Dream Nation

Just popping back in here to say that starting OCTOBER 16th over at Aces Weekly is a brand new, 7 part tale of weird, pulp horror by me, Alex Paterson and Nikki Powers: BRIDE OF THE EMERALD KING!

Popping back on here for some shameless self-promotion: The brand new VELICITY JONES adventure, THE POINT NEMO AFFAIR, starts its run over at Aces Weekly TODAY!

It's another 7 weeks of high octane pulp spy adventure from me and Bryan Coyle, which you can find over at acesweekly.co.uk/vol62-issue1

You can find more info on the story here: https://www.imaginarystories.co.uk/2023/04/velicity-jones-returns-in-point-nemo.html

And, if that wasn’t enough, there’s a preview over at Down The Tubes, here: https://downthetubes.net/sneak-preview-two-great-new-stories-from-returning-talent-to-the-digital-title-aces-weekly/

I've been trying to process the news about the passing of Dave "Bolt-01" Evans, but it's just too unbelievable, too wrong an idea to take in.

Dave was the driving force behind FutureQuake, Zarjaz, Dogbreath, Something Wicked and loads more. He - along with Rich Clements - gave me (and many, many others) my first shot at getting a published comic out into the world, via FutureQuake, which started off a long and fruitful collaboration, and - more importantly - a friendship that's lasted over a decade. We've worked together on countless stories and proposals, in his capacity as both letterer and artist (we even "swapped roles" on Mansion Of Madness, where I became editor and he was a creator under my purview). 

His contributions to the UK comics scene are truly immense, and can't be overstated. Not only was he an accomplished letterer, but he was a great editor and a fine artist, too; I had the pleasure of working with him on several "Daily Zarjaz" stories, where he let his artistic side shine through. His approach to those helped shape my scripting for the later stories, and, in turn, made me a better writer. It's something I can't ever thank him enough for.

I only ever met Dave in the flesh twice, and both times, he made me feel like an old friend he hadn't seen in years, and I really wish I'd managed to spend more time in his company, rather than just emailing back and forth. I'm forever grateful that we built a friendship on that, but I regret that I never got the chance to sit and have a drink and a proper face-to-face natter with him.

Dave really was an integral part of the UK comics scene, and it genuinely won't be the same without him. He was an absolute titan, and the legacy he's leaving behind will stretch on for a long time. Even so, I can't imagined how much greater the loss is to his many close friends and family. My heart goes out to them all.

Rest in piece, Dave.

JUDGE DREDD: SILENT NIGHT Episode 8 by me and Bolt-01.

And that’s it for another year! Thanks for reading, and, please, stay safe!

JUDGE DREDD: SILENT NIGHT Episode 7 by me and Bolt-01.

JUDGE DREDD: SILENT NIGHT Episode 6 by me and Bolt-01.

JUDGE DREDD: SILENT NIGHT Episode 5 by me and Bolt-01.