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Description:As brilliant as Sherlock Holmes, as daring as James Bond, he was the Jack Reacher of his day and now Sexton Blake is back!Created in 1893, six years after rival Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print, Sexton Blake went on to become a publishing phenomenon, appearing in 4000 stories told written and drawn by over 200 different writers and artists and syndicated around the world. And now he is reborn!Written by Chris Lowder (Dan Dare, Judge Dredd) and illustrated by Mike Dorey (Hellman of Hammerforce), presented here for the very first time in its full glory is the last Sexton Blake comic strip, "Terror of Troll Island," originally published under the title "Victor Drago." Karl Stock provides an account of how Victor Drago was created for TORNADO, and how it had originally been intended as a Sexton Blake strip.George Mann (Doctor Who, Star Wars Adventures) and Jimmy Broxton (Hope, Doctor Who) brings us the first new Sexton Blake comic in decades in "The Death and Life of Sexton Blake."Also contains:A PUBLISHING HISTORY OF SEXTON BLAKE, by Mark Hodder - An overview of the phenomenon that is Sexton Blake, from his inception in 1893 through to his dwindling fame in the late 1970s. Many covers are beautifully reproduced in full colour.HOW SEXTON BLAKE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD, by Karl Stock - An interview with the creative team behind the new comic strip (see above).THE MEN WHO DREW SEXTON BLAKE, by Mark Hodder - An overview of the many artists who throughout Sexton Blake's long history provided covers and illustrations.DESIGNING SEXTON BLAKE, by Karl Stock - An account of how the designs were developed for Rebellion Publishing's new Sexton Blake anthologies.LADY MOLLY'S FIRST CASE, by Michael Storm (E. Sempill) - From THE PENNY PICTORIAL issue 499 (19/12/1908)THE CASE OF THE SEVENTH KEY (excerpt), by W. W. Sayer - The first two chapters from the story that originally appeared in UNION JACK issue 1,115 (21/2/1925) (follow the link for a review), and which is reproduced in full in SEXTON BLAKE'S ALLIES (2020).a complete publishing history of Sexton Blake, by Mark Hodder.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Return of Sexton Blake. To get started finding The Return of Sexton Blake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: As brilliant as Sherlock Holmes, as daring as James Bond, he was the Jack Reacher of his day and now Sexton Blake is back!Created in 1893, six years after rival Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print, Sexton Blake went on to become a publishing phenomenon, appearing in 4000 stories told written and drawn by over 200 different writers and artists and syndicated around the world. And now he is reborn!Written by Chris Lowder (Dan Dare, Judge Dredd) and illustrated by Mike Dorey (Hellman of Hammerforce), presented here for the very first time in its full glory is the last Sexton Blake comic strip, "Terror of Troll Island," originally published under the title "Victor Drago." Karl Stock provides an account of how Victor Drago was created for TORNADO, and how it had originally been intended as a Sexton Blake strip.George Mann (Doctor Who, Star Wars Adventures) and Jimmy Broxton (Hope, Doctor Who) brings us the first new Sexton Blake comic in decades in "The Death and Life of Sexton Blake."Also contains:A PUBLISHING HISTORY OF SEXTON BLAKE, by Mark Hodder - An overview of the phenomenon that is Sexton Blake, from his inception in 1893 through to his dwindling fame in the late 1970s. Many covers are beautifully reproduced in full colour.HOW SEXTON BLAKE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD, by Karl Stock - An interview with the creative team behind the new comic strip (see above).THE MEN WHO DREW SEXTON BLAKE, by Mark Hodder - An overview of the many artists who throughout Sexton Blake's long history provided covers and illustrations.DESIGNING SEXTON BLAKE, by Karl Stock - An account of how the designs were developed for Rebellion Publishing's new Sexton Blake anthologies.LADY MOLLY'S FIRST CASE, by Michael Storm (E. Sempill) - From THE PENNY PICTORIAL issue 499 (19/12/1908)THE CASE OF THE SEVENTH KEY (excerpt), by W. W. Sayer - The first two chapters from the story that originally appeared in UNION JACK issue 1,115 (21/2/1925) (follow the link for a review), and which is reproduced in full in SEXTON BLAKE'S ALLIES (2020).a complete publishing history of Sexton Blake, by Mark Hodder.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Return of Sexton Blake. To get started finding The Return of Sexton Blake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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