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Just in time for Hallowe’en, the Misty & Scream! special returns with another 48-page anthology stuffed with scares to create a new generation from British horror fans!

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The Prince of Darkness comes face to face with an old foe in The Dracula Files from Cavan Scott and Vincenzo Riccardi; Black Beth‘s quest for vengeance continues thanks to the fevered minds of Alec Worley and DaNi; and Kek-W and Simon Coleby reveal the ghoulish World War I air ace, Black Max, attempting to cross back over into the world of the living!

Plus there’s three frightfully fresh stories to shock your socks off – Thief of Senses by Maura Mchugh and Robin Henley; Bumps in the Night by Olivia Hicks and John Lucas, and The Aegis by Kristyna Baczynski and Mary Safro!

So lock your doors and hide under the duvet as this is the spookiest read you’ve encounter this Hallowe’en!

Forget the gloom of a spring spent in lockdown, summer is properly here with the brand new Tammy & Jinty Special 2020!

These two spectacular tales of courage and awe are guaranteed to chase the blues away, with work by Rachael Smith (Wired Up Wrong), RAMZEE (Zorse), Yishan Li (Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.), and Elkys Nova (Roy of the Rovers), plus a cover by Marguerite Sauvage (DC Bombshells)!

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In Boarding School, Tabatha and her little brother Richard are the only pupils in a mysterious old building. The only other people they have ever seen are the Governesses – four teachers who fawn over the younger sibling but treat Tabatha very badly. Does it have something to do with Richard’s special power? When Tabatha finds a new friend in the outside world, her old life quickly starts to unravel.

An old favourite from the pages of the Sally returns as fourteen-year-old Claire finds an old cat costume in her mother’s wardrobe and wears it to a social media star’s party, unware that she has just donned the magical mantle of the super-sleek crime fighter, Cat-Girl!

And we get an inside scoop on what it was like to write for girl’s comics in their heyday, as Alison Fitt (known then as Alison Christie) talks about her experiences working for Jinty and Tammy on such strips as ‘Heart of Stone’, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and ‘Ping Pong Paula’.

The most popular British war comic of all time is back in time to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain!

Running from 1975 to 1988, Battle wasn’t just a war comic – it was the vanguard of a comics revolution! Created by Pat Mills and John Wagner, it featured an array of tough, no-nonsense characters and was the home of acclaimed strips such as Charley’s War, Johnny Red, HMS Nightshade, Fighting Mann, Darkie’s Mob, and many more!

The new Battle special, marking 80 years since the Battle of Britain, is out on 16th September with all-new stories from some of the best talent in comics, including Garth Ennis, Alex De Campi, Dan Abnett and many more!

Alongside the standard newsstand edition, a special edition – available exclusively from the Treasury of British Comics and 2000 AD webshops – comes with a wraparound cover by acclaimed aviation artist Keith Burns!

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In this special, creators pay tribute to Battle‘s lasting influence as well as to those who have fought in wars across the globe. Legendary writer Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Keith Burns send the Rat Pack on one more mission, Rob Williams (Judge Dredd) and PJ Holden (The Stringbags) take to the icy seas in Destroyer.

Alan Grant (Batman) and Davide Fabbri (Star Wars) tell a story of The Few in Battle of Britain, Alan Hebden (Major Eazy) revives his classic character El Mestizo with artist Brett McKee, while Alex De Campi (Madi) and Glenn Fabry (Sláine) head into the jungles of Vietnam in Bravo, Black Lion.

And there’s so much more hard-hitting action from Kek-W (The Fall of Deadworld), Staz Johnson(Rogue Trooper), Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy), Jimmy Broxton (Vampirella), Karl Stock (The Vigilant), Simon Coleby (Jaegir), Peter Briggs (Hellboy), Eoin Marron (James Bond), Lew Stringer (Combat Colin), and Tom Paterson (Dennis the Menace)!

It’s the biggest, brightest, baddest bundle of heroes and anti-heroes this side of the multiverse – it’s the SMASH! special and it’s available to pre-order now from Rebellion!

Featuring seven new adventures from some of the most popular British superheroes of all time – including Steel Claw, The Spider and Thunderbolt – this 64-page giant includes work by top comics talent such as  Charlie Higson (The Fast Show, Young Bond) Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) as well as Rob Williams (Judge Dredd, Suicide Squad), John McCrea (Hitman, The Boys), Suyi Davies Okungbowa (David Mogo, Godhunter), Chris Weston (The Filth, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Tom Raney (Uncanny X-Men, Stormwatch), Valentina Pinti (The Steams, Teenage Mummy) and more!

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For too long these mighty heroes have slumbered, but these action-packed stories from a host of terrific creators see them burst from the archives for all-new adventures! Thrill to the exploits of:

The Steel Claw by Charlie Higson and Charlie Adlard 

The Spider written by Rob Williams and John McCrea

Mytek the Mighty by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Johnny Future by Tom Raney

House of Dolman by Simon Furman and Chris Weston

Thunderbolt by Helen O’Hara and Valentina Pinti

Cursitor Doom by Maura McHugh and Andreas Butzbach

Whether you’re looking for some lockdown entertainment or a way to keep the kids occupied during the Easter holidays, there are comic book delights for all tastes and ages in the Easter Specials sale!

From classic British superheroes to belly laughs aplenty, from scare stories to scintillating sci-fi there’s comic book delights for less – with selected specials just 99p for both digital and print!

Select from this cornucopia of comics and make your Easter break go with a bang!

• 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2019
• The Vigilant
• The Vigilant: Legacy
• Cor!! Buster Humour Special 2019
• Scream! and Misty Special 2017
• Scream! and Misty Special 2018
• Tammy & Jinty Special
• The Thirteenth Floor: Home Sweet Home

It horrified prudes and censors alike – but the ground-breaking Action is back! 

Celebrate the legacy of the comic they tried to ban with the new Action 2020 special, packed with the same blend of unbeatable characters and no-holds-barred action – all brought to you by the best talents of today, including Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys), Ram V (Batman, Paradiso) and Henry Flint (Judge Dredd)!

Featuring the killer shark Hookjaw by Dan Lish, juvenile delinquency in Kids Rule OK by Ram V and Henrick Stahlstrom, frontline German Panzer with Hellman of Hammer Force by Garth Ennis and Mike Dorey, merciless secret agent action with Dredger by Zina Hutton, and the brand new Hell Machine by Henry Flint. 

This edition, exclusive to the 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics webshops, comes bagged with a reproduction of the ‘banned’ issue of Action from 23 October 1976!

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Launched in 1976 by Pat Mills, Action‘s blend of no-holds-barred action, unbridled anarchism, and violent riffs off popular films earned it immediate acclaim. The gritty tone and graphic gore of strips such as Hook Jaw, Hellman of Hammer Force, BlackJack, Death Game 1999, Kids Rule OK, Dredger, and Look Out For Lefty delighted readers but quickly attracted the attention of public moralists, with the comic branded “the seven-penny nightmare” by the press.

A campaign by the infamous Mary Whitehouse and her National Viewers and Listeners Association led to threats of a boycott of all publisher IPC’s titles by newsagent chains such as WH Smith and John Menzies. This in turn led to pressure from publisher IPC’s higher management and the 23 October issue was pulped.

When the title returned that November, the violence was heavily toned down. Sales of this neutured Action dropped dramatically and it was folded into stablemate Battle a year later.

However, Action remains one of the most influential comic books in British history, leading to Mills creating 2000 AD and also inspire a generation of comic book readers and creators!