Paul Scott, sometimes known as Paul von Scott, is a

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comics writer and games designer who is very active in the

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scene.

Biography

Paul attended the

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, where he studied geology. He produces ''

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'' as well ''Big War Comic'', ''Sunny For Girls'', ''Omnivistascope'' and ''Warlock Holmes''. In addition he has written for various other small press publications including ''

FutureQuake FutureQuake was a British small press comic book founded by Arthur Wyatt, 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 stor ...

'', '' Something Wicked'', ''

The End Is Nigh ''The End Is Nigh'' was an annual British fanzine edited by Michael Molcher. It was launched at the Bristol Comic Expo in 2005 and, since becoming a semi-annual publication, each subsequent issue is also launched there. It deals with the Risks t ...

'' and ''Starscape''. He now runs a games company, Midlam Miniatures.

Awards

* 2004: Won "Best British Independent Comic"

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for ''Solar Wind''. * 2006: Nominated for "Best British Black and White Comic" Eagle Award for ''Solar Wind''

Notes

References

* * "Great Scott!" - feature article,

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#247 (July 2006), p. 46.

External links

Midlam Miniatures website
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Interview
at 2000AD Review

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