UPDATED: Mike Dorey for 'Commando'

Just a reminder that Mike's work is in one of the current issues of Commando - issue 5665 to be precise. Here's what the Commando website has to say about it... 

In comic pages for the first time since 1993, Cadman is back! Rebooting the classic Victor ‘hero’, original artist Mike Dorey takes up his brush to recreate more daring and dastardly Cadman adventures.

In the autumn of 1914, the Anglo-French and German armies launched a series of flanking manoeuvres towards the Channel, as cowardly cavalry Lieutenant Gerald Cadman tries to trick his captain into leading them away from the fighting. But every attempt to flee takes them into fresh action, while Cadman’s batman, Tom Smith, looks for ways to expose his deceptive master.

5665 - interior art by Mike Dorey, cover art by Mike Dorey & Neil Roberts

This issue of Commando is out today - good luck hunting down your copy!

To celebrate the news that Mike Dorey is returning to work on Commando I thought I better update my guide to his previous covers work for Commando (see below). Of issue 5595, Commando HQ have this to say...We're all very excited at Commando HQ, as legend Mike Dorey returns to illustrate his first new Commando comic since 1995! And what a return, in a thriller featuring spies, doppelgangers, and sabotage! Issue 5595 Spy in the Mirror is out soon! - QM

To celebrate getting my sole copy of Commando (featuring a cover by Mike Dorey) signed on Saturday, see below, I thought I'd present a gallery of ALL the covers that Mike did for Commando.

Here's part 1, part 2 is tomorrow, thanks to friend of the blog Colin Noble for the issue numbers and thanks to (mainly) ebay for most of the cover images...

2741 (reprinted as 5118)

2757

 

2763 (reprinted as 4205)

2778

2792

2823

2846

2889

2898

2909

UPDATED: Street Fighter II - 1994-6, Manga publishing

As my quest to seemingly look at all comics published in this country in the '80s and '90s rumbles inexorably on...today we reach (the first part of a covers gallery for) Street Fighter II comic.

The first 8 issues are shown below, now I just have to find the rest of the run!

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 1, September 1994, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 2, October 1994, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 3, November 1994, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 4, December 1994, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 5, January 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 6, February 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 7, March 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 8, April 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 9, May 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 10, June 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 11, August 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 12, October 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 13, November 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

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Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 14, December 1995, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 15, January 1996, 95p, Manga publishing

Street Fighter II, volume 1, issue 16, February 1996, 95p, Manga publishing

You can find all other mentions on the blog of Manga publishing's comics here

Lawless 2023 - Steve Dillon, part 1

For Lawless 2023 I've looked at...

Artists here

Original art here

panels here

And now here's a chance to see some of the amazing Steve Dillon artwork that was on display...

Jurassic Park - Dark Horse International, 1993/4

Inspired by a recent post (here) by friend of the blog Michael Carroll I decided to create a covers gallery for the 1993/4 Dark Horse International Jurassic Park comic. I've found the first 8 issues, just another 8 to go! Images are mostly taken from ebay, but some are from the Grand Comics Database and some from Phil Boyce's excellent look at this comic - read all about it here 

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 1, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 2, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 3, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 4, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 5, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 6, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 7, 95p

Jurassic Park, Dark Horse International, 1993/4, issue 8, 95p

Zones - London Editions, 1990

Inspired by an article I came across recently about DC action! I thought I should add its sister title Zones to the blog here - if only to add it to the growing list of '90s comics that I've covered here.

The articles in question are here (on Michael's Carroll's essential Rusty Staples blog) and here (on the much missed Starlogged) blog.

From the publication dates (below) you'll notice that it was published in the months when DC Action! was not being published. I'm unclear why they didn't just publish DC Action! monthly but there you go.

Zones, issue 1, April 1990, published by London Editions, £1.75

Zones, issue 2, June 1990, published by London Editions, £1.75

Zones, issue 3, August 1990, published by London Editions, £1.75

Zones, issue 4, October 1990, published by London Editions, £1.75

UPDATED: UKCAC programmes - part 2 (of 3)

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
UKCAC - part 1 is here

Today it's the second part of a look at that long running comic convention, the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) - these are the best and longest programmes you can track down

Now updated with additional Simon Bisley Mean Machine art

UKCAC programme 1990, A4 sized, 112 pages, Garry Leach cover

swiped from the 2000AD forums (c/o a tip off from Facebook user Roland Ungoed-Thomas)

UKCAC programme 1991, A4 sized, 96 pages, Simon Bisley cover

UKCAC programme 1992, A4 sized, 92 pages, Gary Erskine cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Kev Walker. Currently up for sale here

UKCAC programme 1993, A4 sized, 96 pages, Dave Gibbons cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Dean Ormston.

UKCAC programme 1994, A4 sized, 100 pages, Glenn Fabry cover