STRIP Magazine #5/6 in UK stores this week

After several unforseen and unwelcome delays due to shipping issues, Strip Magazine Issue 5/6 - a giant-size double issue of Print Media's action anthology - will be in stores tomorrow (Wednesday 31st October 2012).

Priced at £4.99, the 96-page special features a cover by John Ridgway and is another comic shop-only issue and wraps the first Black Ops Extreme story arc by John Freeman and PJ Holden and concludes James Hudnall and John Ridgway's Age of Heroes fantasy adventure - for now.

This special giant size edition has even more comic strip action and adventure than ever, with almost a dirty dozen pages of Black Ops Extreme as the the do-or-die military team try to end an embassy siege in London - and confront a ghost from their past.

Also in the issue, the battle for the future of Earth hits the streets of Houston in Warpaint (by Phil Hester and John McCrea); the gripping conclusion to the first Devil's Heritage adventure (by Jerome Felix and Paul Gastine), as dangerous Nazis hunt a diabolic treasure; elven magic in Age of Heroes; and not one, but two STRIP CHALLENGE winning stories, one by Stephen Baskerville and the other by Paul Rainey and Robert Wells; and two episodes of classic Action comic strip Hook Jaw.

Features this issue are interviews with creators Leo (Mirabilis) Hartas and Nick (Hugo Tate) Abadzis.

• Please note that due to the delayed release of this issue, features and information on the future plans of the title printed in the issue are completely at odds with the current aim of a 2013 news stand launch for Volume 2.

• The print edition of STRIP #5/6 was split into two digital editions for iPad, which include a small amount of digital extra material, some of which will be featured in future print issues 

• Buy STRIP Magazine for Issue 5

• Buy STRIP Magazine Issue 6

The previous digital issues of STRIP - for iPad only at present - are also available for just £1.99 each.

• STRIP Magazine for iPad Issue 1

• STRIP Magazine for iPad Issue 2

• STRIP Magazine for iPad Issue 3

• STRIP Magazine for iPad Issue 4

INTEL: STRIP Magazine Issue 4

In the latest edition of Print Media Productions monthly action adventure anthology, on sale soon in all good UK comic shops, the war between gods hots up in Warpaint (by Phil Hester and John McCrea), a brand-new Age of Heroes story (by James Hudnall, John Ridgway) begins; and dangerous Nazis trail the love-lorn Constant in The Devil's Heritage (Jerome Felix, Paul Gastine) -- in pursuit of a deadly power that could change the world!

If that isn't enough for you, Black Ops Extreme (John Freeman and PJ Holden) head for the Middle East to sabotage an illegal nuclear bomb factory and we bring you Slayer Keith, a madcap tale of warrior meets mad science in our latest Strip Challenge from David Hailwood, Stu Smith and Dave Thomson!

Meanwhile, Hook Jaw continues to eat his way through greedy oil men and we have some fun for you in Cosmic Patrol and Bogey-Man Bob!

Plus we're more than happy to pay tribute to 2000AD as it reaches its 35th birthday and bring you an all-new interview with Transformers artist and Frontier graphic album creator Andrew Wildman.

The only thing that can stop us is the snow storm that has brought Bosnia to a standstill for the past two weeks - but the magazine's printed and is on its way to Diamond, and your local British comic shop...

We'll confirm the on sale date as soon as possible!

• The digital edition of STRIP Magazine Issue 4 is available for iPad here

STRIP Magazine rides with the Devil!

Here's the cover to Issue 3 of STRIP Magazine, on sale in UK comic shops next month.

The Devil's Heritage is a new strip to the title, by Jerome Felix and Paul Gastine. A mystery adventure set in pre-World War 2 France, the art is gorgeous and we think you'll enjoy it.

First published in France by Bamboo, this is our first ongoing story from continental creators.

Also in the issue:

• A special Black Ops Extreme 'flashback' story drawn by Nick Dyer - whose art on this issue's Strip Challenge entry, Black Dragon, secured him the commission

• Wizard Wex battles a deadly monster in Age of Heroes from James Hudnall and John Ridgway

• Young Mia is drawn deeper into an ancient battle of the gods in Warpaint by Phil Hester and John McCrea

• Can a shark expert put an end to Hook Jaw in our classic strip from Ken Armstrong and Ramon Sola?

• Who is Bogey-Man Bob?

We've also got interviews with comic creators Jason Cobley and John Ridgway - and a special retrospective feature on Starlord, 2000AD's short-lived stablemate, the comic that first brought Britain Strontium Dog!

Issue 3 is on sale in January 2012. Happy New Year!