Paying Tribute To A UK Fanzine Stalwart
We here at Tripwire are always happy to support comics crowdfunding campaigns and Bolt 01- A Tribute To Dave Evans is an anthology which, as the title says, offers a tribute to the man who was involved in a number of 2000AD fanzines. Here’s a few details and how to support it…
Hi
I don’t want to get into a whole essay here, as if you’re reading this you very likely knew of Dave Evans, or know one of the MANY creators who have helped make this tribute.
Dave was a comics guy, one of the best. A husband, father, letterer, artist and editor. He oversaw the 2000AD fanzines Zarjaz and Dogbreath, as well as the independent antholgy title Futurequake. Several future UK comic stars started under Dave’s tutorship (and red pen). He also used his lettering and art skills in many more indie publications.
In 2021 Dave was taken from us, in fact took himself from us and that just makes it harder to handle. Why? I don’t know, but I know that it can happen to anyone, anyone at all, and if you are one of those wandering towards the edge please talk to someone about it at least.
Dave Evans and eldest Danni in 2015,Photo by Jeremy Briggs
Anyway, in 2022 myself (Alan Holloway) and Ed Doyle decided a tribute of some kind would be in order, and we put the word out. Boy, were we flooded by offers from some of the most talented writers, artists, colourists and letterers out there. There really was (and is) a lot of people who wanted to do something to honour and remember Dave. It was especially nice to have a few professional creators take time out from earning a living to help out.
A year later, and we have an old school style annual that is way bigger than we anticipated, but there was just too much awesome stuff to turn any away. Over 140 pages await you, dear reader, and it really is a high quality compilation with original material including a few strips Dave edited and lettered for a Futurequake issue that sadly never happened. We are blessed to be able to finally set them free here.
So who is in it? There’s way too many people to jot down here, suffice to say they all absolutely rock and you’ll love what they’ve done here. Here’s the contents page if you want a look.
Extra copies are available as an ADD ON
Oh, and there’s a one off piece of original art up for grabs, by UK art genius Aly Fell. It can be bought with a copy of the book in physical and digital for £80, and it’s a beauty. Here’s the page it’s on:
Also, we have this exclusive piece of A3 art by 2000AD (and more) artist BOO COOK, who has a pin up in the book as well.
UPDATE 17TH MARCH
Well, we got funded pretty quick, and the two art pieces got gobbled up.
WE have now added THREE PAGES of original A3 art from the story “FLAWLESS”, in which the Bolt-01 goes to the Flawless convention and meets up with some other dear, departed droids. Briliantly done by Garry Wharton, we couldn’t bear to split them so the whole story is up for grabs (if you have already pledged, just cancel and have a do over, no problem)
Oh, and all profits from this will go to SOBS, Survivors Of Bereavement By Suicide, as requested by Dave’s family. Thank you for helping.
Support the campaign here
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