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A rare booklet by Steve Holland - all about the art of Mike Western. More details on the blog - good luck finding a copy!

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Want to read Alan Moore's 2nd ever interview? Want to see just why David Roach's artwork was so good he was snapped up by 2000ad after he'd drawn only 4 comic strips? Then this is the fanzine (published in 1984) is for you - deep pockets required!

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great site & fantastic large pics.

by chance do you have an image of Wizard comic #1837, I have the free gifts but just cant find an image of the comic.
cheers. john

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thanks for the kind words @irishjohn

send me a message with your e-mail on and I'll send you a (small!) scan of Wizard #1837
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The 'Commando' calendar for 2023 is now available to order - here's my guide to ALL the calendars they've produced...

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Some of the original art, prints, signatures & more that I got at the recent Lawless convention...

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Rare comic merchandise alert! Who'd like to see what an original 'Action' comic branded baseball cap looks like?

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Brian Lewis cover for the 1978 'Fantasy film convention'

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Norman Pett produced a number of 'Jane (of the Daily Mirror') books - mainly illustrations, but some comic strips in them. This one's from 1942. Contains some NSFW images (hence posting on a Sunday)

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I've updated my (complete?) guide to the reprints of the Warhammer comic (1998-2004) as I've found another reprint volume - that's 58 in total now! Stories set in the #40k universe and in classic #WFRP

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'The grand illusion' cover art by Ron Turner

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These are more of my images of some of the original art on display at the recent 'Lawless' comic convention

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Another update for my (Tesco) fun 'n games comic (from 1969/70) gallery...

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I've updated one of my 'comics reference books' posts - this time it's the one of (Martin) Hamer books - happy hunting!

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I've updated my guide to collecting 'Oor Wullie' calendars - let em know if you can fill in any of the gaps!

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