Deadline (88 - 95 ?????)

reker1701 · Post by **reker1701** » 15 Mar 2007, 14:08

Can anyone tell me how many issues of Deadline there were / how long it came out for?

Cheers

Reker1701

Cap Haggis · Post by **Cap Haggis** » 15 Mar 2007, 14:39

Deadline started in 1988 and its last issue was issue 69 (it varied in frequency from monthly - to bi monthly but htink that was about 1995ish as you state) . I think once Tank Girl moved out its sales started to slide. There was also an American version "DEADLINE USA" and I heard there was/is an onlive version "Deadonline" - Always had mixed feelings about it re comics- some good stuff (Phil Bond, Jamie Hewlett, Savage Pencils etc) but for me, some real dross as well but it was always exciting. Possibly if it had been released now it might have made it via direct sales (although 69 issues is pretty good).

Cap Haggis · Post by **Cap Haggis** » 15 Mar 2007, 14:53

Hi Rerker - I found this link that might be helpful (1995 seems to be the year Deadline ended) hope its of some help/interest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadline_magazine

jamie · Post by **jamie** » 15 Mar 2007, 15:18

i loved Deadline though i don't have nearly enough issues of it. it introduced me to alternative comics, in particular Tank Girl and Milk and Cheese, both of which i still adore and would cite as huge influences.
I sent some work in a few issues before Deadline closed, hoping they might print me, and got a very nice letter back from Tom Astor telling me to keep drawing, but that the UK comics industry was dead.
Personally I found this disheartening, and i went and found an outlet through american publishers instead, before coming to work on the Dandy. But being told the UK comic industry was dead by someone quite (in my mind) important in it has always really stuck with me, i think its more reason than any for UK artists to keep drawing...

jamie