Thank you. Thank you! THANK YOU!!!
24 days ago
– Wed, Sep 09, 2026 at 02:56:46 AM
“Looks like we made it!”
Seriously, I can’t thank you all enough!
I know there are a couple of very minor loose ends to tie up, but 99.9% of you have everything you asked for! All of the last missing or damaged shipments have been sent out. I think there’s one retailer out there who backed it that is still waiting, but we got you.
This ride has been a massive rollercoaster for me. I learned a lot. I struggled in a couple of places when others dropped the ball; I banged my head against the wall in frustration over spreadsheets and fulfillment lists (more than once), but we got there.
I could bore you all about the changes in postal service (or lack thereof) and charges, but I think everyone has experienced that if you’ve sent anything at all through the post recently (especially overseas).
I particularly want to thank our two fulfillment centers, one in Los Angeles and the other in Liverpool, for helping to navigate all this. Big shout-out to our West Coast muscle, Justin (the guardian of the One Ring), then Mike, Gareth, and the rest of the Liverpool based Diamond UK team.
I wouldn’t have expected to have on my bingo card that I would be editing Deadline again 30 years after I initially took over from Steve (Dillon) and Brett (Ewins), and that so many of the original Deadline creators would be ready to come back for more. My hat is off to everyone of them and the new faces who will be in future issues.
One of the new faces on the block is Chloe Maveal (https://www.instagram.com/trash_humper/), who valiantly lent a helping hand on the special and will be with us kicking ass on the road ahead!
The A1 DEADLINE Special was our Christmas Carol to you—a little of the past, present, and future. Several of you said you wanted to be surprised and not to give everything away ahead of time. We will definitely do some of that. I always loved not knowing what was going to be in a comic before I read it; however, we will most definitely be laying out a trail of breadcrumbs to get you to come back here for more.
A1 DEADLINE is back so that comic creators have a platform for short-form content while they’re working on their latest magnum opus! It’s here for creators to have a soapbox when needed about issues and ideas they feel passionate about. The articles will be art-, music-, and culture-led.
At the same time, I hope you’ll find new voices and talents that you’ll go seek out for more.
There’s been a lot of change in our society over the last 30 years, and I wish I could say that most of it has been good; sadly, it is even harder today for creators to profit from their own work. Your support is the first step to making that an achievable goal. I plan to build a system to make that possible, while entertaining you all. I own no rights to the material I publish (unless I create it myself). Tom Astor, the original publisher, assigned me the rights to the name Deadline only. It’s what I brought with me (along with A1), and it’s all I’ll leave with.
Many of you signed up for our newsletter many moons ago, but I don’t have access to those sign-ups, so I’m asking you again to sign up for our new newsletter.
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There’s more to tell you, but what would the point of a newsletter be if I told you all here?
Any thoughts or comments you have are welcome. You can reach us via email at [email protected]! Let us know what music you're listening to these days. I'll publish the best reviews!
See you in the funny pages!
SLACK!
~ Dave xxxx
