Launched in 1990 as a “Time Out meets Variety” of the comics world, the listings and news magazine
Comics International was created to become a one-stop shop for everything comics. The de facto bible
of the industry, it is the leading source of information for fans, publishers and creatives and, with its
objective level playing field approach, is regularly quoted by the broadcast and print media as the
authorititive voice of comics. Its success can best be summed up by the fact that it is editorially driven
and has no sales team whatsoever. Despite running a large advertising content, across 15 years not
one single ad has been sold-everybody comes to us.
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Created in 1980 by Dez Skinn, Quality has been an award-winning publisher for 25 years. Focusing on
the comics and film media, it has launched the international careers of over 20 leading writers and
artists, including Watchmen’s Alan Moore who was assigned to develop the idea of V for Vendetta and
wrote his first Marvelman/Miracleman script speculatively, to prove to the company he was capable of
the task.
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Described variously as “The Stan Lee of British Comics” and “The John Peel of his industry”, Dez has
been a leading figure in comics since 1970. He has edited over 80 leading titles including Buster,
MAD, Tarzan, Star Wars Weekly, Laurel & Hardy, Spider-Man Weekly and Judge Dredd. Winner of
numerous industry awards including over 20 Eagle Awards, his creations include House of Hammer,
Starburst, Doctor Who Weekly, Hulk Comic, Warrior, Toy Max and Comics International.
His book on the 1970s counter-culture comics movement, Comix: The Underground Revolution has
been roundly praised in the national broadsheets and the music press and his co-created V for
Vendetta is soon to be released as a major motion picture.
