Blakes 7

In the early 1980s, Marvel UK brought the gritty, anti-heroic world of the television series Blake’s 7 to comic pages, expanding the adventures of the rebel crew of the Liberator across 23 issues. Writers Ken Armstrong, Paul Neary, and Jerry Paris, alongside artists Phil Gascoine, Ian Kennedy, and a young Steve Dillon, delivered a visually distinctive and often darker take on the franchise. This series stands as a key piece of British comics history, capturing the show’s cynical, space-opera spirit during a fertile period for UK-licensed titles.