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Commando 5399: Home of Heroes - Lords of the Vortex - SNIP

World War Two aliens and other SF themes in new Commando comics, out this week

By John Freeman on January 6, 2021

Aliens on the loose in latest Commando comics?

Commando for Christmas! Glide into these final releases for 2020

By John Freeman on December 23, 2020

Crumbs! Commando at Christmas!

Commando 5391: Home of Heroes: Desert Vultures Full

Desert Vultures and Deadly Revenge stalk the latest Commando comics!

By John Freeman on December 9, 2020

Action aplenty as usual from DC Thomson’s long-running title

Charley's War Print - Episode 230 - August 1979 - art by Joe Colquhoun

Charley’s War original page screen print unveiled

By John Freeman on November 25, 2020

Check out this limited edition print from Rebellion Unplugged

2000AD and Treasury of British Comics 2020/2021 Promotion

A Bumper Week of Releases from Rebellion, leading with 2000AD and the return of Sexton Blake!

By John Freeman on November 25, 2020

A round up of the latest 2000AD news and upcoming Treasury of British Comics releases

“A Force” drop back into Commando in new all action tale!

By John Freeman on November 24, 2020

There are new issues of Commando out this week (Issues 5387 – 5390) from DC Thomson Media, once again tackling air, land, and sea in these varied and dynamic stories. This set includes an all-new A Force tale from Ferg… Read More ›

Commando 5383: Home of Heroes: Coventry Blitz SNIP

Commando Comics delivers mad Mosquito Pilots and terror in the Coventry Blitz!

By John Freeman on November 11, 2020

Commando Comics are back in action this week

Commando Comics teases more 60th anniversary announcements at this weekend’s Thought Bubble Digital Comic Con

By John Freeman on November 10, 2020

A cryptic tease from Britain’s war comic!

Zombies return to stalk Commando!

By John Freeman on October 28, 2020

Something wicked this way comes as Commando’s Hallowe’en specials crawl out from the crypt

The opening spread of "We Are United" from Champ No. 1, launched in February 1984. Peter recalls DC Thomson were impressed with his test pages and It ended up being the longest run of any of the strips he worked on, but it's not a strip he remembers fondly. "It meant I soon ran out of new ways of presenting football action," he recalled. "I fought to prevent boredom but not always with any great success because I was only repeating myself." "The very first opening was about the whole team and the support people. I therefore had to invent a huge number of characters. Unbeknownst to me, the second script was about the sacking of about a third of the team and the building up of a new group. A large number of the new team had to be re-invented. I felt my first effort had gone to waste. Had I known that was going to happen I'd have not tried to be so creative."

Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist Peter Foster

By John Freeman on October 18, 2020

Spotlighting a popular Australian comics artist who has drawn many strips for British comics

Latest Commando set sees debut of another new writer to the war comic team

By John Freeman on October 14, 2020

Commando Issues 5375 – 5378 serve up some alternative angles on World War Two

The Comic Collector - October 2020 Auction Montage

The Comic Collector’s latest auction is simply Beezer

By John Freeman on October 12, 2020

More great classic British comics up for grabs

Creating Comics: An Interview with new Commando writer Colin Maxwell

By Richard Sheaf on October 6, 2020

Richard Sheaf chats with a newcomer on Britain’s longest-running war comic

Commando 5371: Home of Heroes: Five Little Soldier Boys - Full Cover

Creepy Commandos, an SF adventure – and the new Commando Calendar out, too!

By John Freeman on September 30, 2020

There’s something for everyone in this brand-new set of Commando comics (Issues 5371 – 5374), on sale this week from DC Thomson Media, a set that marks the debut of award-winning comics writer Colin Maxwell to the creative team: from… Read More ›