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From: hsut@pur-ee.UUCP (Yuk Hsu)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Publications about comics
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 11:32:01 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 11:32:01 1985
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	Has anyone been getting SPEAKEASY, a British (I think) magazine
on comics? I usually don't get publications about comic books, but since
this one was cheap (35p/70 cents) and had articles on Dean Mullaney
(of Eclipse Comics) and Miracleman, I decided to pick it up.

	The format is not terribly attractive: it looks like a fanzine
with typewritten text and black and white xeroxed artwork. The issue
I got was #52, I think (anyway, it's the one with Miracleman on the cover.)
There are two fairly long informative articles. The first covers
some publishing history of Miracleman (originally Marvelman) and the
difficulties in getting it to the US. The second article is an interview
with Dean Mullaney where he gives interesting insight on the independent
comics business and Eclipse in particular. There are also sections on
future comic books (a little out-of-date) and news on both US and British
comic publishers. In summary, an intelligent, informative publication,
one I'll probably be picking up again.

	Speaking of Eclipse, I was surprised they were not part of the
group that put together New Age Comics. Maybe they figured they were
big enough that their own pamphlet would suffice. If nothing else,
New Age Comics provided a list of weird titles for my next batch 
of mail orders...