Originally published, after 12 years, in Black Tower Adventure #s1-6, Return of the Gods: Twilight of the Super Heroes sees several storylines combined into one big event.
Heroes around the world... More > disappear after being chased by glowing orange spheres -the world believes them dead but they have actually been transported to a huge walled city on a dimensional plane. The home of the gods.
Unknown to the heroes, they are pawns in a game by the gods to use them to fight of the return of the Ancient Old Gods. Meanwhile, on Earth, an alien invasion beach-head action has taken place. the hero community as well as world governments find their resources stretched on several fronts. Join BTCGs Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Singaporean, British and other international heroes where heroes DO die and death is final.< Less
Victorian conjurer and man of mystery and deception, Chung Ling Soo has been marked for death by a Chinese Tong that never fails to get its man. So will Chung be able to escape death long enough to... More > solve bizarre murders in London'd dockland as well as sightings of a sea serpent in the Thames?
And who is the Dragon Lord and how do his murderous plans fit into things?
Mystery, action and twisted plot by Terry Hooper Scharf and Gavin Ross!< Less
Its a world where if you stand up for what is right you'll be lucky if its just a beating you get.
A world where people are starving (if poor) and the rich live in luxury. A world where you have to... More > have birthing Rights. Where sacrificing someone to the Devil is acceptable -as long as they pay the wages. A world where if you DO NOT take that bribe you WILL be made an example of. Some of Ben Dilworths most provoking and dark work in ages.< Less
You like your comics a bit weird? A bit surreal? You like a comic with good art? A comic that makes you think "WTF??"
Jemma Webster's AUTOPSIA is for you.
Adults only.
John Tempus, a world travelling adventurer travels by ship to Gull Island, a desolate place
on which stands an ancient, war-scarred tower, left to him by an uncle he never knew.
An uncle that he soon... More > finds is far from dead.
An uncle who reveals to him a family curse that he cannot avoid. A duty he
will carry out until his death.
John Tempus has now become the next Chronos Watchman and he is all that
stands between our world and that of...KAOS!< Less
From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures;submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans. Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered... More > and the subject of Sasquatch and other Hominids around the world as well as two early French UFO entity cases that still baffle, ghosts, strange creatures-and the Star-Child hoax. All dealt with by the naturalist and pursuer of the strange and weird< Less
This is it! The final showdown with Zeitgeist -but with heroes already dead can D-Gruppe and the other heroes stop the world destroyer?? Plus -Kopfmann's first appearance before D-Gruppe and the... More > origin of The Mummy -and a new feature The D-Gruppe Fact File. You want more???? You ain't getting it!< Less
Follow-up to the hugely successful Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology,cryptozoology,hominology,unusual natural history,ghosts and mysteries in general.
The secret... More > history of gorillas -before they were 'discovered'. Wild men of Europe, the UK and US. Hominology. Giant snakes. Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. Girt Dog of Ennerdale. The Beast of Gevaudan. Crocodiles in the UK. Silent City of Alaska.
And much more. Updated with extra pages and photographs.< Less
Each year Black Tower likes to bring you a little bit of extra horror/ghostly goodness in Tales of Terror.
In the third volume there are contributions by Ben R. Dilworth -Krakos and Merriwether. ... More > While Paul Ashley Brown brings us the tales of The Worlds Best Mom and revisits his fear of trees!
Darron Northall and Danny Jenkins bring us the horrific tale of Bud and Lou Go To Hell while George McQueens The Bat deals out justice and Art Wetherell's one pager is designed to make men wince! And, preparing for a big 2012 event, Terry Hooper-Scharf finally includes issue 1 of The Paranormals to make this a true horror/ghost fest book!< Less
What can you possibly say about John Erasmus?
He is a very under-rated artistic genius.
And Dervish Ropey? One of the great action/adventure characters to emerge from the UK in the last 25 years... More > apart from Denizen Ark (which also happens to be an Erasmus creation).
Join Dervish on his latest adventure and kick yourself if you never got a copy of The Maximin Sword!< Less
THE UKs LARGEST INDEPENDENT COMICS PUBLISHER founded 1984
Between 1984-1994 I worked freelance as a writer/artist/editor/agent in comics as well as comics journalism for MU Press,Blue Comet Press,Fantagraphic Books,Eros Comics,Dorne,Fleetway,IPC and others in the United States,UK and Europe. During this period I also produced large numbers of single panel gag cartoons for agencies in Germany such as Boiselle-Lohmann and Baaske Agency –these going to magazines and publications around Europe. I also worked as a freelance editor in comics and publications ranging from wildlife,astronomy and science fiction magazines.
From 1984 to present I've been self publishing comics as well as publications on a wide variety of subjects under the Black Tower banner.
I have also produced packages of work for companies in India,Hong Kong and China. I have also been working as an industry advisor for smaller companies in countries such as India,Canada,Singapore,China,Europe and the US
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