Benjamin​Dickson

ComicsWriter&Artist

Santa Claus vs. the Nazis - It is dark and snowy. Santa is shown giving a hard uppercut to Adolf Hitler. There is blood on Santa's fist, Adolf's mouth, and flying in droplets. A steam-punky airship is seen aloft in the background. It looks completely awesome.

Santa Claus vs. the Nazis

Written by Benjamin Dickson
Illustrated by Gavin Mitchell
Coloured by Miroslav Mrva and Owen Watts

Markosia £15.99 (hardback) £10.99 (paperback)

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WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, SANTA?

During the invasion of Russia in 1940, German troops stationed in Lapland discover a mysterious village nestled in the mountains. A village that makes toys for children, run by a man with a big white beard…

Hitler realises its significance at once. Wars are won by industry, and Santa Claus has the greatest industrial capacity in the entire world. If he can deliver a present to every child in the world in a single night, Hitler could do the same with a bomb. Whoever controls Santa’s factory will win the war.

“One of the smartest, brightest pieces of sequential storytelling we’ve seen in this medium for years” – David Lloyd (V for Vendetta)
“Absolutely dripping with politically correct, Social Justice Warrior sentimentality - complete with the usual total detachment from any genuine sense of reality.” – Will Hoover, from his Goodreads review
“One of the smartest, brightest pieces of sequential storytelling we’ve seen in this medium for years” – David Lloyd (V for Vendetta)
"Remarkably original… both exciting and action packed… a perfect read.” – Pipedream Comics
“Extraordinary” – Down the Tubes
“Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about this whole thing.” – Comics Can Be Stupid
“I liked it! It was exciting and the violence was the best part!” – Anabel F, aged 9, Huffman, Texas
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Children of the Moon, Vol 1: The Coming of Wolves - A snarling wolf, teeth bared and ears back, is shown in front of a large red moon, above a rocky gorge valley landscape.

Children of the Moon
Vol 1: The Coming of Wolves

Written by Benjamin Dickson
Illustrated by James McKay

Self-published, £16

Western Europe, 15,000 BCE. When Alehus of the Grasus tribe meets a mysterious young woman in the forest at night, they are both swept away with lust. But their actions that night have serious consequences.

The young woman is from a nomadic tribe from the east, and her tribe wants payment for Alehus’ violation. When the Grasus tribe refuse, a blood feud is triggered.

As strong as the Grasus are, this new tribe are unlike any other; they are moon worshippers, with the ability to change shape and hut on four legs. Legend calls them The Wolves.

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Chamberlain - Neville Chamberlain has light grey hair and a moustache, is dressed a suit and shirt with an old-fashioned looking collar, and stands in the foreground with a piece of paper in his hand. Behind him flies a huge Nazi swastika flag. Also in the background are several bomber aircraft, the Elizabeth Tower (or Big Ben) of the Houses of Parliament, and Lord Halifax in a brown suit and bowler hat.

Chamberlain

Written by Benjamin Dickson
Illustrated by Vincent Deporter, Fran Strukan and Valentina Briski

Self-published, £25

1937. Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is a man of peace – but as he takes office, he finds himself confronted with a rising threat in the heart of Europe: Adolf Hitler, and his designs on The Sudetenland.

At the very moment that war with Germany seems inevitable, Chamberlain stuns the world by throwing protocol aside and flying to meet Hitler personally. After successfully halting Hitler’s war machine, Chamberlain is declared a hero; but is Hitler really a man who can be relied upon to keep his word? And what will be the cost of peace?

“A dramatic and accessible telling of a vital episode in British and global history.” – Professor Richard Toye, author of Churchill’s Empire
“This is an impressive volume, and an evocative, imaginative and original interpretation of the historical events that led to the outbreak of the Second World War. It is a welcome addition to the literature.” – Julie V. Gottlieb, author of ‘Guilty Women’, Foreign Policy and Appeasement in Interwar Britain (2015)
“A gripping narrative… This may be the most opportune time for almost a hundred years to read a graphic novel about Neville Chamberlain.” – Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool
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Silent Horizon - A man is stood on a grassy plain, with the sea in the background. The cover is split in half vertically, one side is daylight, the other side is night-time. Vertical silvery lines are seen in the night sky.

Silent Horizon

By Benjamin Dickson

Self-published, £25

Branson, the vicar of a small island parish, is having a hard time. His wife has arrived with her new boyfriend to finalise their divorce. They’re only supposed to be on the island for one night; but when the ferry fails to turn up the next day, and the next, and the next, the community realises something has gone terribly wrong. Branson must step up and show leadership. With dwindling supplies and an increasingly scared population, he doesn’t know how much longer he can hold things together. The entire world has gone silent – as silent as the grave.

And yet… there is something out there.

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About

Benjamin Dickson is a writer, artist and lecturer whose works include:

  • The critically-acclaimed A New Jerusalem
  • The children’s adventure series The Queen’s Favorite Witch (with Rachael Smith)
  • The very silly Santa Claus vs the Nazis (with Gavin Mitchell).

He mostly specialises in historical drama, and has also collaborated on several freely available graphic novels on the subject of climate change.

He lives and works in Bristol.

Ben signing French copies of A New Jerusalem