Rod Barzilay

Rod Barzilay (born January 1947) is a lifelong fan of Dan Dare and the original Eagle, who in 2003 decided to bring Dan back into print-not in an updated form, as had been done in 2000 AD in 1977 or in the New Eagle in 1982, but in his original form, in new strips reflecting the style and sensibilities of the original. To that end, he launched the semi-professional fanzine Spaceship Away, a glorious tribute to the original Dare which featured new Dan Dare material written by Rod himself and drawn by original series artists Keith Watson and Don Harley. Rod sadly ceded control of the magazine to Des Shaw in 2011.