The Phoenix (comics)

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The Phoenix
Issue 1 cover art featuring "Pirates of Pangaea" by Neill Cameron, 7 January 2012
Publication information
PublisherDavid Fickling Comics Ltd
ScheduleWeekly
FormatWeekly Story Comic
Publication date7 January 2012–present
No. of issues570+
Creative team
Written byJamie Smart, Neil Cameron, Gary Northfield, etc.
Artist(s)Jamie Smart, Robert Deas, Adam Murphy, etc.
Penciller(s)Jamie Smart, Gary Northfield, etc.

The Phoenix is a British weekly story

comic
for children aged 7– 14, published by David Fickling Comics Ltd.[1] The comic was launched on 7 January 2012 with a preview issue which was 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.

Content of the comic

Unlike other British children's

Tiger Aspect
.

The Phoenix also has a feature called "Star in a Comic". Each year, readers are encouraged to send in ideas for a new strip, and the winner gets their comic running in The Phoenix for about 3 weeks, written and illustrated by a Phoenix author, while the runner-ups get their ideas featured in the magazine. There are several other similar contests as well, normally as a tie-in to a book or Phoenix strip.

Strips

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 Tabitha Inkspot. The main news reporters that are Bruno Barker, Ellie Waggins, Scoop Yapski and Iris Hasselblad, who have a big news page where they report on new comics, fictional news and other (real) information of note. The other strips include:

  • Bunny vs. Monkey by Jamie Smart – A strip about the adventures of anthropomorphic woodland animals, centered around a long-suffering bunny and a mischievous monkey, and many other woodland animals.
  • Tamsin and the Days by Neill Cameron & Kate Brown – A recurring strip starring Tamsin, an unknowingly magical girl who is the last pillar, a chosen one to save the world from darkness. Has since been discontinued.
  • Troy Trailblazer (Now Trailblazers) by Robert Deas – A recurring
    sci-fi
    adventure comic strip starring a team of space heroes led by Troy, their cocky but brave captain. Has since been discontinued after the strip ended.
  • Gary's Garden by Gary Northfield – A strip about a garden and the whimsical animals and plants in it. Since discontinued.
  • Star Cat by James Turner – A
    sci-fi
    strip about a spaceship crew who live inside an interstellar cat.
  • Corpse Talk by Adam Murpny - A
    Boudicca, Isaac Newton, etc. by digging up their skeletons. Now a popular series of kids YouTube
    videos.
  • Doug Slugman by Joe List – A comic strip about a surrealist mollusc sleuth.
  • Evil Emperor Penguin by Laura Ellen Anderson – A comic about a penguin and his plans for world domination, with schemes that always are ridiculous, and always fail.
  • Mega Robo Bros – A comic by Neill Cameron about two robot brothers on a distant future Earth.
  • Squid Squad – An underwater adventure strip featuring a team of 3
    squids
    protecting the ocean from multiple threats. Since discontinued.
  • Squid Bits by Jess Bradley – A simple strip of (usually, as sometimes they all follow a particular theme) unrelated short cartoons. Has recurring characters like a humanoid banana, (named Banana) a cat obsessed with gravy, and a red panda, who is supposedly nature’s jerk.
  • Looshkin by
    bear
    . In 2022, a spin-off series, King Looshkin, was also created.
  • POW! – A purely illustrative comic with no text. Follows the adventures of POW!, a space gladiator and his adventures. Since discontinued.
  • Dirk Lloyd by Jamie Thomson – A comic strip adapted from the Dark Lord series. A Dark Lord is transformed into a 13-year-old boy and we follow his adventures as he tries to turn himself back. Since discontinued.
  • The Dangerous Adventures of Von Doogan by the Etherington Brothers - The puzzle usually on the back or middle page of The Phoenix. Children are encouraged to send in the answers to receive a Von Doogan prize and to be named winner in the next issue. Since discontinued.
  • Izzy Newton by Joe Brady & Robert Deas – Featuring child genius billionaire Izzy Newton trying to make the world a much better place. Since ended and discontinued.
  • Claire, Justice Ninja: Ninja of Justice by Joe Brady & Kate Ashwin – Claire and hapless sidekick Nigel right everyday household wrongs such as littering or leaving the fridge open. Appears to have been discontinued.
  • I Hate Pixies by James Turner & Andreas Schuster – Accidental pixie king Toby gets into multiple strange pixie-related scrapes with his unusual citizens.
  • The Boss – The Boss and his fellow students at Lockwood Academy foil the plans of criminals. Since ended and discontinued.
  • Megalomaniacs by Jamie Smart - A strip about tiny aliens fighting each other for control of Earth. The strip previously ran in The Dandy and stars Megalomaniac 0002: Lord Skull. It bears a similarity to Pokémon.
  • Gorebrah by Joe Brady. A barbarian chef embarks on unusual food-related journeys in order to become the "greatest chef in the universe".
  • Fawn by Robert Deas - A comic about an "earth whisperer", named Fawn, who lost her mother at an early age, and can talk to and magically "connect" with creatures.
  • Thingamajigs by Daniel and Emily Kimbell - A strip about a boy called Nolan who lives in a town where all the objects are sentient.
  • Fish-Head Steve by Jamie Smart - A strip that originally appeared in The DFC about a town of people who mysteriously change their heads into objects like a fish or a loaf of bread.

The Shorts

A collection of short comic strips including “Susie and Brad” and “Tooth and Claw Academy for Magical Creatures”. They are a relatively recent addition to the comic. Some of 'The Shorts' strips include:

  • Susie and Brad - About two sloths and their friends.
  • Doughnut Squad - A humorous strip featuring
    doughnuts
    .
  • Tooth and Claw Academy for Magical Creatures - About a boarding school that teaches animals magic.
  • Doggo - About a dog that ends up in unusual situations.
  • Clatters and Bump - About a ghost and a skeleton who haunt a castle.
  • Duck Dare - A
    anthropomorphic
    who gets into kooky accidents while fighting crime.

Events

  • Phoenix Fest A yearly event where fans can meet artists and learn how to draw, you can participate online or in person.

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC News - The Phoenix comic rises from recession flames". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ^ a b "Phoenix comic to launch with Waitrose". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

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