Cover of the Week Starblazer from Dundee’s own comics publishing giant D.C Thomson was a pocket book sized comic that features some amazing sci-fi cover art. I couldn’t find who created this cover but the story inside is from Rob Carter and Jaimie Ortiz. Other comics greats to work on this title included Ian Kennedy and Grant Morrison. The back cover features some space faring … Continue reading Starblazer 5
The Forest, The Chair, and Those Forsaken There by James McCulloch, Dan Charnley, Robin Jones In the dark our mistakes come to visit us. Their torments keep us awake and when we finally sleep they haunt our dreams and twist our nights with nightmares. You find yourself in the woods, you see a cabin. In the cabin there is a man tied to the chair, … Continue reading Don’t Fall Asleep
Another great Marvel UK artist was Bob Wakelin. He was maybe best known for classsic video game art but he produced a number of amazing covers and posters for Marvel UK. The above examples show Spider-Man 541-543, the issues also had posters of the covers. Bob sadly passed away in January 2018. Continue reading Bob Wakelin
It’s forgotten Marvel UK hero Jet Lagg and not forgetting Spunky the Punk Sidekick. From Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett. This one from Super Spider-Man TV Comic 452. Bit of a typo but we’ve all made that mistake. Continue reading Jet Lagg
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
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
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
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…
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
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
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