HOUSE OF RA RELEASES NEW TITLES
9/4/04: UK-based comics publisher House of RA have just released their latest title, Zahara & the Skylords of Mu from creators Gunstone, Scacchia, D’Amico and Foster.
Inside the Chronostratum, the four-dimensional stream of time, Zahara, of the time-travelling police force known as the ChronoCorps, has answered a time distress beacon emanating from the Eden-like paradise of Mu. Using the time portals within the stratum, Zahara finds herself transported to the prehistoric island where she discovers that galactic merchants called the Skylords have brought death and destruction to this paradisiacal world... As Zahara investigates this previously unknown alien invasion she quickly learns that the Skylords have enslaved the local population, taken their monarch king Paranthropus hostage, and set about stripping the world of its natural resources.
Zahara knows that the survival of the King and the humans must be safeguarded at all costs - as they were the first human tribe! Zahara must quickly set about using her powers of L’amour to forge new alliances and friendships between the alien and predatory races of Mu in a fun, action packed story of exotic adventure and psychedelic fantasy that introduces Zahara.

In related Ra news, comics creator David Lloyd has joined Ra on its eagerly-anticipated 2012 project. NoHype Records have created a soundtrack for this series and some of the music is available for download at www.nohyperecords.co.uk.
In addition to the 2012 project David told downthetubes.net he's also working on his own two-album detective story - The Kickback - for the French publisher Editions Carabas. "I've only sold French rights so I'll be looking for an English language reprinter," says David. "I'm loving every minute of it -- there's nothing like doing your thing on your own terms!" David has also completed a story for Metal Hurlant with Jim Alexander and Snakebite, and a story for Heavy Metal with Josef Rother.

GREATCOAT ARCHIVE
7/4/04: Not wishing to blow my own trumpet (oh, who am I kidding? Of course I am!) but I've just added an archive of The Really Heavy Greatcoat strips to this site.
Co-created with Nick Miller, the Greatcoat -- the story of a sentient coat -- was first created in 1987 and I've run it in a variety of local publications. Although some strips were created in response to local events many of them are completely accessible for non-Lancaster folk. So enjoy. Read the Archive

ALAN MOORE TRIBUTE BOOK RAISES OVER $36,000.00 FOR CHARITY!
2/4/04: The Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman tribute book that was published by Abiogenesis Press last May, along with Black Velvet's Italian language version of the book and the online art auction has raised a total of $36,854.45 for Alzheimer's charities.
Editors smoky man, Omar Martini and Gary Millidge are very proud to have raised such a significant sum, as well as being very proud of the final product and to have worked with Alan and some of the biggest names in the comics business.
Full details are on the www.millidge.com website

STRANGEHAVEN #16 TO SHIP IN JUNE
The new issue of Strangehaven, issue 16 by Gary Millidge has been scheduled for a June 2004 release and is featured in the current issue of Diamond's Previews catalogue.

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