Hatch, Match & Dispatch – June 2022

Folks, it's been EXACTLY 123,456,789 seconds since Rusty Staples was launched, so let's celebrate by looking back at the British comics noting an important anniversary in June!

Hatch, Match & Dispatch – May 2022

You know how these things work by now, right?

Hatch, Match & Dispatch – February 2022

February is the shortest month but it's also the hardest to spell. Coincidence? I don't not think so!

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 – September 2021

It's almost September Eve: time to look at the British comics that are celebrating, or hiding from, an important anniversary for the coming month!

Hatch, Match & Dispatch – Mar 2021

It's the last week of February, so that means it's time to look at the Important British Comics Anniversaries for March...

Hatch, Match & Dispatch – Feb 2021

Our regular look at the British comics that are marking an important anniversary in the coming month...

In-Shallow Profile: Marvel Super Specials

The Marvel Super Specials series was a collection of one-shot comics published from September 1977 to November 1986, most of them featuring adaptations of then-current movies. I have no doubts that the series was inspired by the tremendous success of Marvel's Star Wars specials: their six-issue comic-book adaptation of the movie was repackaged as a …

The Eagle Timeline

The Eagle Family Tree was one of the first major posts on this blog, back in May 2018, but it's always bothered me a little that I did it the lazy way, showing only the hierarchical relationships between the comics and not a proper time-line. Plus, unlike some of the later timelines on this blog …

Deciphering the Logo

A good few visitors to this blog have told me they've been attempting to identify the comics from which the letters of the blog's logo were taken. If you're also playing that game, then read no further because I'm about to reveal all the answers... First, the rules: I decided that each letter had to …