The Trigan empire volume 6 teased

Just spotted on Amazon is this cover for the 6th volume of The Trigan Empire reprints

The Amazon blurb says...

This penultimate omnibus collection of the original The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire stories, collecting all the strips originally published in Look & Learn from 1977 through to 1980. This book contains Oliver Frey and Mike Butterworth’s final work on the series, as they pass the baton to Ken Roscoe and Gerry Wood who will work on the remainder of the series.

This volume collects for the first time thirteen classic, fast-paced, yet beautifully painted, stories featuring the Emperor Trigo, ruler of the Trigan Empire, holding the line against monsters, alien threats, and internal usurpers, with the help of his nephew Janno, and the scientist Peric.

I like the use of the word penultimate there!

Publication date is given as 17th July 2025

The John Fairclough western collection

Just a reminder that this auction ends today - good luck if you bid!

Ending on Sunday is the "John Fairclough western collection" auction (here). It features some great original comics artwork for picture libraries, so I'll highlight the best of them here but there's more artwork for sale so don't forget to check out all 72 lots - there are plenty of '50s western comics up for sale in the auction too

Lot 62 here - the cover to Thriller comics library #68

Lot 63 here - by Roger Payne, from the Look and Learn book, 1978

Lot 64 here by James McConnell, from the 1967 Look and Learn book

Lot 67 here - the cover to Cowboy picture library #446

Lot 68 here - for Western comics #48 (by James McConnell)

Lot 69 here - for Wild West Picture Library Holiday Special 1981, rear cover

Lot 70 here by Ron Embleton

The John Fairclough western collection

Ending on Sunday is the "John Fairclough western collection" auction (here). It features some great original comics artwork for picture libraries, so I'll highlight the best of them here but there's more artwork for sale so don't forget to check out all 72 lots - there are plenty of '50s western comics up for sale in the auction too

Lot 62 here - the cover to Thriller comics library #68

Lot 63 here - by Roger Payne, from the Look and Learn book, 1978

Lot 64 here by James McConnell, from the 1967 Look and Learn book

Lot 67 here - the cover to Cowboy picture library #446

Lot 68 here - for Western comics #48 (by James McConnell)

Lot 69 here - for Wild West Picture Library Holiday Special 1981, rear cover

Lot 70 here by Ron Embleton

Oliver Frey art

A late shout-out for this auction lot that's up for sale today (Thur 30 May 2024) at just after 10am. It's described thus...

A large collection of ephemera and works of art, prints etc., to include male erotic magazines, novels, stories, computer magazine prints etc

It's not clear if the art I've highlighted here (apart from the first photo below) is original art or not. Could be art, could be prints. Bidding opens at £60 

There's also a selection of art by Frey's partner Roger M. Kean - these are lots 86-106 - link here

Mike Noble - Look and Learn

I've started (thanks to friend of the blog Bill Storie) showcasing just some of the art of Mike Noble. I've grouped together the images into a number of 'themes'...

Captain Scarlet was here

And now we move onto some of his work for Look and Learn

Catawiki auction - ends Thur 20 Apr 2023

Just a reminder that bidding ends tonight for these pieces - good luck if you're bidding!

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids - as ever I've picked out my highlights. Good luck if you're bidding on any of these.

This lot by Nadir Quinto from issue #165 of Once Upon a Time

This Robot Archie page from a 1965 issue of Lion - artwork by Edward Kearon

This Modesty Blaise episode by Neville Colvin (from 1984's 'The Alternative man' strip)

These 2 Bill Lacey pages from Look & Learn - the (1974) story was called "Number 13 Marvel Street"

These 2 Alfonso Font pages from Look & Learn (1973)

This Don Lawrence half-page of Trigan Empire art by

Catawiki auction - ends Thur 20 Apr 2023

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids - as ever I've picked out my highlights. Good luck if you're bidding on any of these.

This lot by Nadir Quinto from issue #165 of Once Upon a Time

This Robot Archie page from a 1965 issue of Lion - artwork by Edward Kearon

This Modesty Blaise episode by Neville Colvin (from 1984's 'The Alternative man' strip)

These 2 Bill Lacey pages from Look & Learn - the (1974) story was called "Number 13 Marvel Street"

These 2 Alfonso Font pages from Look & Learn (1973)

This Don Lawrence half-page of Trigan Empire art by

Latest Catawiki auction opens - bid by 28th April

Just a reminder that this auction closes tonight - good luck if you're bidding!

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've selected my highlights, good luck if you bid (bidding closes this Thursday - 28th April 2022).

This page by Andrew Howat (a new name to me) from the back cover of Look and Learn (8th January 1977) - The Flying Dutchman story

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from a 1967 Lion strip entitled the crystal leopard

This Reg Smythe Andy Capp newspaper strip from 1990

This Modesty Blaise strip by Romero

This Don Lawrence Trigan Empire strip from 1967's 'The Lokan invasion'

Latest Catawiki auction opens - bid by 28th April

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've selected my highlights, good luck if you bid (bidding closes this Thursday - 28th April 2022).

This page by Andrew Howat (a new name to me) from the back cover of Look and Learn (8th January 1977) - The Flying Dutchman story

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from a 1967 Lion strip entitled the crystal leopard

This Reg Smythe Andy Capp newspaper strip from 1990

This Modesty Blaise strip by Romero

This Don Lawrence Trigan Empire strip from 1967's 'The Lokan invasion'