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Monthly Archives: September 2008

COME ON STEVE!

There is,for some of us,a fascination for early British comics and the characters/creators.  Ally Sloper and Steve The Horse I have tried to deal with on my Yahoo British Comic Books Archives group.   And,about five years ago I used pages of art sent to me by the late comic historian Denis Gifford to produce [...]

ZACK Latest

Again,I can only sadly report that no one from Zack has gotten back to me but if you speak German check the site out at: http://www.zack-magazin.de/zack/index.php?parent=1&sub=yes&idcat=1&lang=1 Out at the moment is:  Zack nr.112,September issue Doha’s The Great Catsby vol.1 And the latest volume in the Michel Vaillant series -has the popularity of this series never [...]

THANK YOU

Didn’t check the CBO stats last week but did so today -258,292! I have to admit that 258,292 staggers me somewhat. I know I often complain that no one,or very few,people leave comments but I have to say that if I had to approve over 200,000 comments I’d go insane! All I can say to [...]

DRMASTER PRESENTS AN ACTION-PACKED END TO THE SUMMER!

NEPHYLYM, MAMORU THE SHADOW PROTECTOR & THE FOUR CONSTABLES AVAILABLE NOW! SAN JOSE, CA – September 2008 – DrMaster Publications has announced the release of the new fantasy-action manga Nephylym vol. 1 by Rei Kusakabe, Mamoru the Shadow Protector vol. 2, the comedy manga series by Sai Madara, and The Four Constables-Secret of the Delirium [...]

Orang Utan Comics Studio At BICS 08!

  CONTACT: Ian SharmanManaging Editorian@orangutancomics.co.uk    ORANG UTAN COMICS STUDIO SLAMS INTO BIRMINGHAM!New artist announcement as OUCS attends BICS!  Fresh from the success of Eleventh Hour Vol 1 hitting the number one spot on WOWIO, Orang Utan Comics Studio are today announcing an exciting new addition to the creative team of The Intergalactic Adventures of [...]

Cinebook -The 9th Art:Lucky Luke,Iznogud & Scorpion

  LUCKY LUKE no.12 –The Rivals Of Painful Gulch  Authors: Morris & Goscinny Age: 8 years and up Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm Number of pages: 48 colour pages Paperback £5.99 ISBN: 9781905460601 Publication: August 2008 Two rival families live in Painful Gulch: the O’Timmins clan, who have big noses, and the O’Haras, who have [...]

GanjaMan Tar Wars

Jim Stewart has been in touch to let me know that there has been an address change since CBOs review of Ganjaman:Tar Wars.  The new address is: BOX NUMBER YI-45 1ST FLOOR 48 WEST STREET, GLASGOW G2 1BP And the good news is that there should soon be a new issue of Ganjaman Presents. We’ll [...]

Hmm -Anyone Gonna Stand Up For Atlantis?

If so you would have to be one hell of a brown-noser.  And probably owner of Atlantis Studios! This was forwarded by Terry Pavlet who keeps an eye open for this kind of thing -as should anyone in the comics business.   Are you thinking of doing work for James Watson and Atlantis Studios ? Are [...]

Hey,Sugar -Dig This!

THE ARCHIES ROCK THE HOUSE… AND YOUR BOOKSHELF… IN THEIR FIRST COMIC BOOK RETROSPECTIVE! Back in the 1960s, renowned record producer Don Kirschner was one of the driving forces behind the band The Monkees. The Monkees were put together as a response to the popularity of The Beatles, and were given a TV show whose [...]

Well,blow me down -I missed this!

It was a series known for its art and story telling for decades. When I walked through W. H. Smith the other day I caught a glimpse of a Classics Illustrated cover but assumed it was another “collectors mag” feature. Apparently not. Not sure of overseas availability but the new publishers have a web site [...]