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Five comics for just £5 – get the Heroes Bundle!

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From new superpowered escapades of classic British comic book legends The Steel Claw and The Spider, to crime capers featuring John Steel and Sexton Blake, from stirring stories from conflicts old and new to the exploits of mega-criminals, there’s something for everyone with this amazing comics bundle.

Featuring the work of Charlie Higson (The Fast Show), Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher), Alan Grant (Judge Dredd), Luis Bermejo (Vampirella) and many more, this is a bargain comic bundle that you don’t want to miss!

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Seven new adventures featuring some of the most popular British superheroes are featured in this 64 page giant, including The Steel Claw by Charlie Higson (The Fast Show) and Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), The Spider by Rob Williams and John McCrea, Mytek the Mighty by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Johnny Future by Tom Raney (Uncanny X-Men), House of Dolman by Simon Furman and Chris Weston, Thunderbolt by Helen O’Hara and Valentina Pinti, and Cursitor Doom by Maura McHugh and Andreas Butzbach.

Battle of Britain: 2020 Special

Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and Keith Burns (Johnny Red) send the Rat Pack on one more mission while Rob Williams (Suicide Squad) and PJ Holden (Judge Dredd) follow a warship into battle and Alan Grant (Batman) and Davide Fabbri (Operation Overlord) tell the story of a heroic soldier.The action isn’t just confined to the Battle of Britain, Alan Hebden unearths another El Mestizo tale, and Alex De Campi’s (Archie Vs Predator) tale focuses on American soldiers in Vietnam, drawn by Glenn Fabry (Hellblazer).

John Steel Thriller Picture Library Special

Sharper than Bond, cooler than The Saint – the indefatigable British spy John Steel is back! The John Steel Files collects two Steel stories golden age of spy fiction, featuring stunning art from legendary artist Luis Bermejo (Creepy, Vampirella). Re-presented for a modern audience, these never-before-reprinted comics have been coloured by breakout colourist Pippa Bowland (2000 AD) and features a brand new cover by V. V. Glass (The Last Witch).

The Return of Sexton Blake

As brilliant as Sherlock Holmes, as daring as James Bond, he was the Jack Reacher of his day and now Sexton Blake is back! Written by Chris Lowder (Dan Dare, Judge Dredd) and illustrated by Mike Dorey (Hellman of Hammer Force), presented here for the very first time in its full glory is the last Sexton Blake comic strip, then the adventure detective is back in action as George Mann (Doctor Who) and Jimmy Broxton (Doctor Who) bring us the first new Sexton Blake comic in decades!

Evil Genius 2 Official Companion Magazine

Calling all evil geniuses! The hotly anticipated lair-building strategy management game Evil Genius 2 – World Domination is coming to your computer screen AND the comic book page! This 48-page special magazine features interviews with the creative team behind the game, character profiles of all the new playable characters and a rundown of the new special features It will also includes brand new comic book stories featuring the Evil Genius characters, their put-upon henchmen, and their downtrodden minions! Written by Kate Heartfield (The Magician’s Workshop) and Karl Stock (Future Shocks), and drawn by Patrick Goddard (Sniper Elite) and Staz Johnson (Spider-Man), the brand new comic book stories explore the world of this critically-acclaimed game!

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Coming to comic book stores in May – Operation: Overlord #1

Rebellion’s Battle imprint is to bring the stories of the beaches of Normandy in 1944 to the direct comics market with Operation: Overlord #1.

The international best-selling graphic novel series by writers Michael Le Galli and Bruna Falba and artist Davide Fabbri, translated into English for the first time, is being published in a four-issue mini-series for comic book stores from this May.

Issue one, focusing on American forces fighting around the French town of Saint-Mere-Eglise, will hit comic book stores on 29th May. It will be available for stores to order from the April Previews magazine from Diamond Distribution.

The acclaimed bandee desinee series tells four extraordinary tales of heroism set during the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6th 1944. Each 48-page issue is a stand-alone story, set in separate locations such as Saint-Mere-Eglise, Merville, and of course Omaha Beach.

The largest amphibious landing in history, Operation: Overlord – popularly known as ‘D-Day’ – saw American, British, Canadian, and Free French forces storm four separate beaches on the north French coast as the opening gambit in the Allied invasion of Europe.

The whole series has been drawn by Davide Fabbri, an artist well known for his Star Wars comics for Dark Horse and, more recently, his Hellblazer run at DC Comics.

Series editor Oliver Pickles said: “I am really looking forward to bringing Operation: Overlord to an Anglophone audience for the first time – the series has been hugely popular in France, with each book focusing on a different event of the D-Day landings, for instance there is a whole 48 page issue dedicated to the Omaha Beach assault by Easy Company.

“Being able to publish such an acclaimed series for the direct market, and especially under the imprint of Battle, is a fantastic opportunity to bring new stories and new comics to a much wider audience.”

Operation: Overlord #1 will be on sale on 29th May from comic book stores, retailing at £4.99/$6.99

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‘Battle’ reborn: Rebellion to publish best-selling French graphic novel series

Rebellion Publishing is proud to present the international best-selling French graphic novel series Operation: Overlord for the first time in English – under the banner of Battle, one of the UK’s most cherished comic book properties.

Written by Michaël Le Galli and with fantastic art by Star Wars and Hellblazer artist Davide Fabbri, part one of the series set in World War Two is being published with this month’s Judge Dredd Megazine.

The series is being published under the new ‘Battle presents…’ banner, reviving the name of one of the greatest comic books in UK publishing history.

The acclaimed bandee desinee series tells four extraordinary tales of heroism set during the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6th 1944, and is being reprinted in a series of reprint editions bagged with the Megazine. Each 48-page issue is a stand-alone story, set in separate locations such as Saint-Mere-Eglise, Merville, and of course Omaha Beach.

Part one comes with Judge Dredd Megazine #404, on sale in newsagents, comic book stores and online on 16th January.

Launched in 1975, Battle Picture Weekly was the groundbreaking war comic from IPC that published series such as Rat Pack, Major Eazy, Johnny Red, El Mestizo, Fighting Mann, and the critically-acclaimed World War One epic Charley’s War. Lauded for its no-nonsense heroes and gritty action, Battle fundamentally altered the comics landscape – readers lapped up its modern sensibilities and no-holds-barred attitude, and it led to the creation of both the ill-fated Action and global industry game-changer 2000 AD.

Rebellion graphic novel editor Oliver Pickles said: “It’s a great feeling to be able to publish Operation: Overlord under the Battle banner, much like the recent Sniper Elite series, and helps bring back the spirit of that classic British war comic title but with a modern sensibility.

“I am really looking forward to bringing Operation: Overlord to an Anglophone audience for the first time. The series has been hugely popular in France, with each book focusing on a different event of the D-Day landings, for instance there is a whole 48 page issue dedicated to the Omaha Beach assault by Easy Company. And the whole series has been drawn by Davide Fabbri, who comic readers will know from his Star Wars comics for Dark Horse, and more recently his Hellblazer run at DC Comics.”

The further volumes of Operation: Overlord will be collected with Judge Dredd Megazine numbers 405 (on sale 20th February), 406 (on sale 20th March) and 407 (on sale 17th April)