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Preview: Action: The Archival Edition – From the 1970s, the UK’s Most Controversial Weekly Comic is Collected by Rebellion

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • August 28, 2025

No doubt following the success of the format of the Scream! archives Rebellion have announced a similar collection for the first twelve issues of the seminal UK weekly anthology series…

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Garth Ennis Spearheads New ‘Battle Action Special’ for 2022 – Includes a ‘Kids Rule OK’ Story with Kevin O’Neill

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • January 6, 2022

Rebellion’s line of Specials based on the classic properties that make up their Treasury of British Comics imprint has proven to be a publishing highlight for both long-term UK comics…

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Action 2020 Special – The Notorious 1970s British Comic They Tried to Ban Returns in an All-New 21st Century Incarnation

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 31, 2020

The 1970s weekly Action has become something of a legend in the history of UK comics. The brainchild of Pat Mills, that most pivotal of figures in the British industry,…

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