'A1' and 'Deadline' were British anthology comics of the late 80s and early 90s - the latter being by far the more famous thanks mostly to the presence of cultural icon to be 'Tank Girl'.
'Deadline' arrived in 1988 alongside a host of comics - 'Crisis', 'Revolver', 'Toxic!' - aimed at older readers who had grown up reading '2000 AD' but who were in need of something new. Created by artists Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon, it adopted a magazine format that mixed comics, both new ('Tank Girl', 'Johnny Nemo') and reprinted ('Love & Rockets', 'Milk and Cheese), with articles on indie music, championing the rise of what was to be 'Britpop'.
'A1', created in 1989 by Dave Elliott & Garry Leach and published - initially- via their own Atomeka Press acted, like 'Deadline', both as a vehicle for introducing UK audiences to strips and characters like Mr. X, Concrete and The Flaming Carrot whilst and as home to original stories by the likes of Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, Ted McKeever, Neil Gaiman, Brian Bolland and a host of others.
The new title with it's clunkily combined name was announced recently by Dave Elliott and will launch via Kickstarter in July. Contributing to the new title so far include, Steve Pugh, Kevin Eastman, Mark Nelson, Shaky Kane, Bill Sienkiewicz, Rhoald Marcellius, Ron Marz, Rufus Dayglo and Simon Bisley and you can sign up for their mailing list here...
https://mailchi.mp/8703ca1e35a9/sign-up
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