Palitoy history revealed
Paul Neary
Panini teases Doctor Who “back up strips” collection
Great news for longtime Doctor Who comic strip fans
Paul Neary – Hero Unlimited
James Bacon explores the early fanzine work of the late Paul Neary, who passed earlier this month…
In Memoriam: Comic Artist, Writer, Inspiration: Paul Neary
Travel to the stars, sir, and thank you for your inspiration
Captain Britain in Trouble!
A look back at difficult times for Captain Britain…
In Review: The Secret Origin of Earth 616 by David Thorpe
Marvel UK fans will not want to miss out on this
1990s Marvel UK Nostalgia: The first Overkill trading cards
A look back at a Marvel UK trading card promotion that marked major changes to Overkill
Rare wartime Dandys, “Charley’s War”,”Dan Dare” and “Doctor Who” comic art on offer in latest Compalcomics auction
An astonishing array of British comic art on offer
Happy Anniversary, “The Daredevils”, the original home of Marvel’s “Earth 616”!
Looking back at a short-lived but groundbreaking Marvel UK anthology title
In Memoriam: Comic Artist, Writer and Publisher Carlos Pacheco
A tribute to the award-winning Spanish comic creator, whose death has been confirmed
Two Marvel UK mini-series added to Marvel Unlimited
Two more Marvel UK limited series have been added to the Marvel Unlimited digital platform
Doctor Who comic art by Mick Austin featuring Fifth Doctor Peter Davison aplenty on offer, at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions has some smashing early Doctor Who comic art pages on offer as part of its upcoming International Original Art and Anime Signature Auction
Knights of Pendragon Marvel Omnibus announced for 2022, includes Mys-Tech Wars and more
Great news for fans of 1990’s Marvel UK titles!
Marvel UK Mysteries: Who Remembers “Blood-Cede” and “Graviton”?
Discussion of comics copyright and trademarks of classic British comics spurred by Rebellion’s established ownership of the TV21 brand led me to investigate which titles Marvel Comics registered in Britain. Or, largely, Marvel UK – who were keen to put their very firm property stamp on various projects down the decades. My investigations turned up some interesting “Might Have Been” titles from the 1990s.
Roads Not Taken: How Marvel UK’s Motormouth might have looked
During the development of the “Genesis 1992” Marvel UK universe in the early 1990s, Editorial Director Paul Neary explored different paths for its core characters, developing the look of them over at least a year with numerous artists before settling… Read More ›
Flashback: The Dawn of Marvel UK’s “Genesis 1992” Project with Liam Sharp, Bryan Hitch and more
Before Marvel UK’s “Genesis 1992” characters first spread their wings in their first US format books and weekly British comic Overkill, Editorial Director Paul Neary and I put together a promotional booklet promoting the characters, printed on the office photocopiers,… Read More ›
Lost Marvel UK Projects: Mutator, created by Paul Neary and Tom DeFalco
During the tail end of the busy period in the 1990s when Marvel UK was developing numerous projects for the US Direct Sales market, one of the last unpublished proposed series was Mutator, which we’ve brought to a little bit… Read More ›
Missing in Action: Heroquest at Marvel UK, and the RPG magazine that never happened
Looking back at Marvel UK’s one-off foray into the world of role-playing magazines
Rare Al Williamson interview resurfaces thanks to Classic UK Comic Zines archive site
An influential 1960s Irish fan publication offering a fascinating interview with artist Al Williamson has just been added to the brilliant Classic UK Comic Zines archive site run by David Hathaway-Price
In Praise of… artist Joseph Clement Coll – a downthetubes journey
One of the things taught Marvel UK’s Editorial Director Paul Neary and others have taught me down the years is to look beyond the work of the current “hot” artist and realise that their influences can help shape others. Paul,… Read More ›