''The End Is Nigh'' was an annual British

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edited by

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 ...

. It was launched at the Bristol

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in 2005 and, since becoming a semi-annual publication, each subsequent issue is also launched there. It deals with the End of the World, each issue dealing with differently themed

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s. The contents range from

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, with contributors drawn from both comics and magazines.

Issues

Past, present and future issues include: *Summer 2005 – the first issue was about

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s and zombidom. 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 ...

. *Winter 2005 – the second issue had a war theme. It includes interviews with

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and also with

John Wagner John Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British comics industry, occasionally also working in American comics. ...

and Alan Grant (about their series ''

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)''. The cover is by

Boo Cook Boo Cook (born 1972) is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. Career Cook's art has appeared in the ''ABC Warriors'' and ''Judge Dredd'', as ''Asylum'' (written by Rob Williams (comics), R ...

. *Summer 2006 – the third issue is on threats from space, including dangers from

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and includes an interview with

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. The cover is by Oliver Redding. *October 2009 – the fourth issue is not themed and, in a break with previous issues, will be published through internet print-on-demand service

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Contributors

The magazines includes work from artists and writers from the British

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and magazine industry, for example '' 2000AD'' and the ''

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'' as well as the

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scene. Contributors include: *

Leah Moore Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion. Biography Moore was born to comics ...

John Reppion John Mark Reppion (born 1978) is an English comics writer. He is married to Leah Moore, the daughter of Alan Moore, and he has worked with both on the comic ''Albion''. John Reppion and Leah Moore have co-writing credits on '' Wild Girl'', a 6- ...

Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...

Frazer Irving Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a s ...

* Jock *

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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 ...

Jason Brashill Jason Brashill is a British comic book artist. Biography He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', mainly on cover work (where he started in 1994) and the lead strip ''Judge Dredd'', as well as some British small press comics, like The End Is Nigh. He, ...

* Paul Scott *

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Press

On Monday 12 December 2005

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signed copies at OK Comics in Leeds, an event which made the

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Reviews

*''"This fat collection of articles and strips looks very slick and is terrific value for money"'' –

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No. 192 * ''"The second issue of this post-apocalyptic fanzine more than matches the standard of the first. This time the theme is war, and there are a lot of comic strips and features based around that, as well as some more general pieces of satire. The big thing of note is an exclusive interview with Alan Moore about all things apocalyptic, but overall this is about as professional a job as a fanzine can get – great layout, fantastic art and genuinely interesting, well-written content. Wonderful!"'' – ''

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'' #140-page 10. Named Fanzine of the Month

Praise

''The End Is Nigh'' has garnered praise from comic industry figures including: *''"Truly a book of revelations... although judging from the energy and enthusiasm crackling around this ambitious independent, the end is far from nigh. Highly recommended"'',

*''"I am *yet again* bowled-over at the sheer brilliance of this little gem. The amount of research, creativity and thought that's gone into it leaps off every page, and the sheer wealth of content means it'll continue to be my Bogside Browser of choice for months to come. Funny, intriguing, often surreal and genuinely informative. Swee-poib. "'',

Simon Spurrier Simon "Si" Spurrier (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC. Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write h ...

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Origin of name

The phrase 'The End is Nigh' derives from a man who could often be seen walking up and down London's

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wearing a sandwich board, or carrying a placard on a pole, bearing the phrase. The main meaning was purely religious – he was warning of the 'impending' Christian vision of

– but the phrase has since entered the popular consciousness as a slightly derogatory term for someone or something warning of impending doom.

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