any form of submission from anyone who chose to do so, there were certain forms and themes to which the comic adheres. As an
anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.
In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
, the stories often featured a moralistic 'twist' at the end, much in the same style as
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-195 ...
's science fiction and horror comics like ''
Weird Science'' and ''
The Vault of Horror'', as well as
2000 AD's ''
Future Shocks
''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled ''Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, publi ...
''. However, the stories were not necessarily bound by this.
Issues
* 1. Features work by
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
,
Matt Timson
Matt Timson is a British comic book artist who resides in Leicester.
Biography
Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
,
Michael Molcher
Michael Molcher is a British journalist and magazine editor, who is originally from Leeds. He also produced the small press magazine ''The End Is Nigh''.
His current work is as a freelance features writer for '' 2000 AD'', the ''Judge Dredd Me ...
and
Adrian Bamforth
Adrian Bamforth is a British comic book artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' as well as producing work for British small press comics like ''FutureQuake''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''Judge Dredd'':
** "Pret-a-porker" (in '' Zarja ...
among others. With a cover by
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
free to download.
* 2. Features work by
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
,
Michael Molcher
Michael Molcher is a British journalist and magazine editor, who is originally from Leeds. He also produced the small press magazine ''The End Is Nigh''.
His current work is as a freelance features writer for '' 2000 AD'', the ''Judge Dredd Me ...
and
Matt Timson
Matt Timson is a British comic book artist who resides in Leicester.
Biography
Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
among others. With a cover by
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
free to download.
* 3. Features work by
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
, David Evans and
Adrian Bamforth
Adrian Bamforth is a British comic book artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' as well as producing work for British small press comics like ''FutureQuake''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''Judge Dredd'':
** "Pret-a-porker" (in '' Zarja ...
among others. With a cover by
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
free to download.
* 4. Features work by
Arthur Ranson
Arthur James Ranson (born 1939) is an English comic book illustrator, known for his work on ''Look-in'', '' Anderson: Psi Division'', '' Button Man'' and '' Mazeworld''. His work on Cassandra Anderson has been called "photo-realistic".
Early lif ...
, Inaki Miranda & Eva de la Cruz, Mark Woodland,
Stewart McKenny
Stewart McKenny is an Australian comic book artist, who has been described as "one of Australia's most prolifically published comic book artists".
Career
McKenny has worked on ''Star Wars'' comics, including '' Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures ...
,
Cullen Bunn
Cullen Bunn is an American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer, best known for his work on comic books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' X-Men: Blue'', ''Magneto'' and various ''Deadpool'' miniseries for Marvel Comics, and his creator-owne ...
(whose first published comics work appears in this issue) and Richmond Clements among others. With a foreword by
Alan Grant and a cover by
Matt Timson
Matt Timson is a British comic book artist who resides in Leicester.
Biography
Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
free to download.
* 5. Features work by
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
,
Michael Molcher
Michael Molcher is a British journalist and magazine editor, who is originally from Leeds. He also produced the small press magazine ''The End Is Nigh''.
His current work is as a freelance features writer for '' 2000 AD'', the ''Judge Dredd Me ...
,
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
,
Julia Bax and
Edward Berridge
This is a list of cricketers who represented London County Cricket Club when it was officially designated a first-class team from 1900 to 1904. The details are the player's usual name followed by his name as it would appear on modern match scor ...
among others. With a foreword by
Harry Harrison and a cover by
Charlie Adlard
Charles Adlard is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and ''Savage''.
Career
Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''Judge Dre ...
.
* 6. Features work by
Stewart McKenny
Stewart McKenny is an Australian comic book artist, who has been described as "one of Australia's most prolifically published comic book artists".
Career
McKenny has worked on ''Star Wars'' comics, including '' Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures ...
(cover),
Boo Cook
Boo Cook (born 1972) is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic '' 2000 AD''.
Career
Cook's art has appeared in the '' ABC Warriors'' and ''Judge Dredd'', as ''Asylum'' (written by Rob Williams) and ''Dead Men Walking'' ...
,
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
.
* 7. Features work by
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
,
Paul Scott and
Matt Timson
Matt Timson is a British comic book artist who resides in Leicester.
Biography
Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
(cover)
* 21. Features work by Dave Thomson and Gary Robinson amongst others. With a cover by Gibson Quarter
* 23. Features work by Ollie Masters and Dan Cornwell amongst others. With a cover by Kev Levell
Reviews
*''With 48 pages, this issue boasts nine multi-page and five one-page strips and art contributions from industry professionals Arthur Ranson, Stewart McKenny, Inaki Miranda and Eva de la Cruz, as well as published authors and other overseas contributors. There are some striking strips concerning the fate of alien abductees, how unfunded superheroes support themselves, the burden of bureaucracy on crime fighters, and a breakthrough in temporal research.'' – Comics International, about FQ #4
*''ZINE OF THE MONTH. Don't be fooled by its relatively simplistic cover – Futurequake is an excellent 'zine with a great selection of standalone strips, ranging from the darkly dramatic ("Domestic Bliss") to traditional sci-fi themes with a comedy twist ("Fortunate Son"). There's real talent
nboth the writing and the art – check out the single-pager "Wrecks" for an example of a short but superbly-told story – and brilliant SF ideas abound.'' –
SFX, March 2006, about FQ #5
*''It will run for quite a while and go from strength to strength'' –
Comics International
''Comics International'' was a British news and reviews magazine about comic books. Founded in 1990, it was published monthly by Quality Communications until 2006, and then by Cosmic Publications Ltd. until 2010.
Over time, ''Comics Internation ...
192
*''Futurequake #6 (£A4, £3.50), inspired no doubt in part by
Tharg's Future Shocks
''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled ''Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, publi ...
but owing more, I think to SF short fiction and US pulp comics, is a delight. Well deserving its status of SFX Fanzine of the Month'' â€
Down the Tubes*''The cover and opening strip, Triumph of the Will, by Ed Berridge, Richmond Clements and fine artistic talent Andy Finlayson, make this a must for WWII superhero completists. Gray Wilkinson and Bolt-01 collaborate on a destiny-charged tale with an ironic twist; Arthur Wyatt and Peter Anckom do a nice line in military subterfuge; while several other strips deliver twists so oblique it that their meaning isn't immediately apparent'' – Comics International, about FQ #6
Awards
Fanzine of the Month in ''SFX'' for FutureQuake #5
MangaQuake
''MangaQuake'' moves away from the ''FutureQuake'' format, opting instead for longer stories less reliant on the narrative structure of the 'twist', clearly influenced by the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
comics form.
Issues
*1. Features work by Michiru Morikawa, Joanna Zhou, Mongoose McCloud and
Edward Berridge
This is a list of cricketers who represented London County Cricket Club when it was officially designated a first-class team from 1900 to 1904. The details are the player's usual name followed by his name as it would appear on modern match scor ...
among others. With a foreword by
Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Michael Clements (born 9 July 1971) is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shi Huang, as well as monthly opinion columns for '' Neo'' magazine. He is also the co-aut ...
and a cover by Michiru Morikawa.
free to download
*2. Features work by
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
, Ed Berridge,
Sonia Leong
Sonia Leong (born 7 May 1982) is a British freelance comic artist, illustrator and member of Sweatdrop Studios.
Biography
Leong was born in Malaysia and lived in Thailand from 1989 to 2000. She then attended University of Warwick, Economics a ...
and Bryan Coyle. Issue #2 was withdrawn and reissued with a different cover due to copyright problems with the initial cover.
*3. Features work by
PJ Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the a ...
, Bryan Coyle and Mongoose McCloud.
Reviews
*''A stylistic departure for small press sci-fi comics'' –
Comics International
''Comics International'' was a British news and reviews magazine about comic books. Founded in 1990, it was published monthly by Quality Communications until 2006, and then by Cosmic Publications Ltd. until 2010.
Over time, ''Comics Internation ...
192
*''This very pretty stripzine boasts a broad selection of different art styles, although despite the name, only a few strips make use of the Japanese aesthetic. The highpoints are "Cyborg Butterfly" – reminiscent of
Yukito Kishiro
is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime ''Armored Trooper Votoms'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the w ...
's
Battle Angel Alita
''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's ''Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The se ...
– and the somewhat more Westernised "Wildcards", which parodies
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...
and
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...
and the super robot genre and is very funny with it, too!'' – SFX, about MangaQuake #2
*''A generous page count allows the two longest strips room to . Cyborg Butterfly by Sonia Leong, features beautiful art, but substitutes sentiment for characterisation. Mongoose McCloud's Wildcard Taskforce Robo-Guardians, on the other hand, goes all out for fun, with cheeky Jack of Clubs slipping in some filthy remarks about his team-mates. The five shorter strips are all charming in their own way, with The Stunt, and Squandered Eden telling complete stories with admirable economy'' – Comics International, about MangaQuake #2
Awards
Fanzine of the Month in ''SFX'' for MangaQuake #2
Something Wicked
''Something Wicked'' was the third title launched. The horror comic directly parallels and references the horror titles published by
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-195 ...
and those published by Atlas during the 1950s.
Issues
There have been ten issues so far.
*1. Features contains16 strips from creators including
Adrian Bamforth
Adrian Bamforth is a British comic book artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' as well as producing work for British small press comics like ''FutureQuake''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''Judge Dredd'':
** "Pret-a-porker" (in '' Zarja ...
. Ed Berridge and Keith Burns' tale ''By The Pricking of My Thumbs'' also appeared as the first strip in the small press slot of the ''
Judge Dredd Megazine
''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One.
Content
Like ...
''.
*10. Current Issue. Features contains 10 strips from various creators. Cover by Jon Taylor.
Reviews
*''All the strips are beautifully drawn, but not all have an inevitability or necessary logic to them. Hence the most satisfactory story is
Adrian Bamforth
Adrian Bamforth is a British comic book artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' as well as producing work for British small press comics like ''FutureQuake''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''Judge Dredd'':
** "Pret-a-porker" (in '' Zarja ...
's ''The Other Side'', which delivers an unexpected twist that doesn't make the reader wonder why it happened'' –
Comics International
''Comics International'' was a British news and reviews magazine about comic books. Founded in 1990, it was published monthly by Quality Communications until 2006, and then by Cosmic Publications Ltd. until 2010.
Over time, ''Comics Internation ...
*''the execution is superb and, with each strip taking just the right amount of time to deliver its impact, and they're all nicely tied together too'' – SFX Magazine
Awards
Fanzine of the Month in ''SFX''.
Others
They have published or agreed to take over publishing a number of titles all of which are not part of the core FQP titles (above). As well as their personal projects, these include:
*''
Dogbreath
''Dogbreath'' is a fanzine dedicated to the '' 2000 AD'' series ''Strontium Dog''.
Publication history
''Dogbreath'' was started by Dr Bob (Amanda Kear), who had been writing ''Strontium Dog'' fan fiction since 1981. Her experience with getting ...
'' is a ''
Strontium Dog
''Strontium Dog'' was a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezque ...
''
fanzine
A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...
that, after 14 issues, needed a new home.
*''Stak!'' is a one-off ''
Rogue Trooper
''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic '' 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a " Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue and three uploaded minds mounted on his ...
'' fanzine published in Autumn 2007 to coincide with ''2000 ADs 30th anniversary.
*''
Zarjaz
''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''.
Publication history
''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...
'' also needed a new home, four issues after the relaunch.
Other press coverage
Magazine articles:
*''
Judge Dredd Megazine
''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One.
Content
Like ...
'' #240 (February 2006) contains a five-page article by Matthew Badham on the British small press comics scene, including interviews with many creators (such as
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
&
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
), and reviews of titles including FutureQuake.
Stewart McKenny
Stewart McKenny is an Australian comic book artist, who has been described as "one of Australia's most prolifically published comic book artists".
Career
McKenny has worked on ''Star Wars'' comics, including '' Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures ...
's cover for FutureQuake #6 forms the article's frontispiece.
*''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #251 contained a full page feature on FQP, ''Shocking Futures and Twisted Tales'', by Matthew Badham. It concluded "''With a committed editorial team, FutureQuake looks to be a major player in the small press scene for some time to come.''"
Awards
*
2007
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: Nominated for the "Favourite Black & White Comicbook"
Eagle Award
*
2008
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: Nominated for the "Favourite Black and White Comicbook" Eagle Award
*
2010
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: Nominated for the "Favourite Black and White Comicbook" Eagle Award
*
2011
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: Nominated for the "Favourite British Comicbook: Black and White" Eagle Award (as were FutureQuake Publishing's ''2000 AD'' fanzines ''
Zarjaz
''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''.
Publication history
''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...
'' and ''
Dogbreath
''Dogbreath'' is a fanzine dedicated to the '' 2000 AD'' series ''Strontium Dog''.
Publication history
''Dogbreath'' was started by Dr Bob (Amanda Kear), who had been writing ''Strontium Dog'' fan fiction since 1981. Her experience with getting ...
'')
*
2012
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: Nominated for the "Favourite British Comicbook: Black and White" Eagle Award (as was FutureQuake Publishing's ''2000 AD'' fanzines ''
Zarjaz
''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''.
Publication history
''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' ...
'')
Eagle Awards
See also
*Hi-Ex
Hi-Ex (short for the Highlands International Comics Expo) was the name given to a Scottish comics convention held from 2008–2012. It was held early in the year in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. The organisers were Richmond Clements (editor ...
, Inverness-based comic convention organised by Richmond Clements
References
External links
FutureQuake homepage
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Dave Evans interview
Dave Evans's profile at ''2000 AD''
Richmond Clements' profile at ''2000 AD''
British comics titles
British small press comics