Slingsby Bros., Ink! have confirmed they are planning a second printing of their Carol Day Showcase, a snapshot of the acclaimed adventure strip created by David Wright for the Daily Mail, which quickly sold out.
We encourage you to sign up for their mailing list here if you want to be notified – don’t miss out if you missed it, because it’s a wonderful “snapshot” of David Wright’s stunning art on this beautifully drawn newspaper strip.
Collectors often ask what makes the Carol Day comic strip, first published in the Daily Mail between 1956 and 1971, particularly the strips drawn by Wright until his untimely death in 1967, so special to a small group of fanatics.
For most fans, it’s David Wright’s art is the hook, and most collectors instantly recognise that this art and this artist are levels above what usually encountered in a comic strip. This quickly leads people to want to learn and see more. For Carol Day, this has been very difficult historically, as the strip hasn’t been significantly reprinted – and it never achieved wide circulation.
The Carol Day Showcase book presents, for the first time, the full range of Carol Day art, from Wright’s first story to his last, with examples from every story. Slingsby Bros., Ink!, who are also currently taking preorders for Last of the Line, their next Carol Day book, have gathered 136 outstanding Carol Day examples from across Wright’s run to display.
All are reproduced from the original art to present the flavour of the strip and the magnitude of Wright’s achievement.
Sign up for their mailing list here to be informed of the reprint.
As we previously reported, Last of the Line, the next full Carol Day Story Book collection, is only available by pre-order, and pre-orders end on Sunday 16th March 2025. The book is ready for the printer and all that remains is to set the print run – so head over to Book Palace now and preorder your copy!
David Wright’s Carol Day: Last of The Line is a companion volume to the large format books: David Wright’s Carol Day: Lance Hallam and David Wright’s Carol Day: Jack Slingsby. These stunning books each contain one complete Carol Day story reproduced from the original art in the original size.
• Read our news story about Carol Day: Last of the Line | Preorder Last of the Line from The Book Palace here – orders must be place by Sunday 16th March 2025
• More about Carol Day at carol-day.com
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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