The Phoenix (comics)

The Phoenix

Issue 1 cover art featuring "Pirates of Pangaea" by Neill Cameron, 7 January 2012
Publication information
Publisher David Fickling Books
Schedule Weekly
Format Comics anthology
Genre
    Publication date 7 January 2012 -

    The Phoenix is a weekly British children's comics anthology, published by David Fickling Books.[1] The comic began on 7 January 2012, with a preview issue (issue Zero) being released in late 2011.[2] The comic is often considered a successor to The DFC:[2] both are published by the same people and many of The Phoenix's creators had worked on The DFC. As of issue 53, The Phoenix has become available worldwide as an iPad application.

    Content of the Comic

    Unlike other British children's comics, such as The Beano and The Dandy, the comic does not exclusively feature humour strips. It also features serialise adventure stories such as "The Lost Boy" and "Pirates of Pangaea", as well as humour strips such as "Star Cat" and "Bunny vs Monkey". The comic also features text stories (an extract from a book is published in each issue) and puzzles (which are also present in both the modern Beano and Dandy). This makes the comic more similar to the older Beano and Dandy than the modern ones as they once had a mixture of adventure and humour strips as well as text stories.

    The Team

    Like a number of comics (2000AD has Tharg the Mighty and Sparky had the Sparky People), The Phoenix features a fictional editorial team, a group of cartoon animals led by feline editor-in-chief Tabatha Inkspot.[3]

    Comic strips

    Regulars

    Recurring strips

    Others

    Miscellaneous

    Upcoming

    References

    1. ↑ "BBC News - The Phoenix comic rises from recession flames". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Phoenix comic to launch with Waitrose". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
    3. ↑ "Meet the Team". The Phoenix Comic. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

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