Kickstarter Spotlight - Blazer!

Rob Lake previews Blazer!...

Steve MacManus, a name synonymous with 2000AD is back with a new anthology project called Blazer! 

*Edit* Since the publishing of this article, Blazer! has been fully funded in a staggering 40 minutes!  - get on backing this project before it really is too late! 

During the 1980's MacManus was the Editor over at 2000AD and oversaw projects by both John Wagner and Pat Mills that went towards establishing what the long-running British serial comic is today. Under his tenure as Tharg, MacManus oversaw the creations of many characters and stories for 2000AD that many of us still talk about to this day.

To a lot of us Steve MacManus is a legend, and quite rightly so!

Thankfully MacManus is back and this time the veteran Editor has teamed up with The77's Ben Cullis to launch their vision of - Blazer! 

So what exactly is Blazer!? Well anyone who's read MacManus' fictional tale -  The Sheerglam Conspiracy would of heard the Blazer! name before. Blazer! was a fictional 1970's comic book that was set to be launched by one of the comic companies featured in The Sheerglam Conspiracy. During the novel, MacManus fully described how this comic would look and even what strips would appear inside of it. Naturally this lead to curiosity and with help from Ben Cullis, Steve MacManus is bringing Blazer! to life. 

For those of you reading this who are interested in Blazer! Issue #1, below is a list of whats included...

GODWIN'S LAW: Fire-and-brimstone fan the flames of an unlikely resistance in the foetid jungles of Burma during WW2. Artwork by Dan Cornwell (Judge Dredd/Rok of the Reds)

DERRINGER AND S'ON: Ace pilot Jack Derringer served his country in ‘Nam – now he serves himself, guarding America’s super rich. Artwork by Colin Maxwell (Commando Comics)

BOOT ROOM BOY: Murderous goings on at Barchester United jeopardise wee Kenny Fortrose’s fervent dreams of soccer stardom. Artwork by Filippo Roncone (Gut Crawlers - The77)

DOMENICA'S RING: Italian starlet Domenica Totti discovers the ring she was given as a child has developed lethal powers. Artwork by Pete Western (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)

SHERIFFS OF NOTTINGHAM: Tetchy Texan cop Tod Steiger finds himself patrolling Nottingham’s mean streets -- deprived of his beloved Smith & Wesson! Artwork by Andrew Richmond (Trompe la Mort - The77)

Plus two bonus stories in the extended digital edition: 

The Collector: Crackpot billionaire Spiros T. Thanatos uses temporal telepathy to collect the last words of infamous historical figures. Artwork by Charlie Gillespie (2000AD)

The Tinkling Triangles: It’s comeback time for sonorous superstars the Tinkling Triangles. The galaxy awaits - alas so does the planet Hades. Artwork by Brendon Wright (Martian Law - The77)

And what's even better the Kickstarter is now live! 

Be sure to check out the campaign at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the77comic/blazer

I personally can't wait for this one! 

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