It’s been 18 years since our love of comics and Star Trek brought Karen and I together. And hopefully we will have at least another 18 years to look forward to. During that time, our collection has grown from just over 1,000 comics to over 16,000. We don’t do holidays abroad and I will hum and haw over £20 for a new kettle, but when … Continue reading Love Song For A Vampire
I can’t believe it has been over two months since I posted an article, so let’s update you all on what comic shenanagins I have been involved in. First off, I have managed to pick up a full run of Ranger and even have some doubles for anyone interested… I have also picked up a pile of 1980s Eagles that came as part of a … Continue reading Busy Doing Nothing
If there is one person I associate with Christmas, it is Ian Kennedy. With the amount of annual covers, internal comic art and comic covers, it would not be Christmas without Ian’s work to love and admire. So without further ado, I present to you a small selection of Ian Kennedy’s work that we could call his Winter collection. These are presented in publication order … Continue reading Have Yourself a very Kennedy Christmas
As we have now managed to get through the festive season with a minimum of death and destruction, I am now at the point where I can begin to record what comics I do have and which ones I don’t. And to do that, I am using a spreadsheet program as that is the simplest way that I have found to record what comics we … Continue reading Those Were the Days
When I am reading or reading about comics, I am never sure what journey they are going to take me on and what stops I will make along the way. This weekend has been a good example. As I had reviewed Dave Cook’s Vessels on Down The Tubes, Dave had recommended one of his fellow creators contact me and as a result, I had been … Continue reading Roll up for The Mystery Tour
It’s almost been three weeks since my last post and I am surprised that it has taken so long for me to post anything else. But I have not been idle and I have been working on a couple of things for Down The Tubes. One was completing the Jeff Bevan article, which is paying tribute to a D C Thomson staff artist that worked … Continue reading All Kinds of Everything
Now, if anyone has been following my blog, you may have picked up a hint or three that I am a big fan of comics. And I have been lucky enough to meet several of my personal heroes. In some cases, I have gotten sketches or autographs from them. And in some cases, meeting artists, writers and fellow fans at some event has led me … Continue reading Dave Gibbons: The DCT Years
I really need to find out who the editor was for 1970s picture paper Wizard as his taste was impeccable. He brought several up and coming artists to the attention of the world and three of them are now considered major influences by the current artists breaking through. I have mentioned that this comic featured the debut of Carlos Ezquerra in the action papers with … Continue reading The Box
When I look around internet-land, it always disappoints me when I see so many great comics ignored. And two of the comics that seem to get constantly overlooked are D C Thomson’s Hotspur and Wizard. Which is a shame as both of those comics featured some amazing art. And for me, any comic that featured the debut of King Carlos for one of the major … Continue reading He Was Only A Private Soldier
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