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Atomeka
Atomeka Press is a British publisher of comic books set up in 1988 by Dave Elliott and Garry Leach. Atomeka ceased publishing in 1997, was briefly revived from 2002 to 2005 and revived again in 2013. History Atomeka was established as a company offering creators complete freedom over their material, as well as the opportunity to own all the rights to their creations. Their first title, '' A1'', was an anthology featuring the likes of Ted McKeever, Alan Moore, Glenn Fabry, and Simon Bisley. Seeing who was involved in the project it was natural that ''A1'' contained some stories that were continuations of ''Warrior'' strips such as ''The Bojeffries Saga'' and '' Warpsmith'', written by Alan Moore with art by Steve Parkhouse and Garry Leach respectively. During its run ''A1'' won several awards, including the 1990 Harvey Award for best anthology. During the 1990s, Atomeka continued publishing ''A1'', as well as related specials such as ''A1: Bikini Confidential''. They company al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Origins In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Hollywood, helping to option comic book projects as producers and working to develop them into films with the studios, but were getting increasingly frustrated with the process. Richie planned to start Boom! to get away from Hollywood. Before Boom!, Richie and Cosby worked briefly with Dave Elliott and Garry Leach in 2004 to revive 1980s comic book publishing house Atomeka Press. While working with Atomeka, Richie cut a deal with Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis to publish their series '' Hero Squared,'' with the ''Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special'' one-shot. When Giffen was featured as a guest at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, he grabbed a drink with Richie after the show and persuaded him to part ways with Atom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 (comics)
''A1'' is a graphic novel anthology series published by British company Atomeka Press. It was created in 1989 by Garry Leach and Dave Elliott. In 2004 it was restarted, publishing new and old material. Publication history The first series (from the late 1980s) comprised six issues, plus the ''A1 Bikini Confidential''. Page-count varied around the 64-128 range. Most stories were one-off showcases, sometimes featuring characters that had publishing history elsewhere (e.g. Concrete, Mr. Monster, Mr. X, the American, Flaming Carrot). "Bricktop" was the one ongoing serialized story, though '' The Bojeffries Saga'' by Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse appeared as self-contained stories in almost every issue. Issue #6 was numbered "6A" and a proposed "6B" never saw print, although most of the stories did see print in other publications, such as ''Heavy Metal'' magazine. In 1992 a second series of ''A1'' appeared under Marvel Comics's Epic Comics imprint, edited by Dave Elliott. These were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bojeffries Saga
''The Bojeffries Saga'' is a series of comics stories written by Alan Moore and drawn by Steve Parkhouse which have been published by a number of different companies since their debut in 1983 in the UK comics anthology ''Warrior''. It features an eccentric English family of werewolves, vampires and monsters in various peculiar tales. Publication history The first Bojeffries tale – "The Rentman Cometh" – appeared in black and white form in the British Quality Communications anthology ''Warrior'' No. 12 (Aug 1983), with three further stories appearing in ''Warrior'' to July 1984.Moore & Parkhouse, ''The Complete Bojeffries Saga'' (Tundra, 1992), , p. 4 A fifth story was published in the eighth issue of the Fantagraphics publication ''Dalgoda'' (Apr 1986), and the four Quality issues were "reprinted, coloured and reformatted", for ''Flesh and Bones'' #1–4 from Upshot Graphics. Between May 1989 and April 1990, a further four tales were published by Atomeka Press as part of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Leach
Garry Leach (19 September 1954 – 26 March 2022) was a British comics artist and publisher. Biography Garry Leach's early work for ''2000 AD'' included mainly one-off stories featuring ''Dan Dare'' and ''M.A.C.H. 1''.Garry Leach at Lambiek Comics Encyclopedia He later worked on the series ''''. In 1981 he joined 's company, where he worked as art director and was the first artist on |
Comics Anthology
A comics anthology collects works in the medium of comics, typically from multiple series, and compiles them into an anthology or magazine. The comics in these anthologies range from comic strips that are too short for standalone publication to comic book chapters that might later be compiled into collected comic book volumes (such as manga tankobon and comic albums). United States Asia Japan Malaysia Europe Belgium and France United Kingdom Britain has a long tradition of publishing comic anthologies, usually weekly (hence ''The Dandy'' going past 3,000 published issues). See also * British comics, the majority of which are anthologies * British small press comics, many of which are also anthologies *List of manga magazines This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership: * '' Kodomo'' – aimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tundra UK
Tundra Publishing was a Northampton, Massachusetts-based comic book publisher founded by Kevin Eastman in 1990. The company was founded to provide a venue for adventurous, creator-owned work by talented cartoonists and illustrators. Its publications were noted in the trade for their high production values, including glossy paper stock, full-color printing, and square binding. Tundra was one of the earlier creator-owned companies, before the formation of Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics' Legends imprint. Creators and projects involved with Tundra included Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz's '' Big Numbers'', Moore & Eddie Campbell's '' From Hell'', Moore & Melinda Gebbie's '' Lost Girls'' (these last two original serialised in Stephen R. Bissette's '' Taboo'' anthology, which was also part-published by Tundra), ''The Crow,'' Mike Allred's ''Madman'' and Dave McKean's '' Cages''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted McKeever
Ted McKeever (born 1960 in New York City)McKeever entry Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Dec. 30, 2021. is an American artist known for his work in the industry. A master of pen-and-ink, McKeever has also fully painted many comics. He is known for his distinct graphic style and "bold, angular lines, which gives his work a fantastic, almost edge."McKeever entry Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved Jan. 1, 2022. McKeever's first professional co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarus Churchyard
Lazarus Churchyard is a fictional character in a British comics series, created in 1991 by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Matt Brooker under the pseudonym D'Israeli. The stories are cyberpunk in theme, although Ellis himself does not consider it so and prefers to call it "decadent SF". Publication history Lazarus Churchyard stories originally appeared in '' Blast!'' magazine, and were reprinted in the '' Judge Dredd Megazine''. Although some stories have been illustrated by others, Ellis has said he considers only the D'Israeli-illustrated work "the definitive Churchyard". Tundra Press released three-issue comic-book series, ''Lazarus Churchyard'', in 1992. This was collected the same year as the trade paperback ''Lazarus Churchyard: The Final Cut'' ( Atomeka Press), reissued by Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Squared
''Hero Squared'' is an American comic book series published by Boom! Studios. Originally a limited series, it is written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Joe Abraham. The series follows the superhero Captain Valor as he adjusts to a new life in an alternate universe alongside Milo, a normal version of himself, and Milo's girlfriend Stephie, an alternate incarnation of Valor's arch-enemy Caliginous. Publication history In 2004, the ''Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special'' one shot was published by Atomeka Press, leading to a 2005 three-issue limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered * Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number ... by Boom!. As a result, in 2006 ''Hero Squared'' became an ongoing series which lasted for six issues. A trade paperback, collecting the one shot and miniseries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Parkhouse
Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially '' 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Biography Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" of Marvel superheroes for the back covers of ''Fantastic'' and '' Terrific'', two British weeklies published by Odhams. In 1969 his first professional writing assignments appeared when he co-wrote two Marvel Comics stories, one starring the jungle lord Ka-Zar in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' No. 19 (March 1969), and the other starring the eponymous superspy in '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' No. 12 (May 1969). He also contributed a story for ''Western Gunfighters'' #4 (February 1970), pencilled by Barry Windsor-Smith Since then he has worked on a wide range of titles from '' 2000 AD'' to ''Warrior'' and various Marvel UK titles. In 1982, Parkhouse wrote a comic book adaptation of the ''Time Bandits'' film which was drawn by David Lloyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 an art college, saying "I found it very difficult to get any kind of feedback from the art teachers. They weren't interested at all in what I was doing, so I became kind of very introverted with regard to my artwork and yeah, I was just all self-taught." Career Bisley started his career doing magazine and album covers, his first work being a T-shirt design for heavy metal magazine ''Kerrang!'' Eventually, even though he had no experience in comics strip drawing at the time, he was hired by the magazine '' 2000 AD'' after they saw his interpretations of their magazine characters. According to the Comic Book Database, "while still a student, Bisley did a painting of a robot holding a baby that he sent to the offices of 2000 AD. The image was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |