TOUCHING A NERVE - THE MIGHTY ONE...

"Kid Robson is a tall, handsome, articulate, windswept

and interesting Scotsman who is easily the best lettering artist

ever to work in comics.  And he wears lovely trousers!" were the

words that didn't appear in STEVE MacMANUS's new book,

'The MIGHTY ONE'.  I acquired it in Glasgow today and started

to read it on the journey home, beginning at the chapter relating

the events of Steve's working life in 1985, as that's when I

began my freelancing lettering career for 2000 A.D.

I've now worked my way through the beginning of the

book and have only a few middle chapters to go.  It's an en-

gaging enough read, but I think it'll be of more interest to comics

professionals and rabid 2000 A.D. fans (an ever-dwindling num-

ber) than casual comicbook readers.  Stevie Mac was the editor

who promised me work at a Glasgow comic mart in 1984, and

is therefore the man responsible for unleashing me on the

world of U.K. comics for 15 years - so blame him.

Comic editors aren't generally well-known outside of

professional circles, so Steve's name alone probably won't

be a huge draw (yeah, I know - nor would mine), but his associ-

ation with 2000 A.D. will be sure to attract some attention, and

he surely deserves public recognition for his many years of

devoted service to British comics after all this time.

Surprisingly, only six pages into the first chapter, Steve

mistakenly identifies LEO BAXENDALE as the creator of

DENNIS The MENACE when, as every true fan knows, it

was writer IAN CHISOLM & artist  DAVID LAW.  Looks

 like Steve could've done with the services of an editor.

Hey, I'd have done it - for nothing!

Don't let that put you off 'though.  If you're a 2000 A.D.

fan, you're bound to enjoy the backstory to 'The Galaxy's

Greatest Comic!'   Buy one today - only £9.99. 

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