Comics UK

This might be of interest to some of you.

Barrie Mitchell is auctioning several pieces of original artwork next week. Artwork includes Doctor Who and Roy of the Rovers.

Details on the Vectis website.

Sorry missed that.

I have some pix of the Beanotown event. External only. I do not know how to post pix, if somebody wants to post them please pm me.

Time Out London today included a 4 page strip featuring Dennis and Gnasher to support the opening of Beanotown at the South Bank Centre.

Several character references featured in the magazine.

I'll get something over to you during the next day or so.

We created a facsimile copy of the annual a few years ago. Using an original copy of the annual we cleaned up all of the pages. This was a limited edition of 2,000, selling at £20 per copy (trading on e-bay at £80 a piece within a few days).

Unfortunately I am something of a Luddite I do not know ...

Page 47 of Football's Comic Book Heroes.

An article from The Boy's Pictorial 21st January 1921.

Should Girls Play Footer?
What The Mere Man Thinks About It.
Article concludes 'A word to the girls who do play-stop it. Whatever you think, you are not admired by the opposite sex.


This was at a ...

For those of you living south of the river, with nothing better to do on Tuesday, Adam Riches and myself are doing presentation based on 'When the Comics Went to War' at the Crooked Billet Wimbledon on Tuesday evening.
Presentation slide show of classic war comic/magazine illustrations.
Tickets £15 ...

Front cover of The Magnet Issue 136 1911. 'Billy Bunter on the Bawl Once Again.

Featured in 'Football's Comic Book Heroes' page 24.

If I knew how to attach images I could give you sight of our hero in action.

The 10 pages were due to be released over a number of days.
This schedule was amended due to injury to Halle Salaisse who was meant to appear in the race. The last two pages were redrawn to 're-tell' the story.

Barrie Mitchell produced a total of 12 pages including re-draws.

Apparently the strip ...

Strangely no illustrator credit for Barrie Mitchell.
The reason for the 'tightly packing' was basically the strip was suppose to appear over 3 or 4 days. The cover was an after thought.

The strip has been requested by Brendan Foster to promote the Great North Run.
Typical Alf storyline though.

Special 4 page comic pull out in this Friday's Daily Mirror.
A new story illustrated by Barrie Mitchell.

Roy of the Rovers and Harry of the Hammers anyone??

Same story. same illustration simply re-coloured

Philcom 55, thanks I Googled Roy of the Rovers Monthly and the site popped up Dinlos and Skilldos Roy of the Rovers Monthly.