- Atomeka Press
Infobox Company
company_name = Atomeka Press
company_
company_type = Comic book publisher
company_slogan =
foundation = 1988
2004
founder =Dave Elliot andGarry Leach
key_people =Ross Richie
location =London, England
industry =Comics
homepage =Atomeka Press is a publisher of
comic books set up in 1988 byDave Elliot andGarry Leach . Atomeka ceased publishing in 1997 and was then revived in 2004, but its future seems uncertain, as it has not published any new material since 2005.History
Atomeka was established as a company offering creators complete freedom over their material, as well as owning the rights to their creations.
Their first title, "A1", was an
anthology featuring the likes ofTed McKeever ,Alan Moore ,Glenn Fabry , andSimon Bisley . Atomeka followed "A1" with spin-offs of "Warrior" such as "The Bojeffries Saga " and "Warpsmith ", written by Alan Moore with art by Garry Leach.During the 1990s, Atomeka carried on publishing "A1", as well as related specials. They also published much of Simon Bisley's creator-owned work during this period, in titles such as "Monster Massacre".
In 1997, Atomeka ceased publishing, as Elliot and Leach went off to do other projects.
2004 relaunch
In 2004 the two men resurrected the company, in cooperation with
Ross Richie , publishing "A1 Big Issue Zero", "Bricktop", "Mister Monster: Worlds War Three", and "Stalkers", featuring a mix of reprint material. Richie generated his own new projects under the Atomeka banner, such as "Hero Squared " and "G.I. Spy" as well as new work from the likes ofMike Mignola with "Jenny Finn". The team-up didn't last long, as Richie left to form his own company,Boom! Studios , taking "Squared", "Spy", and "Finn" with him.In late 2004 the "A1 Sketchbook" was released in part by original
Miracleman pencilerGarry Leach and Atomeka Press. It contained fourMiracleman -related pin-ups (although the pin-ups were not directly said to beMiracleman for possible legal reasons). A variant of the sketchbook was also produced, and it featured aMiracleman front cover and KidMiracleman back cover by Leach.In 2005 they published a three-part re-issue of
Ted McKeever 's "Eddy Current", and also one (of three planned) "Bojeffries Terror Tomes", reprintingThe Bojeffries Saga byAlan Moore andSteve Parkhouse , and featuring additional work byNeil Gaiman andMichael Zulli ,Ramsey Campbell andDavid Lloyd ,Michael T. Gilbert andDave Dorman ,Warren Ellis andSteve Pugh , and also including Ted McKeever's "Eddy Current" and a solo tale of Eddy Current's Nun.Titles
* "A1" (1989)
* "A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome" (2005)
* "A1 Sketchbook" (2004)
* "A1 True Life Bikini Confidential" (1990)
* "Bisley's Scrapbook" (1993)
* "The Bogie Man: Chinatoon" (1993)
* "Bricktop A1 Special" (2004)
* "Carnosaur Carnage" (1993)
* "Dan Norton's Space 1958" (2004)
* "Eddy Current" (2005)
* "Hero Squared X-tra Sized Special" (2005)
* "Jenny Finn: Doom" (2005)
* "The Johnson Sketchbook" (2004)
* "Maximum Force" (2002)
* "Monster Massacre" (1993)
* "" (2005)
* "" (2004)
* "Night Vision" (1992)
* "Stalkers" (2005)
* "Sugarvirus" (1993)
* "Sweet Meats" (1993)External links
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* [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/news/109568432071147.htm Review of "A1" issue zero] atSilver Bullet Comic Books
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