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ZOMBIE
THATCHER RETURNS FROM THE DEAD TO TERRORISE BRITAIN
New
indie British comics anthology kicks off with Maggie Thatcher at the
helm.
She shut
the coal mines, privatised every major public utility in the UK,
introduced the poll tax, pre-empted the banking crisis and stole the
milk from our childrens’ mouths – and now she’s back from the
dead to re-take her rightful place as the leader of the country from
the weak-minded ConDem coalition.
That’s
right: Maggie Thatcher is back – and this time, she’s a zombie.
Be afraid
– Tory politics never looked so scary.
Launching
at Kapow! Comic Convention at the London Business Design
Centre in Islington on Saturday 19 May is the new black and white
comics anthology OVERLOAD from The Copydesk Ltd.
Martin
Conaghan, editor of OVERLOAD, will be holding a portfolio review
session at table 34 at Kapow! on Saturday 19 May at 13:00BST and
again on Sunday 20 May (also at table 34) at 13:00BST for potential
OVERLOAD contributors. Writers and artists are welcome.
Issue
#1 of OVERLOAD
features a stunning cover by Graeme Neil Reid
(2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, The Beano) depicting the Iron Lady in
all her zombified glory, attacking the good people of London –
taken from the inaugural issue’s headline story ‘Primus
Inter Pares’ (“First Among Equals”) –
which sees the UK overcome by the dead returning from the grave and
former prime ministers attempting to re-take 10 Downing Street.
Written by Gordon Rennie (Judge
Dredd, Doctor Who, Dept of Monsterology) and Emma
Beeby with art by newcomer Eoin
Coveney, it’s a ‘biting’ satire on the
country’s current political decline at the hands of the
Conservative/Liberal Democrat alliance.
Rennie
and Beeby issued the following statement:
"The
Prime Minister must be aware of the fear sweeping the nation about
the coming zombie apocalypse. Will he now release HM Government's
plans to deal with this matter? This comic is a call to action. The
people need to know the truth; need reassured that they have thought
of every eventuality. No matter how terrifying. We hope Overload's
readers will follow suit, and email their MP to ask what they intend
we do when the dead rise. We all know it's going to happen."
Also
featured in issue #1 is ‘Comfort’ written by Dave Cook
and Gary Crutchely (2000AD), a short story about the things in
life we turn to when the chips are down.
‘Staring
Into The Eye Of A Blackbird, You Can See The Things He Likes
And The Things He Doesn’t’, written by Martin Hayes
with art by Graeme Howard depicts the tale of a lonely young
man whose existence disturbed by dreams of a mysterious blackbird
that watches his every move...
‘Omen’,
written by Geoffrey D. Wessel (Keeper) with art by Steve
Penfold (Fallen Heroes)the right-wing media agenda while an alien
invasion takes place…
Cy
Dethan (Cancertown) scripts ‘Open Source’ with art by
Aaron Moran in a story about protect something precious by
keeping it hidden in plain sight…
While
writer Matt Gibbs and James Reekie (The Ballad of Frank
Satre) deliver the haunting ‘Otherworld Sailor’ – a tale about
ancient religion and a shocking visitation.
OVERLOAD
is intended to be a regular black and white anthology title
showcasing the work of established talent, while introducing some new
creators to the comics industry. All material is creator-owned, with
Overload reserving first reprint rights and some digital publishing
rights. All deals are non-exclusive. We do not accept completed
stories which have not been pre-approved. We do accept unsolicited
idea submissions, but not unsolicited scripts. Submissions are by
invite-only. For more information, send an email to:
overload@copydesk.co.uk
You can view a sampler of Overload #1 here:
http://issuu.com/martinconaghan/docs/overload1
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