Comics - Pat Mills Subjected to Inquisition by Deathray!
Deathray Magazine, one of a number of good SF magazines currently out there (my old friend SFX Magazine, Sci-Fi Now... I think we're somewhat spoilt these days and don't really appreciate them all enough) has had an interview with Pat Mills this month, next month is Alan Moore.
It is a nice interview, with a good overview of his work, which frankly is as breathtaking an array of imagination as you'll find anywhere. Who else but Pat Mills could give us a demon descended from a trilobite, sworn to destroy the Human Empire? And make him the hero. Or an intelligent and well-researched moving World War I story in a gung-ho, all action stations, comic such as Battle? I could go on, Pat Mills imagination is unrivalled in British comics and I'm sure could probably win gold at some improbable comic Olympiad.
The article does seem to preoccupy itself with some of the popular preconceptions of Pat Mills that abound, which is something of a mistake I feel. I've met Pat Mills a few times, no doubt an underwhelming experience for him, but he was always enthusiastic and happy to disagree with equal enthusiasm. Forget what other people may or may not think, concentrate on what he has to say and his works! Which are legion.
Currently running in 2000AD (available in print and online) is Defoe: 1666, which is a rather stirring and suitably bonkers zombie tale, where the strangest things were probably turned over during research for the era. Mills also brings us ABC Warriors, Greysuit and Savage throughout the year in the comic. And occasionally Heavy Metal magazine will reprint one of his European works.
I strongly suggest you pick up the three deluxe hardback volumes of Slaine: The Book of Invasions. Clint Langley's art (also seen in a stunning interpretation of ABC Warriors) is showcased well in these eye-bogglingly lovely books, something genuinely original and they represent a current end or 'resting place' for Slaine. But of course, you can never keep a good hero harnessed for long...
Anyway, good to see Pat Mills getting the spotlight he richly deserves.
It is a nice interview, with a good overview of his work, which frankly is as breathtaking an array of imagination as you'll find anywhere. Who else but Pat Mills could give us a demon descended from a trilobite, sworn to destroy the Human Empire? And make him the hero. Or an intelligent and well-researched moving World War I story in a gung-ho, all action stations, comic such as Battle? I could go on, Pat Mills imagination is unrivalled in British comics and I'm sure could probably win gold at some improbable comic Olympiad.
The article does seem to preoccupy itself with some of the popular preconceptions of Pat Mills that abound, which is something of a mistake I feel. I've met Pat Mills a few times, no doubt an underwhelming experience for him, but he was always enthusiastic and happy to disagree with equal enthusiasm. Forget what other people may or may not think, concentrate on what he has to say and his works! Which are legion.
Currently running in 2000AD (available in print and online) is Defoe: 1666, which is a rather stirring and suitably bonkers zombie tale, where the strangest things were probably turned over during research for the era. Mills also brings us ABC Warriors, Greysuit and Savage throughout the year in the comic. And occasionally Heavy Metal magazine will reprint one of his European works.
I strongly suggest you pick up the three deluxe hardback volumes of Slaine: The Book of Invasions. Clint Langley's art (also seen in a stunning interpretation of ABC Warriors) is showcased well in these eye-bogglingly lovely books, something genuinely original and they represent a current end or 'resting place' for Slaine. But of course, you can never keep a good hero harnessed for long...
Anyway, good to see Pat Mills getting the spotlight he richly deserves.
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