Hatch, Match & Dispatch – October 2021

Blimey AND crikey! It's all happening this month over at Rusty Manor where we're looking back at the British comics anniversaries for October 2021 -- could this be our BUSIEST MONTH EVER? Maybe! I don't know! I can't be bothered to check!

Hatch, Match & Dispatch – Oct 2020

Welcome to the new-look edition Hatch, Match and Dispatch, readers! It's mostly just the comics' details and cover image this time -- and far, far less of the usual rambling trivia from me. The excision of said rambling trivia saves me time writing it, and saves you time reading it: we're all winners! (See also …

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 …

DC Thomson Comics Timeline

[Updated 20230829! Scroll all the way down to the end to see the update notes!] After three family trees focussing on IPC/Fleetway comics, it's time to take a look at their main rival, the noble Scottish house of DC Thomson, not to be confused with DC Comics (or even DC Thompson with a P as …