John Jackson played an important role in the work to relaunch Eagle in the 1980s, and Roy of the Rovers
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Secrets of Eagle: The Mystery of Doomlord’s Mask
A quick delve into some of the mysteries surrounding the 1980s Eagle photo strips…
Enniskillen ComicFest is back in May, spotlights classic British titles Action and Battle
Enniskillen ComicFest returns on 1st and 2nd May 2020 for its fifth year – and the award-winning event will spotlight some classic British comics as well as three creators who helped shape them
Zoom Back to the 1990s: Zig and Zag’s Zogazine
By Richard Sheaf, with additional material by John Freeman As someone with an interest in comics produced by Fleetway, in all its incarnations, rather than DC Thomson titles, I thought I’d share some details of the six issue Zig and… Read More ›
In Review: The Mighty One My Life Inside The Nerve Centre
The Book: Steve MacManus, the editor of 2000AD during the 1980s, lifts the lid on how the UK’s most important comic came into existence and his extraordinary role in shaping it into a industry revolutionising icon. In 1973, a twenty-year-old MacManus… Read More ›
Dan Dare “Lost Film” eBay find, and Les Edwards’ unused Mekon design
Recently spotted on eBay by Hibernia Comics fan Paul Dowson was this advertisement cut carefully from an October 1975 issue of Variety for a never made Dan Dare film, a project from Phenomenal Film Productions, which owned both the film and… Read More ›