Nick Landau

Nick Landau was significantly involved in comics fandom since the late 1960s, co-editing the fanzine Comics Media and running comic marts, before breaking into the industry in the mid 1970s when he interviewed Pat Mills, then the editor of IPC's 2000 AD. Mills decided Landau had potential, and shortly afterwards he was hired as a sub-editor, first on Action, then 2000 AD, effectively becoming its editor by default as his superior Kelvin Gosnell was busy on Starlord. Landau was removed from 2000 AD by editorial decree (replaced by Steve MacManus) and placed on Battle Picture Weekly, but soon left IPC to set up Titan Distribution, and then the first Forbidden Planet bookshop, in London. He later helped found Titan Books, and later the Titan Entertainment Group, which now includes Titan Comics and Titan Magazines. On the whole, he's done rather well for himself.