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British Comics – Newspaper Strips
Peter Hansen’s Comic Curiosities: Teddy Tail, the first British newspaper strip
Peter shares a look at some early examples of the popular British newspaper strip
“Garth” dropped from Daily Mirror, “not appropriate” for today’s newspaper market
Sad news, as the “Garth” strip draws to a close in the Mirror newspaper
Mike Higgs’ Moonbird adventures … in Germany!
A British comics character gets a German makeover
Calling Paul Temple… in Germany!
A classic British newspaper strip resurfaces in a new German collection
Biggles: Adventures in Time – Film Strip Recalled
Who remembers this 1986 Custom Comic Strip?
In Memoriam: “Beau Peep” cartoonist Andrew Christine
We’re sorry to report the passing of British cartoonist Andrew Christine, co-creator of the newspaper comic strips Beau Peep and A Man Called Horace with writer Roger Kettle. He had been ill for some time. Over a long career that… Read More ›
Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep, the newspaper strip that might have been
A Doctor Who newspaper strip project that, sadly, got exterminated…
Orkney’s cartoonist Alex Leonard’s terrific tribute to Coronavirus heroes and heroines
Check out this special tribute to Coronavirus Pandemic stars by cartoonist Alex Leonard
A Christmas Comics Mystery – The Case of the Missing Garth Strip
A Garth strip has surfaced on eBay that has fans of of the Daily Mirror newspaper strip in a bit of a spin – because it suggests there may be missing, unpublished sequences from some stories out there, that were… Read More ›
Daily Mirror “Jane” greetings cards surface on eBay
Recently sold on eBay by Violet Antiques, these rare greetings cards featuring the Daily Mirror heroine Jane are the work of, and signed by, her creator Norman Pett
First “Axa” strip art sells for over $6000
We’re used to some of the gob-smacking prices some comic art sells for on top auction site Heritage Auctions, but it seems the prices of lesser known work sometimes, too…
Last chance to buy Psycops collection at a discount today
Today is your last chance to get the new Psycops collection featuring strips drawn by 2000AD‘s John M. Burns at 15% off cover price – either the hardback or softback collection. The cost goes to full cover price tomorrow. This… Read More ›
Striker: The Final Whistle special announced, ending strip’s 34-year run
The final episode of the long-running comic strip Striker will be featured in a commemorative 52-page collectors’ edition of the comic, Striker: The Final Whistle. At least 33 pages of The Final Whistle will be all-new comic strips, picking up… Read More ›
Who remembers Kenny Everett’s Captain Kremmen newspaper strip?
After radio DJ Kenny Everett left BBC Radio 1, he landed at London’s brand new commercial station Capital Radio, which came on air in 1973, where his love of reel-to-reel tape recorders and his amazing arsenal of sound effects… Read More ›
The Dream is Over: 34 years in the making, Striker finally bows out
Striker creator Pete Nash has announced the grim news that his football strip, a long time staple of The Sun, is to finally end – and despite two successful crowdfunding campaigns, the Striker comic will not be returning, apart from one final “wrap up” Special
Giles “Grandma” and family head to the stage in a new musical
Are you a fan of the cartoons of Carl Giles, best known for his work for the Daily and Sunday Express? Then you might like to know his characters – yes, including his often terrifying Grandma – are being brought to life in in a new musical, opening at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich next week
WebFind: The Legendary Daily Express cartoonist Giles at work – in 1945
British Pathé has posted a short film about Carl Giles, one of Britain’s most-loved newspaper cartoonists, at work in 1945. At this point, Giles was working for Express Newspapers, but some of the very best of the cartoons he produced… Read More ›
Jeff Hawke Space Gen Cards: comics inspired education!
Back in 1956, Junior Express Weekly, a weekly comic from the Daily Express, produced a batch of Jeff Hawke-inspired cards with a scientific background. The settings are those in which comic strip hero Jeff Hawke works, all with reference to… Read More ›
In Memoriam: “Garth” Artist and editor John Allard
We’re sorry to report the passing of Garth artist and former Daily Mirror strip editor John Allard, an unsung hero in the character’s success, not just in Britain, but in terms of his popularity wherever his adventures were re-published across… Read More ›