Along with details of the latest print editions of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic comes news that the title has pushed further into the digital sphere – with a number of one-off issues released for Amazon’s Kindle device. “Operation Kindle… Read More ›
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Last Commandos of the year troop to the news stand
Here’s the info on the final issues of DC Thomson’s Commando for 2012 – a total of 104 stories, tucked away. It’s been a good year for the title, helped, we’re told by our coverage and plugs on other sites… Read More ›
Commando: Tigers, Walruses and Horsas
It is the time of year when the calendars are in newsagents, card shops and shopping centres around the country and for the second year running Waverley Books have produced a calendar featuring the painted cover artwork of Commando. The… Read More ›
Convict Commandos back in action!
The latest issues of Commando, on sale this week in all good newsagents, include a new Convict Commandos story from Alan Hebden and the tale of a battle-hungry cook! What more variety do you need? Here’s the gen: Commando No… Read More ›
Magic Merlins and a danger-prone ‘Duck’ just part of latest Commando line-up
Commando No 4539 – The Magic MerlinStory: Alan Hebden Art: Morahin Cover: Ian Kennedy As the Battle of Britain reached its climax, RAF Flying Officer Toby Mortimer was assigned a brand new MkII Hurricane. Toby’s flying suddenly improved, and he… Read More ›
Tank KIllers and Traitors lurk in latest Commando comics
There’s a fine mix of old and new to the latest Commando releases, on sale today in all good newsagents and for iPad and other IOS devices. Commando No 4535 – The Fighting GendarmeStory: Peter Grehan Art: Olivera Cover: Janek… Read More ›
Jokers in the new Pack of Commandos
Here’s the intel on the new Commando war comics, on sale now in all good British newsagents… I recently had a chance to sit down with Commando editor Calum Laird as part of my working day and discuss the future… Read More ›
Gas-Bag Gunmen and Ghosts haunt new Commandos
The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando – on sale now – comprise both the regular reprint titles and two ‘By Special Request’ stories – issues readers specifically wanted to see again. Here’s the intel… Commando No 4523: Gas-Bag GunmenStory:… Read More ›
Commandos by Air, Land and Sea!
Every field of combat is covered in the latest batch of Commandos, on sale now in good newsagents (don’t bother with the bad ones). Here’s the rundown… Commando No 4519: High Speed RescueStory: Mac MacDonald Art: Rezzonico Cover: Janek Matysiak… Read More ›
Deadly Commandos hit the newsagents
Here’s the latest information on DC Thomson’s Commando title, with these four Commando stories now on sale in good newsagents and via iTunes for iPad and iPhone… Commando 4515 – The Deadly GamesStory: Alan Hebden Art: Keith Page Cover: Keith… Read More ›
Photos from the Opening of the Aberdeen Commando Exhibition
It’s not often a comics event is opened with a bagpiper, even in Scotland, so driving into the car park of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen on a slightly overcast summer’s morning to the skirl of the pipes set… Read More ›
Commando: Spot The Difference
Twenty-five years ago Commando published an issue entitled “Roll Of Honour” featuring a cover by artist Ian Kennedy. To celebrate the 65th anniversary of D-Day in 2009, Carlton Books released the then latest of their Commando reprint books entitled D-Day:… Read More ›
Commando Steadfastly Soldiers On
For the third time in less than twelve months the Commando archive has been opened to allow artwork to be used in a public exhibition. After the Draw Your Weapons exhibition in London’s National Army Museum (with downthetubes being the… Read More ›
Soviet Spitfires and Desert Dangers in new Commandos
Four more Commandos are now on sale, with new stories from Alan Hebden and Mac Macdonald, the latter’s ‘Soviet Spitfire’ sure to interest fans of Battle‘s classic ‘Johnny Red’ strip. Here’s the gen… Commando No 4503: Operation UltraStory: Alan Hebden… Read More ›
Illustrators: A New Quarterly Journal About Brit and Euro Artists
In the last few years London’s Illustration Art Gallery have been releasing a series of books about, and reprinting older, British comics via their Book Palace Books imprint. These include The Modesty Blaise Companion reference book, a series of reprints… Read More ›
All change for look and feel of Commando comic
With news on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando comes news of another change to its format
Latest Commandos Have A Chilly Theme
Just to prove Commando is read around the world here are four members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 reading Commando in Antarctica. They are (left to right) Lt Col Pete Davis, Surg Lt Simon Hornby RN, Major Justin… Read More ›
Heroes aplenty in new Commandos
Here’s details on the latest Commandos, on sale now in all good UK newsagents… Commando No 4479: Every Man A Hero! Story: Mac MacDonald Art: Keith Page Cover: Keith Page Zander Zarris was half-British and half-Greek. As he’d never known his… Read More ›
Invasion Alerts and Commando Cooks!
Here’s the latest Commando war comics on sale now in all good UK newsagents and for iPad and iPhone… Commando No 4467 – Invasion AlertStory: Mac MacDonald Art: Carlos Pino Cover: Carlos Pino It was a dark and stormy night… Read More ›
Happy New Commandos!
Here are the details of the first batch of Commandos for 2012. Invasion Watch, one of the new stories this tim around, is the first part of a three-instalment story featuring the men of Britain’s Home Guard, many of whom… Read More ›