UPDATED: Russell Mark Olson - work for Tharg

As a long-time fan of the work of Russell Mark Olson I realised recently that I hadn't, to my shame, ever started to log his work for 2000AD. There's been a bit so far, and hopefully more to come. These are the issues you're looking for...

2000AD prog 2300 Sinister Dexter - "Zed zone"

2000AD prog 2340, Tharg's future shocks - "A temp problem"

2000AD prog 2494, Tharg's future shocks - "A zombie apocalypse alphabet"

2000AD FCBD

This is definitely one of the posts that I'll refer to when I'm out and about and see a comic and think "hmmm, have I got that?". Yes, it's a covers gallery for the 2000AD contributions to Free Comic Book Day. 

Good luck hunting them all down! Do let me know if I've missed any out!

Got = 2015, 2016 

to Get = 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2013

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2014

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2015

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2016

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2017

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2018

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2020

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2021

2000AD Free Comic Book Day - 2022

Brit Comics Art - latest pieces

Just some highlights from the recent update to the BritComicsArt website (which can be found here - I suggest subscribing to their e-mail updates too)...

A Brian Bolland piece from his early work on Powerman comic in the 1970s. This was £300 I think.

A Cam Kennedy Fighting Mann page from Battle issue #295 - yours for £500

A Robin Smith cover for 2000AD - yours for £3,000

These 3 cover roughs were (I think!) £300 each

UPDATE: Bulldog Empire - Neill Cameron & Jason Cobley

I've now added (at the bottom of this post) more details about where you can find reprints of this strip...

After nearly 2,000 posts its seems hard to believe that I could have someone making their first appearance on the blog but it happens. In fact today we have two people on their blog debut - artist Neil 'Mega Robo Brothers' Cameron and author Jason Cobley.

They owe their appearance today to my recent purchase of these two comics from the estate of the friend of the blog, the much missed Colin Noble.

First up is Bulldog Empire #1 - this was produced in 2005 (priced at £2.95) and was a limited run of 200 copies. This particular copy is numbered 73. Cover (and interior) art is by Neill Cameron. Classic US comic size, black & white interior art, 32 pages (including covers). 

You get 20 pages of Bulldog empire and then 6 pages of Brittany Bell and her brilliant Bimech (by Neill Cameron & Stu Perrins). 

...it's a wraparound cover & here's the back 

Here's issue 2 (front cover), this is from 2006 and was a limited print run of 150 copies (of which this is numbered 4). £3.95 for 44 pages of comics (black & white art by Neill Cameron throughout)

and the rear cover

The cover of issue 2 was re-used as the cover to 'The mammoth book of best new manga' in 2006. In fact that book reprinted all the Bulldog Empire material that had appeared in the standalone comics.

Barney also tells me that there were 8 pages of Bulldog empire in Judge Dredd megazine #253 (cover dated 9th January 2007)

I've also discovered that Paragon #35 (from Davey Candlish) also featured the first 7 page strip from Bulldog Empire #1

I've recently been alerted (thanks ColinYNWA on the 2000AD forum) to the short-lived small press section in the back of Comics International magazine back in the day. This is from issue #164 (October 2003) and is a stand-alone episode of Captain Bulldog. 

Comic Cutz - the art of Barrie Mitchell (part 1)

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...

This is from the 1977 2000AD summer special...

UPDATE: Bulldog Empire - Neill Cameron & Jason Cobley

I've now added (at the bottom of this post) more details about where you can find reprints of this strip...

After nearly 2,000 posts its seems hard to believe that I could have someone making their first appearance on the blog but it happens. In fact today we have two people on their blog debut - artist Neil 'Mega Robo Brothers' Cameron and author Jason Cobley.

They owe their appearance today to my recent purchase of these two comics from the estate of the friend of the blog, the much missed Colin Noble.

First up is Bulldog Empire #1 - this was produced in 2005 (priced at £2.95) and was a limited run of 200 copies. This particular copy is numbered 73. Cover (and interior) art is by Neill Cameron. Classic US comic size, black & white interior art, 32 pages (including covers). 

You get 20 pages of Bulldog empire and then 6 pages of Brittany Bell and her brilliant Bimech (by Neill Cameron & Stu Perrins). 

...it's a wraparound cover & here's the back 

Here's issue 2 (front cover), this is from 2006 and was a limited print run of 150 copies (of which this is numbered 4). £3.95 for 44 pages of comics (black & white art by Neill Cameron throughout)

and the rear cover

The cover of issue 2 was re-used as the cover to 'The mammoth book of best new manga' in 2006. In fact that book reprinted all the Bulldog Empire material that had appeared in the standalone comics.

Barney also tells me that there were 8 pages of Bulldog empire in Judge Dredd megazine #253 (cover dated 9th January 2007)

I've also discovered that Paragon #35 (from Davey Candlish) also featured the first 7 page strip from Bulldog Empire #1

Steve Dillon exhibition (Stevenage) - part 5

Some images from the recent Steve Dillon exhibition that was held in Stevenage...

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Part 3 was here

Part 4 was here

Steve Dillon exhibition (Stevenage) - part 4

Some images from the recent Steve Dillon exhibition that was held in Stevenage...

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Part 3 was here