| Revolver | |
 Cover of Revolver # 2 (August 1990). Art by Brendan McCarthy. Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television |
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| Publisher | Fleetway |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | July 1990 - January 1991 |
| Number of issues | 7 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Peter Milligan Grant Morrison |
| Artist(s) | Brendan McCarthy |
Revolver is the title of a British comic which was a spin off from 2000AD. Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. Events January February March April X-Force debuts in New Mutants vol Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" It lasted seven issues and was published between July 1990 to January 1991. Events January February March April X-Force debuts in New Mutants vol
History
Revolver was a relatively short lived comic published in the UK at the turn of the 1990s. It was notable for its diverse content reflecting the explosion of the music scene at the time. A wide range of graphic styles and contributors ranging from a surreal inside-the-mind-of Jimi Hendrix storyline (Purple Days), a psychedelic superhero in the form of Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy's Rogan Gosh, distorted caricatures in Pinhead Nation, plus Happenstance and Kismet, student-house antics in Dire Streets, as well as the resurrection of Dan Dare, this time in a story called simply Dare. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television Rogan Gosh is the title of a British comic book story written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Brendan McCarthy. Dan Dare is a classic British Science fiction comic hero created by illustrator Frank Hampson. In Dare, writer Grant Morrison gave a new interpretation to the original Eagle character in a political story setting Dan Dare against the then Thatcher government. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925
Revolver attempted to take advantage of the 1960s revival which was sweeping British culture in the early 1990s, including taking its name from The Beatles album of the same name. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 It gained a small following but not enough for it to last beyond its seventh issue.
After its cancellation Dare was completed in the pages of Crisis, and Rogan Gosh was compiled into a collected edition in 1994 by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company