| The Adventures of Luther Arkwright | |
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 The cover of issue #2 of the Valkyrie Press edition of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Valkyrie Press |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | Oct. 1987 – April 1989 |
| No. of issues | 9 |
| Main character(s) | Luther Arkwright |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Bryan Talbot |
| Written by | Bryan Talbot |
| Penciller(s) | Bryan Talbot |
| Inker(s) | Bryan Talbot |
| Letterer(s) | Steve Haynie |
| Editor(s) | Bryan Talbot |
| Collected editions | |
| The Adventures of Luther Arkwright | ISBN 1-59307-725-4 |
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is a comic book limited series written and drawn by Bryan Talbot in the period 1978–1989. The story is adult in tone, with many mythological, historical, and political references, and a little explicit sex.
In 2003 English writer Warren Ellis called Arkwright "probably the single most influential graphic novel to have come out of Britain to date... probably Anglophone comics' single most important experimental work".[1] The series was nominated for eight Eagle Awards in 1988, winning four: Best New Comic, Favourite Character, and Best Comic Cover, with Talbot winning the award for Favourite Artist.[2] In addition, the book was given the 1989 Mekon Award for "Best British Work" by the Society of Strip Illustration.[3][4]
- ^ Ellis, Warren (2003). "Warren Ellis reviews The Adventures of Luther Arkwright". Artbomb (archived on Bryan-Talbot.com).
Luther Arkwright is probably the single most influential graphic novel to have come out of Britain to date...
- ^ "Previous Winners: 1988". Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BC1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Freeman, John (29 July 2012). "Timelord Talbot!". DownTheTubes.net.