Books in the Read Em and Weep series

London, 1975. The Sex Pistols do their first gig at the Marquee. Death Race 2000 and Rollerball are on at the cinema. The first Macdonald's has just opened. And women are banned from wearing trousers in the office. Meet Dave Maudling, editor of The Spanker, Britain's most popular weekly comic. He's a liquorice-pipe-chewing man-child, and the world's laziest serial killer. Actually, he hasn't killed anyone…yet. He's intent on killing off his readers by inserting lethal information into his comic. But then something unexpected and wonderful happens… This is Dave's world, so he's also being blackmailed by a monster from his childhood. He has a strange desire to date fur coats. And his femme fatale mother, Jean, is nagging him to solve her murder. Yes, she's dead, but is she really just a figment of his imagination? As he sets out to discover the truth about her death, despite casting himself as the Villain in his life story, Dave begins to turn into a Hero. From Pat Mills, Godfather of British comics and creator of 2000AD, and Kevin O'Neill, award-winning artist-creator of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, comes a dark and bittersweet comedy of life in the 1970s, of flawed and eccentric characters, strange passions, and revenge for a lost childhood.

Battle. Action. 2000AD. Misty. The British Comics Revolution!Read Em And Weep is the fictional saga of the Revolution that changed British comics forever. Based on the real-life comics and their creators, it's the story of Blitzkrieg! (Battle), Aaagh! (Action), Space Warp (2000 AD starring Judge Dredd), and Raven (Misty) told over four novels continuing with Book Two... Goodnight, John-Boy.Now Dave and Greg have created Aaagh!, the 'comic of the streets', and Joy writes about that great white shark. Every week it devours human prey - from nuclear scientists who destroyed Bikini Atoll to the President of the United States when Airforce One crashes in the Pacific. Aaagh! so enrages the establishment, it's torn up on live TV - an event that actually happened! Dave and Greg fight back and their crimes lead them to be sentenced to the Siberia of comics: the Laarf! Puzzle Specials.Joy rescues them by suggesting they create the thrill-powered Space Warp. Then, to her fury, Dave and Greg sell out and bring back Dan Darwin, a legendary space hero that she believes should have been left to rest in space.Even deadlier than his comics, Dave continues his work as a Serial Killer, a secret vigilante who kills monsters that harm kids. And his next target is TV celebrity and 'national treasure' Fabulous Keen. But Keen, the ultimate monster, discovers Dave's identity and prepares a terrible revenge.The 1970s - a dangerous time for kids. An even more dangerous time for adults.Written by Pat Mills, creator of Action and 2000 AD, and co-creator of the cult-classic superhero hunter, Marshal Law (Marvel and D.C. Comics).