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PARAGON update

I did have a wee bit of a panic on for a bit there when I thought I wasn't going to be able to get a new issue out in time for Christmas but thankfully the lettering is all going to fall into place after all

*breathes sigh if relief*

so here's a look at that cover again - Mignola inspired art by Dave Candlish, coloured by Jim Cameron.

And inside the comic? We have 44 pages of fantastic art and stories;

Greg Meldrum and Stephen Prestwood combine their talents to bring you a new Spencer Nero tale, 

Mark Howard and Chris Askham have a Jikan story set on a famous sailing ship, Demeter,

El Bigote returns by the original creators, Matt McLoughlin and El Chivo,

HdE and Jim Cameron give us a one off tale with a twist called The Biggest Stick

and our cover story is a new serial, Bludd & Xandi, by Mark Howard and Tom Newell

Be sure to  buy yourself a copy for Christmas!

Do You Prefer US Lite? Or Hearty UK Fare?

So I just read the Shadow Now #2 which was 22 glossy pages of glossy decompressed story interspersed with 10 pages of adverts plus covers. It took less than 15 minutes to read and cost £2.80 from Forbidden Planet. Throw in the option of variant covers and you've got everything that is wrong with US comics in a nutshell.

You could spend that much on an unsatisfyingly milky coffee from Costabucks and it would last as long.

This is why I prefer small press comics;

Zarjaz have just released their latest issue. It may be A5 in size but at least it has no adverts in.

Martillo is a one character book of short stories featuring a priest fighting evil in Franco's Spain.

The new PARAGON (out next month) has 44 pages (plus covers), A4 in size, 5 separate complete stories and no adverts - and all for £2.50

So tell me, what's your preference? US comics you can skim through?

Or a a hearty UK product to see you through the Winter months?

I've got mine...

...have you got yours?

'tis a thing of beauty!

Order your copy of the collected Icarus Dangerous now!

Icarus Dangerous - the digital collection - now available!

Held captive his whole life, young Icarus finally escaped Crete on the wings his father made for him, only to destroy them - and his one chance at freedom - by flying too close to the sun. His plunge into the icy embrace of a merciless sea brought his story to an abrupt, untimely end...or so everyone thought. In fact, it was only the first in a series of events that would take Icarus further from Crete than he ever thought possible, setting him on the path to an incredible adventure. The story of Icarus is only just beginning...

The digital version is now available - only 99p!

Only through the lulu.com shop

Icarus collected!

As advertised in the latest PARAGON, the collected edition of Icarus Dangerous is now available to order from the lulu.com shop.

Originally published in PARAGON #7-14, the 72 page book - at only £2.99 - is a must have for your bookshelf!

Which sketch card will you get with your copy?

All orders have now been sent out! I hope you enjoy it, and I'd love to know what you think.

Leave your comments here or on the 2000AD forum and I'll be sure to read them.