Tammy and Jinty were two of Britain’s best-loved girls’ comics in the 1970s and ’80s - ground-breaking female-led comics that covered everything from science fiction and fantasy to romance and domestic drama.This June, these classic titles return in the 48-page Tammy & Jinty Special, retooled for the 21st Century! A host of the finest modern creators pay tribute to this legacy of trail-blazing comics while introducing a new audience to the medium!None other than Rob Williams (Roy of the Rovers), Rachel Stott (Doctor Who), Rachael Smith, V V Glass (Assassin’s Creed), Emma Beeby (Mata Hari) and many more present daring girl-led tales of roller derby, archaeology, codebreaking, ballet, space adventure and more!
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Rob Williams
EAN: 9781781087367
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 259 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Rebellion
DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-06-26
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GENRE: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Anthologies, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
WIDTH: 187 cm
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Book Themes:
American style / tradition comic books, Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)
Rob Williams is the writer of Suicide Squad and Martian Manhunter for DC Comics, Unfollow for Vertigo and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor for Titan Comics. His previous work for 2000 AD includes Judge Dredd: Titan, The Grievous Journey Of Ichabod Azrael (And The Dead Left In His Wake) and The Ten-Seconders, and he is currently writing Roy of the Rovers for Rebellion. Rachael Smith is a comics creator whose works include WIRED UP WRONG, STAND IN YOUR POWER, THE RABBIT, and ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. She also worked on the DOCTOR WHO: TENTH DOCTOR comic series and is making daily comics about the pandemic at the hashtag #QuarantineComix. More info at rachaelsmith.org V.V. Glass is an illustrator and cover artist who's worked with Titan, Oni Press, 2000 AD, and MTV, focussing on painterly & expressive style in comics. They're currently working on a creepy fantasy for younger readers with Boom! Studios, The Last Witch, out in 2021. Emma Beeby had established herself as a professional writer in the film and games industries before moving into the comics arena. The first woman to write Judge Dredd, she has also worked on several other strips for 2000 AD, including Judge Anderson, The Alienist and Survival Geeks (co-creating the latter two strips with frequent writing partner Gordon Rennie). Outside of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, she co-created (again with Rennie) the award-winning graphic novel Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter, and has co-written a Doctor Who series for Titan Comics.