Dick Turpin is back at Time Bomb Comics

The legendary highwayman is back!

Coming to Kickstarter in the near future is the latest adventure in Time Bomb’s gothic horror Dick Turpin series. Dick Turpin and the Restless Dead sees the infamous highwayman battle zombies in a full-colour reworking of Time Bomb’s second ever story. Originally only 24 pages in black and white and now long out of print, the 2026 edition is a full length graphic novel, containing completely new art and a substantially expanded plot.

From creator and writer Steve Tanner and artist John Erasmus, this will be the third full length Dick Turpin adventure published by Time Bomb Comics. Turpin’s previous stories from Time Bomb have seen him face ghosts and vampires, with both gothic horror romps having highly successful pre-order campaigns on Kickstarter.

Speaking on why he keeps coming back to his version of Dick Turpin, Steve said:

“I think now that Dick Turpin defined Time Bomb Comics. Dick Turpin and the Restless Dead was its second comic, released in 2008. But it was received much more enthusiastically than our first (the science fiction one-shot Ragamuffins). So much so, that I think it put Time Bomb on the radar regards what was being published in British indie comics at the time.”

On what readers can expect from this new version of the classic story, he added:

“Similar to what I did with Ragamuffins, this takes the original story and reworks it, with completely new art and lettering, and now in colour. Those who read the original will recognise some of the original plot, but hopefully will be surprised, and perhaps horrified, with the new twists and turns. Imagine a modern movie version of a forgotten sixties black and white TV show, that’s the difference between the two. The original version of Dick Turpin and the Restless Dead was still very much traditional small press in how the story was presented. What’s great about this new 2026 take is that it’s pretty much my definitive version of a story that I’ve always been fond of, and which began my 18th Century obsession in the first place. That, and the visual treat of added brutal highwayman versus zombie action from artist John Erasmus, of course!”

Dick Turpin and the Restless Dead is written by Steve Tanner with interior artwork by John Erasmus, letters from John Robbins and edited by Paul H Birch. John Erasmus has also created two promotional images for the book.

Further details about Dick Turpin and the Restless Dead, including the cover and cover artist, will be announced soon.

The Kickstarter campaign will launch in mid-February. You can sign up to be notified on launch at this link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timebomb/dick-turpin-and-the-restless-dead

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