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Dredged from the cloudy depths of memory canal... the Dublin Event Guide for 7-20 April 1992! Yes, that's Judge Dredd on the cover, drawn by absolute legend Cam Kennedy, reproduced almost certainly without permission -- the cover is not credited within, nor even directly mentioned. Dublin Event Guide was -- as the name implies -- … Continue reading Oddities #20191115
Once again Uncle Rusty has delved into his Star Trek cabinet, and this time emerged with a rather odd publication indeed... This ain't no comic-book, folks, though it looks and feels very much like one at first glance and first touch. William Shatner - The Unauthorized Biography is one of many similar books published by … Continue reading Noncomics: William Shatner – The Unauthorized Biography
Today's oddity comes from the June 1979 issue of the American SF magazine Fantastic Films, which features a brief interview with top comics artist Geof Darrow back when he was only at the start of his career. In an era packed with SF movie mags -- mostly sparked by the unprecedented and unexpected popularity of … Continue reading Oddities #20191108
From the distant past of 1979 comes a Star Trek colouring book -- but this is not just any old colouring book. This is no mere random collection of line-art images: every page in Star Trek - Planet Ecnal's Dilemma is actually a panel in a continuous story (or half a panel, for the two-page … Continue reading Noncomics: Star Trek – Planet Ecnal’s Dilemma
A somewhat personal oddity this time, though I guess it's not necessarily all that odd... This is the bag I was given in Forbidden Planet in Denmark St., London, on Tuesday May 25th, 1982. It was my first ever visit to an actual comic-book store, so naturally I kept the bag because I was a … Continue reading Oddities #20191101
I've recently purchased a bundle of awesome classic comics from the great Lew Stringer, who is not only one of the nicest guys in the comics industry but also one of the most knowledgable (and talented)... I'd read some of the strips from these titles before and always loved them, so it's great to finally … Continue reading “I shall become… a brick!”
The Important British Comics Anniversaries for November 2019! As explained in more detail last month, these are only the “big” anniversaries (25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90 & 100+ years), dates are cover-cover dates (where known), monthly comics with no known day of launch default to the first of the … Continue reading Hatch, Match & Dispatch – November 2019
