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Alan Holloway <\/strong>and Ed Doyle<\/strong>\u2018s Sentinel<\/em><\/strong> project has come a long way since its launch back in 2020. Originally a homage to DC Thomson\u2019s long-running pocket digest title, Starblazer<\/em><\/strong>, the pocket-sized SF adventure comic has developed its own vibe, and we\u2019ve seen some entertaining tales since. <\/p>\n

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The latest, Issue 17, \u201cThey Call Her Trinity<\/a><\/strong>\u201c, currently seeking support on Kickstarter, featuring the distinctive and impressive art of Mal Earl<\/strong> (previously acclaimed for his work on Aces Weekly<\/em><\/strong> and currently working on his own anthology, The Jigsaw Review<\/a><\/em>) is a real treat of a tale; a western in space with everything you\u2019d expect from such a setting \u2013 and much more besides.<\/p>\n

For those who came in late, Sentinel<\/em><\/strong> is the brainchild of Alan Holloway<\/strong> and Ed Doyle<\/strong>, a small press publishing team driven by a love of the medium and an incessant desire to tell stories in words and pictures.<\/p>\n

You may also know them as publishers of the anthology title, FALCON<\/em><\/strong>, a tribute to EAGLE<\/em> comic with a modern take.<\/p>\n

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Since its first issue, \u201cSpecial Delivery<\/strong>\u201c, written by Alan, with art by Ed, published back in early 2020<\/a>, Sentinel<\/em> <\/strong>has amassed a solid series of 16 volumes, proof positive of the power of pure passion as motivation. In addition to Alan and Ed, contributors have included strip artists Mac Art, Ian Beadle, Dave Metcalfe-Carr, Sinclair Elliott, Morgan Gleave, Jack Parsons, Andrew Richmond, and Paul Spence; with variant covers provided by artists including Mac Art, Ian Beadle, Mal Earl, Patrick Goddard, Andy Lambert, Mark Montague, former Starblazer<\/em> cover artist Keith Robson, Neil Sims and Lyndon Webb on different issues.<\/p>\n

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Promotional imagery for Sentinel 17 \u2013 \u201cCall Me Trinity\u201d, art by Mal Earl<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alan Holloway first asked Mal if he\u2019d be interested in producing art for an issue of Sentinel<\/em> <\/strong>back in 2020, and after coming up with a script and character inspired by the pair\u2019s mutual appreciation of Spaghetti Western cinema, and the 2000AD<\/em> character, Strontium Dog, work began in earnest on the artwork. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Mal\u2019s full time job had to take precedence over his strong desire to try creating a tale in the pocket digest format, but, luckily for us he\u2019s now retired \u2013 and \u201cThey Call Her Trinity<\/strong>\u201d is the impressive result.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving thrashed out the early concepts with Alan and having designed her look, weaponry and environs I was still fundamentally attached to her as a character,\u201d Mal explains. \u201cUp to that point, the dropping of the \u2018Trinity\u2019 project had weighed as a regret at the back of my mind, and the opportunity to pick up where we left o\ufb00 and complete her tale was like collecting a lost child and bringing her home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now fully focused on creating comic art and more from his Lake District home, Mal has taken Alan\u2019s fun strip of a bounty hunter arriving on a backwater planet and delivered 64 pages of cracking art in his unique style (albeit with an occasional fond nod to some of his favourite artists, as Trinity wreaks havoc in search of very personal vengeance).<\/p>\n

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The \u201cpocket digest\u201d format is sometimes hard to make work for some creators \u2013 the restrictive number of panels per page, for example, can prove daunting. (Commando<\/em>, for example, sticks firmly with two per page, excluding opening splash and finale). But Mal\u2019s work displays an innate confidence in his ability as a cracking artist, and it\u2019s clear, I think, he enjoyed bringing Alan\u2019s story to life.<\/p>\n

The whole adventures is complete, with covers from Mal and Atholl Buchan<\/a><\/strong> in the bag \u2013 it just needs your support, and I hope I\u2019ve sufficiently wet your appetite with this review\/ news item!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Check out Sentinel<\/em> Issue 17 \u201cThey Call Her Trinity\u201d by Alan Holloway and Mal Earl here on Kickstarter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Follow the Sentinel project on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Mal Earl is online at malearl.com
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