A1 (1992) by Atomeka & Epic

A couple of recent purchases (and the death of Garry Leach) has spurred me on to look at Atomeka Press. A look at the Grand Comics database (here) is helpful (thanks for the images!) but incomplete. So, I thought I'd try and rustle up my own complete (?) list of Atomeka publications.

I've looked at the original A1 series (from 1989) here

The Epic comics anthology (from 1992) is here

Now, thanks to friend of the blog Reuben Willmott we can look at some more Atomeka titles...

From 1992 this production with Epic was a colour (!) [rather than black & white] run featuring new material

A1 book one, Epic comics & Atomeka, 1992, cover by Glenn Fabry

all contents details here - controbutors include Ilya, Steve White, Roger Langridge, Glenn Fabry, Annie Parkhouse & more

A1 book two, Epic comics & Atomeka, 1992, cover by Hunt Emerson

all contents details here - contributors include Steve White, Nick Abadzis, Roger Langridge, Philip Bond, Peter Milligan, Jamie Hewlett, Glyn Dillon & more

A1 book three, Epic comics & Atomeka, 1992, cover by Simon Bisley

all contents details here - contributors include Dan Abnett, Gary Erskine, Pedro Henry, Colin MacNeil, Roger Langridge, Peter Milligan, Jamie Hewlett, Glyn Dillon & more

A1 book four, Epic comics & Atomeka, 1992, cover by Jamie Hewlett

all contents details here - contributors include Peter Milligan, Jamie Hewlett, Glyn Dillon, Dave McKean, Roger Langridge & more

Atomeka Press - A1 (original series)

A couple of recent purchases (and the death of Garry Leach) has spurred me on to look at Atomeka Press. A look at the Grand Comics database (here) is helpful (thanks for the images!) but incomplete. So, I thought I'd try and rustle up my own complete (?) list of Atomeka publications. I'm going to start with the (original) A1 title and then move onto other series. All of the below have great contributors and are well worth tracking down. 

As ever, if you spot I've missed anything then just let me know...

A1 - issue 1 (1989) - cover by Garry Leach

A1 - issue 2 (1989) - cover by John Bolton (below) and Dave McKean (rear cover)

A1 - issue 3 (1989) - cover by Brian Bolland

A1 - issue 4 (1989) - front cover by Simon Bisley, back cover by Moebius

A1 - issue 1 (1989) - cover by William Stout

A1 - issue 1 (1989) - cover by Jamie Hewlett

The A1 true life bikini confidential - cover by Adam Hughes 

War Machine

I've wondered about reprints of British comics material in unusual locations - here's Rogue Trooper (or as it's called here War Machine by Dave Gibbons & Will Simpson) in a volume from Heavy Metal and Tundra.

Lovely looking hardback volume...

This is Heavy Metal volume 7, issue 1 (1993) and was published in the USA - gatefold cover by Simon Bisley. Softback volume.

This was originally published in 2000AD issues 650-653, 667-671, 683-687. 

Contents are as follows and include Garry Leach, Pedro Henry, Simon Bisley, John Higgins, William Simpson and Dave Gibbons

Spotted any other English language reprints of British comics material in somewhere unexpected - just let me know!

For the contributors you can find other stuff on the blog by them as follows:

Dave Gibbons here

Garry Leach here

Simon Bisley here

John Higgins here

William Simpson here

Marvel UK's 'Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'

Continuing by look at short-run Marvel UK comics here's my gallery of 'Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers' - only 9 issues in total but hard work to collect these days.

Other Marvel UK titles I've looked at include...
Captain Planet is here
The collected Zoids is here
The collected Ghostbusters is here
Lady Lovely Locks is here

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 1 - cover by Dougie Braithwaite & Dave Elliott 

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 2 - cover by Andy Wildman & Dave Elliott

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 3 - cover by Kev Hopgood & Steve White

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 4 - cover by Dougie Braithwaite & Dave Elliott

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 5 - cover by Dougie Braithwaite & Dave Elliott

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 6 - cover by Andy Wildman & Dave Elliott

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 7 - cover by Liam Sharp & Cam Smith

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 8 - cover by Dougie Braithwaite & Cam Smith

Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Marvel UK, issue 9 - cover by Liam Sharp & Cam Smith