Captain America by Alan Davis
Captain America 37, November 1981 Marvel UK started taking advantage of improved print production technology as the 80’s began. Captain America 37 had glossy full colour covers and centre pages where they would often include a poster. They sometimes called on UK artists to provide cover art and posters and there were some brilliant examples from the likes of Jerry Paris, Mick Austin,Cam Kennedy and … Continue reading Captain America by Alan Davis
Gimme Shelter
Edinburgh Comic Con 2019 The rain it rained. It rained on the just and the unjust. It rained on the Jambo and it rained on the Hibee. It rained on the United and it rained on the Divided. It rained on the folks going to the Edinburgh Comic Con at the EICC. I couldn’t stretch to a commission from any of the international guests but … Continue reading Gimme Shelter
Black and White Magic
Dunfermline Comic Con 30th March 2019 Dunfermline has many things to recommend it. I was born there for one thing, so was Iain Banks, Charles I (keep the heid), Andrew Carnegie and Stuart Adamson. The comic con that LCS Little Shop of Heroes puts together is a more recent highlight. Dunfermline Comic Con has overcome adversity to become one of the best cons in the … Continue reading Black and White Magic
You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…
Hulk Comic issue 8 from Marvel UK Hulk Comic was a landmark for Marvel UK. A weekly, it was made up of mostly original strips and using talented British writers and artists many of whom would go on to great things. The Hulk himself was hugely popular at the time thanks to the TV Show – massively more so than the likes of Iron Man … Continue reading You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…
Night-Raven
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
Escape
Cover of the Week – Escape magazine issue 3. Super cool and original Escape always seemed to offer a glimpse at a far more sophisticated comics world that could be found in Paris or Berlin or a really cool part of London a provincial kid like me would never see. You can read more about Escape on Paul Gravett’s website. Cover art here depicting some … Continue reading Escape
West End Apes
Cover of the Week – Planet of the Apes issue 73 from Marvel UK Edited by one Neil Tennant – of Pet Shop Boys fame. Continue reading West End Apes
Kaiju Cost of Living
Killtopia by Dave Cook/Craig Paton/Robin Jones/Ludwig Olimba Shinji is a wrecker, he scours the forbidden Killtopia hunting grounds looking for salvage from rogue, diseased mechs. Technology is building the city – terraforming mechs using nano tech for industry and agriculture. The same technology is killing humanity – nanotech is being consumed by humans who succumb to ‘the rot’ – unable to heal themselves as the … Continue reading Kaiju Cost of Living
Mandy
Cover of the Week – Mandy issue 409 Dark and grim so-called girls comic Mandy started in 1967, this issue is from November 1974. If you like tales of orphans being mistreated then look out for Mandy. Yes, I did read my sisters copy. No artist or writer credits were included although some continue to research the topic. Continue reading Mandy
Comic Books – Should Your Child Read Them?
Cover of the Week: Awake June 22nd 1983 TLDR: No Awake was a magazine of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Continue reading Comic Books – Should Your Child Read Them?
Daredevils and Warriors 