Fumettomania seeks contributions for its Special Project: Dan Dare
If you’re interested in contributing, drop them a line via their website
downthetubes Italian partner, the Fumettomania Factory Association, who are enthusiasts of British comics and have supported work of organisations here in the UK, recently launched one of their “Special Projects”, a series of articles devoted to Eagle comic star Dan Dare – and they are looking for contributions, in the form of art and articles.
Here’s the full text of their appeal: if you’re interested in contributing, drop them a line via their website
“We are writing to let you know about the initiative we at Fumettomania are working on: the SPECIAL PROJECT DAN DARE or, as we call it in Italian, SPECIALE DAN DARE.
”We have planned it as a section of the Association’s website in which a new contribution will be uploaded every seven days, on Thursday. Contributions can be artistic or essayistic in nature.
“In the first case, these are artistic contributions such as illustrations or short comics or short stories.
“In the second case, these are articles that deal with different themes, for example, they tell the editorial life of the character, or they talk about people or structures that have contributed to the creation of his adventures or to promote knowledge of the character, or they describe works on Dan Dare in other media other than Comics, etc.
”Up until now we have uploaded all the first contributions… the eighth will be an article about Dan Dare radio serials; the ninth will be an article about the strip published from 2003 in the magazine Spaceship Away;... and more.
“We are writing you to ask if you would like to contribute to the Special, drawing an illustration or a one-page comic dedicated to Dan Dare.”
If you’re interested in contributing, drop them a line via their website
SPECIAL PROJECT DAN DARE: ARTICLES SO FAR
Here are links to all the English language versions of articles published so far (click here for the latest available), and those who will follow:
• Article 00 – by Daniele Tomasi – An Introduction to the SPECIAL PROJECT
• Article 01 – by Gianfranco Sherwood: The Editorial Life of Dan Dare (1950 – 2010)
Divided into eight parts, documenting the strip’s history and the life of its creator, Frank Hampson
• Part 1 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 1
• Part 2 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 2
• Part 3 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 3
• Part 4 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 4
• Part 5 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 5
• Part 6 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 6
• Part 7 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 7
• Part 8 of 8: DAN and FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – Part 8
• Article 02 – by Steve Winders – Dan Dare works in all media from 2000 to the present
• Article 03 – by Marcello Vaccari – Dan Dare in Italy
• Article 04 – by Daniele Tomasi – introduces THE EAGLE SOCIETY and its magazine, EAGLE TIMES
• Article 05 – by John Freeman – Review of issue 150 of Eagle Times
• Article 06 – by Daniele Tomasi – Photo gallery of Dan Dare Toys
• Article 07 – by Daniele Tomasi – Interview with Alberto Foche
The Spanish artist who worked on Titan Comics Dan Dare mini-series written by Peter Milligan
To Come - Other Articles Welcome!
Article 08 – by Daniele Tomasi – Profiling Massimo Belardinelli
The Italian artist who drew the Dan Dare adventures for 2000AD in the late 1970s
Article 09 – The Dan Dare Radio series
Charting the history of Radio Luxembourg’s take on Dan Dare
Article 10 – Dan Dare in Spaceship Away
Charting the comic strips published since 2003 in the magazine, Spaceship Away
If you’re interested in contributing, drop them a line via their website
