Albion (comics)

Albion
Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons.
Publication information
Publisher	WildStorm (DC Comics)
Format	Limited series
Publication date	August 2005 – November 2006
Number of issues	6
Creative team
Writer(s)	Leah Moore & John Reppion
Artist(s)	Dave Gibbons (covers)
Penciller(s)	Shane Oakley
Inker(s)	George Freeman (with Richard Friend, Sandra Hope and Peter Guzman)
Letterer(s)	Todd Klein
Colorist(s)	Wildstorm FX
Creator(s)	Alan Moore (plot)
Editor(s)	Scott Dunbier Kristy Quinn
Collected editions
Albion (US)
Albion (UK)

Albion is a six-issue comic book limited series plotted by Alan Moore, written by his daughter Leah Moore and her husband John Reppion, with covers by Dave Gibbons and art by Shane Oakley and George Freeman. As a result of a deal forged by Vice-President Bob Wayne of DC Comics and Publishing Director Andrew Sumner of IPC Media, it was published through DC Comics' WildStorm imprint. The series aimed to revive classic IPC-owned British comics characters such as Captain Hurricane, Robot Archie, The Steel Claw and The Spider (as well as minor characters like Fishboy and Faceache), all of whom appeared in comics published by Odhams Press and later IPC Media during the 1960s and early 1970s, such as Valiant and Lion.

Debuting with a cover date of August, 2005 the first two issues were released monthly, with the third issue delayed two months (Moore & Reppion cited delays in scheduling impacting the art production). Initially solicited release between October 2005 and January 2006, issues 4–6 were subsequently resolicited, and finally released throughout 2006, with cover dates between June and November. The TPB collection followed swiftly after No. 6 was released in both the US and UK, from WildStorm and Titan Books respectively.