It’s time to get your spook on as we bring you your annual Halloween horror, this year in the shape of a very special special returning us to the fear-filled The Thirteenth Floor!
Yes, we’re heading back to Maxwell Tower, where the experimental sentient computer, Max, takes protecting the tenants a step too far, banishing anyone he thinks is a threat to the nightmarish Thirteenth Floor!
We talked to write Guy Adams about the comic, illustrated by a veritable fear factory of artists, about what it meant to be the man responsible for putting a chill down our spines this Halloween!
Misty Presents… The Jordi Romero Badia Collectionis out now!
This deluxe over-sized art-book celebrates the art of a lost master of horror illustration!
Collecting Jordi Badía Romero’s work from supernatural girls comic Misty for the first time, this sumptuous hardcover art book collects stories from the 1980s showcases this remarkable, and criminally-overlooked, artist who died in 1984.
Romero – also known as Jorge – started his career in the early 1950s, illustrating Spanish romance and adventure stories alongside his brother, Enrique Badía Romero (artist on Modesty Blaise and Axa). Within a decade he would find work with UK publisher Fleetway, where he made a huge contribution, flourishing in the 1970s on titles such as Pink and Misty. As Jorge B. Gálvez he went on to work on several short stories for the American horror-comic Creepy, before moving onto Tarzan in the 1980s.
One of the unsung masters of British horror comics, this book celebrates his timeless talent and showcases the impact his work had on the readers of Misty. This exquisite collection is a must have for fans of great comic book art!
The Thirteenth Floor Special: Home Sweet Home is out now!
Feast your fleshy optical sensors on the new terrifying tale from the scariest strip eve to grace the comics page! Watch in horror as Max, the malevolent caretaker computer, unleashes the savagery of his Thirteenth Floor on unsuspecting victims!
Written by Guy Adams with art by Frazer Irving, John Stokes, Jose Ortiz, Vince Locke, Jimmy Broxton, Henrik Sahlstrom, Tom Paterson, V.V. Glass, Abigail Harding, Kelley Jones and Andreas Butzbach, make sure you grab your copy now!
Created by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and José Ortiz, The Thirteenth Floor is where the homicidal caretaker computer Max puts those he doesn’t like – a mysterious floor of the tower block he controls where he keeps their worst fears. Few, if any, survive if they get on Max’s wrong side!
Max has entered into an unholy partnership with a troubled young man called Sam Bowers. Together they are punishing the ne’er-do-wells who threaten the harmonious lives of the block’s residents, taking them to Max’s thirteenth floor – a place where nightmare and reality become one! WPC Hester Benedict suspected that something ungodly was happening at Maxwell Tower and went to investigate, causing Max to send her to the thirteenth floor…After a bout of neural programming Hester was let go – after all, she was an innocent. But now her memory is slowly returning, and Hester is ready to pick up where she left off…
She’s the daughter of Dracula and he’s a ‘feendish’ mastermind who just can’t get a break – get the mischievous Grimly Feendish and the devlish Draculass on brand new T-shirts from the Treasury of British Comics!
He’s the Rottenest Crook in the World and now he’s on a T-shirt in time for the spookiest time of the year!
Grimly Feendish was a would-be world conqueror, a master criminal who deployed everything from monsters to exploding treacle to take over the world! But he was constantly thwarted by his nemesis – Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy! Created by Leo Baxendale and first published in Wham! in 1964, and later appeared in Smash!.
Popping over from Transylvania to stay with her perfectly normal aunt, uncle and cousin Maisie, Draculass was the green-faced, sharp-fanged vampire always on the lookout for unsuspecting victims! While her family seemed blissfully unaware of her nocturnal activities, though luckily she proved constantly unsuccessful in sinking her teeth into the townsfolk!
Created by artist Terry Bave, Draculass first appeared in Monster Fun in 1975. She survived its merger with Buster, but only lasted until December 1977.
An ancient evil arises – and Dr. Mesmer’s Revengeis out now!
After several artefacts are stolen from his home, the mysterious Egyptologist Dr. Mesmer resurrects a five-thousand-year-old mummy called Angor – a Pharaoh possessed with great mystical power. Together they set out to retrieve the missing items, bringing terror and destruction in their wake!
Can anybody stop them? Both the army and constabulary will need to work together in order to stop Dr. Mesmer and his unearthly ally!
Originally serialised in Lion and Thunder from 16th October 1971 – 21st October 1972, Spanish superstar artist Carlos Cruz (Dan Dare) and Donne Avenell (The Saint), bring you a complete tale of bandage-wrapped terror and mayhem!
He’s mean, tough, ruthless … and alone! Loner bursts from the pages of Wildcat into his own collection – out now!
Do not miss Sláine artist David Pugh’s breathtaking work on this lost gem of 1980s British comics alongside comics legend Eric Bradbury, a comic that’s part Alice in Wonderland, part Star Trek, all action!
Ex-mercenary Loner always works alone. Even if it means being on an alien planet as the sole member of one of the spacecraft Wildcat’s exploration teams! With only his customised six-shooter, “Babe”, and some alien fur balls as company, Loner must contend with psychic aliens, subterranean monstrosities, and angry shapeshifters. He might be the toughest, but can he survive being shrunk, melted, and transformed on a planet that seems to want him dead?
Join humanity’s last surviving ex-mercenary on a surreal and grotesque adventure down the alien rabbit hole…
The strip was originally serialised in Wildcat from 22nd October 1988-7th April 1989, Wildcat Winter Special 1989, Wildcat Holiday Special 1990, Eagle & Wildcat from 29th April 1989-21st April 1990, Eagle Holiday Special 1990 & Eagle Annual 1991.
Don’t miss the new collection of a forgotten 20th Century comics classic, presented in the popular pocket-sized digest format!
With superhuman strength, bulletproof casing and an unstoppable resolve, the Steel Commando is the Allies’ ultimate weapon in the war against the Axis powers!
There’s just one bug in his circuits – he’ll only take orders from Ernie Bates, the laziest soldier in the British Army! Watch ‘Ironsides’ and ‘Excused Boots’ Bates carry out thrill-filled missions in dangerous enemy territories! This fun-packed army adventure also includes an early comic strip crossover as the Steel Commando joins forces with the mighty Captain Hurricane!
Created by Frank Pepper and Alex Henderson, Steel Commando debuted in Thunder in 1970.
After their smash hit debut last year, The Vigilant return in August, resurrecting the greatest home-grown superheroes Britain has to offer – a team unlike any other, a challenge none have faced before!
Even if superhero comics have never been your thing, take up the call of The Vigilant with this 64-page special featuring Simon Furman (Transformers), Simon Coleby (The Royals), Will Sliney (Spider-Man 2099), Len O’Grady (Jaegir) and Simon Bowland (Doom Patrol).
Many years ago, a team of strange, super-powered beings were brought together by the original Dr. Sin in order to stop a reality-spanning apocalyptic event known as “The Blood Rapture.” That incarnation of The Vigilant were successful in their mission, but it came at a great cost. Years later, the evil Nazi genius Von Hoffman is now searching for dangerous artifacts which will enable him to kick-start Armageddon once again.
While the new Dr. Sin and his fresh team of ragtag heroes are tested by new threats and interpersonal conflicts, Hoffman creeps closer to achieving his diabolical goal. With the complete unraveling of all reality on the line, the stakes have never been higher for The Vigilant!
“One of Europe’s most celebrated comics figures” – Comics Alliance
“a revered storyteller” – Publisher’s Weekly
The first in a major series of new collections bringing the long lost UK war comics of Italian art maestro Hugo Pratt to the public in stunning new editions will be published in February 2020.
Two brothers of differing rank have to make extraordinary sacrifices in the line of the toughest duty. This is a true story of courage under fire; a high-octane story of a blistering World War II naval battle. All illustrated by Hugo Pratt, one of the world’s most renowned comic book artists.
This thrilling war picture story marks the beginning of the Treasury of British Comics mission to return all of Pratt’s UK work to print. Published in an oversized format befitting the importance of his incredible and highly influential artwork.
Part of a new War Picture Library series showcasing the finest combat comics illustrated by legendary and iconic artists, this oversize book highlights the extraordinary the artwork of the international comics luminary and creator of Corto Maltese.
HARDCOVER ISBN: 9781781087527 UK: 20 Feb 2020 • £14.99 US: 18 Feb 2020 • $19.99
In April 2020, the Treasury of British Comics is publishing a new title that should be the last word in books on British comic book illustrators!
Masters of British Comic Art will be a painstakingly researched insight into 120 years of British comic book art, a wildly entertaining and educational tome that will journey through the history of the British comic industry – from the birth of the 20th Century to the ‘80s invasion of American comics.
A high-production hardcover compendium perfect as a coffee table book or academic encyclopaedia, author and 2000 AD artist David Roach will detail the surprising and fascinating evolution of the art form, from its humble beginnings to its current world-conquering status.
Behind a brand new cover by superstar artist Brian Bolland, and featuring artwork from a vast number of highly-acclaimed artists – all carefully scanned from original artwork – Masters of British Comic Art will be the definitive study and celebration of a beloved industry.
Featuring a Who’s Who of talent, including Bolland, Yvonne Hutton, Dave Gibbons, celebrated greats such as Don Lawrence and lost masters like Reg Bunn and Shirley Bellwood.
Masters of British Comic Art will be published in early April 2020, retailing at £34.99/$45.
