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| Welcome to the biggest adventure in comics! |
| If you like your comics full of mystery and adventure, with an emphasis on good story, and you love the worlds of Rider Haggard, Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Edgar P. Jacobs and Hergé, then you’ll want to read The Rainbow Orchid... |
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"The art is wonderfully attractive but what impressed me the most was the slow-burning, exquisitely constructed plot." - Comics International
Fool Britannia Web Comic of the Year 2006
UK National Comic Awards nominee finalist 2004 in two categories
Fool Britannia Small Press Comic of the Year 2003
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| Read the comic online |
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You can now follow the adventures of Julius Chancer and his friends online. Features include annotations, view pencils and full user navigation control.
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| Blog & news |
Thursday 8 May 2008
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| I've bought three comics within the last week (usually I don't buy more than one a month - if that) so thought I'd give them a mention... |
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| Reviews |
| "The characters are real, the setting is authentic, and this opening chapter hints at many plot strands. It's got depth, charm and real polish." - TRS2
"..the story is a thoroughly charming slice of nostalgia-tinged British adventurism." - Unified Review Theory
"..a genuine joy to read.." - The Real Mainstream
"It is not just ambitious but it works and with élan. The different levels of the story and their attendant styles lend a tremendous feeling of depth to the whole book.." - Zum
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| Behind the scenes |
| See the creative process that is used to get The Rainbow Orchid from the imagination to the page, from script and sketches to inks and colouring.
"A good comic strip is perfect economic story-telling; a panel is not just a pretty picture, but story in action, whether that story is being told through Julius Chancer running through the jungle or the expression on Lily Lawrence's face. Every line conveys information.."
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