UK COMICS NATION

Two more events have been confirmed for the August Bank Holiday Weekend:

ALBION CREATORS SIGNING AT TRAVELLING MAN, MANCHESTER
Saturday 27th August 2005

Writers behind DC/Wildstorms' hit ALBION Leah Moore and John Reppion will be appearing at Travelling Man Manchester as part of the UK Comics Nation event.

Leah Moore, daughter of comics legend Alan Moore, began her writing career with short stories in ABC's TOM STRONG, before co-writing with husband John Reppion a proposal for a six-part series, which eventually became WILD GIRL, with art by Shawn McManus and J. H. Williams III, published by Wildstorm Productions between November 2004 and April 2005. The pair were offered the opportunity to write a new series, ALBION, which debuted from Wildstorm in June 2005. This is nothing short of a renaissance of many long-missing and well-loved characters from sixties and seventies British comics, with interior art by Shane Oakley and George Freeman, covers by Dave Gibbons, with plotting by Leah’s father.

John Reppion's first published work was a four-page article on in the Fortean Times #187 in August 2004, called The Childe Of Hale, based on the villages legendary giant, John Middleton.
Although John enjoys writing his own articles and short stories, the bulk of his work is done in partnership with his wife Leah. Having kibitzed on some of her early writing, John eventually was co-credited when the pair submitted a proposal to Wildstorm Productions in 2003. This eventually became the six-part series became WILD GIRL, and which led onto their partnership on ALBION.



VENUE: Travelling Man 4-4a Dale Street Manchester M1 1JW, 0161 2371877
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: http://www.travellingman.com


UNDERFIRE AND PAPER TIGER APPEARING AT DAVID'S COMICS, BRIGHTON
Saturday 27th August 2005

UNDERFIRE COMICS are based in Brighton and have been publishing for three years. Their acclaimed titles include OPERATION: BLACK JET, DREAM TIME and RAPID FIRE, one of the countries most consistantly high quality anthology titles. They have also recently added the relaunched 2000AD fanzine ZARJAZ to their roster.
Go to: http://www.underfire-comics.com



PAPER TIGER COMIX are also based in Brighton and are reflective of many growing independent creative collectives in the UK. It is a relatively new co-operative venture where all the artists get creative control of their work, producing the eponymous anthology PAPER TIGER, currently completing its third issue and drawing talent from accross the country.
Go to: http://www.dirtysquatters.com/papertiger/index.html

VENUE: DAVID'S COMIC SHOP, 5 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4EN, 01273691012