Lawless 2024 - the photos, part 8

Hard to believe it's another 4 months to Lawless, boo! While we're waiting for the time to pass here's part 8 of my photos from Lawless 2024. 

Part 1 (the artists) was here

Part 2 - 2000AD art was here

Part 3 - more 2000AD art was here

Part 4 - vintage British comic art was here

Part 5 - more vintage British comic art was here

Part 6 - yet more vintage British comic art was here

Part 7 - picture library covers was here

and now a final miscellaneous selection...

Mike Dorey (blue shirt, left)

free ice creams!

panel with Stacey Dutton-Whittle (left) and David Roach (right)

charity art auction

potential art buyers

all sketches in my programme

signatures (left hand side), left to right, top to bottom...

Stacey Whittle        Michael Carroll         Henry Flint

PJ Holden

Conor Boyle     John Higgins      Glenn Fabry

Keith Burns    John Wagner      Mike Dorey

Sally Jane Hurst    Chris Weston     Greg Staples    Paul Goodenough

Pye Parr

David Roach    Mike Carroll [again!]

signatures (right hand side), left to right, top to bottom...

John McCrea    Simon Fraser  Peter Doherty   Simon Davis   Dan Cornwell

Brian Bolland    Garth Ennis

Boo Cook    Steve Austin   Ben Willsher

Mike Collins   Mick McMahon

Rob Williams   D'Israeli    Liam Sharp

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The VIP 'do' on the Saturday night

Hellfire fanzine #2+3 - David Roach

I've looked previously at the early work of David Roach and his comics fanzine Hellfire as follows...

Issue 1 here

Issue 3 here

issue 4 here

...and I just wanted to highlight some images from issue 2 (and 3) from ace ebay seller ewan_b

Hellfire issues 2 & 3

not sure if this is from issue 2 or 3 but I've included it as an early example of David's work

not sure if this is from issue 2 or 3 but I've included it as an early example of David's work

I think David drew the comic shop advert on the left of this image

update...here's a better cover image of issue #2

David Roach talks classic romance comics

Just a reminder that this talk is tonight - tickets are still available (at the time of typing)...

Tickets have just gone on sale for a talk at the Cartoon Museum on Friday 21st April with David Roach talking about his latest book, A very British affair. It says here that...

A Very British Affair is a gorgeous book bringing forgotten British romance comics back to life. It’s curated by David Roach, who wrote the Eisner-nominated Masters of British Comics.

A Very British Affair charts the stratospheric rise of romance comics in post-war Britain with a selection of the greatest romance comics ever printed in the UK. Featuring an eclectic mix of artists from Spain, Italy and the UK, this collection unearths the sensual art and emotional writing which delighted generations of comics readers.

Featuring over 50 comics stories - many of which have never been reprinted before - this lavish book is a stunning tribute to the often uncredited creators who crafted an industry of love. Roach shines a spotlight on the Italian and Spanish artists who dominated romance, as well as the genre's forgotten female contributors, like Jenny Butterworth, Pat Tourett and Diane Gabbott plus a wealth of other artists too numerous for the wordcount here!

David's promising to bring along loads of original comic art from these comics as well. Tickets are available here for £10

Hellfire fanzine #4 - David Roach

I posted here about issue #1 of David Roach's fanzine Hellfire and then here about issue #3. Now some images of issue #4 have come to light...At the time of typing this is for sale here

cover by David Roach (features Swamp Thing and Man-Thing)

David Roach talks classic romance comics

Tickets have just gone on sale for a talk at the Cartoon Museum on Friday 21st April with David Roach talking about his latest book, A very British affair. It says here that...

A Very British Affair is a gorgeous book bringing forgotten British romance comics back to life. It’s curated by David Roach, who wrote the Eisner-nominated Masters of British Comics.

A Very British Affair charts the stratospheric rise of romance comics in post-war Britain with a selection of the greatest romance comics ever printed in the UK. Featuring an eclectic mix of artists from Spain, Italy and the UK, this collection unearths the sensual art and emotional writing which delighted generations of comics readers.

Featuring over 50 comics stories - many of which have never been reprinted before - this lavish book is a stunning tribute to the often uncredited creators who crafted an industry of love. Roach shines a spotlight on the Italian and Spanish artists who dominated romance, as well as the genre's forgotten female contributors, like Jenny Butterworth, Pat Tourett and Diane Gabbott plus a wealth of other artists too numerous for the wordcount here!

David's promising to bring along loads of original comic art from these comics as well. Tickets are available here for £10

UPDATE: Carol Day - Lance Hallam project

Just an update on this...you can now pre-order the book from 'The Book Palace' here - yours for £299!

Great news for all fans of vintage newspaper strips there's a sumptuous volume of Carol Day coming your way in Spring 2023. Art by David Wright. The strip is called "Lance Hallam". 

More details here where it says

At the Printer!
At long last we are pleased to announce that our Carol Day book presenting the Lance Hallam story is finally at the printer! This book has been a long time coming, but we believe it will prove well worth the wait when it hits book shelves in Spring 2023.

About the Book
In Lance Hallam we reprint the complete story (minus 3 episodes) from the original art, in the full size of the originals, a pleasingly large 17 x 5.25 inches. Our goal is to give readers an experience as close as possible to viewing the original art, and to provide a definitive presentation, as Wright and his art deserve, of one of David Wright’s very best stories.

Here are the highlights:
The back cover image is an original illustration by David Wright, and the front cover image is by Carol Day super-fan and artist extraordinaire, Brian Bolland!

Brian only works digitally now, and to fully appreciate his cover, we encourage you to go to The Cover and explore the image further. We guarantee you will be amazed.

Second, to our knowledge this is the first time a comic strip story has been reprinted in its original size and format from the original art!

Third, to bring the character into the 21st century we commissioned a number of great contemporary artists to create their reaction to the character and story, and we think the resulting portfolio showcases some truly outstanding work by some of the best artists working today. You can see these now in the Carol Day by Today's Artists.

Finally, because we’re nerds and avid collectors, in addition to presenting the original art in its original size we also present scans of the complete art boards with all the marginal notes, editorial comments, revisions, etc. that characterize the art as physical objects.

Technical Details
Lance Hallam reprints the Lance Hallam story from the original art in the original size: 84 strips which ran from Friday, January 11, 1957 - April 18, 1957, along with a critical essay, background on David Wright and contemporary interpretations of the character.

Cover illustration by Brian Bolland

Published as a trade hardcover edition:
Availability: at the printer, expected in stock in Spring 2023
Limited to 500 copies
21 x 14 inches
Printed on acid-free paper
152 pages
Quarterbound with a cloth spine
Colored headbands with ribbon marker
Hot foil stamping on the spineContents
Foreword
A Brush with Fitzrovia by Peter Richardson
The Lance Hallam Art
The Artistry of Lance Hallam by Roger Clark
Carol Day by Today’s Artists [see 3 images below]
The Lance Hallam Boards
Acknowledgments and Project Journey

Price
This is an expensive book, not because we’ll be making money on it but because we spared no expense to produce the best book we could, the book we want as fanatical Carol Day and David Wright collectors.

If we sell out our print run, we will make a very tiny profit, but that is all. We have done this as a project to give back to collectors, not as a commercial endeavor.

Shipping will be added to the price. Shipping prices are changing rapidly around the world right now and we are unable to confidently predict what they will be when we start shipping.

We will post the price here when we know it.

Reservations and Pre-orders
We are accepting reservations but not advance payments. We do not want to accept money until we have the books in hand.

You can reserve your copy of the book here: www.carol-day.com/reserve-a-copy.cfm. Fill out the form, and we will confirm your reservation.

Carol Day by David Roach

Carol Day by Dani

Carol Day by Mark Buckingham

Carol Day - Lance Hallam project

Great news for all fans of vintage newspaper strips there's a sumptuous volume of Carol Day coming your way in Spring 2023. Art by David Wright. The strip is called "Lance Hallam". 

More details here where it says

At the Printer!
At long last we are pleased to announce that our Carol Day book presenting the Lance Hallam story is finally at the printer! This book has been a long time coming, but we believe it will prove well worth the wait when it hits book shelves in Spring 2023.

About the Book
In Lance Hallam we reprint the complete story (minus 3 episodes) from the original art, in the full size of the originals, a pleasingly large 17 x 5.25 inches. Our goal is to give readers an experience as close as possible to viewing the original art, and to provide a definitive presentation, as Wright and his art deserve, of one of David Wright’s very best stories.

Here are the highlights:
The back cover image is an original illustration by David Wright, and the front cover image is by Carol Day super-fan and artist extraordinaire, Brian Bolland!

Brian only works digitally now, and to fully appreciate his cover, we encourage you to go to The Cover and explore the image further. We guarantee you will be amazed.

Second, to our knowledge this is the first time a comic strip story has been reprinted in its original size and format from the original art!

Third, to bring the character into the 21st century we commissioned a number of great contemporary artists to create their reaction to the character and story, and we think the resulting portfolio showcases some truly outstanding work by some of the best artists working today. You can see these now in the Carol Day by Today's Artists.

Finally, because we’re nerds and avid collectors, in addition to presenting the original art in its original size we also present scans of the complete art boards with all the marginal notes, editorial comments, revisions, etc. that characterize the art as physical objects.

Technical Details
Lance Hallam reprints the Lance Hallam story from the original art in the original size: 84 strips which ran from Friday, January 11, 1957 - April 18, 1957, along with a critical essay, background on David Wright and contemporary interpretations of the character.

Cover illustration by Brian Bolland

Published as a trade hardcover edition:
Availability: at the printer, expected in stock in Spring 2023
Limited to 500 copies
21 x 14 inches
Printed on acid-free paper
152 pages
Quarterbound with a cloth spine
Colored headbands with ribbon marker
Hot foil stamping on the spineContents
Foreword
A Brush with Fitzrovia by Peter Richardson
The Lance Hallam Art
The Artistry of Lance Hallam by Roger Clark
Carol Day by Today’s Artists [see 3 images below]
The Lance Hallam Boards
Acknowledgments and Project Journey

Price
This is an expensive book, not because we’ll be making money on it but because we spared no expense to produce the best book we could, the book we want as fanatical Carol Day and David Wright collectors.

If we sell out our print run, we will make a very tiny profit, but that is all. We have done this as a project to give back to collectors, not as a commercial endeavor.

Shipping will be added to the price. Shipping prices are changing rapidly around the world right now and we are unable to confidently predict what they will be when we start shipping.

We will post the price here when we know it.

Reservations and Pre-orders
We are accepting reservations but not advance payments. We do not want to accept money until we have the books in hand.

You can reserve your copy of the book here: www.carol-day.com/reserve-a-copy.cfm. Fill out the form, and we will confirm your reservation.

Carol Day by David Roach

Carol Day by Dani

Carol Day by Mark Buckingham

Lawless 2022 - images (4)

I've posted a selection of my photos from Lawless 2022 here, here and here. Here's my final set of images - this time the main convention room...

Lots of people...

Here's David Roach (in the brown jumper) at his table 

Mike Dorey working hard!

David Roach again

Steve Austin (and his banner) at his table

Clint Langley (extreme left of the image) and Simon Davis wearing a black beanie hat

Ian Richardson (left) and Lew Stringer (right)

Clint and Simon (again)

John Higgins and a table of admirers (Sally Hurst on the left)

Steve MacManus & Alan Hebden's table

The 77 table (Ben Cullis on the left)

Hellfire fanzine #3 - David Roach

I posted here about issue #1 of David Roach's fanzine Hellfire - well some images of issue 3 have now come to light. 

These come from the collection of much missed comics collector Colin Noble and are lot T2 in the sale of items from his collection over at The Great British Comic Collection facebook group (here). Bidding closes on Sunday (at no particular time so bid early to be sure of a chance of acquiring this rare fanzine).

David had only drawn 5 comic strips before he started work on 2000AD - judge the (high) quality of his early art for yourself.

Boom! Sells for £15

Hellfire fanzine - David Roach & Alan Moore

Over on 'The Great British comic collection' Facebook group (here) there's a rare issue of Hellfire fanzine #1 up for sale, Bids are currently up to £100 and close on Saturday 2nd July. No set time for bids to be received, if in doubt, bid now!

You'll see from the images below that the issue features a John Ridgway cover, very early David Roach comic artwork and Alan Moore's 2nd ever interview.

David had only drawn 5 comic strips before he started work on 2000AD - judge the (high) quality of his early art for yourself.

Boom! sells for £110