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#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3AUTHOR:HOWARD FULLER
#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUNE 2021 The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #5 & 4 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #5 & 4. #5 Pow! The sixties saw the influence of the Marvel Comics boom with the arrival of it's British (sort of) equivalent in the form of Power Comics. They launched no less than five titles, three of which were a mixture of humour and adventure including reprinting Marvel Comics superhero and other fare. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: EERIE #32 (WARREN/1971) Another edition of Eerie one of Warren's great adult orientated horror/fantasy magazines entered into my small, but growing collection of this genre. And to start the ball rolling is a tale Superhero? So what's the twist? Erm actually this guy who calls himself Crime Crusher literally does "rub out" criminals and when they seek revenge for his actions one underworld hitman pays the ultimate HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE MICRONAUTS #1 & #2 (MARVEL/1979) The Micronauts #1 & #2 (Marvel/1979) On Homeworld Royal fugitives are fleeing their pursuers, followers of the mass uprising against the ruling order but this is no normal revolution. The rebellion has been fostered by blackmail by the Baron Kaza who offers the people of the Microverse immortality but only on one condition, they obey him asruler.
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUST FOR THE COVER? GHOSTLY Ghostly Haunts #53 (Charlton Comics) Various (w) & (a) If there's one thing that attracted me to this it's the cover. I wasn't bothered about the contents (which are good anyway) but I HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3AUTHOR:HOWARD FULLER
#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3AUTHOR:HOWARD FULLER
#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUNE 2021 The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #5 & 4 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #5 & 4. #5 Pow! The sixties saw the influence of the Marvel Comics boom with the arrival of it's British (sort of) equivalent in the form of Power Comics. They launched no less than five titles, three of which were a mixture of humour and adventure including reprinting Marvel Comics superhero and other fare. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: EERIE #32 (WARREN/1971) Another edition of Eerie one of Warren's great adult orientated horror/fantasy magazines entered into my small, but growing collection of this genre. And to start the ball rolling is a tale Superhero? So what's the twist? Erm actually this guy who calls himself Crime Crusher literally does "rub out" criminals and when they seek revenge for his actions one underworld hitman pays the ultimate HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE MICRONAUTS #1 & #2 (MARVEL/1979) The Micronauts #1 & #2 (Marvel/1979) On Homeworld Royal fugitives are fleeing their pursuers, followers of the mass uprising against the ruling order but this is no normal revolution. The rebellion has been fostered by blackmail by the Baron Kaza who offers the people of the Microverse immortality but only on one condition, they obey him asruler.
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUST FOR THE COVER? GHOSTLY Ghostly Haunts #53 (Charlton Comics) Various (w) & (a) If there's one thing that attracted me to this it's the cover. I wasn't bothered about the contents (which are good anyway) but I HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3AUTHOR:HOWARD FULLER
#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3AUTHOR:HOWARD FULLER
#3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUNE 2021 The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #5 & 4 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #5 & 4. #5 Pow! The sixties saw the influence of the Marvel Comics boom with the arrival of it's British (sort of) equivalent in the form of Power Comics. They launched no less than five titles, three of which were a mixture of humour and adventure including reprinting Marvel Comics superhero and other fare. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: EERIE #32 (WARREN/1971) Another edition of Eerie one of Warren's great adult orientated horror/fantasy magazines entered into my small, but growing collection of this genre. And to start the ball rolling is a tale Superhero? So what's the twist? Erm actually this guy who calls himself Crime Crusher literally does "rub out" criminals and when they seek revenge for his actions one underworld hitman pays the ultimate HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE MICRONAUTS #1 & #2 (MARVEL/1979) The Micronauts #1 & #2 (Marvel/1979) On Homeworld Royal fugitives are fleeing their pursuers, followers of the mass uprising against the ruling order but this is no normal revolution. The rebellion has been fostered by blackmail by the Baron Kaza who offers the people of the Microverse immortality but only on one condition, they obey him asruler.
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUST FOR THE COVER? GHOSTLY Ghostly Haunts #53 (Charlton Comics) Various (w) & (a) If there's one thing that attracted me to this it's the cover. I wasn't bothered about the contents (which are good anyway) but I HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3 #3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: EERIE #32 (WARREN/1971) Another edition of Eerie one of Warren's great adult orientated horror/fantasy magazines entered into my small, but growing collection of this genre. And to start the ball rolling is a tale Superhero? So what's the twist? Erm actually this guy who calls himself Crime Crusher literally does "rub out" criminals and when they seek revenge for his actions one underworld hitman pays the ultimate HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUST FOR THE COVER? GHOSTLY Ghostly Haunts #53 (Charlton Comics) Various (w) & (a) If there's one thing that attracted me to this it's the cover. I wasn't bothered about the contents (which are good anyway) but I HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #3 #3 Valiant. Of all the "Boy's Papers" (as they called them back in my childhood) Valiant was by far my favourite and was leaps and bounds above the rest, though Lion was a comic I did read on occasion whilst Tiger had far too much sport for my liking.In particular Valiant was home to the best "hero" strip in British comicdom, The Steel Claw which still fascinates me to this day! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STARBLAZER VOL 1 (DC THOMSON) No doubt encouraged by the success of Rebellions publishing of old British comics material DC Thomson has tentatively entered the market once agin with this oversized reprint of a couple of issues of the "Pocket Library" title Starblazer.These comics published between 1979 and 1991 lasted a grand total of 281 issues. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: DRACULA LIVES #1 (MARVEL UK/1974) The launch of Dracula Lives by Marvel UK in October 1974 finally bought the horror revival to our shores as the Lord of the Undead's adventures were reprinted in glorious black & white in this weekly comic. Slightly edited by the publishers due to Marvel's titles attracting a large number of slightly younger readers to it's comics this was nevertheless a feast of horror done in the Mighty HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: EERIE #32 (WARREN/1971) Another edition of Eerie one of Warren's great adult orientated horror/fantasy magazines entered into my small, but growing collection of this genre. And to start the ball rolling is a tale Superhero? So what's the twist? Erm actually this guy who calls himself Crime Crusher literally does "rub out" criminals and when they seek revenge for his actions one underworld hitman pays the ultimate HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUST FOR THE COVER? GHOSTLY Ghostly Haunts #53 (Charlton Comics) Various (w) & (a) If there's one thing that attracted me to this it's the cover. I wasn't bothered about the contents (which are good anyway) but I HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUNE 2021 The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: WHOOPEE AND CHEEKY (IPC/1981) Whoopee was a weekly humour title launched by IPC in 1974 (the year I left school) and lasted for some 572 issues plus Summer Specials and Annuals until it's demise in 1985 when it was merged with the more familiar Whizzer & Chips.During it's lifetime Whoppee absorbed three other IPC titles Shiver & Shake, Cheeky and Wow. The front page feature during this period was Smiler typical HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TECHNOFREAK #3 (SUNDAY LUNCH COMICS) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) John Charles/Barry May (w) Tom Newell (a) At long last the third instalment of the excellent TechnoFreak independent comic arrived yesterday and was at the top of the pile as I relaxed on Saturday afternoon. I had intended to review the second issue sometime back
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (ATLAS 1975) Planet of the Vampires (Atlas) Larry Hama (w) Pat Broderick (a) One of my favourite short lived and never to be seen again series was Planet of the Vampires published by the equally short-lived Atlas line of comics from the mid-seventies.I managed to purchase all three issues when this first came out out but on recollecting as an adult number two has thus far eluded me. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE MICRONAUTS #1 & #2 (MARVEL/1979) The Micronauts #1 & #2 (Marvel/1979) On Homeworld Royal fugitives are fleeing their pursuers, followers of the mass uprising against the ruling order but this is no normal revolution. The rebellion has been fostered by blackmail by the Baron Kaza who offers the people of the Microverse immortality but only on one condition, they obey him asruler.
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: FANTASTIC & TERRIFIC: THE ODHAMS Following on from launching Pow!, Odhams went on to produce two more comics in their line now proudly called Power Comics complete with Marvel style editorials and news pages with Alf & Bart. The first of the these comics was Fantastic. Launched in February 1967, Fantastic had a completely different format to Odhams (and other British comics of the time) being very much in a "magazine" HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TECHNOFREAK #3 (SUNDAY LUNCH COMICS) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) John Charles/Barry May (w) Tom Newell (a) At long last the third instalment of the excellent TechnoFreak independent comic arrived yesterday and was at the top of the pile as I relaxed on Saturday afternoon. I had intended to review the second issue sometime back
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: FANTASTIC & TERRIFIC: THE ODHAMS Following on from launching Pow!, Odhams went on to produce two more comics in their line now proudly called Power Comics complete with Marvel style editorials and news pages with Alf & Bart. The first of the these comics was Fantastic. Launched in February 1967, Fantastic had a completely different format to Odhams (and other British comics of the time) being very much in a "magazine" HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK Also out on Wednesday is the latest 2000AD which brings us the long awaited conclusion to Slaine's latest adventure Dragontamer from Pat Mills with great art from Leonardo Manco who also provides the cover to the latest prog. Also concluding with an almighty bang this issue is the three part Thargs Thriller Chorus & The Ring, plus continuing instalments of Judge Dredd, Thistlebone and Feral HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #1 Smash! was launched in February 1966 and was published by Odhams whose line became known as "Power Comics" and emulated Marvel in a very British way since humour dominated these comics with super-hero fare being mostly American fare.Smash! is the only comic I recall that had both DC and Marvel stories in it's pages as the Batman newspaper strip (which occasionally featured HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS Whizzer & Chips was IPC/Fleetway's second longest running comic until it merged with it's older sibling Buster in 1990.Along the way it absorbed a number of comics that I never really got around to reading Knockout, Krazy and Whoppee, the latter being a popular choice for a later generation of fans. Join me tomorrow for the next two entries in my personal Top Ten British Comics! HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TECHNOFREAK #3 (SUNDAY LUNCH COMICS) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) TechnoFreak #3 (Sunday Lunch Comics) John Charles/Barry May (w) Tom Newell (a) At long last the third instalment of the excellent TechnoFreak independent comic arrived yesterday and was at the top of the pile as I relaxed on Saturday afternoon. I had intended to review the second issue sometime back
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #7 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #7 & #6. #7 The Beezer. DC Thomson produced some of the most famous humour comics including The Beano (still going strong today) and The Dandy which are amongst the most famous of their publications. I read both (preferred The Beano) but also dipped into their other humour comics like Sparky (which wouldhorrify
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (PANINI) The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Panini) It's been a while since I read any Spider-Man comics except for the odd old Marvel UK black & White back issue or annual as generally the character is not high on my reading list. I'm also completely baffled by the proliferation of spider-related comics featuring such things as Spider -Gwen. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: FANTASTIC & TERRIFIC: THE ODHAMS Following on from launching Pow!, Odhams went on to produce two more comics in their line now proudly called Power Comics complete with Marvel style editorials and news pages with Alf & Bart. The first of the these comics was Fantastic. Launched in February 1967, Fantastic had a completely different format to Odhams (and other British comics of the time) being very much in a "magazine" HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: STINGRAY: THE COMIC (1993/95) Stingray: The Comic (1993/95) Every so often a new generation gets introduced to the characters created by the late, great Gerry Anderson. Currently there is a revival of Thunderbirds with new animation on CITV. Back in the nineties there was a similar happening and despite the decline of the British comics that had become soobvious by then
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: 2021 Darkseid is dead and Omega now controls Gotham with the anti-life equation and most of the world that is left. On our journey we meet The Court of Owls, survivors who fought and Diana still lives and has made a dark deal to save part of mankind. Bruce must stop the power of Omega growing further. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: MILESTONE RETURNS: INFINITE In the 1993 Milestone launched four comics under an imprint agreement with DC, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static.These were successful enough to lead to more titles, Shadow Cabinet, Xombi and Kobalt along with a number of miniseries. There was even a crossover with the main DC Universe in Worlds Collide but Milestone's comics ceased being published by 1997. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: JUNE 2021 The publishers of the pocket-sized Sentinel have announced a new project which adds to the growing number of independent British comics now entering the market.. In a Press release Alan Holloway says: Launching on Kickstarter Sat 29th May 2021, Crackpot is a bridge between modern comics like The Phoenix and classics like Krazy, Whoopee and Buster. Put together by the cream of HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: RAMPAGE MAGAZINE #14 (MARVEL … Next up is the All-New X-Men still finding their renewed feet in the Marvel Universe as X-Mania had yet to start. The Story Night Of The Demon takes place after the death of Native Indian mutant Thunderbird. In a rage of helplessness and grieving Cyclops lets off his power inadvertently free Kierrok the Damned another banished Demon swearing to avenge himself on mankind. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE DANDY SUMMER SPECIAL 2021 Although The Dandy is no longer published DC Thomson still do both Annuals and Summer specials of this iconic British comic. I chose to pick this up rather than The Beano Summer Special for two simple reason. Firstly I can't afford both and secondly The Dandy contains reprints of older strips which are more to my taste than the modern fare offered by The Beano. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: COUNTDOWN TO TV ACTION: GUIDE Launched in 1971 Countdown gradually changed it's title into TV action starting with #46 and had fully transformed by #59. This is the third of Steve Holland's guides I have got hold of and is up to his usual meticulous standards taking the fan through the development and history of the comics creation and gives detailed lists of thefeatures
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: HOWIE'S TOP TEN BRITISH COMICS #5 & 4 Howie's Top Ten British Comics #5 & 4. #5 Pow! The sixties saw the influence of the Marvel Comics boom with the arrival of it's British (sort of) equivalent in the form of Power Comics. They launched no less than five titles, three of which were a mixture of humour and adventure including reprinting Marvel Comics superhero and other fare. HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: TV TORNADO (1967) Then there was TV Tornado. This comic which lasted for 88 issues was a more general adventure strip based title which featured The Saint, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan along with text stories for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Other features included The Phantom, Magnus Robot Hunter and The Green Hornet. The latter being the only one of the three that HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS: THE MICRONAUTS #1 & #2 (MARVEL/1979) The Micronauts #1 & #2 (Marvel/1979) On Homeworld Royal fugitives are fleeing their pursuers, followers of the mass uprising against the ruling order but this is no normal revolution. The rebellion has been fostered by blackmail by the Baron Kaza who offers the people of the Microverse immortality but only on one condition, they obey him asruler.
HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS A personal journey through the wonderful world of comic books. All images used are for review purposes only and remain copyright the original owners and will be taken down if requested. SUNDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2019 HOWIE'S WORLD OF COMICS WILL BE RETURNING SOON! First of all an apology to readers for the break in blogging which has been due to a number of factors including I hate to say a distraction from reading comics almost completely for a while. As readers will probably know I have been seriously ill and am still recovering though I am now able to get out and about i have also developed other interests in my enforced retirement. I have a huge pile of comics, magazines, fanzines and annuals to read and review probably getting on for a couple of hundred as although I haven't been reading as much in the form of comics of late I haven't stopped buying them except now for back issues as pension requirements draw in my spending. I have had to cut new titles to the minimum especially with recent price increases. Nevertheless despite my renewed interest in music, reading thrillers and learning new skills in the kitchen in the form of Indian cuisine and now baking cakes at least once a week my retirement looks less bleak then it once did. I also have to admit I would have started blogging earlier but was totally pissed off to see all the Dynamite material disappear from my posts. Over the next week or so I'll be deleting all these reviews. Sad really I gave these comics very positive reviews being a big fan of Red Sonja and Vampirella of which I am a bit of a completest when it comes to collecting. I'll be writing to Dynamite when Howie's World of Comics is back up and running asking for publicity material/previews to be sent for use on this blog. With this in mind I've published the blogs pageviews counter (see sidebar) which isn't too bad for a total amateur like me! When I relaunch in a couple of weeks time (or sooner if I can get my act together and find a new look for the blog I like I hope you will join me for comics related fun. I might even see you at the London Comics Mart in October (health willing). Look for the guy with a wheely thing and a black hat! Meanwhile something I came across on You Tube that hadn't had many hits and stars the late, great Adam West."I will return!"
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SATURDAY, 15 JUNE 2019 BERYL THE PERIL ANNUAL 1969 (DC THOMSON) Beryl the Peril was a tearaway tomboy character that was a regular feature in _The Topper_, a weekly comic for boys and girls and is one I fondly remember from the sixties. _The Topper_ was an oversized almost "broadsheet" sized comic along the lines of _The_ _Beezer_. It's stable mates included the better known _Dandy _and _Beano_ of which the latter has managed to survive until this day. Like many strips this changed over the years. When I was a nipper Beryl's antics would earn her a good whacking with a slipper. of course political correctness has ended such practices but it was a fate suffered not just y her but Dennis the Menace and many other comic book characters over the years. Mind you they usually deserved it.. Beryl had her own annuals which appeared every other year between 1959 and 1988. I had a couple of which this was one. A collection of strips featuring Beryl and her misadventures. Oh what fun. Sadly _The Topper_ like most British comics have long gone and Beryl is now part of comics history. Mind you now that Rebellion is gradually reviving IPC/Fleetway material maybe DC Thomson will consider their back catalogue of not just humour comics but adventure titles such as The Victor and Hotspur which were on my reading list way back then...... Posted by Howard Fullerat 03:02
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THURSDAY, 6 JUNE 2019 PREVIEWS PICKS JUNE 2019 The latest issue of Previews is now available with orders due in (in my comic shop anyway) by June 16th so whats to choose for this month. DC has nothing new of interest to me though they are launching a new _Batman/Superman_ title it's focus on the "Batman who Laughs" is not of interest for me personally. The number of DC titles I am ordering reduces further this month as I stop _Batman and and the Outsiders_ which I find a huge disappointment. As a big DC fan I continue to be disappointment by their current output. Marvel on the other hand has been of renewed interest of late as the _Fantastic Four_ return as do a slew of Conan titles. Of particular interest this month is _Marvel Comics_ _#1000_ a bit of a constructed title to jump on the sales boom DC made with both Action and Detective Comics passing the 1000 mark. However these titles were continuallypublished.
Nevertheless I'll be picking up a copy. Sad fan-boy that I am even inmy sixties!
There's more additions to the world of Conan as Valeria is next up in the _Age of Conan_ mini-series. If it's as good as the Belit one we're in for a treat. There's also a one shot _Conan the Barbarian: Exodus_ one-shot chronicling an early "untold" story of when Conan left Cimmeria. Both up for grabs on my pull list! Of interest from Dynamite is the _Hack/Slash vs Chaos _TPB. I've read a few of Tim Healy's comics featuring the duo and was a fan of Chaos back in the day. Chastity was always my favourite. However these characters sans Lady Death (who survives with Brian Pulido, her original creator) are now owned by Dynamite so I'm going to pickup this volume. Might be fun. Don't forget the latest Red Sonja, Vampirella both in their solo comics and their team up with Betty & Veronica all continue thismonth!
Ten years ago Archie Andrews walked down memory lane first one way (ending up marrying Betty) and then the other (marrying Veronica). It was this series that revived interest in these characters and eventually led to their updating, a wonderful slew of horror orientated adventures and of course the terrific _Riverdale_ TV series, (I'm about to start the boxed set of season 2). It also circumvented the question of who Archie will go for in the end. Mind you another story line saw him marrying Veronica of the Pussycats. Currently in his regular comic Archie has copped off with Sabrina (the witch).... Still the TV series resolved the question of "Betty or Veronica" for me. It has to be Veronica! Pre-order _Archie The Married life 10th anniversary_ mini series.Should be fun!
Last but by far from being the least is a comic from British publishers Rebellion. Last year a one-shot_ The Vigilant _surprised fans with the revival and updating of old British comic heroes. Now they are back and Rebellion own a lot more back catalogue. Can't waitto get this.
_Vigilant: The Legacy_ in stores August 2019! Posted by Howard Fullerat 04:45
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WEDNESDAY, 5 JUNE 2019 COMIC SALES TOP 30 (ENDING APRIL 2019) The April sales of comic books in North America have just been published. The new top 30 are published below which shows Marvel gaining traction over DC after a strong showing by the latter last month. As expected Marvel's mega-event War of the Realms is the top selling book for the month but the second issue is already in 4th position so sales are expected to drop. Just as a reminder British sales are not included and they add a further 10% to the market. Other sales outlets are also not included in this chart which only includes Direct Sales to specialist comicshops.
_1. WAR OF REALMS #1 (MARVEL)__ 2. SYMBIOTE SPIDERMAN #1 (MARVEL) 3. BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #4 (DC) 4. IMMORTAL HULK #16 (MARVEL)5. BATMAN #69 (DC)
6. BATMAN #68 (DC)_ _ 7. THANOS #1 (MARVEL) 8. HEROES IN CRISIS #8 (DC) 9. WEB OF VENOM CULT OF CARNAGE #1 (MARVEL) 10. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 (MARVEL) 11.AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19 (MARVEL) 12. WAR OF REALMS #2 (MARVEL) 13. DETECTIVE COMICS #1001 (DC) 14. DETECTIVE COMICS #1002 (DC) 15. JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 (DC) 16. JUSTICE LEAGUE # 21 (DC) 17.AVENGERS #18 (MARVEL) 18.VENOM # 13 (MARVEL) 19.AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18. HU (MARVEL) 20. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19. HU (MARVEL) 21. FANTASTIC FOUR #9 (MARVEL) 22. GREEN LANTERN #6 (DC) 23. SUPERMAN #10 (DC) 24. UNCANNY X-MEN #15 (MARVEL) 25. UNCANNY X-MEN #16 (MARVEL) 26. DETECTIVE COMICS 1000 (DC) * 27. STAR WARS #64 (MARVEL) 28. MAJOR X #1 (MARVEL) 29. SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR #2 (MARVEL) 30. ACTION COMICS #1010 (DC)_ Marvel released twice as many titles as DC which partially accounts for their dominance of the market. A total of 5.84 Million copies were sold. Marvel had 50.7% of the Market whilst DC managed just 25.89%. Image came in third place with a little over 7%. The smaller publishers accounting for the rest. _Detective Comics_ #1000 was the top selling comic in March shifting over 500,000 copies. A further 45,000 were ordered in April The highest selling comic from another company was _Walking Dead _which ranked #31 with a revived _Spawn _title at #44 both from Image. The 300th issue of _Spawn _is solicited in this months Previews (see tomorrows post). Of other publishers _Buffy the Vampire Slayer _from Boom! charted at #78 and their _Firefly _title came in at #88. The only other three top 100 titles not from the big two were from Image. On a personal note only three of my purchases reached the top 30 of these I no longer read _Heroes_ _in Crisis _as it is so dire. But a pre-order is an order so I'm stuck with it. Still it's finished now. Avoid the trade if tempted. It's really not worth the trees. _The Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy_ and the three Conan titles from Marvel remain high on my reading list and all made the top 100. _Red Sonja, _despite being a cracking read languishes further down the chart at #136. Fans of Conan should add this to their pull lists. Dynamite's rendition is worth buying. Posted by Howard Fullerat 08:31
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SATURDAY, 1 JUNE 2019 THE DANDY SUMMER SPECIAL 2019 Sometimes we overlook the fact that DC Thomson are still out there producing comics and amongst their output is the latest _Dandy Summer Special_. A smaller size than we had as kids but more pages and it's not cheap either at £6.99 but after skimming through it in one of the remaining WH Smith shops around this part of London (down from 4 to I and a 30 plus minute bus ride away) I decided to buy a copy. It looked an add compartment to _History Today_ but why should I care. As I told the assistant this comic was full of reprints starting in 1964 from around the era I started moving on from _The Dandy_ and _The Beano_ due to the attraction of Power Comics..... Nevertheless with a range of stories Desperate Dan (1964,Bodger the Bookworm (1965), Winker Watson (1966), Greedy Pig (1967) and of course Korky the Cat from 1968 we are sent on a journey through the years tothe present day.
Sadly of course _The Dandy Comic _itself ceased publication with it's last issue in 2012 a copy of which I have buried somewhere. It's stablemate _The Beano _is still going and the readership is going up apparently. Good news for kids young and old. The Annuals are on their way to. Three in fact, _The Dandy, The Beano_ and the usual reprint volume of _The Beano and Dandy _together. Posted by Howard Fullerat 09:42
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SATURDAY, 25 MAY 2019 FROM BEYOND THE UNKNOWN #3 (DC/1970) _FROM BEYOND THE UNKNOWN #3 (DC)__
_ _VARIOUS (W) & (A)_ Whilst there were many horror or mystery titles on the market actual science fiction comics were sadly few and far between back in the day, there were a few. _Mystery in Space_ was published by DC was the longest running and Charlton did have _Space Adventures _one comic albeit a reprint title is always worth picking when a copy comes along. This, the third issue in the short lived series is noexception.
Starting with a tale, _When the Earth Turned Into A Comet_ penned by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantanio is a charming little story about an alien threat and some hallucinogenic moon rocks hence the cover is then followed by _Prisoner Of The Electric Eye_ with art by Gil Kane & Frank Giaoca make the price of entry worthwhileon their own.
Two other stories appear in this issue linked by a plague that afflicted an alien race then the human race round of the issue. I rather enjoyed _The Space Hermit_ and _Escape From Earth_ with a warning for future generations _From Beyond The Unknown_ lasted 25 issues from 1969 to 1973. Posted by Howard Fullerat 09:53
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FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
RIVERDALE
It's been a week since I last posted on this site and apologies from me for taking longer breaks between posts. Truth is I have had a lot and not been reading comics as much as I should do. I have been listening to quite a few new Doctor Who adventures from Big Finish (I may do a post on these shortly) late at night and erm..falling asleep having to at least twice listen to the ending again! Then there's the elections (did a bit of canvassing) and I finally got around to watching Riverdale having purchased the first two seasons on DVD. Ive watched 8 episodes of season one so far this week and a couple more after I've posted this. It's different and a very engaging drama involving the guys and gals from Riverdale. I like all of the changes bar one. I would have preferred the Pussycats to be the three in the comics. I understand the need for diversity but I miss Melody. OK. Still that criticism aside and I'll probably adjust to the change despite being a fan of the move made a while back this is a great series that everyone should be watching. The TV programme finally made me make up my mind to that age old question, Betty or Veronica. Veronica it has to be! Posted by Howard Fullerat 09:51
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