London’s Cartoon Museum will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp in August, with a talk delving into the history of the long-running strip
Andy Capp
Auction Spotlight: This Week’s Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction
More classic British comic art, and more, on offer in this week’s Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction
Cartoons, British comic art and more offers in this week’s Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
The latest Catawiki weekly comic art auction raises a few smiles with its current catalogue
“Andy Capp”, “Davy Jones” and “Modesty Blaise” art offered in latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
Some smashing newspaper strip on offer this week on Catawiki, as well as “Robot Archie” and “Trigan Empire” pages
Zip Nolan art by Reg Bunn spotted in latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
There’s a Superman connection to an item of 1960s British comic art going under the hammer today on Catawiki
Yes, humour comic hero “Buster” was “Buster Capp”, Andy Capp’s son
Back in 1960, the Mirror Group took advantage of the popularity of “Andy Capp”, to give their new comic, Buster” a PR boost by making its flagship character the son of the popular layabout…
Will Eisner, Hugo Pratt original art offered in latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
There are some real gems in the latest Catawiki auction, including a “Carol Day” strip, and more
Catawiki Comic Art Auction Spotlight
Some fantastic lots going under the virtual hammer later today, including Jeff Hawke and Robot Archie art
Crikey! collection now available to pre-order from ComicScene UK
Before ComicSceneUK – available now in all good newsagents – there was a magazine which ran for 16 issues and covered all aspects of UK comic industry. Crikey! is remembered with much affection from comic fans and featured exceptional articles about UK comics during its run – and as previously reported, it’s risen from the ashes
New Andy Capp collection announced, helping celebrate 60 years of the strip
A new collection of Andy Capp strips is on its way, six years after Titan Books published the last assembly of tales starring Britain’s best-known layabout. Created by Reg Smythe for the Daily Mirror, Andy Capp first appeared in the… Read More ›