'Orrible Murders

The David Lloyd bibliography (here) has a one line mention of a comic from September 1992 called 'Orrible Murders! The question is though...what is this comic? Until just the other day I had no idea what it was, the good news is that I'm much clearer about that...

Published by the Society for Strip Illustration as a limited edition (of 200) the issue I've picked up has been signed by a number of the creators involved - specifically David Lloyd, Nick Vince, Duncan Fegredo, Hilary Robinson, Dave King, Ian Ellery, Brad! Brooks and Roger Langridge...

Neil Gaiman's plot is set in Deathwatch manor and sees a number of characters attempting to survive 3 nights at the manor in order to inherit the estate of the recently deceased, eccentric millionaire owner, Silas Gore.

Here's the list of creators involved...

Here's Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo (whatever happened to them?) contribution...

Here's David contribution to page 14...

Lion Picture Library issues 11-20

Following on from my post yesterday about Lion Picture Library's unusual 'habit' of naming who is the lead character in each issue of the library here's my guide to Lion Picture Library issues 11-20 (of which I own none, images are swiped from the internet).

I've got issue #11

Lion Picture Library issue 11 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 12 - Scoop Donovan

Lion Picture Library issue 13 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 14 - Scoop Donovan

Lion Picture Library issue 15 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 16 - Scoop Donovan

Lion Picture Library issue 17 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 18 - Commando One

Lion Picture Library issue 19 - Commando one

Lion Picture Library issue 20 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issues 1-10

I've looked (here) at rare Captain Condor merchandise, and in the course of those researches discovered that he'd been featured in a few issues of Lion Picture Library.


When I started looking for which issues I couldn't find a group of images anywhere so I had to rustle up my own list...what's most interesting to me is how these early issues had a named character in them rather than a hero you'd never come across before. Does that mean that these were strips reprinted from the comics? I'm not sure as I don't own any of these picture libraries. If you think you can hep just let me know.

For now though here's part 1 of my guide to Lion Picture Library, enjoy! 

I've got issue #1

Lion Picture Library issue 1 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 2 - Robot Archie

cover art looks like it's by Eric Parker to me

Lion Picture Library issue 3 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 4 - Robot Archie

cover art looks like it's by Eric Parker to me

Lion Picture Library issue 5 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 6 - Captain Condor

Lion Picture Library issue 7 - Paddy Payne

Lion Picture Library issue 8 - Robot Archie

Lion Picture Library issue 9 - Captain Condor

Lion Picture Library issue 10 - Scoop Donovan

The champions - part 3

As it's Formula 1 this weekend I thought I'd hark back to an earlier era of motor-racing with this (A4-sized) oddity - The Champions - the exciting story of Matchbox team Surtees 

So this is A4 sized, 14 page comic which looks like it has reprinted a whole advertising campaign from the pages of Tiger comic. 

Art is by John Vernon - he's uncredited but someone forgot to white out his initials (JV) in the final frame of episode one! 

In case you missed it part one is here and part two is here

Philip Bond @ Orbital comics (part 3)

I popped into Orbital comics they other day to check out their Philip Bond exhibition...the exhibition runs until November 27th and features art from several strips...Wired World, Vimanarama, The Invisibles and more besides...some of the art is for sale (mainly about £400 per pages) and there are limited edition prints for sale too, enjoy!

Part one of my pictures is here
Part two of my pictures is here

Rivers of London signing tonight

This is tonight!


Over here Forbidden Planet have announced that Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel will soon be  in the London branch of Forbidden Planet to sign copies of 'Action at a distance'  

The signing takes place 6-7pm on Friday 15th November and, as the FP website says...


October 1957. A serial killer terrorising the women of Cumbria has moved to the streets of London, with Constable Angus Strallen hot on his heels.


But this murderer has special abilities, and Strallen soon realises he needs the help of an old friend from the front lines who can match this madman’s power, London’s own wizarding police officer, Thomas Nightingale. As the pair move in closer, it quickly becomes clear that murder is not this man’s only intent.
Tying directly into the continuity of the Rivers of London novels and revealing secrets about Nightingale’s past that readers have long-hoped to find out!


Before becoming a bestselling author, BEN AARONOVITCH was a screenwriter for Doctor Who. He now writes full time, and every book in his Rivers of London series has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. He is published in fourteen languages and has sold more than two million copies around the world. Aaronovitch is also a trustee on the board of Cityread London and is a long-time supporter of Nigeria's premiere arts and cultural festival, The Aké Festival. 


ANDREW CARTMEL is a British author and journalist. He was the script editor during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, as a comics writer, as a film studies lecturer, and as a novelist.

Mario Capaldi - Sylvanian Families (part 6)

Continuing with my theme of 'Mario Capaldi - cover artist for Marvel UK' here's some more of his work for Original Sylvanian Families - previous parts can be found as follows...

part one is here   

part two is here

part three is here

part four is here

part five is here

These are the final issues of the title and the lack of images I've found suggests that it can't have been selling too well! If you can add any images just leave a comment, thanks

Original Sylvanian Families, Marvel UK comic, issue 26, 7th October 1989
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Original Sylvanian Families, Marvel UK comic, issue 27, 21st October 1989

Original Sylvanian Families, Marvel UK comic, issue 28, 4th November 1989

Original Sylvanian Families, Marvel UK comic, issue 29 - 18th November 1989

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Original Sylvanian Families, Marvel UK comic, issue 30, 2nd December 1989

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3 Laureates at a museum tonight

This is happening tonight - have you got your ticket?


Over here the Cartoon Museum have announced a great sounding event taking place on the evening of Wednesday 13th November 2019. here's what the Museum has to say about it...

For one night only we have the 2 past Comics Laureates along side the current Laureate.

    

We are happy to have Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Charlie Adlard (Walking Dead) and Hannah Berry (Livestock) all under one roof.    

What does a laureate do? Is it an honour to be asked? What is it like to wear a cape? They will be talking about all this an more.    

Talk hosted by Jason Atomic    

Ticket includes a chance to look round the gallery and check out the 'in focus' display on the 3 Laureates including the last 5 pages of The Walking Dead.

Tickets are £20 (£15 Concession) and are available here 

I looked at some of Charlie's very early work (from 1991) here and his 1999 work on (children's comic) Blue Moon here, here, here and here 

Milky Way comic

A recent acquisition this then, Milky Way comic, was published in 1970 (for Mars Limited) by Syndication International, London. 

It's a small, smaller than A6.

No idea if the material was new or reprinted from somewhere - but Tich looks like it's been reprinted from elsewhere. The question is where? Anyone help me out?