when gravett launched "escape magazine" dakin became a regular contributor. he also had strips in the australian anthology "fox comics". by the late 80s he was publishing comics through the harrier "new wave" imprint including "paris, the man of plaster" (with steve way) and the anthology "gag!" he also co-edited, wrote and drew "sinister romance" with woodrow phoenix. "temptation", 'which was visually inspired by george herriman's "krazy kat" and johnny hart's "b.c.", had run in "escape", and found a home in "deadline" magazine. it was later published as a collection by penguin books in 1991. dakin collaborated with phil elliott on numerous strips including "mr day and mr night", "greenhouse warriors" and "the man from cancer".