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Simon Topping

@simon-topping.bsky.social

Associate Professor of US History Author of 'Northern Ireland, the United States and the Second World War' Writer of 'Sergeant Rayker' for Commando comics Bass player with 'The Affirmative'

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks for all the interest! I want someone to take on the whole project. I have a complete first draft with around 150 panels, aiming for 64 pages. Publishers want around 10 inked pages, so that will be the initial commitment.

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks for your reply. It's currently around 150-160 images, so I reckon maybe 64 pages. The plan is to submit the script and around ten inked pages to publishers, initially in the UK and Europe. I haven't started collecting visual references beyond what I've found in my research and on the web

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have a fairly complete draft with outlines of the main characters, but have only done a few panel descriptions

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sorry new to this, don't think my reply posted. Black and white, I think, I want to reflect the fact that the war is remembered in monochrome, but perhaps muted tones

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Black and white, I think, reflecting that the war is remembered in monochrome or washed out/muted tones

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Simon Topping @simon-topping.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am writing a graphic novel on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and I looking for an artist to illustrate it. Looking for a gritty 1970s British war comics style (Joe Colquhoun, Mike Western, Cam Kennedy, Mike Dorey vibe). Apply within!

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