Absolutely cracking Daredevil and Frog-Man commission from Jonny Cannon. He could also be Leap-Frog of course as the spring heeled amphibian wonder originated as a Daredevil villain. Leap-Frog’s costume was taken up by his son who tried to make the switch to hero. His antics were usually fairly disastrous however. Continue reading Take the Leap
Love and Rockets – Punk, Pettibon and the Birth of the Cool I recently commissioned James Corcoran to draw me his version of Maggie and Hopey from Love and Rockets. A very tall order I know as Jaime Hernandez is one of the greatest comics artists of all time. I loved his wrestling themed drawing and the extra sketch of Penny Century was absolutely amazing. … Continue reading This Book Could Be Your Life
Being a comics collector does lead you to some strange places and I’m not just talking about backstreet comic shops in forgotten towns, although they are strange as well as great. In this case I am talking about Marvel’s 1993 annuals. For their 1993 annuals Marvel decided to create a new character, hero or villain, for each and to include a trading card for that … Continue reading Annual Insanity
Reading comics and collecting comics aren’t always synonymous. Some will spend years, decades, a lifetime hunting down runs of comics that they will never read. Why? They are completists, they like the thrill of the chase, the whiff of ancient newsprint and four color nostalgia. The long-sought comic in the back-issue bins, the box of bronze-age heaven that appears one day in a charity shop. … Continue reading Luck be a Lady – A brief history of Shamrock
Sketch by Paul Moore I have had a few sketches commissioned of Faiza Hussain over the years, and the latest is this fantastic rendition from Paul Moore. So who is the mysterious Faiza? It was Paul Cornell who created the character of Faiza in the pages of Captain Britain and MI-13. Faiza was a doctor who gained the magical sword Excalibur and powerful healing abilities. … Continue reading Faiza Hussain
Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival – November 2019, Harrogate As the floodplains of South Yorkshire faced inundation, travellers made their way, slowly, carefully and by unplanned routes around the waters and on to Harrogate. Through the magical towns along the railway line, Starbeck, Hammerton and Knaresborough – the town to where the murderers of Archbishop Thomas Becket fled in 1170. One can imagine the four … Continue reading Fresh Thoughts
Jonny Cannon of Cannonhill Comics, was selling some of his wonderful original art pages from The United and Space Rats. Along with the page comes a sketch and what a wonderful Night-Raven this is! Continue reading Night-Raven
Back from Thought Bubble 2018. Quite a weekend, a lot to think about and a lot of comics to look forward to reading. One highlight was this great sketch of Marvel heroine Faiza Hussain by the wonderful John Allison (of Giant Days fame). A bonus it is signed by Faiza’s creator Paul Cornell who was very pleased with the sketch. Continue reading Faiza Hussain by John Allison
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Comics with a British focus
Daredevils and Warriors 