"WAR" is a non-profit fundraiser comic with all proceeds going to Campaign Against The Arms Trade (CAAT). The anthology will be an A5 format book style anthology of around 60-72 pages, with full colour cover & quality greyscale printing & ISBN number. Varied themes are encouraged; anti-war, satirical, pastiches of old propaganda war comics & films, factual, educational & hardhitting or with fictional universal themes. Weirder, more surreal strips & illustrations & more lighthearted ones are also encouraged. Contributors are allowed up to 7 pages for the anthology.
Strips can be about overseas conflict, the arms trade , globalisation, media or even inner conflicts that people wrestle with day to day. Illustrations are also acceptable. The hope is to create an intelligent, challenging anthology to promote awareness & express strong views but also to entertain & be diverse without being overly preachy. It is hoped that people will recognise that this project to help support an worthwhile organisation committed to fighting the global armstrade, and in the spirit of goodwill will contribute something for it. Please get in touch with your contributions and spread the word! Sean Duffield, papertigercomix@yahoo.com

DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 25th.

"WORLDS WORST LOVE STORIES" is to be a collection of lighthearted or bittersweet tales. The strips could be true, autobiographical, absurd, tragic, slightly-sentimental, sci-fi, weird, sinister, horrific, retro, underground, warped or damn right hysterical....the most unlikely & bizarre stories are welcome...whoever, whatever it's up to you. The more clever & innovative the better, it would be good to push the envelope in terms of ideas, quality & art. Get your thinking caps on!


"TALES OF TERROR" is to be a mixture of original horror strips. Subject matter is broad, this could be psychological horror, paranormal/supernatural,creatures etc, & more tongue-in-cheek, underground, & satirical work & also homage style strips (B-movie style horror stories & art are welcome, as are EC style strips) or whatever else depravity you can think up. The "Worlds Worst Love Stories" & "Tales Of Terror " anthologies will be A5 black & white with colour covers. Somewhere between 60-72 pages & will be selling for £2.75 -£3.00.
Deadline for Tales Of Terror is September 30th, hopefully we can get it printed up in time for Halloween!
Deadline for World Worst Love Stories is November 15th.
Contributors are allowed up to 6 pages for a strip. 1 page
illustrations are welcome too.

Paper Tiger Comix & Sound Of Drowning Presents "CELEBRITY DEATH RACE". Imagine Wacky Races meets Death Race 2000 with famous people (live or dead) who will kill to win. Contributors are asked to design a "death racer" for their chosen celebrity, with gadgets, weapons & 'top trumps' style schematics & rundowns.

Celebrity death racers so far include; Jeremy Beadle, Rolf Harris, Jimmy Saville, Man-O-War, Richard & Judy, George W Bush, Elvis, The Elephant Man, Ron Jeremy, Mel Gibson, Vanessa Phelps & Captain Beefheart.There's room for plenty more. 1 page per racer. A5 format. DEADLINE September 15th.


The anthologies are in the spirit of the underground, alternative & anti-censorship small press. Artists retain full control of their work.

Sean Duffield

Contact: papertigercomix@yahoo.com