Gerry Finley-Day – författare

By 2531, humanity had colonised the solar system. Warfare and barbarity had all but been forgotten. Then the 'Geeks' arrived - a deadly alien species with only one thing on their dark, unfathomable minds... the extinction of the human race! And so, humankind was forced to battle once more, this time amongst the stars, in space patrol ships crewed by the V.C.s (aka Vacuum Cleaners).New recruit Steve Smith is ready for action, but first he must face a fight closer to home, and gain the acceptance of his combat-hardened crew mates.

THE VETERAN BRITISH SPACE PILOT, DAN DAREcontinues his 2000 AD adventures through a hostile universe. Together with his hardened crew, Dan pilots the mighty Space Fortress into battle against the most dangerous entities the galaxy has to offer including giant water worms, an evil doppelganger and the terrifying menace of the Mekon!Known amongst 2000 AD fans for its controversial ‘non-ending’, this volume features the iconic artwork of Britain’s first Comics Laureate, Dave Gibbons.

A luxury omnibus of classic supernatural war stories from the Golden Age of comics - expanded and updated in a definitive edition. Buried deep underground are the remains of Wehrmacht soldier, Hans Schmitt, and his diary, which journals his eerie encounter with the Romanian Captain Constanta and his platoon of blood-sucking freaks! Back in 1943, with the Russians willing to fight until their last man in order to defend Stalingrad, Panzergrenadier Richter discovers Constanta’s secret and learns than sometimes your allies can be just as dangerous as the enemy! Featuring the breathtaking art of Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd) and Colin MacNeil (America, Chopper: Song of the Surfer), with stories from Gerry Finley Day (Rogue Trooper), David Bishop (Thrill-Power Overload), and recent classics from Ian Edginton (Stickleback, Scarlet Traces), Dave Kendall (Fall of Deadworld).

KGB officer Colonel Stakis desperately hunts for Count Dracula, who is spreading terror in 1980s Britain after escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. Blending Cold War paranoia with horror staples, Gerry Finley-Day and Eric Bradbury’s strip overcame sustained attempts at censorship to become one of the most popular strips in the 1980s’ best horror comics.

From Tammy to the Eagle, Gerry Finley-Day was one of the most prolific comic book writers throughout the 1970s and 80s.His work for 2000 AD in particular was extraordinary and included such beloved strips as future war G.I. Rogue Trooper, the 'Great escape' in space titled Harry 20 on the High Rock, the Star Wars inspired V.C.'s and a gritty 1970s take on the iconic Eagle character Dan Dare.This collection contains some of Gerry's greatest work on these strips and more. Tight plots, non-stop action and plenty of thrills are here in abundance and highlight why 2000 AD became the stand out comic title in Britain.

There has never before been an anti-hero like Hellman of Hammer Force in British comics! From the invasion of Poland in 1939 through to the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hellman of Hammer Force saw action on many fronts, and this collection contains all the hard-hitting war stories told through the eyes of Hellman which were published in Battle from 1977 through to 1978. This ground-breaking series of thrilling combat is written by Gerry Finley-Day (Rogue Trooper) and drawn by Mike Dorey (Ro-Busters) and Patrick Wright (Day of the Eagle).

NOT FOR THE NERVOUS! Celebrating 40 years since IPC launched the UK's most iconic 'horror' anthology, this single volume collects all of the strips included in the 15-issue run of Scream! Produced 'from the depths' of King's Reach Tower by the mysterious 'undead' editor Ghastly McNasty, the first issue of Scream! was unleashed on 24th March 1984. More tongue-in-cheek than horrific, the comic was an immediate hit with younger fans as it included a pair of fake vampire fangs attached to the cover and a number of fantastic new strips from such talents as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Jose Ortiz, Cam Kennedy, Tom Tully, Alan Grant and Eric Bradbury.

The first of a new series in the Essential line featuring 2000 AD’s legendary war machine, Rogue Trooper! Rogue Trooper is the last of the G.I.s – genetically-engineered infantrymen designed to withstand the noxious atmosphere of Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by the conflict between Norts and Southers. The lone survivor of the Quartz Zone Massacre, equipped with the bio-chips of his fallen clone brothers, he crosses the war-torn landscape in search of the Traitor General, the man responsible for their deaths – and he will not rest until he has his revenge! The first volume in the Essential series features stories by creators Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), with art by Colin Wilson (Judge Dredd), Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire), and Brett Ewins (Bad Company, Skreemer).

The second volume in the Essential line featuring 2000 AD’s legendary war machine, Rogue Trooper! Rogue Trooper, the last of the GIs, continues his hunt for the man responsible for the Quartz Zone Massacre, which cost the lives of his comrades. After narrowing his list of suspects to four high-ranking officers, Rogue travels to a downed satellite which serves as the hideout of the Marauders, a renegade force of deserters and space bandits. But the hunter becomes the hunted when Rogue falls into a trap set by the Marauders’ leader – the Traitor General himself! Written by Gerry Finley-Day and Gordon Rennie, with art by Cam Kennedy, Colin Wilson and P.J. Holden, this volume concludes the hunt for the Traitor General.

The last genetic infantryman, crossing a landscape scarred by the raging war between Norts and Southers, Rogue Trooper hunts down the Traitor General, who betrayed his men and caused their slaughter. Repackaged in a brand new edition, The Complete Rogue Trooper collects the adventures of one of 2000 AD’s best-loved and most enduring characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, and featuring the work of Alan Moore and veteran artists Cam Kennedy and Colin Wilson.

The Complete Rogue Trooper series continues to collect every adventure of one of 2000 AD’s most popular characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), this second volume features the work of veteran artists Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire) and Brett Ewins. The hunt for the Traitor General, who betrayed Rogue and caused the deaths of his fellow soldiers, comes to a conclusion, bringing to an end the first phase of Rogue’s storyline.

Rogue Trooper: The Complete Collection continues to collect every adventure of one of 2000 AD’s most popular characters. In this third volume Rogue heads to Horst on a mission to restore life to his dead comrades, but with hostile life-forms everywhere, including winged aliens and vicious crab soldiers, the path ahead is fraught with danger! Then Rogue becomes an intergalactic hitman, targeting key figures in a bid to end the carnage of the ongoing war. Featuring the work of veteran writers Gerry Finley-Day (Dan Dare), Simon Geller (Dice Man), Peter Milligan (Hellblazer), Pat Mills (The Last American) and Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum), and artists Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire), José Ortiz (The Thirteenth Floor), Mike Collins (Superman), Steve Dillon (Preacher) and Will Simpson (The Punisher 2099).

THE BATTLEFIELD’S A CLEANER PLACE THAN MILLI-COM WILL EVER BE. Nu-Earth: a whole world lost to the endless war between Nort and Souther forces, its atmosphere poisoned, its landscape pulverised. Searching this wasted planet is the Rogue Trooper, last survivor of the Genetic Infantry, accompanied only by the bio-chipped “ghosts” of his comrades on his quest for the traitor who betrayed them. Three years after the massacre that destroyed his unit, Rogue finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that reaches to the topmost levels of Souther high command. On Milli-Com, the South’s orbiting control centre, an attempt to revive the Genetic Infantry program has gone badly wrong – and left Rogue’s fellow GI Gunnar at the mercy of a madman. In the classic You Only Die Twice, series creator Gerry Finley-Day and artist Cam Kennedy set GI against GI, as Gunnar embarks on an assassination run- under orders he cannot disobey. When A GI Dies, by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) and Patrick Goddard (Judge Dredd, Nina Petrova and the Angels of Death), sees Rogue investigating the fallout of Gunnar’s deadly mission - and uncovering something infinitely more terrible, as the graves of the lost GI Regiment are violated in the most unspeakable way. There is a price to be paid for bringing back the dead, even on electronic bio-chips. There are secrets Milli-Com does not want known, that only the Dolls – the female GIs never committed to combat – can help Rogue uncover. And there are ghosts haunting the lifeless plains of the Quartz Zone, where the Genetic Infantry Regiment died - and the story of Rogue Trooper was born in tragedy and blood.

CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF BRITAIN'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL COMIC! Violent, gritty and unrelenting, Action comic was the brainchild of Pat Mills and Geoff Kemp. Tasked with creating a new anthology comic for the IPC's boys adventure division, the pair rapidly developed a winning formula: reimagining existing story ideas from fresh perspectives and infusing them with a healthy dose of modern realism. With strips such as Hookjaw, Dredger, Look Out For Lefty and Blackjack, success was instantaneous but so was the criticism. Many of the press including, The London Evening Standard, The Sun and the Daily Mail were quick to denounce the comic, while Mary Whitehouse and the pressure group, Delegates Opposing Violent Education, piled pressure on the IPC board to do something about it. In less than a year, Action was pulled from circulation, then returned months later, a sanitised, pale shadow of its former self. But the spark had already been lit. Action had made its mark and became the catalyst for the evolution of the British comics scene, pathing the way for 2000 AD and the British invasion of UK talent into America. Collected here are the first twelve issues of Action, containing all of the strips and some of the editorial that created so much infamy back in the 1970s.