Raised in Der Vaterland and based in Dublin, Ireland, Archie has been a fanatical, quasi-religious devotee of all things comics since picking up his first issue of 2000AD at the tender age of five. Not content to devoting his huge heart to just one genre or country of origin, Archie has travelled the world immersing himself in the myriad of styles that the comic art form has to offer.
In 2007 Archie launched Bi Product Productions as a platform for other Independent artists and writers to publish their work from. Creating "From the Pants..." completely on his own Archie wanted to use this as a starting point before going on collaborate with like-minded freaks. This is exemplified with the release of "From the Desk of Archie Templar: In Articulo Mortis". Currently in the pipeline is "From the Heart of Archie Templar: The Comic Book of Love" and "Guns, Girls and the Facts of Life".
Founded in 1984, in 2010 the online version of The Templar Times was launched. An alternative to the mainstream media, this Left-leaning, Right Wing Conservative Liberal newspaper reports the stories that other media outlets only hint at. Edited by Archimedes Templar & Papa Hotel the news outlet has attracted several prominent guest writers submitting their works pro bono and without credit in order to cash in on the Templar Times creed “The Truth Cannot Be Bought”.
From The Desk of Archie Templar: In Articulo Mortis:
July 2009 - ON SALE NOW! - Launched at the awesome Summer Edition this latest work by Archie is on sale ONLINE or in the following Dublin locations: Forbidden Planet, The Winding Stair, The Secret Book & Record Store. See here for more details!
Archie appears in CRIKEY!
Archies art guest stars in this CRIKEY! article called DAREDEVILS by Paul Squires. Relive those moments from that long ago childhood where not all heroes wore spandex. Click here for more.
From The Pants of Archie Templar:
STILL ON SALE! - Take a look at Ireland's first full-colour, full-size Small Press comic. Buy a copy ONLINE or alternatively, pick up a copy for yourself at Forbidden Planet, Crow Corner Comics, The Winding Stair or The Secret Book & Record Store. Or if you happen to be in Amsterdam pick up a copy in Europe’s first comic shop, the legendary Lambiek on Kerkstraat!
Archie features in Totally Dublin:
A rare interview with Archie in Totally Dublin Magazine
Archie Q+A on BodyTonic:
Learn more about the sordid past of Archie on the BodyTonic site!
From The Pants of Archie Templar on sale in NYC!
Pick up a copy at Midtown Comics or at Jim Hanley's Universe
