Mam Tor Publishing is an

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publisher founded by

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and his wife Christina McCormack. The company's headquarters are in

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. The name "Mam Tor" comes from the landmark high peak near Castleton in the High Peak of

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History

During 2004, Mam Tor Publishing was established by Liam & Christina McCormack-Sharp to publish ''Sharpenings, The Art of Liam Sharp''.Liam Sharp Launches Mam Tor & Event Horison

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, December 14, 2004 It, a personal artbook featuring previously unreleased art samples of Sharp, was initially a portfolio showcase he could send publishers. Mam Tor has published the anthology ''Mam Tor: Event Horizon''. Currently Mam Tor is releasing stand-alone graphic novels, like Matt Coyle's '' Worry Doll'' and Sharp's ''Lap Of The Gods'', as well as developing other properties for comics, books, and film. They have just started publishing a quarterly free comic given away in '' Time Out''. ''Four Feet From a Rat'' is a 16-page comic comprising 4 stories, all written by the advertising company

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, Stories in the first issue are "The Crane Gods" Liam Sharp, "The Little Guy" by

Chris Weston Chris Weston (born 1969) is a British comics artist who has worked both in the US and UK comics industries. Biography Weston was born in January 1969 in Rinteln, Germany, and lived in various countries as a child. His career began when he was ...

, "Routemaster" by

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and "Don Pigeone" by Kev Crossley. The third issue got press attention thanks to the story illustrated by

Roger Langridge Roger Langridge (born 14 February 1967) is a New Zealand comics writer, artist and letterer, currently living in Britain. Biography Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' series ''The Stra ...

"Young Boris," which featured the adventures of London mayor

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Mam Tor: Event Horizon

The books mascot ''Viking Zombie Elvis'', who opens and closes each book has made the leap from the printed page to (undead) life in the shlock mock rock doc "Paul Hammond's Rumours of Ragnorok? a Historiography" Mam Tor are now in production with various other media projects, including the above-mentioned ''Zombie Elvis'' feature.

Publications

*''Sharpenings: The Art of

'' *''Mam Tor: Event Horizon'': ** #1 (140 pages, May 2005, ) ** #2 (208 pages, November 2005, ) *''Life Is Humiliation'' #1, #2 *'' Worry Doll'' — (

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by Matt Coyle, January 2007, ) *''Lap of the Gods'' — (collection of personal works by

) *''St. Cyborg's'' — (by Nick Wray, 168 pages, January 2008, ) *''The Enemy's Son — Erth Chronicles Book I'' (by

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, May 2008, ) *''Four Feet From A Rat'' — (Quarterly comic supplement in Time Out London magazine, March 2008 - ) *''God Killers – Machivarius Point & Other Stories'' - (Novel and short stories by

, May 2009, )

Awards

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

: ** Won Best Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi London, for ''Mam Tor: Event Horizon'' *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: ** Won Best Comic Book Artist, Rue Morgue Award, for Matt Coyle's ''Worry Doll'' ** Nominated Best British Colour Comic,

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, for ''Mam Tor: Event Horizon''Eagle Awards

Creators

Steve Niles Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as ''30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', ''Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line''. ...

Ashley Wood Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator"2002 ...

*Dan Wickline *

Kody Chamberlain Kody Chamberlain (born December 15, 1972) is an American comic book artist. He was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana and relocated to Lafayette, Louisiana in 1993. Biography Chamberlain started his comic book career with '' Digital Webbing Presents' ...

*Tom Muller *

Shane McCarthy Shane McCarthy (born 24 July 1975) is an Australian writer best known for his comic book work. Career A comic book fan from an early age, McCarthy's first widely published work was the three-part Batman backup story ''Low'' for DC Comics in ...

* Emma Simcock-Tooth * Kev Crossley *

Gary Erskine Gary Erskine is a Scottish comic book artist. Career Born in Paisley near Glasgow in 1968, Erskine grew up in Rutherglen and attended Burnside Primary and Stonelaw High School. Fellow comic artist Frank Quitely (Vincent Deighan) is the same ...

Glenn Fabry Glenn Fabry (; born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour. Career Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing ''Sláine (comics), Slaine'' for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD ...

Simon Bisley Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on ''ABC Warriors'', '' Lobo'' and '' Sláine''. Early life Simon Bisley began drawing when he was six years old. He is self-taught, with only a short one-year stay at a ...

*Emily Hare *

* Matt Dixon *

Greg Staples Greg Staples (born 27 May 1970 in Sheffield) is an English comic book artist. Biography Greg Staples' first job on leaving school was as a trainee draftsman in an architects office in Sheffield. He also spent time working in a comic and film ...

* John Bamber *Matt Boyce * Alan Grant *Brem *

Douglas Rushkoff Douglas Mark Rushkoff (born February 18, 1961) is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture and his advocacy of open sourc ...

Ali Powers ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

* Matt Coyle * Nick Wray

Notes

References

External links

Profile at About.com

Reviews

Maxim Online reviews Event Horizon 1
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Sci-Fi London reviews Event Horizon 2
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