Trident Comics was a comic book publishing company based in Leicester, UK, specializing in black and white comics created by new British talent. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was formed in 1989 as an offshoot of the company Neptune Distribution, and went out of business in 1992 when Neptune Distribution did. Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June Neptune Distribution was a Comic distribution company established in Leicester in 1986. Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date -
History
Trident Comic's aim was to provide creator-owned opportunities for not just established talent such as Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell and Grant Morrison, but new talent such as Mark Millar, Paul Grist and Dominic Regan. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a Scottish Comics artist and Cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Paul Grist (born September 9, 1960 in Sheffield, England) is a British Comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled Dominic Regan is a British Comic book artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. Trident Comics's main editor was Martin Skidmore, a British comic fan who had been previously best know for editing the fan-magazine, Fantasy Advertiser, a title which Trident Comics published when Skidmore joined the company. Fantasy Advertiser was a British magazine which discussed Comic books.
Its first release in early 1989 was the Trident Sampler, a 32 page free sampler issue festuring previews from forthcoming titles. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) This was followed shortly afterward by Trident #1. Trident was an anthology title, and its first issue featured work such as Eddie Campbell's Bacchus, Neil Gaiman and Nigel Kitching's The Light Brigade and Grant Morrison and Paul Grist's St. Swithin's Day. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a Scottish Comics artist and Cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Bacchus is a Comics character created by Eddie Campbell and based upon the Roman god of wine and revelry known to the Greeks as Dionysus. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Nigel Kitching (born 29 May 1959) is an illustrator and writer in Comics and in books Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Paul Grist (born September 9, 1960 in Sheffield, England) is a British Comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled St Swithin's Day is a Comic book written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Paul Grist in 1989 for Trident Comics.
Trident proved successful and was followed shortly afterward by Saviour#1 by Mark Millar and Daniel Vallely. Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Daniel Vallely is a designer illustrator Comic book writer/artist photographer filmmaker musician and producer This was Millar's first published work and again proved successful for Trident Comics. In 1989, Trident Comics also launched Man-Elf ( created by Michael Moorcock ) as well as Fantasy Advertiser on a bi-monthly basis. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer primarily of Science fiction and fantasy who has also Fantasy Advertiser was a British magazine which discussed Comic books. However, this success was tempered by criticism of titles shipping late, something which began to affect its titles more and more.
In 1990, Trident Comics released its best known title, the collected and recoloured St. Swithin's Day by Morrison and Grist. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) St Swithin's Day is a Comic book written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Paul Grist in 1989 for Trident Comics. It proved controversial due to its subject matter, it even had questions asked about it in the House of Commons. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords It quickly sold out and was one of the few titles Trident sent to a second print. After this success, 1990 saw more titles such as Paul Grist's Burglar Bill, Mark Millar and Andrew Hope's, The Shadowmen and Eddie Campbell and Phil Elliott's Lucifer. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Paul Grist (born September 9, 1960 in Sheffield, England) is a British Comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled Burglar Bill was written in 1888 by F Anstey (Thomas Anstey Guthrie as a recitation Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a Scottish Comics artist and Cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Phil Elliott (1960- is a Comic book creator who was published in Escape Magazine.
Many of these titles suffered from the late shipping that had been a problem previously with the company. This affected sales greatly as well as the reputation of Trident Comics. Another factor was Neptune also forming Apocalypse Ltd ( their main title was the weekly Toxic! ) in 1991, this stretched all of Neptune's company's to their limit. Toxic! was a British weekly Comic book published by Apocalypse Ltd. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Eventually during 1992 Neptune Distribution went bankrupt and took Trident Comics and Apocalypse Ltd with them. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Neptune Distribution was a Comic distribution company established in Leicester in 1986.
Several Trident Comics titles did find new publishers, including St. Swithin's Day and Bacchus , but many did not and remained unpublished. St Swithin's Day is a Comic book written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Paul Grist in 1989 for Trident Comics. Bacchus is a Comics character created by Eddie Campbell and based upon the Roman god of wine and revelry known to the Greeks as Dionysus.
Titles
Titles published include:
- Bug Hunters, One off special
- Burglar Bill, #1
- The Light Brigade
- Lucifer, # 1-2
- Man Elf, #1-5
- Norman Spittall, One off special
- Saviour, #1-6, a trade paperback collecting issues 1-5 was also released. Burglar Bill was written in 1888 by F Anstey (Thomas Anstey Guthrie as a recitation Fantasy Advertiser was a British magazine which discussed Comic books.
- Strand, #1
- The Shadowmen, #1-2
- Trident, #1-8
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic