Tripwire magazine goes quarterly

Tripwire magazine says, with three annual print magazines under their belt from 2020 to 2022 and a 30th anniversary book published in 2022, they have decided that it is time to return to an increased frequency for their print publication.

Editor Joel Meadows said: “We hadn’t done a print mag since 2011 when we came back in 2020 but it was such a success that we did another one each year after. With three of these out and the lavish anniversary book out last year, it seemed time to return to print in a big way. So from May, Tripwire the genre quarterly will launch. 100 pages of comics, film, TV, art and illustration content with features, interviews, review columns and more. The first issue is a pretty packed one: Under an exclusive Indiana Jones cover and feature looking back and forward at everyone’s favourite fictional archaeologist, previewing the latest film Indiana Jones and The Dial Of Destiny. Also in this issue is 40 years of Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, How comic artists utilise Wacom and Cintiq tablets to bring their work to life, company focus on Ablaze, the return of Tripwire’s graphic novel review column On The Shelf, career interview with writer Tom King (Human Target, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow), Tripwire’s greatest comic artists of all time part one, from the archive: our exclusive chat with Stan Lee and Stripwire featuring Kent Menace and more.”

Tripwire says the August issue celebrates 35 years of The Sandman with a look at the comic’s history, chats with creators pivotal to its creation and genesis and examining the TV show and the New York Times best-selling audio adaptation for Audible. The issue will also take a look at the history and influence of Lone Wolf And Cub, the Japanese cultural phenomena which broke out of comics, Stan Sakai’s Usage Yojimbo and look back at seminal Japanese director Akira Kurosawa whose body of work influenced everyone from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese to Francis Ford Coppola.

Then in November, Tripwire says it will celebrate the 60th anniversary of everyone’s favourite Time Lord, taking a look back at the Doctor in comics, TV and audio.

Tripwire says each issue will be 100 pages with a cover price of £7.50 UK/ $9.50 US, issue #59 launches May 31, issue #60 comes out 30 August, issue #61 comes out 30 November.

Tripwire #59 is available to order now from Lunar and Diamond Comic Distributors.