Geek Culture Reviews

PJ Holden is someone who doesn’t need an introduction. The veteran artist has been a staple part of the comic book industry over the past 20-years and is synonymous with his work within 2000 AD and its related publications. Recently I was able to send some questions over to Paul, who was then kind enough to chat about his work with 2000 AD, and a little bit of life away from drawing our favourite comics.  Cover from Chimpsky’s first appearance in 2000AD (art & colours: PJ Holden) Hi Paul, thank you for taking the time to answer some questions regarding your past and current projects.  PJH - My pleasure! Most comic book readers will know you from your work with Rebellion Publishing with yourself being a well-known figure within the 2000 AD Prog and the Judge Dredd Megazine. For me, I first discovered your work in the Warhammer Monthly comic series. That said, out of everything you’ve worked on what’s been your favourite strip or series?  PJH - Cor, that’s a tough one,...

Rob speaks to Dave Heeley about his upcoming comic; This Comic Is Haunted... Back in July, The77 Publications headed onto Kickstarter for another round of crowdfunding. This time, the publisher was seeking crowd support for an entirely new addition to their ever-expanding catalogue.  The title for this new anthology is the spine-chilling; ' This Comic Is Haunted '. Headed up by the mysterious Grey Phantom, This Comic Is Haunted offers a shock to the heart for those long abandoned horror periodicals that have recently fallen into the dark superhero-saturated quagmire.  Thankfully, a few comic book readers thought the same. As its Kickstarter campaign closed, This Comic Is Haunted managed to raise £5,820 from 262 soon-to-be terrified backers.  As someone who's managed to have an early look at the finished comic - let's just say you're in for a fright!  Anyway, thanks to the Grey Phantom, This Comic Is Haunted 's human editor (and writer) Dave Heeley ...

Rob speaks to Frankie B. Washington about his career and upcoming comic - Kaijus And Cowboys... Kaijus and Cowboys is an upcoming comic book series that has been co-developed by Matthew Blair and Frankie B. Washington . Set on an alien planet, a lone cowboy robot known only as "The Hunter" confronts a herd of kaiju monsters that threaten his fellow robots. For the launch of their comic, Blair and Washington utalised crowdfunding website Kickstarter to bring the project to life. At the end of the campaign the pair had secured funding for the comic and had amassed $3,912 from 157 backers.  Aside from helping to create Kaijus and Cowboys , Frankie Washington also lends his artistic talents to drawing the 20-page issue. With over 30 years experience as a freelance artist, Washington had had quite a varied career. Not only working on two Miramax movies, he has also worked with an animation studio, advertising agencies, print & comic book publishers, and sketc...