Lawless 2026 - part 3

As ever there's SO much going on at Lawless convention that it's hard to try and take it all in, however I did manage to take a few photographs this year. I've grouped them together thematically and hopefully they'll bring back pleasant memories or inspire you to go to Lawless 2027 (being held on the 15th and 16th May 2027).

First up is Steve Dillon (t-shirts & art) here

Some of the original comic art that was on sale here

Some of the amazing Liam Sharp artwork that was on display

Chaos City comics - AIDS awareness

I've looked before (here to be precise) about some rare Martha Washington goes to war variants that were produced by Chaos City comics (in St Albans). Turns out these weren't the only comics they produced...

Next up is an AIDS awareness comic that was produced at the end of 1993. It looks like this...

(just search "chaos city comics" on ebay and you'll find a few examples for sale - this issue is for sale here). This, according to an article on page 15 of the November 1993 issue of Comics International was limited to a print run of 10,000 copies and retailed for £4.95 - cover is by Simon Bisley.

There was also a limited edition version available - limited to just 1,000 copies that retailed for £24.95 - the cover artist is uncredited.

There was also a 'gold' variant. Original price and print run are unknown to me. This seems easier to get hold of than the above issue. This copy for sale here 

The list of contributors includes Dave Gibbons, Simon Bisley, David Leach, Bryam Hitch, Henry Flint, Liam Sharp, Charlie Adlard, Dave Taylor, John Ridgway, Elitta Fell and plenty more!

  

UPDATED: Comic Speculator News (1992-94)

I've now added in covers for issues 12, 13 & 15 for this update

Inspired by episode 342 of the Awesome Comics Podcast (check it out here) I thought I'd remind myself of the '90s speculator boom nonsense by pulling together my issues of the British answer to Wizard that was Comic speculator news. It lasted 13 issues in total, here's what you missed...

Comic Speculator News promo issue

not to hand - do you have a copy?

Comic Speculator News issue 0, December 1992

looks like it's been run off on a photocopier - single sided photocopying at its best!

Comic speculator news #1, February 1993

Comic speculator news #1, February 1993

All the issue have front & back covers that look like front covers - I'll include them here to avoid (?) confusion. A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #2, April 1993

Comic speculator news #2, April 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #3, May 1993

Comic speculator news #3, May 1993

I can't recall what this is referencing
A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #4, June 1993

Comic speculator news #4, June 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #5, July 1993

Comic speculator news #5, July 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #6, August 1993

Comic speculator news #6, August 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #7, September 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout (apart from the covers)

Comic speculator news #8, October 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #9, November 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #10, November 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #11, January 1994

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #12, February 1994

it then seems to have undergone a name change to... 

Comic News #13, March 1994

it's now free (rather than 55p). It COULD have been an entirely separate title but I reckon that if issue #12 of CSN came out in Feb 1994 and this is issue #13 and is dated March 1994 then I reckon it's the same publication.

Comic News #14, April 1994

cover not to hand - can you help??

Comic News #15, May 1994

Overkill - covers gallery, part 8

I've long been curious about Marvel UK's Overkill title - how long did it run for? Cover artists? Contents? All that sort of stuff. As ever, the only way to satisfy my curiosity was to start with a covers gallery. 

Part 1 (issues 1-7) was here

Part 2 (issues 8-14) was here

Part 3 (issues 15-21) was here

Part 4 (issues 22-28) was here

Part 5 (issues 29-35) was here

Part 6 (issues 36-42) was here

Part 7 (issues 43-47) was here

Part 8 - the final part - is below

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #48, 4th May 1994, 99p, cover art by James Ryman

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #49, 1st June 1994, 99p, cover art by Nick Percival

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #50, 29th June 1994, 99p, cover art by Liam Sharp & Simon Bisley

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #51, 27th July 1994, 99p, cover art by Sal Larocca

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #51, 24th August 1994, 99p, cover art by Edmund Perryman

Overkill - covers gallery, part 4

I've long been curious about Marvel UK's Overkill title - how long did it run for? Cover artists? Contents? All that sort of stuff. As ever, the only way to satisfy my curiosity was to start with a covers gallery. 

Part 1 (issues 1-7) was here

Part 2 (issues 8-14) was xxxx

Part 3 (issues 15-21) was xxxx

Part 4 is below

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #22, 12th February 1993, 60p, cover art by Mark Harrison

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #23, 26th February 1993, 60p, cover art by Carl Critchlow

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #24, 12th March 1993, 60p, cover art by Mark Harrison

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #25, 26th March 1993, 60p, cover art by Liam Sharp

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #26, 9th April 1993, 60p, cover art by Mark Harrison

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #27, 23rd April 1993, 60p, cover art by Dermot Power

Overkill, Marvel UK, issue #28, 7th May 1993, 60p, cover art by Mark Harrison

UPDATED: Comic Speculator News

I've now added in covers for issue 4-7 for this update...

Inspired by episode 342 of the Awesome Comics Podcast (check it out here) I thought I'd remind myself of the '90s speculator boom nonsense by pulling together my issues of the British answer to Wizard that was Comic speculator news. It lasted 13 issues in total, here's what you missed...

Comic Speculator News promo issue

not to hand - do you have a copy?

Comic Speculator News issue 0, December 1992

looks like it's been run off on a photocopier - single sided photocopying at its best!

Comic speculator news #1, February 1993

Comic speculator news #1, February 1993

All the issue have front & back covers that look like front covers - I'll include them here to avoid (?) confusion. A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #2, April 1993

Comic speculator news #2, April 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #3, May 1993

Comic speculator news #3, May 1993

I can't recall what this is referencing
A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #4, June 1993

Comic speculator news #4, June 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #5, July 1993

Comic speculator news #5, July 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #6, August 1993

Comic speculator news #6, August 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout

Comic speculator news #7, September 1993

A4 sized, 48 pages, black & white throughout (apart from the covers)

More issues yet to come - come back soon for updates!