Now that Crikey! had a cover and a logo, we were able to let other people know about the project. Bob Norton, a true fan from way back whom I knew from far too many Leeds Comic Marts, pitched in with a great piece on the horror controversy. The word was out and people were offering all kinds of help. Helen D Bennett provided the girls' eye view with her piece on (not) reading Jackie comic. Gez Kelly, the organiser of the North West Comic Marts offered free tables at his marts to promote Crikey!

We were now at the stage where we had lots of words and a toppling pile of images. We needed some way of putting the two together.

Splong! Enter Captain Glenn B Fleming another comics and magazine friend of mine. Not only did Glenn take charge of the magazine and web pages, imposing his professional design eye on the title, but as he fell further under the spell of Crikey! he couldn't help but become the third member of the Crikey! Crew.

Which brings us to today. My wife Jane - yes, another comics fan - has been roped in as proof-reader and the group working to make Crikey! something special seems to expand on a daily basis. Two and bit years after starting off we have our first issue out. Issue two is ready and several features are blocked out for issue three. It has taken us a while to get here - but we wanted to do it right. It had to be something we would read ourselves. Something we would be proud of.

So - whadda you think?

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