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Z2 Celebrate Motörhead’s 50th Anniversary with NO REMORSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead

 In celebration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the legendary Motörhead, Z2 has gathered a staggering line-up of icons to narrate their personal encounters with the man that came to define the sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll lifestyle, Lemmy Kilmister. NO REMORSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead kicks off this 176-page tribute with a deeply personal foreword by his dear friend Dave Grohl and a truly touching afterword by his longtime friend and collaborator Ozzy Osbourne

The book pairs 25 rockstar contributors with 25 acclaimed illustrators to tell the stories of their true and unbelievable personal encounters with the heralded founding father of Motörhead. Recounting their history with Lemmy over the span of his life and career are some of the greatest living musicians – Ozzy Osbourne, Lars Ulrich, Slash, Chrissie Hynde, Dee Snider, Dave Navarro, plus world-class writers Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, pro-wrestling giants Triple H, Corey Graves, TV & Film luminaries including Matt Pinfield, Penelope Spheeris, Riki Rachtman, as well as his bandmates Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, and Slim Jim Phantom.

With a gorgeous variety of visual approaches the artists of NO REMORSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead; including Dave Chisholm, Bob Fingerman, Jay Jay Jackson, and Jim Mahfood capture the many facets of these incredible TRUE TALES of Lemmy Kilmister. The cover art is illustrated and designed by comic book legend Tim Bradstreet and features the gleam of a holographic coating on Lemmy’s classic aviator specs!

Like all Z2 collaborations, this book comes in a variety of highly-collectible editions, including the 1:5 “All-Access” Edition which features a framed AAA Artist Pass from Lemmy’s 70th birthday party at the Whisky A Go-Go; and the 1:25 “Backstage” Edition that comes with a framed original 2012-2013 Motörhead tour laminate. All of these artifacts are from the personal collection of Lemmy Kilmister. The “No Remorse” editions of the book will come with an exclusive white vinyl variant of the legendary Motörhead double LP, No Remorse, a poster triptych set by renowned designer Hydro74, and a three-card collectors set presented in a custom frame featuring the art of the iconic thrash-metal painter Ed Repka.

All collector editions will include the oversized deluxe volume of the NO REMORSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead book contained in a metallic foil embossed slipcase, with die cuts that reveal the holographic coating on Lemmy’s classic aviator specs on the cover of the book. All editions available for preorder.

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Preview: The Michael Moorcock Library: Moorcock’s Multiverse Vol. 2

The Michael Moorcock Library: Moorcock’s Multiverse Vol. 2

(W) Michael Moorcock (A) John Ridgeway, Mark Reeve (A/CA) Walt Simonson
In Shops: Mar 06, 2024
SRP: $29.99

The concluding chapter of Michael Moorcock’s seminal ground-breaking multiverse spanning graphic novel saga

See the diverse heroes from Moorcock’s sprawling Eternal Champion series united in a common quest to stop the criminal mastermind Silverskin from destroying the multiverse.

Collects Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse #6-12

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A Hard Agree Christmas Carol returns for 2023 with Dave Gibbons, Michael Moorcock, Evangeline Lilly, Olly Smith, and Julie Stark to support Comicbooks for Kids

The Hard Agree podcast team have announced their latest annual Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol charity podcast, in support of ComicBooks for Kids!

A Hard Agree Christmas Carol is the December 2023 edition of Hard Agree’s annual yuletide charity podcast, featuring host Andrew Sumner and an all-star line-up from comics, movies, TV & theatre performing Charles Dickens’ live recitation of A Christmas Carol in support of ComicBooks for Kids.

Joining Sumner on the podcast are comic book legend Dave Gibbons (Watchmen, Kingsman, The Originals); renowned fantasy author Michael Moorcock; author, actor & MCU star Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit, Ant-Man and The Wasp); BBC presenter & wine expert Olly Smith (BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, Olly Smith’s Home Cocktail Bible); West End theatre star Julie Stark (Chess, Les Misérables, We Will Rock You, Sister Act); comics editor &
cartoonist David Leach (Psycho Gran, David Leach Conquers the Universe), designer & comics artist Kelly Yates (Amber Atoms, MonstHer, Doctor Who) and Titan Comics marketing guru/ComicBooks for Kids UK director Will O’Mullane. The annual Hard Agree Yuletide Players cartoon was donated by Kelly Yates.

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Preview: The Michael Moorcock Library: Moorcock’s Multiverse Vol. 1

The Michael Moorcock Library: Moorcock’s Multiverse Vol. 1

(W) Michael Moorcock (A) John Ridgeway, Mark Reeve (A/CA) Walt Simonson
In Shops: Dec 13, 2023
SRP: $29.99

MICHAEL MOORCOCK’S MOST CELEBRATED CHARACTERS COLLIDE IN THIS MULTIVERSAL SAGA!

COMBINING THREE UNIQUE AND SEPARATE STORYLINES FROM THE ETERNAL CHAMPION NOVELS INTO ONE CENTURIES SPANNING EPIC STORY!

With reality under threat from the criminal mastermind, Silverskin, it is up to heroes from across Moorcock’s sprawling multiverse to maintain balance.

Collects Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse #1-6.

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Titan reveals The Michael Moorcock Library: The Multiverse Vol. 1

Titan Comics has revealed The Michael Moorcock Library: Multiverse Vol. 1 – a centuries spanning epic, collected in a brand-new hardcover collection! 

Available on July 12th 2023, written by celebrated and legendary scribe Michael Moorcock, with art by industry legends Walt SimonsonJohn Ridgway and Mark ReeveMultiverse Vol. 1 features Moorcock’s most celebrated characters colliding in a multiversal saga! With reality under threat from the criminal mastermind, Silverskin, it is up to heroes from across Moorcock’s sprawling multiverse to maintain balance. 

The Michael Moorcock Library: Multiverse Vol. 1 collects Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse #1-6 and is on sale July 12th, is available to pre-order

With reality under threat from the criminal mastermind, Silverskin, it is up to heroes from across Moorcock’s sprawling multiverse to maintain balance.

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Preview: The Michael Moorcock Library: Elric: Bane of the Black Sword

The Michael Moorcock Library: Elric: Bane of the Black Sword

Writers: Michael Moorcock and Roy Thomas
Artists: Mary Mitchell, Eric Vincent, Mark Pacella and Nicholas Koenig
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 170pp, $29.99/£26.99, ISBN: 9781787736191
On Sale: July 12, 2022

A stunning comic book adaptation of the classic Elric: Bane of the Black Sword novel by Michael Moorcock. This is the fifth book in the bestselling fantasy series.

The Bane of the Black Sword is the fifth volume in the saga of Elric, the albino sorcerer who wields the terrible, soul-eating magical sword, STORMBRINGER. This book is a comic adaptation of the collected, interconnected, five novellas of the original novel. The first four stories ‘Old Wounds’, ‘Three Kings in Darkness’, ‘The King Beneath the Hill’ and the ‘Flame Bringers’ tell of the continuing, eternal struggle of Elric against the elder gods of chaos as Elric finally brings Stormbringer home and finds peace at last in the arms of his true love Zarozinia. Meanwhile in the last story, ‘To Rescue Tanelorn’, Elric’s friend Rackhir the Red must travel through the five gates to seek aid from the Grey Lords in an effort to save the besieged city of Tanelorn from a horde of unimaginable evil.

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Preview: The Moorcock Library: Elric The Eternal Champion Collection

The Moorcock Library: Elric The Eternal Champion Collection

Writer: Michael Moorcock
Artists: James Cawthorn, Philippe Druillet
Publisher: Titan Comics
Hardcover, 56pp, $19.99, £17.99
On sale January 2021
ISBN: 9781785869556

Seminal sword-and-sorcery author Michael Moorcock weaves stunning blend of magic, heroism, and wonder as his legendary Eternal Champion Elric features in two rarely seen adventures, featuring artwork from legendary French artist Phillippe Druillet.

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Crisis on Infinite Jerry Ordway Part 2

Listen to Part 1

Interview with comics artist/writer Jerry Ordway continues! Jerry’s been making superhero comics for DC and Marvel for 40 years. He’s the guy who made people care about Shazam and the All Star Squadron again. He inked Crisis on Infinite Earths. He’s partnered with writers like Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Michael Moorecock, and Neil Gaiman. His essay on age discrimination in the industry put a name to a significant problem in comics http://ordstersrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/03/life-over-fifty.html

In part two of our interview, we talk about why we love hand lettering, the nightmare of Superman continuity, how he approached his groundbreaking graphic novel The Power of Shazam, on working with Michael Moorecock on Tom Strong, Warren Ellis on Planetary and creating a Loki story for Neil Gaiman’s Norse mythology book!  

Whether you’re new to Jerry’s work or a long time fan you’ll learn a ton about the process of inking and drawing comics (traditional and digital), industry history, Alan Moore anecdotes and why he actually likes drawing boats and buildings (and how he does it so darn elegantly). 

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Preview: The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff Vol. 2 HC

The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff Vol. 2 HC

Author(s): Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn
Artist(s): James Cawthorn

Published for the first time ever – the conclusion to the legendary Hawkmoon Chronicles, written by Michael Moorcock and adapted by James Cawthorn! A saga of science and sorcery 40 years in the telling, illustrated in gorgeous black-and-white with triptych triple-page spreads. In a post-apocalyptic world scoured by monsters and men, only Dorian Hawkmoon can stand against the Dark Empire of Granbretan and its immortal Emperor Huon!

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Preview: The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon The History of Runestaff Vol. 1

THE MICHAEL MOORCOCK LIBRARY: HAWKMOON THE HISTORY OF THE RUNESTAFF Vol 1

Writer: Michael Moorcock
Artist: James Cawthorn
Publisher: Titan Comics
Hardcover, 192pp, $39.99, £35.99
On sale: January 8, 2018
ISBN: 9781785864223

These two out of print classics, adapted by James Cawthorn, are collected together at last as part of Titan’s acclaimed Michael Moorcock Library.

Follow the adventures of Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke of Köln, as he fights against the Dark Empire of Granbretan and attempts to free himself from a malevolent black jewel that has been implanted in his brain.