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Rob Lake reviews BLAZER! #1... Blazer! the 32-page indie anthology comic by Steve MacManus has just dropped into my cluttered inbox. It's 11:54 on a damp Tuesday night and I'm sitting here in the dark furiously typing this introduction. Do I wait till the morning to read BLAZER! ? or do I gaze into its 1970's inspired roots tonight? You know what...Let's do it! But beforehand what exactly is BLAZER! ? "Blazer! began as the working title for a new comic being developed by Goodenough Publications in my novel The SheerGlam Conspiracy."  "The novel charts a circulation war between two rival comics publishing companies in 1970s London. To establish an outright dominance in the market, one of the companies hires two scriptwriters to create a new title, which is codenamed GNP 13." "Having introduced the notion of a new comic, I felt it my duty to the reader to describe what strips would be in this fictitious title, supposedly being readied...

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 ...

Rob Lake speaks to Ben Cullis, Andrew Sawyers and Anna Everts about The77... The independent British publication first burst onto the crowded comic scene back in the Spring of 2020. The oversized 68-page anthology is full of new strips by a veritable who’s-who of British comic book talent. It doesn’t stop there though. The77 also acts as a platform for many up-and-coming writers and artists to showcase their work. This alone would deserve a lot of praise but to most The77 is a labour of love. One which both its editorial team, writers, artists and fans are fully endorsed in. The team behind The77 bill it as “ A love letter to the Comics that made us " and it's a line I wholeheartedly agree with. Every issue is packed full of homages and tales that take you back to much more simplistic times. What also makes The77 unique is that its completely funded by crowdfunding via Kickstarter. So far, we’re up to issue 4 and already the anthology has amassed well over ...