Remembrance Days


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  Remembrance Days (c) (story) Larry Betts (Art) Dave West
Remembrance Days © (story) Larry Betts (Art) Dave West 		  
 
Remembrance Days
Ed: Dave West
Contributors: Dave West, [Larry Betts & Dave West], Leon Hewitt, [Dave West & Craig Fenton], {barry Renshaw, Leon Hewitt, Criag Fenton, Colin Mathieson, Dave West], Barry Renshaw, John Gallagher, Colin Mathieson
An anthology of war stories from three other small press comics, all of which are advertised on the inside back cover and look interesting to say the least. The six tales here are well-written and compassionate, dealing with past wars and relating them to the present day in a realistic fashion, even the one doing a Captain America spoof. The drawing is a bit primitive, but that's preferable to aping mainstream slickness-this way, they'll retain their own distinctive styles as their skills increase, as they surely must if they continue to work as hard as they evidently are doing. The production values and presentation of the zine as a whole are good, with clever use made of colour separation on the glossy white cover.
All that's needed is the insertion of an erratum slip for the bottom left-hand panel of page 1 of "Smokes" where the two names in a crucial speech balloon are in the wrong order although the meaning is still clear.
Recommended.
Bib Edwards
Remembrance Days: 28 26x17cm pages, glossy colour cover   Recieved at ZUM! HQ:
2iv03		   £1.95   Engine Comics, 8 Avril Close, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6XH  
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