Tank Girl merch

Just some of the ace Tank Girl merchandise that's currently on sale at the Cartoon Museum - supporting "The future was then" exhibition (which runs until Saturday 21st March 2026).

Rock Garden - the menu in the style of a comic (#4)

Ages ago (back in August 2021 - here to be precise) I covered issue #1 (dated 1st April 1978) of the menu at the Rock garden restaurant in Covent Garden. Then in December 2025 (here to be precise) I looked at issue #5

And now, amazingly, issue #4 of the menu / comic has turned up!

For reference the cover dates are as follows...

Issue #1 was dated 1st April 1978 [8 pages]

Issue #4 is dated 19th May 1980 [8 pages]

Issue #5 was dated 1st April 1983 [12 pages]

...I had speculated that this was an annual-ish publication but in fact issues 1-4 came out in the first 2 years and then there was a gap of 3 years until issue #5. It's all to do with inflation I'm sure.

Anyway, here's issue #4

Quizzer issue #9 - Ian Kennedy art

Back in 2008 (!) here I wrote (along with friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs) about Quizzer magazine on Steve Holland's amazing 'Bear Alley'. Since then I've featured Quizzer on the blog a couple of times...

Some Ian Kennedy art from issue 7 here

Some Ian Kennedy art from issue 10 here

And now a recent sale from the Book Palace (their website is here) had this half-page from issue #9 up for sale. It wasn't up for sale very long! Price was £325 I think. 

Not Kennedy's best work (in my very humble opinion!) - I like the final frame the most but there you go, opportunities to acquire Ian's work don't come up very often so you have to make the most of 'em! 

All other mention of Quizzer on the blog can be found here

Battle Action signing -13-12-25

Some images from the Battle Action signing at the Forbidden Planet store (in central London) on Saturday 13th December 2025

some Keith Burns art for sale

some Keith Burns art for sale

some Keith Burns art for sale - beautiful double page spreads

Keith Burns

Keith Burns

Creators from left to right as follows... John McCrea, Garth Ennis, Keith Burns, Rob Williams, Steve White and Torunn Gronbekk

Small press comics - Isabel Greenberg

I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early Earth, One hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.

These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.

Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg

This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??  

Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg

published October 2014

Described here thus...

A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.

The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.

The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg

Described here thus...

A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.

Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg

Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.

Confinement - Isabel Greenberg

From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)

Eerie (GSP, 1972/3)

I've only recently discovered that there was a UK version of Eerie - it was a short-lived (only 4 issues) from Gold Star Publications in 1972/3. Here's my covers gallery...

Eerie #1, 1972/3, Gold star publications, 20p

Eerie #2, 1972/3, Gold star publications, 20p

Eerie #3, 1972/3, Gold star publications, 20p

Eerie #4, 1972/3, Gold star publications, 20p

All images from this ebay seller

Vampirella (UK, 1975)

I've only recently discovered that there was a UK version of Vampirella magazine. Published by IPC in 1975 it lasted just 4 issues and was presumably Warren reprints all the way - rather than new, UK originated material.

All images from this ebay seller

UPDATED: (Carl) Giles calendars

If you're interested in comic calendars then you can check out my previous posts on the subject...

1). Beano & Dandy calendars are here
2). Commando calendars are here
3). Judge Dredd calendars are here
4). Broons calendars are here, here and here
5). Oor Wullie is here
6). Dan Dare calendar is here
7). Miscellaneous calendars are here

8). Viz calendars are here

9). Metal Hurlant here

10). Moebius calendar are here

11). Asterix calendars are here

12). Tintin calendars are here

13). Blacksad calendars are here

And now it's the turn of (Carl) Giles and some calendars that were produced. If you know of any more that were produced do just let me know, thanks! 

Now updated (see below) with calendars for 2002 & 2003

Giles calendar, 1999

Giles calendar, 2000

Giles calendar, 2001

Giles calendar, 2002

Giles calendar, 2003

Eric Parker - miscellaneous work, part 1 (of 23)

I've recently begun a lengthy series of blog posts all about renowned illustrator Eric Parker (check out his Wikipedia entry here) who had a 50 year (!) career as a comic illustrator.

I've looked at Roughs (part 1) here
Roughs (part 2) here
Roughs (part 3) here
Roughs (part 4) here
Female heads (part 1) here
Female heads (part 2) here
Female heads (part 3) here
Female heads (part 4) here
Pubs (part 1) here
Pubs (part 2) here

Overseas (part 1) here

Overseas (part 2) here

Overseas (part 3) here

Overseas (part 4) here

Overseas (part 5) here

Overseas (part 6) here

Overseas (part 7) here

Overseas (part 8) here

Overseas (part 9) here

Overseas (part 10) here

UK scenes (part 1) here

UK scenes (part 2) here

UK scenes (part 3) here

UK scenes (part 4) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 1) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 2) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 3) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 4) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 5) here

Character studies & groups, drafts (part 6) here

Life drawings (part 1) here

Life drawings (part 2) here

Life drawings (part 3) here

Life drawings (part 4) here

Life drawings (part 5) here

Life drawings (part 6) XXXX

Life drawings (part 7) here

Life drawings (part 8) here

Life drawings (part 9) here

Life drawings (part 10) here

And now we turn our attention to a final (albeit large selection of his work). First up is his work on "Gentlemen". These are a variety of sizes - from the very small to the quite large.