Pat Mills

'Working-class Hero': Dredger Gerry had a knack of turning so many stereotypes on their head, even though, politically, we were probably poles apart.

Dredger as a working-class secret agent was ‘something to be’, to quote Lennon’s immortal lyrics. Such characters had never appeared in comics before and were a rarity in film and novels. And they still are today.
My latest Secret History of Comics:
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We are publishing the book on our new direct sales store at millsverse.com/product/amer... Hardcover and softcover formats are available to pre-order now. Check out the info in our store and pre-order your copy now, in good time for Christmas!

But we really appreciate everyone who has followed the pre-launch and helped to boost the campaign on their socials. Thank you!
So, with the clock ticking, we thought we should go for a Christmas release instead.

CHANGE OF PLANS ON AMERICAN REAPER
We decided that, rather than go for a Kickstarter, we'd get Book One of Reaper out in time for Christmas. There's so much love for Reaper, but we weren't getting the followers that we needed.

Aaaagh! The Secret History of Action: Introduction I had six weeks to put together the stories for Action. Anti-establishment thinking is so hard-wired into my DNA, there was really no alternative theme.

Read for free my introduction to the Aaaagh! The Secret History of Actio
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Pencils from Gary Welsh 'Beating Churchill' in Ragtime Soldier.

Churchill was sick. True story:

MAN (to bearer): How much is he paying you to carry him?

BEARER: Ten bob.

MAN: I'll gie' you double to drop him. (love it!)

Churchill lost the Dundee election and blames Ragtime.

New York City, 2062.
Reapers hunt coffin cheaters: members of an ageing rich elite who become young again by inhabiting the bodies of innocent teenagers.
A story torn from tomorrow's headlines: a future that's perilously near!
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American Reaper: an exciting discovery! The original treatment that got us a film option

I found my original storyline that got us the gig with Trudie Styler’s film company to develop the character into a film and a comic strip.
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YouTube video by Millsverse AMERICAN REAPER ANIMATIC GRAPHIC NOVEL PROMO

Matherson hunts body snatchers who perform illegal mind transplants. He's already lost his son. Now he must protect his daughter.
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Join our Kickstarter for American Reaper Book One, drawn by Clint Langley with Reaper Files from Fay Dalton
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Sha Book 1: The Shadow One - MILLSVERSE Lara, a sixteen-year-old girl accused of witchcraft, burns at the stake. As she dies, she summons the Earth Goddess and swears revenge on her murderers.

We’re celebrating the launch of our online shop with 10% off ALL titles! So if you missed our Sha 1: The Shadow One Kickstarter, you can grab your softcover, hardcover or digital copy!
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Offer ends 22/08/2025

Hi, yes Panini UK have released their first Omnibus, which might already be available in the US. Hopefully they'll follow up fast with the next collection.
Not sure what their plans are for Vol. 11-14 (we're currently up to Vol 12, Olivier is drawing 13 and we end on 14), could be a long wait!

I don’t recall John ever mentioning The Devils, but it’s quite possible, even likely. John watched a lot of cult movies, but his ultimate inspiration was himself. He was driven by his own Muse to create those astonishing images

Happy you got it ok! We've just pre-launched our next KS: American Reaper, so sign up to be notified when we launch if you're interested.

Earlier this afternoon I received my copy of the deluxe Kickstarter-exclusive edition of “Sha Book 1 - The Shadow One” by Pat Mills & Olivier Ledroit. Was a bit late to the party, but @patmillswriter.bsky.social was super-accommodating, so thanks very much, Pat. Looking forward to future volumes!

Coming soon: American Reaper Book One Matherson is a Reaper, hunting snatchers who carry out body transplants. He's already lost his son. Now he must protect his daughter.

Our 2nd Kickstarter American Reaper is in pre-launch!

It’s a dystopian near-future thriller, created with Clint Langley.

With bonus previously unseen War Dog art by Clint – the original inspiration for Sláine!

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When the World Screamed Matriarchy versus Patriarchy (25) Conclusion. "We have figurines that look alike from 17,000 BC and  from 38,000 BC. How is it even possible to bridge these unbelievable amounts of time?"

Long before James Lovelock’s Gaia theory, I remember being enthralled as a boy to read Conan Doyle’s When the World Screamed.
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The Dinner Ladies from the Vatican Matriarchy versus Patriarchy (21). My friend Rafael went to the Vatican – the heart of the patriarchy – and got short shrift from these matriarchs he met.

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Damn right!!!

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Thanks! I'll pass that on to Lisa and the 77 Publishing team, as it's down to all their hard work.

The Green Man Matriarchy versus Patriarchy (19). Omnibus filmed us both at Rollright Stones, near where Simon lived, and I explain the premise of the Green Man, the consort of the Goddess.

THE GREEN MAN
Omnibus was a legendary BBC One arts documentary series. I wrote a sequence about the Green Man in Sláine: The Horned God, specially for Omnibus and you can see Simon painting it on the show. Our section starts at 16:52.
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Great to see our Sha backers with their deluxe editions!

Rather unfortunate top line juxtaposition with the cover image

I always like to have catchphrases for my stories.
Like Kiss My Axe!
Dundee is famous for its jam. So I think the catch-phrase for Ragtime Soldier is likely to be the Dundee Black Watch's battle-cry 'Marmalade!'
We've just 5 days and £3,800 to go on our KS:
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Very much appreciated!

Pat Mills 'Ragtime Soldier' - the successor to Charley's War Battle lines being drawn in new UK comic

Plus a NEW 37 page story about a Trench Raid and the raiders’ terrifying discovery just before the Battle of the Somme.
Only 8 days left on our Kickstarter! Back us:
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A successor to CHARLEY’S WAR at last! RAGTIME SOLDIER has my 11 page comic strip about the disastrous and tragic Battle of Loos and how the war resistance movement beat Winston Churchill in the Dundee election after the conflict. 1/2

The UFO Connection Matriarchy versus Patriarchy (10)

I asked him why he was sending it to me. He said, ‘They told me you are meant to have it.’ I asked him why he was writing it. He said the forces he was in touch with compelled him.
He was driven.
But by whom? Who were ‘they’?

Matriarchy vs Patriarchy (10)
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The UFO Connection Matriarchy versus Patriarchy (10)

The most extraordinary example of the Muse I’ve come across is a work by a writer which is worth lingering on. In the late 1980s he sent me – in weekly instalments, an amazing document about the nature of language. When collected together the pages stood three feet high!
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