This autumn, two classic British horror comics are being revived for a special issue – the “Scream! and Misty Special.” Both comics were relatively short-lived, but had big impact on the British comics scene. Here’s what Michael Molcher of 2000AD/Rebellion (who are printing the issue) had to say about the series’ pasts:
“Scream!” was a short-lived but influential horror comic in 1984 that published such greats as ‘The Dracula File’ (which we’re about to reprint), Alan Moore’s ‘Monster’ (which we reprinted last year), and the utterly brilliant ‘The Thirteenth Floor’ (which we plan to reprint). “Misty” was the popular horror comic for girls, created by Pat Mills and published between 1978 and 1980); we’re about to reprint the second volume of “Misty” stories next month.
As you can see, both books have quite a pedigree, and Rebellion plans on bringing those classic stories back into comic and book stores. This new special features creators like Frazer Irving, Guy Adams, Tristan Jones, and Henry Flint, and will drop on October 18th.
But, in an exclusive for Multiversity readers, we get a first look at the Glenn Fabry cover that will grace comic shops. Below the solicitation is the newsstand cover by Henry Flint.
WRITERS: ALEC WORLEY, HENRY FLINT, KEK-W, GUY ADAMS, HANNAH BERRY
ARTISTS: BEN WILLSHER, FRAZER IRVING, JOHN STOKES, SIMON COLEBY, TRISTAN JONES, DANITwo of Britain’s best-loved supernatural comics have been resurrected this Hallowe’en and merged into one terrifying tome featuring all-new stories!
Max the crazy computer makes a welcome return in The Thirteenth Floor by Guy Adams, John Stokes and Frazer Irving; the fangs are out in The Dracula File by Grainne McEntee and Tristan Jones; weirdos, warriors and weasels plucked from the pages of various 70s and 80s British comics congregate in Death-Man: The Gathering by Henry Flint; Kek-W and Simon Coleby collaborate on Black Max, the German World War One fighter pilot that’s descended from a race of bat-people; the high-rise horrors of Birdwood are back in Return of the Sentinels by Hannah Berry and Ben Willsher; and fairies can be frightening in Fate of the Fairy Hunter by Alec Worley and DaNi.
Make sure your Hallowe’en goes with a scream this year – get the Scream! & Misty Special!
Thanks to 2000AD for the cover, and make sure to pick up the book next month!
