Lawless 2025 - the photos, part 9

For anyone (like me!) who thinks it'a a very long time to wait until Lawless 2026 here's some photos of Lawless 2025 to help keep you going until May 2026.

Simon Bisley prints were here

More prints & Bisley paintings were here

Bisley pencil work is here

Original comic art for sale here

Brian Bolland was here

The convention floor was here

Guests were here

More guests were here

and now we have the art of Henry Flint!

Major Eazy sketch for me

pages of original art for sale...

inside the Mind of Henry Flint...is this book of his TV doodles (published by Markosia), pick it up if you can

UPDATED: Norman Wright reference books

My look at comic reference books has, to date, covered a number of authors such as...

i). Dennis Gifford books here (with all Gifford posts here)

ii). Lofts & Adley books are here

iii). Dennis Gifford is here 

iv). David Ashford is here

v). Ray Moore is here

vi). Martin Hamer is here

vii). Colin Morgan is here

vii). Alan Clark is here

...but there's more to come. Next up is author Norman Wright. I suspect that there are quite a few of these that I'm not aware of but you've got to start somewhere!

UPDATE: more essay all about WE Johns. Print run unknown but presumed to be low (125?)

Guns, Dames & Aeroplanes - the adult novels of WE Johns, Norman Wright

Fighting, Fun & Flights of Fancy, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Camels, Condors & Worldwide Wanderings, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Facing Flak & Looking Back, Norman Wright - limited edition of 60 copies

Enid Blyton's magazine, 1953-1959, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright, 32 pages

George E Rochester, 1898-1966: an index of his work, Bill Bradford & Norman Wright, 24 pages

cover image not to hand - can you help?

W.E. Johns & Modern Boy: an index, Norman Wright, 40 pages

Sexton Blake: a celebration of the great detective, Norman Wright & David Ashford

Sunny stories: an index, 1942-1953,Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

Enid Blyton's Sunny stories: 1937-1941, an index, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

all Blyton images swiped from here

Cartoonist newspaper - part 1

The short-lived (17 issues, Apr-Nov 1993) Cartoonist newspaper rings a vague bell with me. I think I might have purchased issue #1 and then realised it was full of newspaper cartoons rather than comic strips so I never went back for issue 2. More fool me! 

These images are all from this ebay seller

The Cartoonist newspaper, #1, 1 April 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #2, 21 April 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #3, 5 May 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #4, 19 May 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #5, 2 June 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #6, 16 June 1993

UPDATED: Flook books

I have to admit to never having actually read any Flook newspaper strips myself BUT I know that plenty of people out there have and I thought I'd try and rustle up an (in)complete list of all the Flook books that are out there for you to read. Please do let me know of any books I've missed. Thanks!

Now updated, thanks to ace comic collector Derek Wilson, with some examples of Flook merchandise. 

First up is this example of a sweet container (made from pressed cardboard) 

and here we have some Flook soap

and available right here is a Flook squeaky toy

Now updated with 2 final volumes - with thanks to Paul Hudson

Flook and the peasants revolt

The amazing adventures of Rufus and Flook

Rufus and Flook v. Moses Maggot 

Flook by Trog (1958)

Flook by Trog (1971)

I, Flook an autobiography (1962)

Rufus and Flook at school (1951)

Heroes! The British invasion of American comics - part 4

Recently (ish!) finished at the Cartoon Museum (here)was their exhibition 'Heroes! The British invasion of American comics'. 

For anyone who couldn't make it here's part 4 of my look at what you missed...

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Part 3 was here

UPDATED: The Political Cartoon Society

I've looked before at publications associated with the Political Cartoon Society (here). My posts about their newsletters can be found...

part 1 is here

part 2 is here

part 3 is here

part 4 is here

part 5 is here

And now another book has been found...

And now even more have been found...

And now some more books published by the PCS have been found...

and I've just realised that (prolific author of books about politics) Tim Benson wrote a book called Strube - the world's most popular cartoonist - that was badged as being from The Political Society...

If you know of other titles that were badged as being from The Political Society then do let me know, thanks!