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UK W.i.t.c.h. Comics Releases

In the UK, the comics were published by BBC Magazines and later Panini UK. The size of the magazine and the way that they were dated varied. How, and even if, the comics were titled also varied and the weird capitalisation choices are reproduced here.

Each issue had half of an Italian issue and some had a mini comic as well.

Issue 0 was a "Special Sample Issue" which came free with the magazine Girl Talk. Lauren talked about it in her YouTube video here.

The issues I don't have are marked with an asterisk (*).

# Title Date Italian Issue Part Publisher Size Mini Comic Price
0 Special Sample Issue 1 Preview BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £0
1 April 2005 1 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 *
2 N/A May 2005 1 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
3 June 2005 2 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 *
4 N/A July 2005 2 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
5 N/A August 2005 3 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
6 N/A September 2005 3 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
7 N/A October 2005 4 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
8 N/A November 2005 4 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
9 N/A December 2005 5 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
10 N/A January 2006 5 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
11 N/A February 2006 6 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.85
12 N/A March 2006 6 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
13 N/A April 2006 7 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
14 N/A May 2006 7 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
15 N/A June 2006 8 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
16 N/A July 2006 8 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
17 N/A August 2006 9 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.90
18 N/A September 2006 9 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Heatwave in Heatherfield
Originally from Irma's W Zone as "Prima tintarella"
 £1.90
19 N/A October 2006 10 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Making Room
Originally from Will's W Zone as "Aria nuova"
 £1.99
20 N/A November 2006 10 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Halloween Party
Originally from Hay Lin's W Zone as "Festa in maschera"
 £1.99
21 N/A December 2006 11 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Objective: Survival
Originally from Irma's W Zone as "Obiettivo sopravivenza"
 £1.99
22 N/A 13th December 2007 11 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Scents and nonsense
Originally from Will's W Zone as "Essenze sperimentali"
 £1.99
23 N/A 10th January 2007 12 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Word of honour
Originally from Will's W Zone as "Bugie… in cucina"
 £1.99
24 N/A 5th February 2007 12 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Will's lucky charm
Originally from Will's W Zone as "Colpo fortunato"
 £2.75
25 Episode 25: I Know Who You Are 5th March 2007 13 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Fashion disaster
Originally from Cornelia's W Zone as "Capricci… di famiglia"
 £1.99
26 N/A 29th March 2007 13 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Testing the system
Originally from Taranee's W Zone as "Sistema collaudato"
 £1.99
27 Episode 27: The End of a Dream 18th April 2007 14 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Hay Lin's Huff
Originally from Hay Lin's W Zone as "Giornata storta"
 £1.99
28 Episode 28: The End of a Dream part 2 16th May 2007 14 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Unrepeatable secret
Originally from Taranee's W Zone as "Segreti irripetibili"
 £1.99
29 Episode 29: The Courage to Choose 13th June 2007 15 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Gruesome gift
Originally from Irma's W Zone as "A caval donato…"
 £1.99
30 Episode 30: The Courage to Choose part 2 11th July 2007 15 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 Flights of imagination
Originally from Hay Lin's W Zone as "Voli di fantasia"
 £1.99
31 N/A 8th August 2007 16 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.99
32 N/A 5th September 2007 16 2 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £1.99
33 N/A 3rd October 2007 17 1 BBC Magazines A4
(21.1 x 28.5cm)
 N/A £2.75
34 Don't Close Your Eyes Part Two 31st October 2007 17 2 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
35 Remnants of Summer Part One 28th November 2007 18 1 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
36 Remnants of Summer Part Two 27th December 2007 18 2 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
37 The Other Side of the Story Part One 23rd January 2008 19 1 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
38 The Other Side of the Story Part Two 20th February 2008 19 2 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
39 Winds of Change Part One 19th March 2008 20 1 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
40 Winds of Change Part Two 16th April 2008 20 2 BBC Magazines A5 N/A £2.10
41 Shadows of Tomorrow Part One 14th May 2008 21 1 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
42 Shadows of Tomorrow Part Two 11th June 2008 21 2 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
43 A broken Heart Part One 9th July 2008 22 1 Panini UK A4 N/A
44 A broken Heart Part Two 6th August 2008 22 2 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
45 Goodbye! Part One 3rd September 2008 23 1 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
46 Goodbye! Part Two 1st October 2008 23 2 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
47 Surprise! Part One 29th October 2008 24 1 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
48 Surprise! Part Two 26th November 2008 24 2 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10
49 Water Shadows Part One 23rd December 2008 25 1 Panini UK A4 N/A £2.10

Annuals

Egmont UK also released two annuals (which are a thing that I don't know if countries other than the UK do and I don't fully know how to explain so I won't try to explain them at all). The 2007 Annual featured various mini comics which were all originally from the W Zone comics. The 2008 Annual had the 2004 Christmas Special split up throughout.

Annual Price ISBN
2007 £6.99 1-4052-2603-X
2008 £6.99 978-1-4052-3181-7

The comics in the 2007 Annual are:

  1. Lucky Charm - Originally from Will's W Zone as "Colpo fortunato"
  2. Magical Click - Originally from Taranee's W Zone as "Magici click"
  3. Objective: Survival - Originally from Irma's W Zone as "Obiettivo sopravivenza"
  4. Summer Shower - Originally from Irma's W Zone as "Prima tintarella"
  5. Encounters - Originally from Taranee's W Zone as"Incontri"
  6. Tell It How It Is - Originally from Cornelia's W Zone as "Communicato stampa"
  7. Etiquette Rules - Originally from Cornelia's W Zone as "Regole di galateo"
  8. Test of Courage - Originally from Hay Lin's W Zone as "Prova di coraggio"
  9. Flights of Imagination - Originally from Hay Lin's W Zone as "Voli di fantasia"

UK W Zone Release Comparison

I find which comics were chosen by both the magazine and the 2007 Annual to be included and the differences in translation interesting so here's a direct look at that:

W Zone Italian Title Magazine Title Annual Title
Will Colpo fortunato Will's lucky charm Lucky Charm
Bugie… in cucina Word of honour
Essenze sperimentali Scents and nonsense
Aria nuova Making Room
Irma Obiettivo sopravivenza Objective: Survival Objective: Survival
A caval donato… Gruesome gift
Sfida di cervelli
Prima tintarella Heatwave in Heatherfield Summer Shower
Bagno di sudore
Diritti e doveri
Pianeti contrari
Taranee Incontri Encounters
Nuove tecnologie
Segreti irripetibili Unrepeatable secret
Sistema collaudato Testing the system
Al museo
Calma imperturbabile
Magici click Magical Click
Cornelia Testa sulle spalle
Communicato stampa Tell It How It Is
Capricci… di famiglia Fashion disaster
Prodotti naturali
Regole di galateo Etiquette Rules
Un piccolo… aiutinoooo!
Confronti
Hay Lin Voli di fantasia Flights of imagination Flights of Imagination
Festa in maschera Halloween Party
Giornata storta Hay Lin's Huff
Stupide bacchette
Divisa nuova
Notizie incredibili
Prova di coraggio Test of Courage

Information on the Italian W Zone titles comes from witch.barksbase.de.

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