There is a digital edition Fleetway Files
available for 4.99, please send payments via paypal to doomlord@eircom.net and
I will forward a PDF within the day.
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As a special offer to celebrate the release of Fleetway Files, there is a
digital pack available of all Hibernia’s Comic archive series.
'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant'
'Beyond 2000 AD' 'Its Ghastly' and 'The Fleetway Files' all together for only
£10!
Fleetway File’s
explores the publishing phenomenon that was IPC Magazine’s comic division.
Formed in 1969, the comic division brought together different comic publishing
houses under one group and thereafter published an avalanche of titles and
creativity for the best part of two decades.
Fleetway Files
looks at all facets of this time, from Girls and Humour to Football and
Adventure, with interviews and contributions from all the main movers e.g.
David Hunt, Barrie Tomlinson, Bob Paynter and the late Gil Page.
Fleetway Files
also contains interviews with Scott Goodall, James Nicholas (Tomlinson), Ian
Vosper, and a small contribution from the late Jan Shepheard, and much more.
The launch of the
new Eagle and the genesis of its incarnation of Dan Dare is examined with the
help of Barrie Tomlinson and David Hunt . West County eighties
cosplayer, coffins in Kings Reach Towers and Dan Dare
movie treatments are all included!
Incredible rare
and never seen before artwork by Ian Kennedy and Vanyo is seen in the ‘Creating
Comics’ section, looking at the original pitch and characters sketches of
Wildcat comic and Battle’s ‘Storm Force’
For more rare
artwork via Brazil we have a Sticker
album featured, and why should we be interested? It’s fully painted by the
incredible Ian Kennedy!
Massimo
Belardinelli art collector Robbie Cox treats us to an amazing double page
spread of previously unpublished Belardinelli artwork, intended for the short
lived Tornado, curiously working from Brian Bolland designs!
If that’s not
enough, in association with Rebellion we proudly have the ‘Treasury of British
Comics Sampler’ 16 page section or ‘pullout’ in grand Whizzer and Chips
tradition! Rebellion’s Ben Smith and Keith Richardson tell of Rebellions
acquisition of the Fleetway archive and their plans for the future.
Also included
courtesy of the Treasury line is the origin of ‘Hot Shot Hamish’, ‘Sergeant
Strong’, Zenith’s ‘Amazing Three’ and more with art from British legends like
Ken Reid, John Burns and Denis McLaughlin.
Written and Edited
by David McDonald (Scream Zine ‘It’s Ghastly’, ‘Beyond 2000AD’ and ‘One Eyed
Jack and the Death of Valiant’) with additions articles by Jenni Scott,
(JintyBlog) and Matt Bowen (Buster Website)
Design and additional material by Richard Pearce and article editing by Mike
Donachie.
‘The Fleetway
Files’ is Hibernia’s most ambitious offering, 106 pages plus cover, perfect
bound, lavishly illustrated with colour throughout. All of Hibernia’s previous ‘Comic
Archive’ sold out fast, so don’t miss out.
Please allow 10
working days for delivery, it usually is much quicker, but on rare occasions
can take a while.