- A1 (comics)
"A1" is an
comics anthology published byAtomeka Press . It was created in 1989 byGarry Leach andDave Elliott . It has recently started being published again with new and old material.The first series (from the late 1980's) comprised six issues, plus the "A1 Bikini Confidential". Page-count varied around the 64-128 range. Most stories were one-off showcases, sometimes featuring characters that had publishing history elsewhere (e.g. Concrete, Mr Monster, Mr. X, the American, Flaming Carrot). "Bricktop" was the one ongoing serialized story, though the "
The Bojeffries Saga " byAlan Moore andSteve Parkhouse appeared as self contained stories in almost every issue.In 1992 a second series of "A1" appeared under
Marvel Comics 'sEpic Comics imprint, edited by Dave Elliott. These were four 48-page color books featuring work fromDave McKean ,Kent Williams ,Scott Hampton , George Pratt,P. Craig Russell ,Glenn Fabry ,Pedro Henry , and many others, including the lateMartin Emond .In 2004 Atomeka started publishing "A1" again starting with "A1 Big Issue Zero". It featured a Bojeffries Saga story that had originally appeared in two parts in "Warrior" with an introduction that was produced for the U.S. market to introduce the tone of the material. The new material for that issue was a beautifully drawn strip by
Steve Pugh called Shark-Man.Book 1
ISBN 1-871878-05-5
* "The Big Button",
Barry Windsor-Smith
* "Warpsmith ": "Ghostdance",Alan Moore andGarry Leach
* "Deadface": "The Fall of Angels and Other Misfits",Eddie Campbell andPhil Elliott
* "Bad Bread", Graham Marks, and John Bolton
* "The Ear of Seeing", excerpt fromGoethe's Faust , illustrated by John Bartlett-Bolton
* "Survivor",Dave Gibbons andTed McKeever
* "The Actress and the Bishop go Boating",Brian Bolland
* "Wayfarer": "A Taste of Gold", Paul Beher and Una Fricker
* "Bojeffries": "Festus: Dawn of the Dead",Alan Moore andSteve Parkhouse
* "Mr X":
** "Mr X",Bill Sienkiewicz
** "Heartsprings and Watchstops",Neil Gaiman andDave McKean
** "Prologue Epilogue",Dean Motter
* "Libretto",Ted McKeever andDave Gibbons
* "The Return of the Purple Claw" - Blazin' Glory No. 5, Oct 1942
* "Blazin' Glory": "Ol' Glory, a Tribute", Paris Cullins and Dave Elliott
* "Brick Top",Glenn Fabry
* "Flaming Carrot": "The Bandit Moons",Bob Burden
* "The Hollow Circus",Peter Milligan ,Brendan McCarthy andTom Frame
* "Morelli-9": "Lobster Rumpus",Dom Regan Book 2
ISBN 1-871878-11-X
* "Big Death",
Peter Milligan and David Lloyd
* "King Pant",Philip Bond andJamie Hewlett
* "Mr X": "Windows", panels byNick Abadzis ,Mark Badger ,Simon Bisley ,Brian Bolland ,Philip Bond ,Bob Burden ,Paul Chadwick ,Brett Ewins ,Mark Farmer ,Dave Gibbons ,Paul Grist ,Jamie Hewlett , John Higgins, Michael Kaluta, David Lloyd,Ted McKeever ,Mike Mignola , Kev O'Neill, Paul Rivoche, William G. Simpson,Bryan Talbot ,Charles Vess andMatt Wagner
* "Bojeffries": "Sex with Ginda Bojeffries",Alan Moore andSteve Parkhouse
* "This Really Happened!", Bambos
* "A Death on the Beach",Phil Elliott
* "Pressbutton": "A Long Time Dead", 'Pedro Henry' andGlenn Fabry
* "Morelli-9": "Sperm Warfare",Dom Regan
* "Elephant's Graveyard", Raymond Ward, Dougie Braithwaite, and Rex Ward
* "Empty Chairs", Graham Marks andJohn Bolton Book 3
ISBN 1-871878-90-X
* "The American",
Mark Verheiden , Dougie Braithwaite, and Chris Warner
* "Deadface": "The Bookkeeper From Atlantis",Eddie Campbell
* "The Actress and the Bishop throw a Party",Brian Bolland
* "My Closest Friend", John Kaiine andDave McKean
* "Leone Ryder", Gary Pleece andWarren Pleece
* "Bricktop": "Walton Pig Girls", Chris Smith andGlenn Fabry
* "Endless Summer",Philip Bond
* "The House of Hearts Desire",Grant Morrison andDom Regan
* "Point of View", Graham Marks and John Bolton
* "Bojeffries": "A Quiet Christmas With the Family",Alan Moore andSteve Parkhouse
* "Monsieur Mouche": "Lighter than Air", Jean-Luc Coudray and MoebiusBook 4
ISBN 1-871878-56-X
* "Grendel": "Devil's Whisper", James Robinson and
D'Israeli
* "Hellcity",Alan Martin andJamie Hewlett
* "The Funeral", Andrew Strickland and Richard Barker
* "Bricktop": "Balls", Chris Smith andGlenn Fabry
* "The Moebius Portfolio" (translated byJean-Marc Lofficier &Randy Lofficier )
** "In the heart of the impregnable meta-bunker",Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius (seeIncal )
** "Carnet 3: the Moebius Sketchbook"
** "Moebius circa '74"
* "The Last Party on Earth",Jean-Marc Lofficier and Steve Whitaker
* "The Day the General Came", James Robinson andPhil Elliott
* "Emily, Almost", Bill Sienkiewicz
* "Dalgoda": "The Hero of the Tale", Jan Strnad and James Nowlan
* "A Lot on his Plate", Graham Marks and John Bolton
* "Bojeffries": "Song of the Terraces",Alan Moore andSteve Parkhouse Book 5
ISBN 1-871878-39-X
* "Cover Story",
Neil Gaiman and Kelly Jones
* "Bricktop": "Sunglasses", Chris Smith andGlenn Fabry
* "In the Penal Colony ",Peter Milligan andBrett Ewins (adapted fromFranz Kafka )
* "The Contact",Brett Ewins andShaky Kane
* "Tor": "Food Chain", Joe Kubert
* "Jeff Hawke": "The Devil at Rennes-le-Chateau", Sydney Jordan, Trevor Goring and Thayed Rich
* "Knuckles the Malevolent Nun ", Cornelius Stone andRoger Langridge
* "Bic": "Party Piece", Ed Hillyer
* "Reasons", Jeff Jones
* "The Boy Who Defied Gravity",Nick Abadzis
* "Take One Capsule Every Million Years", Bruce Jones, Jim Sullivan, andWilliam Stout
* "Elvistein": "Yin and Yankee", Bambos Georgiu
* "The Proxy", Ramsey Campbell and David Lloyd
* "Trypto the Acid-Dog": "Pet Sounds", Miguel Ferrer, Bill Mumy, Steve Leialoha
* "Kathleen's House",Steve Dillon External links
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/109568432071147.htm Review of "A1" issue zero] at
Comics Bulletin
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