The End Is Nigh

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The End is Nigh
The End is Nigh issue #3 cover, by Oliver Redding
Editor	Michael Molcher
Categories	Apocalypse
Frequency	Yearly
First Issue	Summer 2005
Final Issue — Date — Number	- -
Company	-
Country	United Kingdom
Language
Website	Official home page
ISSN	unknown

The End Is Nigh is an annual British Fanzine dealing with the End of the World, each issue dealing with different versions of an Apocalypse capable of laying waste to the world and Humanity.

1 Issues
2 Contributors
3 Availability
4 Reviews
5 Praise
6 Cover gallery
7 External links

[edit] Issues

Past, present and future issues include (covers can be seen in the gallery lower down the page):

Summer 2005 - the first issue was about zombies and zombidom. Cover by Matt Timson.
Winter 2005 - the second issue is on a war theme. It includes interviews with Alan Moore and also with John Wagner and Alan Grant (about their series The Last American). The cover is by Boo Cook.
Summer 2006 - the current issue is on threats from space, including dangers from Meteorites, Aliens and includes an interview with Lembit Öpik. The cover (right) is by Oliver Redding.
Summer 2007 - the next issue will be on the theme "When Nature Runs Amok", looking at evolution gone wrong, animals attacking, geology making life difficult for mankind, etc.

[edit] Contributors

The magazines include work from several high-profile Artists and Writers from the British Comic and Magazine industry (e.g. 2000AD and the Fortean Times as well as the British small press comics scene). Contributors include Leah Moore (daughter of Alan Moore), John Reppion, Gordon Rennie, Frazer Irving, Jock, Cavan Scott, Al Ewing, Jason Brashill, Paul Scott and Edward Berridge.

[edit] Availability

The magazine was originally launched at the twice yearly Comic Expo comic conventions, Bristol[1] (Summer) and Brighton[2] (Winter), selling copies from stalls and then via mail order. However, it has now been announced that the title will be annual, with each new edition coming out in May.

Available back issues can be order from the magazine's site.

Shops that stock The End Is Nigh include:

OK Comics, Thornton Arcade, Leeds
Travelling Man which has 6 stores across England [3]

These venues can also be the location of signings. On Monday 12th December 2005 Leah Moore, John Reppion and local boy Al Ewing signed copies at OK Comics, an event which made the Yorkshire Evening Post [4]. The magazine's site and the mailing list will have details of any future events when they are announced.

[edit] Reviews

"This fat collection of articles and strips looks very slick and is terrific value for money" - Comics International #192
"The second issue of this post-apocalyptic fanzine more than matches the standard of the first. This time the theme is war, and there are a lot of comic strips and features based around that, as well as some more general pieces of satire. The big thing of note is an exclusive interview with Alan Moore about all things apocalyptic, but overall this is about as professional a job as a fanzine can get - great layout, fantastic art and genuinely interesting, well-written content. Wonderful!" - SFX magazine #140 page 10. Named Fanzine of the Month

[edit] Praise

The End Is Nigh has garnered praise from leading comic industry figures including:

"Truly a book of revelations... although judging from the energy and enthusiasm crackling around this ambitious independent, the end is far from nigh. Highly recommended", Alan Moore
"I am *yet again* bowled-over at the sheer brilliance of this little gem. The amount of research, creativity and thought that's gone into it leaps off every page, and the sheer wealth of content means it'll continue to be my Bogside Browser of choice for months to come. Funny, intriguing, often surreal and genuinely informative. Swee-poib. ", Simon Spurrier [5]