James Bacon reprots for the latest Swap Meet
Steve Holland
Coming Soon: Mytek the Mighty collections from Bear Alley Books
Mighty major collections coming soon!
Hibernia’s latest Fleetway Files title “Slave of the Screamer”, available now
The Fleetway Files are back – don’t miss out on this latest volume!
Everyone’s Here For the Comics! Swap Meet success in Colchester
James Bacon headed to Colchester for comics last week – and he wasn’t alone!
Bear Alley Books announces “The Phantom Patrol” collection on course, at last!
Great news for very patient fans of this fantastic British SF strip
Stark House Press releases early mystery “Sinister House” introduced by Steve Holland
This mystery novel reprint includes an introduction by comics and pulps historian Steve Holland
International comic community pays tribute to 2000AD and Look-In artist John M. Burns
Comic creators pay tribute to the British comic legend
Upgraded and re-released: “The Trials Of Hank Janson” by Steve Holland
A new edition of a fascinating guide to an influential author, persecuted in the courts, is out now
Sneak Peek: Rayguns and Rocketships! a new book by Rian Hughes celebrating the cover art of 1950s and 60s SF
Take a trip into the weird worlds of 1950s and 60s SF cover art
Lawless Comic Con – British Comics History – VideoCast Notes
Background notes to this weekend’s foray across 100 years plus of comics history
Lawless: The Bunker set to delivers great day of comics today
Don’t miss this free online British comics event, kicking off at 10am!
In Memoriam: David Ashford, British Comics Historian
British comics fandom has lost one its greatest archivists
In Review: Bear Alley Books “Longbow” classic British comics collections
Offering intense, fast-paced action adventure, “Longbow of the Cheyenne” is surely classic British weekly comics at its best…
Calling Paul Temple… in Germany!
A classic British newspaper strip resurfaces in a new German collection
London Tower Bridge comic strip mystery solved!
The British comics archivist community solves a magazine strip mystery…
2000AD art and more offered in upcoming Heritage Auction
The work of several British comic artists features in an upcoming Heritage Auction
In Review: Rocket – The First Space Age Weekly
Steve Winders reviews Steve Holland’s new book about a famous, but short-lived 1950s British comic…
Bear Alley Books heads back to the 1950s with new book on “Rocket” comic
Bear Alley Books, run by author Steve Holland, is bullishly battling back against the perils of the Coronavirus Pandemic with the release of a new guide to a short-lived 1950s weekly boys comic, Rocket, and new editions of two previous releases.
Snapshots in (Comics) Time: A Bethnal Green Newsagent, 1951
This photo of “S Lavner“, newsagent and tobacconist, situated at 241 Bethnal Green Road, E2, was taken in Bethnal Green by seminal British post-war artist, photographer, collagist, printmaker and teacher Nigel Henderson – and offers a fascinating snapshot of London’s… Read More ›
Broadcaster Jonathan Ross joins campaign to preserve British Comics History and call for national Comics Museum
Comic artists, writers, editors, publishers, academics and broadcaster and comics collector Jonathan Ross gathered in person and by Skype at London’s Cartoon Museum this weekend (Saturday 2nd November 2019) to voice support for the preservation of British comics history, and… Read More ›