Barry Thompson

Jingiwalla Overland family, So we said last year was tough, but I guess things were just gearing up? After earthquakes, storms, floods, riots and a plague here we are again. Our second year as co-editors of this unique and necessary journal has been a challenge, but one we’ve been honoured to continue. 2021 hasn’t been without its challenges – with further lockdowns and an increasingly scarce funding landscape, but we’re proud of all the incredible writing we’ve been able to support this year.

poly-lt-wire-logo Image: Marvel Comics Filed under: Comics Kieron Gillen brings Jack Kirby creations back from death and obscurity By Barry Thompson Jan 6, 2021, 11:34am EST Legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby created or co-created an unfathomable number of characters, but they didn’t all become household names like the Fantastic Four or Darkseid. In fact, many of Kirby’s imagination babies remain relative unknowns.

This is it: your last day to subscribe to a magazine that is politically necessary and win prizes Why subscribe? Because this year we survived a pandemic and ruthless cuts to arts funding, but we’re going to need your help to survive (and thrive) in 2021. Because we will continue to do whatever we can to make sure that all voices are heard, to resist and dismantle the systems that deny them, and to drown out the drone of the status quo.