Solar Wind (comic)
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Solar Wind is a British small press comicbook. Edited by Cosmic Ray (a pseudonym for small press comics publisher Paul Scott), the comic is devoted to gentle parodies of British boys' comics of the 1970's and 80's.
Emerging originally from the fanbase of best selling British comic 2000AD, Solar Wind has featured writers and artists including Frazer Irving, Gordon Rennie, Rufus Dayglo, Al Ewing and PJ Holden.
There have been seven issues of Solar Wind, one issue of Big War comic and two issues of Sunny for Girls to date. In total these issues comprise Volume 1 of Solar Wind, and work has now begun on Volume 2, maintaining the original concept, but also going forward into uncharted territory.
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[edit] Reviews
Don't let anyone tell you different: Solar Wind is the funniest comic of the decade. - Comics International #161
As a parody it was spot on. Haven't enjoyed a comic so much in ages, really took me back. - John Wagner
[edit] Awards
In 2004, the title won the Best Independent Comic Award at the British Diamond Comics Awards.
In 2006, Solar Wind was nominated for the Eagle Awards for best british Black and White comic.
[edit] Spin-offs
Solar Wind has two direct spin-off publications - Big War Comic and Sunny For Girls. The same small-press publisher also produces Omnivistascope comics.
It has proved an inspiration for a group of other fanzines, including FutureQuake, Pony School and The End Is Nigh.
[edit] External links
- Omnivistascope homepage
- Interview with Paul Scott.
