The Beezer... A forgotten classic, or the cover-star-haired step-child of the DC Thomson family of humour titles?
Tag: DC Thomson
The Dandy, Ten Years Gone
Cruelly cut down on its 75th birthday (probably via poisoned birthday cake, I expect), The Dandy still lives on in the hearts and minds and brains and kidneys of British comics fans everywhere.
Comics That Never Were #11
When comic mergers go wrong (or maybe right!)...
Comics That Never Were #10
Sometimes it's not a good idea to switch a comic or character into a different genre. (But sometimes it IS!)
Altered Images: Nemesis the Warlock
OK, now we're in trouble...
Uncle Rusty’s British Comics Timelines
All the Rusty Staples British Comics Timelines in one place! How lucky are you?
Comics on TV: The Young Ones
Once in every lifetime comes a sitcom like this...
Comics That Never Were #4 – #8
The archives have been plundered once again, readers, in order to bring you yet more comic-book gems from another reality! Before I go on (and on, and on) I would like to answer a question that I imagine at least one reader has possibly considered asking... The comics in this series have not all been … Continue reading Comics That Never Were #4 – #8
Comics That Never Were #3
Welcome, readers, to the long-unawaited third episode in our sporadic and unreliable series in which your Uncle Rusty takes a look at comics that didn't actually exist in this universe but should have... In the 1970s (a sort of prototype version of the 1980s, but with wider ties, longer hair, and orange and brown wallpaper) … Continue reading Comics That Never Were #3
Comics on TV: The Deceived
The Deceived is a four-part contemporary thriller created and written by Lisa McGee (of Derry Girls fame) and Tobias Beer. It's recently finished airing on Virgin Media One here in Ireland, and for me, personally, it was an absolute triumph. Not because of the story or the acting or the scenery or whatever, although there … Continue reading Comics on TV: The Deceived