Tripwire Magazine (2023)

Tripwire kicks off its first print quarterly this May with an Indiana Jones cover and feature looking back and forward at everyone's favorite fictional archaeologist, previewing the latest film Indiana Jones and The Dial Of Destiny. Also in this issue is 40 years of Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, How comic artists utilise Wacom and Cintiq tablets to bring their work to life, company focus on Ablaze, the return of Tripwire's graphic novel review column On The Shelf, career interview with writer Tom King, Tripwire's greatest comic artists of all time part one, from the archive: our exclusive chat with Stan Lee and Stripwire featuring Kent Menace and more.

Tripwire's second print quarterly, out in August, celebrate 35 years of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman with a look at the comic's history, chats with creators pivotal to its creation and genesis and examining the TV show and the New York Times-bestselling audio adaptation from Audible. The issue will also take a look at the history and influence of Lone Wolf And Cub, the Japanese cultural phenomena which broke out of comics, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo-and look back at the work of seminal Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who influenced everyone from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese to Francis Ford Coppola.

Tripwire's latest print quarterly celebrates the 60th anniversary of everyone's favorite TV time traveller, Doctor Who, with a cover and features looking at the Time Lord's history on TV, comics, and in audio. The issue also includes the regular strip section, Stripwire, the latest instalment of Tripwire's 101 Greatest Comic Artists Of All Time, its regular graphic novel and collections column, On The Shelf and much more.

Tripwire celebrates 25 years of crime comics creative team Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips with their Criminal comic coming to Amazon Prime. Also the magazine takes a look at 10 years of US indie comics publisher Mad Cave studios and also profiles London's renowned Capital Crime festival. Plus the fourth and final part of The Greatest Comic Artists of all Time, counting down to number one, its regular Stripwire strip section, reviews of graphic novels and trade paperbacks in On The Shelf and more.

Tripwire's print quarterly continues with a look at the 35th anniversary of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman in comics, audio and on television, talking to many of the key creators involved. Also Tripwire takes a dive into the worlds of the Samurai in film and comics with Koike and Kojima's Lone Wolf & Cub, Stan Sakai's Usaji Yojimbo and the grandfather of Japanese cinema Akira Kurosawa. It will also feature its renowned strip section, Stripwire, its graphic novel review roundup On The Shelf and another dip into Tripwire's archive.