Part 2 of our 2010 programme of E-Zines, 12 Angry Zines, has just launched on the website.

Following the framework of the film 12 Angry Men, each of these issues is based on one of the juror characters at a time. This month it’s the only other person in the film to actually be named: McArdle, the wise and observant old man who shows the courage to re-open the debate after the first vote, and who acts as the catalyst for the story that follows.

We’ve commissioned more new words and pictures collaborations from a host of amazingly talented folk, who we are delighgted to have on board – big thanks to Si Scott, Luke Wright, Peter O’Halligan, Erica Read, Oliver Gruner, Sean Halligan and James McGregor.

Artist bios from the zine:

Peter O’Halligan is a former sailor, a poet and thinker, and one of the unsung heroes of Liverpool’s many cultural renaissances. In 1974, he founded the Liverpool School of Language, Music, Dream and Pun, based on Jung’s dream vision of Liverpool. He is currently working with haiku and calligraphy.

Si Scott is a highly-sought-after illustrator and typographer with a beautifully-crafted hand-inked style, and represents a major coup for Mercy. He has a prestigious client list including the likes of Nike, Guinness, MTV and Tiffany and Co, and he is co-owner of Paper Scissor Stone.

Luke Wright is one of the best-loved poets on the UK scene. His work for television, The Seven Ages of Love, brought record numbers of viewer to a poetry-based show, and pretty much everything he has ever done has received five stars from Time Out.

Erica Read is a London-based illustrator, whose website was posted our way via Twitter and which we have been enamoured with since.

Oliver Gruner is a writer on film, and former contributor to Mercy live events. He is currently lecturing and producing PhD research on 1960’s Contemporary Hollywood Biopics, at UEA.

Sean Halligan is a photographer who specialises in pinhole photography. His work was one of the central features of Mercy’s )Bracket This( 2 exhibition, and he has been instrumental in documenting Liverpool’s changing faces over the last 30 years. He lives and works in Liverpool.

James McGregor is a graphic designer and illustrator who has just completed a 2-month internship at Mercy Towers.