&sq=&lang=&file=File:Speakeasy65-cover.jpg) The cover of Speakeasy #65 (August 1986). Artwork by Brian Bolland. | |
| Editor | Richard Ashford (1979–1986) Cefn Ridout (1986) Nigel Curson (1989–1990) Stuart Green (1990–1991) |
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| Categories | comics, criticism, history, interviews |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Publisher | Richard Ashford (1979–1986) Acme Press (1986–1989) John Brown Publishing (1989–1991) |
| First issue | Aug. 1979 |
| Final issue Number | May 1991 120 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
Speakeasy was a British magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. It published many interviews with both British and American comics creators.[1]
Speakeasy published 120 issues between 1979 and 1991, and won the Eagle Award for Favourite Specialist Comics Publication four times in five years, from 1986 to 1990.
- ^ Freeman, John (Feb 27, 2014). "WebFinds: Looking back on Speakeasy, a comics magazine that crashed and burned". DownTheTubes.net.