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Volcano Comics.
Manchester made.
Adventure packed.

Meet an independent comic house with Manchester at its heart: local superheroes, larger-than-life adventures and a love of British humour comics.

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Independent voices

Big ideas. A distinctly local spirit.

Created by John “JJ” Jackson and Brian Clarke, Volcano Comics brings together superhero action and humorous adventure. Its best-known local heroes, Mancunian and Impact, share a publishing home with the Wallop! and Spitfire annuals.

Announced · 6 November 2026

The All-New Cyborg Gerbils

The cult characters return with a new origin story. John Jackson provides the story and artwork, Paul Duncan writes the script, and Kenneth Wilson (Junior Jones) adds the finishes. The announced Kickstarter includes variant covers by Alan Davis and John Higgins.

The campaign is scheduled to launch on 6 November 2026. Visit the project for the latest status and launch updates.

Visit the Kickstarter project
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Discover their releases

Superheroes · Humour · Adventure
Volcano Comics promotional line-up showing Mancunian, Wallop Annual and Spitfire
Publisher’s catalogue artwork. Printed prices and availability notices are from the original promotion; check the publisher’s listings for current details.

Superhero series

Mancunian & Impact

Manchester’s superhero and his sidekick, written by Brian M. Clarke and drawn by John Jackson.

  • Pilot issue: The Malevolent Menace of the Metal Master.
  • Ongoing #1: The Matchstick Men.
  • #2: The Menace of the Centurion.
  • #3: The Menace of the Deansgate Dino.

The pilot and the ongoing series both have a first issue: they are different editions.

Browse Mancunian on eBay

Humour anthology

Wallop! Annual

Wallop! Annual hardback cover from Volcano Comics

Now available from Comic Moon. A new hardback British annual with 64 full-colour pages and 13 humour-adventure strips.

Meet Captain Wallop and discover space adventures, superheroes and larger-than-life characters from independent British creators.

£14.99 £12.99 · Save £2

Shop Wallop! Annual at Comic Moon →

Adventure annual

Spitfire Annual

Another strand of Volcano’s anthology line-up. The supplied publisher artwork introduces Brandon & Arlo, by Brian M. Clarke and Jim Tyson, as heroes of the Spitfire Annual.

Ask Volcano about availability

Meet a few of the characters

From the publisher’s sketchbook
Brandon and Arlo, two spear-carrying heroes from the Spitfire Annual
Brandon & ArloSpitfire Annual · Brian M. Clarke & Jim Tyson
Wallop character Captain Chad Panther having a comic encounter with a snake
Captain Chad PantherWallop! · Created by John Jackson

Keep the adventure going

Follow Volcano Comics

Find publisher news, character previews and release announcements on Facebook, browse the linked Mancunian listings, or explore the Cyborg Gerbils campaign.

About this guide & sources

Researched on 2 November 2026. Facebook is the publisher’s verified social channel for this guide. Listings and campaign details can change. External purchases are handled by the linked service.

Volcano Comics profile and catalogue · downthetubes, 5 January 2026
Cyborg Gerbils announcement · downthetubes, 28 October 2026
Volcano Comics · Official Facebook page

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