A Comic Tribute To BOLT-01 Partly By BOLT-01

Dave Evans was a big influence on Alexi and on the whole UK comic scene. Alexi was shocked and saddened at his untimely passing in 2021. That it has inspired multiple tribute projects (including, for example, the Comic Creatives UK Discord community) is a testament to the impact Dave had on comic-makers.

The latest, BOLT-01: A Tribute To Dave Evans, is, fittingly, a bumper 140-page classic sci-fi comic anthology, put together by Alan & Ed of Sentinel comic, with all profits going to charity. It features some great comics by a load of creators who were friends with and had worked with Dave - and even includes several pieces that Dave himself had collaborated on.

One of these pieces is a story (originally written for FutureQuake) by Alexi called 'Mogsters'. It's an absolutely foolish tale of cyborg cats and gangsters, but artist Andy Meanock did a delightful job with it, bringing out all the fun and silliness that had been hoped for in the script (and the lettering by Dave is, of course, spot on).

It would be impossible to fully pay tribute to Dave and his contribution to comics via a short comic, but in a weird way, a daft, cheery sci-fi comic about cats perhaps is appropriate - it wouldn't exist without him and a lot of people, Alexi included, very much remember the cheeriness that Dave brought to the UK comic scene.

More info about the anthology here, and you can order digital or physical copies via the Kickstarter.

To recap:

• Big ol' comic, full of loads of quality work
• Tribute to a legend
• All profits from the comic go to the charity Survivors Of Bereavement By Suicide
• Cyborg cats
• Deadline is 9th April (or 10th? Around then! Don't wait!)

Go! Go and buy a copy ASAP!