Welcome back to FA – the Comiczine.
2010′s online revival of the former print comics fanzine was one of the things that gave our founding editor, Martin Skidmore, a great deal of enjoyment in what, tragically, turned out to be the last few months of his life.
Three of his friends – Tony Keen, Andrew Moreton, and Will Morgan – have pooled our resources to keep FA alive as a source for comics discussion, history and criticism.
We hope that you will support us by visiting frequently, commenting, recommending us to your friends, and by contributing articles, features, reviews, interviews or short strips. (Submissions guidelines will be published soon.)
We aim to retain FA’s distinctive balance as “the serious fanzine with a sense of fun”, and to produce a website that Martin would have enjoyed – and, that you will too! Please let us know if you think we’re getting it right.
- The FA editorial team
Interviews
Ted Rall 2
Ken Gale — 26-Oct-11
This interview is the second with Ted Rall, multiple award-winning political and editorial cartoonist, journalist and broadcaster. In this interview from 2002, Ted talks with Ken Gale and Mercy Van Vlack about his experiences in Afghanistan following the events of September 11th, 2001, his falling-out with Art Spiegelman, and a variety of other topics.
Pat Mills
Jenni Scott — 26-Sep-11
Gil Kane
Steve Whitaker — 27-Feb-11
Carla Speed McNeil
Jenni Scott — 16-Jan-11
Strips
Pandora – by Howard Stangroom and Nigel Kitching.
Will Morgan — 05-Feb-12
Here, in Pandora’s 30th year (!), is the very first Pandora page, newly-coloured by Nigel Kitching.
No!
Mercy Van Vlack — 26-Sep-11
Death Comes To The Archbishop
Martin Hand — 19-Sep-11
Hangin’ On The Telephone
Will Morgan — 12-Sep-11
The Mine-Sweeper
John Robbins — 30-Jan-11
News
DC announces Before Watchmen
Tony Keen — 03-Feb-12
DC have announced Before Watchmen; Alan Moore is unimpressed.
Jerry Robinson and Joe Simon pass away
Tony Keen — 24-Dec-11
Comics Friends United 2011
FA Admin — 01-Nov-11
Sales in perspective…
Martin Skidmore — 09-Feb-11
Features
Why is Thor boring?
Martin Skidmore — 19-Oct-11
Thor is one of Marvel’s oldest and most powerful characters, and a prominent member of the Avengers. He was also fortunate up to 1982 in having stable creative teams. Why, then, did he rarely arouse interest in fans in the 1970s?
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberalism?
Tony Keen — 12-Sep-11
So-Called Critic: Sinner 4
Martin Skidmore — 12-Sep-11
Brubaker’s Catwoman: an appreciation
Martin Skidmore — 20-Feb-11
Series
Hello boys! from the Scarlet Witch
Part of the series Scenes from the Sex Wars
Tony Keen — 29-Nov-11
Almost perfectly spherical!