Another new UK comic from Titan

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 20 Jun 2007, 01:49

Continuing to expand their line of brand new British comics, Titan launch Dreamworks Tales tomorrow. I've had a quick browse at No.1 and it's the same format as their popular Wallace & Gromit Comic, with 19 or 20 pages of brand new comics material.

http://tinyurl.com/2wk2rn

Who sez the UK industry is dead?

Lew

Cap Haggis · Post by **Cap Haggis** » 20 Jun 2007, 13:04

not dead Lew but it sems to have a really bad cold!

chrissmillie · Post by **chrissmillie** » 20 Jun 2007, 13:43

OK it's definitely not my style but this idea is inspired!

Chris

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 20 Jun 2007, 16:26

chrissmillie wrote:OK it's definitely not my style but this idea is inspired!

Chris

I doubt I'll buy it beyond the first issue, but what's interesting is it has the potential to be another Film Fun (in a fashion) in that its contents can change to reflect new movies. Much better than just focusing one one character, as the majority of comics do now.

Lew

Cap Haggis · Post by **Cap Haggis** » 21 Jun 2007, 12:41

Thats a good analogy with "Film Fun" Lew I never though of it like that - The book may well be a success what with the new "Shrek the Third" film out soon and the plethora of this type of movie (most of which are really good and big box office - maybe the start of a "new/old" type of UK comic)

PaulTwist · Post by **PaulTwist** » 21 Jun 2007, 22:30

Is all of the comic strip content UK-originated? I assume it is (UK spellings etc), but it's weird to see Marvel stalwart Tom DeFalco writing for a UK kids' comic! Unless I misread that?

I bought this ostensibly for my god-daughter but, if I'm honest, it was mainly to read the Abnett/Lanning-scripted Shrek story.

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 22 Jun 2007, 17:47

PaulTwist wrote:Is all of the comic strip content UK-originated? I assume it is (UK spellings etc), but it's weird to see Marvel stalwart Tom DeFalco writing for a UK kids' comic!

I think Tom's just freelancing for a UK publisher just as we work for other countries. The strip has British artists, and Titan are commissioning UK creators so it is a brand new strip I believe.

Lew

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 24 Jun 2007, 00:07

Having bought and read issue 1 now I must say I was fairly impressed by the way it didn't talk down to its readers. Although clearly aimed at a younger market than some other comics, it didn't simplify its language and sentence construction too much. And the pull out Shrek movie guide was solidly informative. I imagine kids would be really chuffed with it.

Hopefully if it's successful this will raise the bar for other comic mags to reverse this apparent downward spiral of simplifying text and dialogue in UK comics.

Lew

Earl · Post by **Earl** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:10

It looked ok but did not tempt me to buy.

Earl.

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