Posted by SpitfireComics.co.uk
on 12/2/2008, 11:02 am
41.196.138.12
A revised edition of Collected Hook Jaw vol.1 is now available from http://SpitfireComics.co.uk or direct from http://stores.lulu.com/chrissmillie for around GBP 7.50 + p&p, or at Amazon.co.uk for the RRP of GBP 12.99. Editions are direct from the printers. Substantial discounts for trade enquiries - contact trade@spitfirecomics.co.uk.
From the pages of the million sales-per-month Action comic (UK) comes the first collected edition of the man-eating great white shark, Hook Jaw! Eventually banned for its graphic violence after a media outcry, this forerunner of 2000 AD sees blood-n-guts and limbs-a-flying mix with environmental issues. This collection comprises the two pre- ban storylines: "The Oil Rig" -- where Hook Jaw unwittingly becomes an eco-terrorist, as he eats his way through the staff of a greed-obsessed oil magnet; "Paradise Island" -- at first glance, an idyllic island for the wealthy but at what cost to the indigenous shark-worshipers? By Pat Mills (2000AD, Charley's War, Slaine, Marshall Law etc etc) and Ken Armstrong (Flesh, Dan Dare and other uncredited stories), Ramon Sola (Action, 2000AD, Battle etc) and Felix Carrion. The horrific nature and young audience of Action weekly led to prohibition campaigns by the Evening Standard, the Sun and the BBC.
COLLECTED HOOK JAW vol.1
SPITFIRECOMICS.CO.UK
ISBN 978-0955473302
104 pages, 8.26" x 11.69", perfect binding
Message Thread:
« Back to thread