The second issue of Future Publishing’s SFX spin-off, Comic Heroes, is now on shelves, and I am a featured contributor, which means yet another picture of my grinning head is now sitting in WH Smiths shelves up and down the country twice, every day for the next three months at least.
In this issue, I have contributed two articles:
10 Essential Captain America Stories, in which I pick apart Marvel’s entire back catalogue for the ten stories that will help you get the most out of the Star-Spangled Avenger, and a New X-Men Retrospective, in which I look back on Grant Morrison’s now-classic X-Men run, picking out the hidden meanings, meta-narratives and all the other hidden stuff that you might have missed.
Also in the issue, Seb Patrick, my friend and writing partner on various comedy projects, has a feature about Licensed Comics. And Alan Moore gives his “Last Ever Comics Interview” which is worth the cover price alone. He doesn’t so much burn his bridges as he does nuke them from orbit. Yikes.
Comic Heroes #2 is on shelves until mid-September, priced at £8.99, but if that seems expensive, remember that you do get an excellent magazine, comic, poster and a limited edition Hellboy/BPRD sew-on patch for that price. More information can be found on the SFX Site or the official Comic Heroes Facebook page.
