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
Robert Kanigher
Tim Bateman — 25-Feb-13
On the fifth anniversary of Steve Whitaker’s death, we present for the first time the 1989 interview he and Tim Bateman conducted with legendary comics scripter & editor Robert Kanigher.
Ted Rall 2
Ken Gale — 26-Oct-11
Pat Mills
Jenni Scott — 26-Sep-11
Gil Kane
Steve Whitaker — 27-Feb-11
Strips
Pandora – by Howard Stangroom and Stephen Lowther
Will Morgan — 01-Sep-12
Here’s the second Pandora strip, newly-coloured by artist Stephen Lowther.
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
News
Margaret Thatcher in comics
Tony Keen — 17-Apr-13
Paul Gravett has written a survey of Margaret Thatcher in British comics.
Caption 2013
Tony Keen — 15-Apr-13
Carmine Infantino (1925-2013)
Tony Keen — 06-Apr-13
Oh, Bristol Comics Expo, really?
Tony Keen — 21-Mar-13
Features
Whither The Dandy?…. And Does it Have To?
Will Morgan — 03-Sep-12
The pertinent question nobody’s asking – or at least not often enough – is not “Can the Dandy be saved?”, but “Does the Dandy deserve to be saved?”
The Best of British: Swift
Win Wiacek — 27-Apr-12
Why is Thor boring?
Martin Skidmore — 19-Oct-11
Series
Leader of the Gang?
Part of the series Scenes from the Sex Wars
Will Morgan — 19-Jan-13
Brainiac 5 risks his much-vaunted ‘super-brain’ by antagonising the galaxy’s premier telepath on account of her ladybits…