(I'm about to launch a comic book Kickstarter (check it here) and the first step on my Kickstarter journey is admitting I know nothing about running a Kickstarter. Sure, I've backed a few (thirteen so far) but that's not the same thing is it. I need to bow the head to people who have put the hours... Continue Reading →

This is my favourite cover to Death Sentence: London (in comic and book shops now) so let’s take a look at how the artwork came together. Fig a: Firstly I was doodling on the sofa while watching Downton Abbey on TV. (That show intrigues and bores me in turn, so you’ve got to keep busy... Continue Reading →

My thanks to the numerous comic fans and members of the 2000ad fan community who assisted in researching this article. Step with me through this two-part exploration of Alan Moore’s Future Shocks, encompassing key characteristics, techniques, allegations of plagiarism, and some wonderful sci-fi tropes established from the 1920's on. In part 1 we'll define Alan... Continue Reading →

Death Sentence London launched on April 19th – but what’s it all about? Writer Monty Nero explains the opening chapter of “the best British comic in years” Source: Death Sentence London: A Writer's Commentary - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News

Death Sentence follows Verity, Monty, and Weasel, three people infected with a new virus that grants them incredible powers – but which will kill them in six months. Written by Monty Nero and drawn by Mike Dowling, it has a good claim on being the best British comic in a generation. We asked Nero to... Continue Reading →

Popmatters "...like only the best parts of Watchmen — a social analysis that exceeds the medium of comics, easily the equal of Dostoyevsky or Dickens." MTV Geek "A smart, raw and relevant spin on the superhero genre." Brian Cronin, Comics Should Be Good! "Montynero and Mike Dowling bring a striking new voice to the superhero... Continue Reading →

As a relatively new comic book writer I'm startled to see my name on five graphic novel collections already - two from Titan, two from Marvel, and one from Vertigo. I  wrote Death Sentence for Titan comics (English language) and Delcourt (French language), plus stories for Marvel's Hulk and  X-men series, and a short story and... Continue Reading →

Death Sentence London is officially out as a book 19th April 2016  - and the reviews so far have been generous. "The best British comic in years" Buzzfeed "the best comic-book event so far this year, bar none." Warped Factor "Death Sentence: London is quite possibly the most important work of 2015." Pop Matters" "Bloody... Continue Reading →

I was in Little Shop of Heroes, Dunfermline, signing Death Sentence London on Saturday - and I heard the most amusing tale about Andrew Carnegie, of 'Carnegie Hall New York' fame. Did you know he was born and educated in Dunfermline, Scotland? And that there's a Carnegie Hall there too? Neither did I. More on... Continue Reading →

I did an interview with the Hollywood Reporter about Death Sentence, reproduced here in full. 'Death Sentence' Creator on New Comic: Superpowers and Six Months to Live Monty Nero says of his surprise hit comic book series: "I believed 100 percent in what we were doing and wouldn't take no for an answer." What would... Continue Reading →