First Men on Mars Now Available for Pre-Order

May 18th, 2023

First Men on Mars #1 is now available for pre-order via Backerkit.

The Kickstarter for E.M.PRESS Publications’ debut comicbook, First Men on Mars #1, has now ended. However, items from the the Kickstarter can now be pre-ordered here.

E,M.PRESS Publications expects to fulfill all pledges and pre-orders during August 2023.

Written by Paul L. Mathews and based on a concept by Paul L. Mathews and Accent U.K.’s Dave West, First Men On Mars #1 boasts art by E.M.PRESS’ lead artist, Gary Erskine (Captain America, Star Wars, Doctor Who), and luminaries of the U.K. comicbook industry such as Mike Collins (Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, The Witcher ), Paul McCaffrey (Adler, Penny Dreadful, Captain Scarlet) and Ian Richardson (MARVEL, DC Comics, 2000AD). It also features variant covers by Lee Carter, Staz Johnson, Paul McCaffrey, Ian Richardson and Tiernen Trevallion (2000 AD, Dark Horse). It is coloured by Yel Zamor (MARVEL Comics, Dark Horse, Titan Comics) and John-Paul Bove (Transformers, GI Joe, TMNT) and lettered by Annie Parkhouse (2000AD, Judge Dredd, Renegade Arts).

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First Men on Mars Has Now Funded on Kickstarter

May 5th, 2023

E.M.PRESS Publications debut comicbook has now funded on Kickstarter.

The 48-page steampunk opus First Men on Mars #1 has reached its funding goal and is now approaching its first stretch goal. You can see the Kickstarter here.

Written by Paul L. Mathews and based on a concept by Paul L. Mathews and Accent U.K.’s Dave West, First Men On Mars #1 boasts art by E.M.PRESS’ lead artist, Gary Erskine (Captain America, Star Wars, Doctor Who), and luminaries of the U.K. comicbook industry such as Mike Collins (Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, The Witcher ), Paul McCaffrey (Adler, Penny Dreadful, Captain Scarlet) and Ian Richardson (MARVEL, DC Comics, 2000AD). It also features variant covers by Lee Carter, Staz Johnson, Paul McCaffrey, Ian Richardson and Tiernen Trevallion (2000 AD, Dark Horse). It is coloured by Yel Zamor (MARVEL Comics, Dark Horse, Titan Comics) and John-Paul Bove (Transformers, GI Joe, TMNT) and lettered by Annie Parkhouse (2000AD, Judge Dredd, Renegade Arts).

Printed in a U.S. format, 48-page comicbook, First Men on Mars details a failed British military expedition to Mars.

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First Men on Mars Kickstarter now Live

September 9th, 2021

E.M.PRESS Publications has launched its first Kickstarter. With a goal of £15,000, the new comics company hopes to raise the funds required to publish the first issue of its mini-series, First Men on Mars.

A steampunk title set in 1890, First Men on Mars is written by E.M.PRESS co-founder Paul L. Mathews and brought to vivid life by lead artist and concept designer Gary Erskine. It also features the artwork of comicbook artists Mike Collins, Simon Fraser and Paul McCaffrey. The book has been coloured by Yel Zamor and John-Paul Bove. It is lettered by Annie Parkhouse.

This U.S. format, 64-page comicbook tells the story of a failed British military expedition to Mars. Following this sortee, Lady Lilian Wells-Cavendish arrives at a British Army camp in the heart of Africa and begins an investigation the mission’ failure. First Men on Mars revolves around this operation and its survivors’ conflicting testimonies. By unravelling these accounts, Lady Wells-Cavendish is able to uncover an incredible tale of not only dragon-riding Martians, shambling plantmen, wartomatons, flying machines and battery-powered tanks, but also an altogether unexpected threat that awaits the mission to Mars…

Events on Earth are drawn by Gary Erskine (Captain America, Star Wars, Doctor Who) and each of the survivors’ stories are drawn by Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante, Hershey, Judge Dredd), Mike Collins (Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, The Witcher ) and Paul McCaffrey (Anno Dracula, Adler, Captain Scarlet). First Men on Mars is coloured by Yel Zamor (MARVEL Comics, Dark Horse, Titan Comics) and John-Paul Bove (Transformers, GI Joe, TMNT) and lettered by Annie Parkhouse (2000AD, Judge Dredd, Renegade Arts).

Written by Paul L. Mathews and based on a concept by Paul L. Mathews and Accent U.K.’s Dave West, First Men On Mars #1 is the first issue of a limited series, with subsequent issues to be crowdfunded in 2022.

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E.M.PRESS Announces First Title

August 18th, 2021

New indie comics publisher E.M.PRESS Publications has announced its first title.

Based in the U.K. and co-founded by industry veteran Gary Erskine, E.M.PRESS is developing a variety of titles in equally varied genres. Its first release, a steampunk mini-series entitled First Men on Mars, is written by E.M.PRESS co-founder Paul L. Mathews. Set in 1890, it tells the story of a disastrous mission to Mars.

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