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| Company type | Independent Publisher |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Liam Sharp (publisher) Christina McCormack |
| Headquarters | Derby |
Key people | Liam Sharp (Editor-in-chief) Christina McCormack-Sharp John Bamber Tom Muller |
| Products | Comics,Graphic Novels,Novels |
Mam Tor Publishing is anEnglish independentcomic book publisher founded byLiam Sharp and his wife Christina McCormack. The company's headquarters are inDerby,East Midlands.
The name "Mam Tor" comes from the landmarkhigh peak nearCastleton in theHigh Peak ofDerbyshire,England.
During 2004, Mam Tor Publishing was established by Liam & Christina McCormack-Sharp to publishSharpenings, The Art of Liam Sharp.[1] It, a personal artbook featuring previously unreleased art samples of Sharp, was initially a portfolio showcase he could send publishers.
Mam Tor has published the anthologyMam Tor: Event Horizon.[1]
Currently Mam Tor is releasing stand-alone graphic novels, likeMatt Coyle'sWorry Doll[2] and Sharp'sLap Of The Gods, as well as developing other properties for comics, books, and film.
They have just started publishing a quarterly free comic given away inTime Out.Four Feet From a Rat[3] is a 16-page comic comprising 4 stories, all written by the advertising companyMother, Stories in the first issue are "The Crane Gods" Liam Sharp, "The Little Guy" byChris Weston, "Routemaster" byDave Kendall and "Don Pigeone" byKev Crossley.[4][5][6] The third issue got press attention thanks to the story illustrated byRoger Langridge "Young Boris," which featured the adventures of London mayorBoris Johnson.[7]
The books mascotViking Zombie Elvis, who opens and closes each book has made the leap from the printed page to (undead) life in the shlock mock rock doc "Paul Hammond's Rumours of Ragnorok? a Historiography"[8]
Mam Tor are now in production with various other media projects, including the above-mentionedZombie Elvis feature.[citation needed]