Trident Comics

Trident Comics was a small comic book publishing company based in Leicester, UK, specializing in black and white comics created by new British talent. It was an offshoot of the distribution company Neptune.

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Comic book - Leicester - UK

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Among its titles was Trident, an anthology title featuring Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Andrew Hope, Dom Regan and Paul Grist amongst others.

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Anthology - Neil Gaiman - Grant Morrison - Paul Grist

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Trident achieved some notoriety for publishing Grant Morrison and Paul Grist's St Swithin's Day, a semi-autobiographical tale about a young man plotting to assassinate Margaret Thatcher. It was later reprinted by Oni Press.

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Grant Morrison - Paul Grist - Margaret Thatcher - Oni Press

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Other titles published include Man-Elf, created by Michael Moorcock, Saviour by Mark Millar, The Shadowmen by Mark Millar and Andrew Hope, and Burglar Bill by Paul Grist.

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Michael Moorcock - Mark Millar - Paul Grist

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The company ceased publishing in the early 1990s after financial problems.

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