Gerry Finley-Day (Battle Action Force & Rogue trooper writer) interview

video https://youtu.be/dn6A2ZfYxrM

audio only http://cast.rocks/hosting/15498/GFD-Interview.mp3

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Mark and Brian Hickey sat down to talk with legendary British comics writer Gerry Finley-Day. Gerry was the writer of most of the initial run of Action Force in the pages of Battle Action Force so it was great to be able to speak with him about Action Foirce and much more besides.

About Gerry

Gerry Finley-Day (born 1947 Dundee) is a former Paratrooper, and writer of comics and books, prolific from the 1960s to the 1980s, best known as the creator of "Rogue Trooper". Rogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981 , 2 years before launch of Action Force in 1983 and is soon to be a major motion picture!

In 1974 he was drafted in by Pat Mills to help develop characters for Battle Picture Weekly, launched the following year, for which he wrote Rat Pack, The Sarge, D-Day Dawson, and more including Action Force. Finley-Day was also one of the mainstays of early 2000 AD, writing Invasion!, Dan Dare, Fiends of the Eastern Front, and created two key future war stories, first with The V.C.s, and then his most enduring character, Rogue Trooper.

Gerry Finley-Day Links

https://www.gerryfinley-day.com/

https://x.com/gerryfinleyday

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Men-Morgenland-Gerry-Finley-Day/dp/B0BK5F4FR3

About Brian Hickey

Brian Hickey is a multi-disciplined visual artist and International Design Award winner. He has worked in the publishing industry for many years and has self-published 5 books on collectible toys with Paddy Lennon, fulfilling the roles of art director, photographer and graphic designer for all.

under the Total Toys Books banner, Brian, with kind permission from Hasbro and in collaboration with Rebellion Publishing and Skeletron, has published an officially licensed reprint of the Action Force tales from Battle Action Force collected in a series of deluxe sized ‘treasury editions.’

Brian has also worked with acclaimed toy designers, Boss Fight Studio, designing the packaging for a number of their licensed products, including Bucky O Hare and Sam & Max. In March 2020, Brian’s image “Drive ’75”, featuring vintage M.A.S.K. toys, was shortlisted for inclusion in the 190th Royal Hibernian Academy’s Annual Exhibition. In 2023, his image "Falls Rescue" was accepted into the 193rd Royal Hibernian Academy’s Annual Exhibition. When not creating books, Brian designs award winning exhibitions for museums and visitor experiences in Ireland's tourism and heritage sector.

https://www.totaltoybooks.com/

American customers can purchase with cheaper shipping here: https://skeletron.com/en-gb/products/battle-action-force-treasury-editions-vol-1-3-bundle-set