Bulletproof was a shortlived anthology published by Bulletproof Comics in 2008.
At one point scheduled to launch in 2003[1] Bulletproof actually appeared five years later and lasted for two issues, published in April[2] and October of 2008,[3] although issue 1 is dated 2007. In addition each of these was released alongside a 12-page abridged version for distribution in conventions; these were numbered 0 and ½.
A third issue was completed,[4] with a cover and preview pages posted online, but its scheduled date slipped from sometime in 2008[5] to March 2009.[6] In the end, neither it nor an announced fourth issue ever materialised at all.
The anthology appears to have been conceived at least in part as a testing ground for properties to be published by the company: the strips "Redstitch" and "Marren Kane" were set to be expanded into a four-issue miniseries and a series of one-shots respectively[7][8] but all that came of these was a twelve-page preview issue (again numbered 0) of Marren Kane.
A few of the strips did continue after the anthology's demise, however. "Ex Astris" went on to appear in Spaceship Away,[9] "The Funguys" migrated to Wasted and "Armageddon Patrol" was published as a graphic novel.
Strips[]
Issue 1
- "Occultus" by Nigel Kitching and David Hankin
- "Snowstorm" by Paul H Birch, Michael Perkins, Garen Ewing and John Robbins
- "Armageddon Patrol" by John A Short and Simon Ecob
- "Magpie" by Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn
- "Funguys" by Alan Grant and Alan Burrows
- "Travelling Light" by Paul H Birch and John Royle
- "Out of the Box" by Chris Bunting and Kit Wallis
- "Mumble & Beep" by Mark Daniels
- "Sideburns" by Jim Alexander and Jon Haward
- "Redstitch" preview by Lee Langford, Klaus Belarski and Ellie Deville
Issue 2
- "Marren Kane" by Dave Hailwood and Tony Suleri
- "Sideburns" by Jim Alexander and Jon Haward
- "Bunkmates" by Dave Hailwood and Paul Harrison-Davies
- "Game Over" by Bulent Yusuf and David Thornton
- "Funguys" by Alan Grant and Alan Burrows
- "Last Orders" by Dave Hailwood and Stuart Giddings
- "Redstitch" text story by Lee Langford and Klaus Belarski
- "Ex Astris" by John Freeman and Mike Nicoll
- "Love Hurts" by Dave Hailwood and Stuart Giddings
- "Slumbertown" by Rik Hoskin and Thomas Crielly, John Doran
Issue 3
- "Marren Kane" by Dave Hailwood and Tony Suleri
- "Switchblade" by Paul H Birch, Alan Burrows and Steve Harrison
- "Technofear" by Dave Hailwood and Tony Suleri
- "Cross in Hidden Dangers" by John A Short and Jason Dennis
- "The One Eyed Wench" by Dave Hailwood and Dave Thompson
- "Simba Khan" by Paul H Birch and Jon Haward
References[]
- ↑ http://www.downthetubes.net/news_archive/2003/01jan2003.html
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=bulletproof_comics_is_back&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=bulletproof_issue_2_on_sale_now&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=happy_bulletproof_christmas&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=overdue_bulletproof_update&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=bulletproof_skyjack_and_highway_robbery&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/about-us.php
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/online-store.php?title=bics_exclusive_marren_kane_0&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ http://spaceshipaway.org.uk/strips/strips.htm
- ↑ http://www.bulletproofcomics.co.uk/index.php?title=overdue_bulletproof_update&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- ↑ "Simba Khan" was advertised on the back cover of issue 2