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The Return… Of Deadline Magazine?

Published Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:00:53 -0600

Last updated Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:56:14 -0600

Once upon a time there was a British comic called Deadline. It was just the best thing.

It originated the comic character Tank Girl by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It featured reprints of American strips like Hate, Love And Rockets and Milk & Cheese. It profiled the British music industry and rising bands, through Madchester and into early Britpop and crossed over the audiences for both. And it was utterly brilliant.

Created by Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon, carried on by Si Spencer and Dave Elliott, it also gave us Wired World by Philip Bond, Planet Swerve by Glyn Dillon and Alan Martin, Hugo Tate by Nick Abadzis, Cheeky Wee Budgie Boy by Jon Beeston and Philip Bond, Timulo by D'Israeli, A-Men and Space Boss by Shaky Kane, Johnny Nemo by Peter Milligan, and much more. Dark Horse reprinted much of the comics side and originated new work as Deadline USA.

Gorillaz was its inevitable lovechild, as that's how Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett met – the latter interviewed the former for the magazine – and they then moved in together in 1997.

It came, it was published from 1988 to 1995. And, as a fifteen year old, and for many years later, it was just the loveliest thing. And now it's back.

Under the title Missed Deadline.