Alan Hebden – författare

Fighting Mann is set during the Vietnam War, and follows the exploits of retired US Marine Colonel Walter Mann on his rogue mission in search of his Navy pilot son, whose plane disappeared during a bombing raid over the Vietnamese jungle. War Dog is set during World War II, and centres on a German guard dog condemned to die by its masters but which escapes and embarks on an epic adventure across enemy lines and battlefields.

Clash By name, clash by nature!Italy, 1943. The United States Army have sent Captain Brad Clash to join a British platoon in order to learn from their experiences of fighting in WWII. .A former Hollywood stuntman and speedway driver, Clash is a man of action who likes to tackle the enemy head on. All guts and glory, he uses his superior driving skills and American-made weapons, like the Winchester trench Gun, to keep the German Army at bay.This collection also features several one-off Battle strips illustrated by the legendary Cam Kennedy.

“YOU MEN ARE RATS. NASTY, CROOKED RATS.” Recruited directly from military prison by the hard-as-nails Major Taggart, Rat Pack are Britain’s deadliest commandos: knifeman Dancer, athlete Rogan, safecracker Weasel and hulking brute Turk. They hate and distrust Taggart more than they do each other, but even being sent into the jaws of doom holds more appeal than rotting in jail. As skilled as they are expendable, the Rats range far and wide in their battles against Nazi Germany – leaving carnage in their wake from the fjords of Norway to the streets of Rio, from the deserts of North Africa to the hell of the Eastern Front. This collection brings the ultimate and greatest Rat Pack stories together in one volume, with action-packed scripts by Alan Hebden and stunning art by Ron Tiner, Cam Kennedy, and the great Eric Bradbury.

Keep Watching the Stars! In 1978, 2000 AD launched a weekly sister comic aimed at an older audience and boasting higher production values – its name was Starlord. A plethora of the best comics writers and artists in the UK ensured the new series was a success. These included 2000 AD’s creator, Pat Mills; co-creators of Judge Dredd, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra; future Watchmen artist, Dave Gibbons; legendary 2000 AD and Batman writer, Alan Grant; and The Ballad of Halo Jones co-creator, Ian Gibson. Despite outselling 2000 AD, it was merged into the galaxy’s greatest comic after just 22 issues. Against the policy of the time, 2000 AD was the title that was kept. But the legacy of Starlord lives on with its standout strips Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters (a fore-runner of A.B.C Warriors) occupying a place in the hearts of many comic readers to this day. This book collects Starlord starzines 1-12 and the Starlord Summer Special.

THE YEAR WAS 1967, THE WAR WAS VIETNAM. When his Navy pilot son’s plane goes missing during a bombing raid over the Vietnamese jungle, Walter Mann goes on a personal mission to find him. A highly decorated veteran, Colonel Mann must venture deep into Viet Cong territory, while the CIA attempt to stop him from uncovering a terrifying secret. This complete, action-packed story was one of the first comics to ever cover the subject of the Vietnam War on the printed page. Published in the legendary British comic series Battle only a few years after the fall of Saigon in 1975, Fighting Mann is a hard-hitting and genuine exploration of the follies of this very modern war, written by Alan Hebden (Rat Pack) and featuring the jaw-dropping artwork of Cam Kennedy (Star Wars, Batman).

FAST! FIERCE! FANTASTIC! The celebration of Britain's most anarchic comic continues in this second explosive volume of Action, which collects issues 13 through to 24. From the skull-cracking secret agent, Dredger, to the mankind-hating Hook Jaw, its easy to see why Action captivated a whole generation of kids. This volume includes the dramatic conclusion of The Running Man, and the start of two new thrilling strips; Hell's Highway and the brutal, future sport tale, Death Game 1999.

Major Eazy is a maverick soldier in a dirty war, caught up in the Allies' invasion of Italy in 1944 and determined to see justice done. Even when that means taking on villains on his own side, he doesn't pull any punches! More movie star than military, Eazy was the most laconic and indeed British officer ever to grace the pages of a comic. This volume starts from the very beginning of Eazy's story.