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Wolverhampton-born illustrator celebrates his latest comic releases having worked with Oscar-winning writer

From the moment Mike Perkins began reading comic books at an early age, he knew he wanted to go on and tell the stories himself.

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The Shrewsbury-based illustrator, who was born in Wolverhampton, has captivated readers worldwide with his stunning artwork and imaginative storytelling, and recently released a number of comic books.

The Batman: First Knight came out in November last year and is available in hardback, in book shops including Waterstones and others including HMV.

Mike also worked with well-known writer Garth Ennis to create 'Freddie The Fix' which was released in December and is already highly-rated, and has worked with Oscar-winning writer John Ridley to release Justice League: The Atom Project, with the second issue set to come out next week after the first released last month.

Pics of Shrewsbury based comic book artist: Mike Perkins with his three new releases. Mike grew up in Wolverhampton.
Mike Perkins with his three new releases

Mike will be jetting off to Belfast soon for a book signing with fans. His rise to fame has earned him followers from around the world and seen him work with some of the best writers and biggest companies. 

"I always love it when there is a new comic out, especially when they are in a beautiful hardback collection," said Mike. "That’s wonderful.

"Most of comics now get collected into more substantive version at some point, but they originally come out as single issues, so it is always nice when a collection comes out."