The unsung heroes of the comics industry in this country have be the guys and gals at Panini Publishing in Tunbridge Wells - just down the road from where I live now and, of course, where I lived for many years before moving to Tonbridge. I even worked in the same building as their offices for a week... but that's a story for another time.
Every month they produce a huge number of anthology titles - with distinctive cardstock covers - collecting Marvel (and DC) tales old and new.
Back issues are usually easy to find at Tonbridge market in the "three for £1" section of the magazine stall (don't quote me on that price, I haven't been for several weeks), but current issues line the shelves of all major newsagents - something American import comics no longer do - making them a lot of people's only ready access to superheroic fun and frolics.
The latest issue of The Avengers Assembled included the last two shocking episodes of Brian Micheal Bendis' Disassembled storyline (when Wanda's madness is revealed by guest star Dr Strange), as well as a light-hearted Simpsonsesque tale called The Roots of All Evil, from Marvel Double-Shot #2, and a three-page biography of Magneto's daughter, Wanda Maximoff aka The Scarlet Witch.
The Panini team - best known for their football stickers and albums - help bring my passion to the masses and so I say: "HeroPress salutes you!"
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