April’s No.7 will mark the second year’s first issue
Quantum, an anthology of ongoing stories set in amazing and strange universes, has published in a physical-only format since January 2023. This May’s issue, No. 7, marks the start of the comic’s second year.
Launching a physical-only, Newsagents-first comic in 2023 may have seemed like a strange choice. The decision came from the huge success of Time Bomb’s 2022 Gerry Anderson Spectrum anthology, though over the course of this first year, Quantum has proven easily able to stand by itself.
Quantum has been available nationally bi-monthly in WH Smith’s, alongside independent newsagents. Internationally, it has been distributed in Germany, Sweden, Australia and the United States. Part of the aim of this is to support local newsagents, something which is encouraged by the ongoing cover art competition. Quantum buyers can enter by taking and sharing a selfie of themselves and their copy of Quantum, along with the address of their stockist. One entry per month is randomly selected to win the original inked art of that month’s cover, and the winner also has their image printed in the next issue.
Recently, Quantum has also been made available via a Patreon subscription, which includes bonuses such as special covers, limited editions of out-of-print comics and more. The Patreon also offers Time Bomb publishers, Steve Tanner and Dave West, a place to share their years of experience in the indie comics field.
Commenting on Quantum’s ongoing success, Steve Tanner said; “Nobody launches new comics just into the newsagents anymore, least of all a small, independent publisher. I think when Time Bomb Comics launched Quantum in April 2023 doing exactly that, well, it’s fair to say that some people thought we were mad.”
“Our current plans to further expand Quantum’s availability, widen its readership, and take the Quantum brand in some unexpected directions may well confirm that we are. So, twelve months on, and with Quantum issue 7 about to begin the comic’s second publishing year, I’d genuinely like to thank all the readers and commentators who have embraced the madness!”
Quantum No. 7 is available April 18th, Quantum No. 6 is out now via Newsagents.
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