Back Issue! comic books issue 63

Back Issue watches the USA's and UK's comics worlds cross over in our 'British Invasion' issue! Featuring a history of Marvel UK, the Beatles in comics, DC's British talent pool of the 1980s, V for Vendetta, Excalibur, Marshal Law, Doctor Who, and a 'Pro2Pro' interview with Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy! Detailed contents: The Mighty World of Marvel UK - how the Second Battle of Britain was won, with a bounty of art unseen by most US readers; The Launch of the "Titanic" Format - Marvel UK's ambitious, and sometimes problematic, landscape comics; interview with "Jigsaw" Jim Starlin - exploring some of the superstar artist's earliest (and rarest) covers and art; Comic Book Beatles - The Fab Four in four-color, including the George-Perez-drawn The Beatles Story; Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time - the British TV show that crossed the pond and joined the Marvel lineup; Warrior Magazine and the British Invasion - many of your favorite writers and artists got their start in this anthology series; Eyewitness to the British Invasion - Robert Greenberger's observations of the British talent wave at DC Comics; The Strange Worlds of Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy - extraordinary collaborations from out-of-the-ordinary storytellers; Alan Davis' Excalibur - the artist's on again/off again relationship with the "cosmic comedy" X-Men spin-off; This Magazine Is Now Under Marshal Law - deflating and defeating fraggin' superheroes, with Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill; Travels with V (for Vendetta) - a very personal look at the seminal Alan Moore/David Lloyd shocker. Fold-out triptych cover by Ron Wilson and Dave Hunt of Marvel UK's rare 1970s "Quadra-Poster." Cover price $8.95.