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Harrier Comics
Harrier Comics (officially known as Harrier Publishing) was a British comic book publisher active in the mid-to-late 1980s. Harrier was notable for putting out black-and-white comics in a mold more similar to American comics than to typical British fare. The original line of Harrier titles were in the science fiction, adventure, and fantasy genres; as the company moved forward it focused more on alternative comics. Harrier's alternative imprint, New Wave, featured a number of notable creators, including Eddie Campbell, Phil Elliott, Glenn Dakin, Paul Grist, Ed Hillyer, Rian Hughes, Trevs Phoenix, and Warren Pleece. A number of top UK comics professional gave their support to Harrier by contributing covers and introductions to various Harrier titles. Print runs for Harrier's titles typically ran in the 10,000 range, with most of the issues being distributed in the United States. During its short existence, Harrier published more than 120 issues of over 30 titles. History H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In Comics
Events Year overall * The independent publishing boom continues, as Antarctic Press, Continuity Comics, Deluxe Comics, Matrix Graphic Series, and Renegade Press all enter the arena. (In addition, small press publisher Americomics changes its name to AC Comics.) * Terry Nantier teams up with Chris Beall and Marc Minoustchine to form Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine (NBM Publishing). * The ups-and-downs of the marketplace take their toll, as Gold Key Comics (also known as Whitman Comics), Capital Comics, JC Comics, Pacific Comics, and Spectrum Comics all cease publishing. * The Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics releases four new limited series (''Six from Sirius'', ''Timespirits'', ''Crash Ryan'', and ''The Sisterhood of Steel''), solidifying the new publishing trend. * Marvel Comics introduces its Star Comics imprint, licensed titles intended for young readers, with the three-issue limited series ''The Muppets Take Manhattan''. * Opening of the San Francisco-based Cartoon Art Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Stringer
Lew Stringer (born 22 March 1959 in England) is a freelance comic artist and scriptwriter. Biography Stringer began his career from the late 1970s with a series of fanzines, many featuring his popular '' Brickman'' character; these were read by several professional creators (including Kevin O'Neill, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) who encouraged Stringer to try comics as a profession and Stringer recalls that "Alan Moore actually introduced me to one of the editors at Marvel UK – Bernie Jaye who was editor on ''The Daredevils''". He sold his first professional cartoon to Marvel UK (the British branch of Marvel Comics) in 1983 where it appeared in ''The Daredevils'' comic, after which he worked for a short time as art assistant to the cartoonist Mike Higgs (creator of ''Moonbird'' and ''The Cloak''). Since then Stringer has freelanced for numerous British comics for various companies and audiences. His best remembered creations are '' Tom Thug'' and '' Pete and His Pimple'' for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually presenting either a complete miniseries, a story arc from a single title, or a series of stories with an arc or common theme. A trade paperback may reproduce the stories either at the same size in which they were originally presented (in comic book format), in a smaller "digest-sized" format, or a larger-than-original hardcover. This article applies to both paperback and hardcover collections. In the comics industry, the term "trade paperback market" may refer to the market for any collection, regardless of its actual cover. A trade paperback differs from a graphic novel in that a graphic novel is usually original material. It is also different from the publishing term '' trade paperback'', which is a book with a flexible cardstock cover that is larger than the standard mass market paperback format. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkyrie Press
Valkyrie Press was a British publisher of comics that operated from 1987 to 1989. It published Fox's ''Redfox'', and Bryan Talbot's ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'', both of which won Eagle Awards. Valkyrie Press was owned by ''Redfox'' co-writer Chris Bell and jointly operated by Bell and ''Redfox'' artist Fox.Fox">/nowiki>Fox/nowiki>...; and me." ''Redfox'' won the 1987 Eagle Award for Favourite New Comic (reflecting its run with Harrier). The company then took on ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'', publishing nine issues — the first six of which were reprinted from ''Near Myths'' #1-5 (Galaxy Media, 1978–1980) & ''pssst!'' #2-10 (Never–Artpool, 1982) with extra pages; Méalóid, Pádraig Ó"Interview with Bryan Talbot,"BryanTalbot.com (Started 6th May 2009. Finished 21st September 2009). and the last three with all-new material; followed, at readers' request, by a tenth issue, entitled ''ARKeology'', containing articles about the history and production of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redfox (comics)
''Redfox'' is a British fantasy comic published in the late 1980s, created and penciled by Fox. The comic won the 1987 Eagle Award for Best New British Comic of 1986, and was nominated for eight Eagle Awards in total. Publication history ''Redfox'' herself first appeared in the fanzine '' DragonLords'' in the early 1980s. Fox, a house artist at ''DragonLords'', used the strip to comment on fantasy games-barbarian fashion, and later expanded his heroine's story into a three-issue ''Redfox'' fanzine. The fanzine stories were revised and redrawn to form the early issues of Harrier Comics' bimonthly US-format black-and-white comic, published from January 1986 to July 1987. Mike Lewis, one of the co-creators of ''DragonLords'', provided additional writing for the early stories. An eight-page "origin of sorts", written by Harrier publisher Martin Lock and drawn by Fox, was published in the Harrier Comics title ''Swiftsure'' #9 (July 1986). Writer Chris Bell joined the creative team wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Harwood
Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * "Dave" (Lost), an episode of ''Lost'' * ''Meet Dave'', a 2008 film starring Eddie Murphy People * Dave (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Dave (surname), a common Gujarati surname * Dave (artist) (born 1969), Swiss artist * Dave (rapper) (born 1998), English rapper from London * Dave (singer) (born 1944), Dutch-born French singer Software * Dave (company), a digital banking service * DAvE (Infineon), a C-language software development tool * Thursby DAVE, a Windows file and printer sharing for Macs Other uses * Dave (Belgium), a town in Belgium * DAVE (CP-7), a 1U CubeSat * "Dave", a 1984 song by the Boomtown Rats from '' I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrier (bird)
A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks sometimes placed in the subfamily Circinae of the bird of prey family Accipitridae. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. The young of the species are sometimes referred to as ring-tail harriers. They are distinctive with long wings, a long narrow tail, the slow and low flight over grasslands and skull peculiarities. The harriers are thought to have diversified with the expansion of grasslands and the emergence of grasses about 6 to 8 million years ago during the Late Miocene and Pliocene. Taxonomy The genus ''Circus'' was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The type species was subsequently designated as the western marsh harrier. Most harriers are placed in this genus. The word ''Circus'' is derived from the Ancient Greek ''kirkos'', referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (''kirkos'', "c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape (magazine)
''Escape'' magazine was a British comic strip magazine founded and edited by Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury. Nineteen issues were published between 1983 and 1989. Eddie Campbell, Phil Elliott and Glenn Dakin were amongst the many cartoonists published within its pages. Escape Publishing also released a limited number of graphic novels in the period 1984–1989, some co-published with Titan Books. Origins ''Escape'' has its origins in the explosion of small press or minicomics that occurred in the UK in the early 1980s. Paul Gravett was running a stall at the Westminster Comic Mart in London called Fast Fiction where he would sell other people's self-published comics for a small cut. These would generally be short-run publications, usually photocopied and assembled by hand, by creators who couldn't find a professional outlet for their work with many coming from an art school background with unique approaches to comic art. At the same time awareness was growing of internatio ... [...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] |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michelangelo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello and Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Raphael, four Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after Italian Renaissance artists) trained in ninjutsu who fight evil in New York City. List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters, Supporting characters include the turtles' rat sensei Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Splinter, their human friends April O'Neil and Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Casey Jones, and enemies such as Baxter Stockman, Krang, and their archenemy, the Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Shredder. The franchise began as a comic book, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Laird
Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954) is an American script (comics), comic book writer and comics artist, artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman. Early life and career Laird was born on January 27, 1954, in North Adams, Massachusetts, North Adams, Massachusetts.''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009. Page 107 Toward the end of 1983, Laird was earning just ten dollars an illustration from a local newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire. He was also doing illustrations for fanzines like ''The Oracle''.Wiater, Stanley & Stephen R. Bissette, Bissette, Stephen R. (ed.s) ''Comic Book Rebels: Conversations with the Creators of the New Comics'' (Donald I. Fine, Inc. 1993) ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' In May 1984, Laird and Kevin Eastman self-published the first black & white issue of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', at an initial print run of 3000 copies for the forty-page oversized comic. It was largely funde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Eastman
Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal''. Early life and career Eastman was born in Springvale, ME. He attended Westbrook High School (Maine), Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine, with comic book illustrator Steve Lavigne. He grew up a comic book fan, with Jack Kirby as his idol and ''Kamandi'' as his favorite title of his. In 1983 he worked in a restaurant while he searched for publishers for his comics. He met a waitress who was attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst and followed her to Northampton, Massachusetts. While searching for a local underground newspaper to publish his work, he began a professional relationship with Peter Laird, who worked at nearby Dover, New Hampshire, and the two collaborated for a short ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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