UPDATED: Colin Curly comics

UPDATE (4th October 2026)

Here's what the promotional packer of Quavers looked like!

plus details of what's in issues 1 & 3

UPDATE (28/04/26); I'm grateful to Stephen Hyde for supplying images of comics #2 & #3

A new one for me recently is these mini comics produced in association with Quavers crisps. I don't know much about them but if YOU do then do get in touch, thanks!

Got 1 & 3

Need 2 & 4

Quavers promotional comic #1 - Whizzer and Chips

Contains...Joker, Shiner, Sweeny Toddler (art by Tom Paterson), Oddball (art by Terry Bave) and Sid's Snake (art by Jim Hansen)

Quavers promotional comic #2 - Whizzer and Chips

Quavers promotional comic #3 - Buster

Contains...Buster's Diary, Chalky, X-ray specs and Ricky Rainbow 

Quavers promotional comic #4 - Buster

and then there's this as well

Eric Parker - miscellaneous work, part 16 (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

Gentlemen is XXXXXXXXX

Horses (part 1) is XXXXXXX

Horses (part 2) is XXXXXXX

Furniture is XXXXXX

Old soldiers (part 1) is XXXXXX

Old soldiers (part 2) is XXXXXX

Old soldiers (part 3) is XXXXXX

Sexton Blake is XXXXXXX

Soldiers is XXXXXX

Miscellaneous is XXXXXX

LayOuts & scenes is XXXXXX

Letters is XXXXXXXX

Finished work (part 1) is XXXXX

Finished work (part 2) is XXXXX

Finished work (part 3) is XXXXX

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

UPDATED: Marvel UK's 'Rugrats' comics

UPDATE (2nd October 2026); 

Turns out there was a special as well...I don't own this so can't comment on the artist / writers.

I've looked at all sort of Marvel (UK) comics on the blog just click on this link to check 'em all out but today it's a new title for me - yes it's Rugrats the comic. I'm unclear how long this actually lasted. I know it lasted at least 24 issues (see cover scan below) and issues were listed in Comics International up to #31 [in CI issue 94] but Comics International #95 has an issue listed but no issue number. So, issue 32 seems like the likeliest highest number that Rugrats could have reached but I'd be delighted to know for sure.

UPDATE: the letterer Gordon Robson has been in touch to say that issue 29 was (he believes) the final issue. I have therefore adjusted the listing below.

Updates are highlighted in red

Personally I'm still looking for issues 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 1

Contributors include Bambos, Mario Capaldi, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 2

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Simon Furman, Mario Capaldi, Stephen Baskerville 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 3

Contributors include David Leach, Mario Capaldi, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 4

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 5

Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 6

Contributors include Bambos, Simon Furman, Steve White, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 7

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 8

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, David Leach, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 9

Contributors include Bambos, Adrian Salmon, Steve White, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 10

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 11

Contributors include David Leach, Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli], Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 12

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Nick Abadzis, David Leach, Simon Furman, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 13

Contributors include Mike McMahon, Bambos, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 14

Contributors include David Leach, Simon Furman, Mike Hadley

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 15

Contributors include Mike Hadley, Gordon Rennie, Steve White, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 16

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 17

Contributors include David Leach, Bambos, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 18

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 19

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 20

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 21

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 22

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 23

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 24

Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 25

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 26

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 27

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 28

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 29

image taken from

https://www.comics.org/issue/760301/cover/4/

Commando at the National Army Museum (2011) - part 3

Looking through some of photos the other day I came across a bunch from 2011 that had somehow never been recycled onto the blog. To make up for that here's my first batch of images from the 2011/12 Commando themed exhibition that ran at the National Army Museum (in London's Chelsea). My original review for it is here.

Part 1 of my photos were here

Part 2 of my photos were here

Warlord belt

Just recording the existence of this Warlord belt for posterity. Thanks to Alan Taylor on the Warlord facebook group (here) for sharing this.

All other examples of comics merchandise featured on the blog can be found here

Comic Cutz - the art of Barrie Mitchell (part 13)

The Barrie Mitchell exhibition that took place in Ryde in February 2026 had many highlights and a LOT of art. I tried to take photos of all the art but there was too much! Anyway, here's the start of a long series of posts all about the art that was there...

1). Harlem Heroes was here

2). paintings of cars was here

3). his work for Red Dwarf was here

4). some football art was here

5). some Dr Who art was here

6). some more Dr Who art was here

7). yet more Dr Who art was here

8). even more Dr Who art was here

9). a final selection of Dr Who art was here

10). some Marks Brothers art was here

11). his work on Scorer was here here

12). some of his recent paintings was here

Now some character sketches...