FutureQuake

Cover to FutureQuake issue 7, by Oliver Redding

FutureQuake is a British small press comic book founded by Arthur Wyatt, and now edited by Richmond Clements and David Evans. Dedicated to showcasing work by new writers and artists, they publish mostly self-contained comic stories, preferably of 5 pages or less and usually of a sci-fi/fantasy/horror bent.

Under their FutureQuake Press imprint (FQP) they also publish the Japanese Manga-influenced anthology MangaQuake and the horror comic Something Wicked. FQP also publishes other comics and has recently taken over Dogbreath, the Strontium Dog fanzine and Zarjaz, the general 2000 AD fanzine.

Contributors

FutureQuake plays host to a wide range of contributors, including first time writers and artists, up-and-coming small press personalities and established creators. Past issues have featured the likes of Alan Grant, Arthur Ranson, Al Ewing, Stewart McKenny, PJ Holden, Arthur Wyatt, Inaki Miranda & Eva de la Cruz, Adrian Bamforth, Matt Timson, Michael Molcher, Paul Scott and Charlie Adlard.

Staff

The FutureQuake editorial team at the Bristol Comic Expo 2006. From left to right: Richmond Clements, Edward Berridge and David Evans

The current staff are:

Previous members:

FutureQuake Press output

Though FutureQuake is ostensibly open to any form of submission from anyone who chooses to do so, there are certain forms and themes to which the comic adheres. As an anthology, the stories often feature a moralistic 'twist' at the end, much in the same style as EC Comics's science fiction and horror comics like Weird Science and The Vault of Horror, as well as 2000 AD's Future Shocks. However, the stories are not necessarily bound by this.

Issues

Reviews

Awards

Fanzine of the Month in SFX for FutureQuake #5

MangaQuake

MangaQuake moves away from the FutureQuake format, opting instead for longer stories less reliant on the narrative structure of the 'twist', clearly influenced by the Japanese manga comics form.

Issues

Reviews

Awards

Fanzine of the Month in SFX for MangaQuake #2

Something Wicked

Something Wicked was the third title launched. The horror comic directly parallels and references the horror titles published by EC Comics and those published by Atlas during the 1950s.

Issues

There have been ten issues so far.

Reviews

Awards

Fanzine of the Month in SFX

Others

They have published or agreed to take over publishing a number of titles all of which are not part of the core FQP titles (above). As well as their personal projects, these include:

Other press coverage

Magazine articles:

Awards

See also

References

  1. The Eagle Awards 2006
  2. Connelly, Brendon (October 29, 2010). "Full Results Of The 2010 Eagle Awards". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  3. Johnston, Rich (March 14, 2011). "Eagle Awards Nominations Announced". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  4. Eagle Awards

External links

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