Comic Cuts — 20 December 2024

I'm trying to get a few things finished ahead of Christmas and doing pretty well. As well as my own upcoming projects—I'm working on the first two volumes of a comic strip reprint—I've also been helping out on a couple of books for publication abroad, one in Germany and another in Spain.

The latter two both feature the work of Don Lawrence and I've become involved because of my earlier works on Don. In 2023, All Verlag did an expansion of my Don Lawrence Scrapbook, published as an Illustrators special in 2018, and I have been working on the third volume for publication next year. I wrote an introduction earlier this week, and gathered together a load of images to illustrate the piece. I believe I have the last two scans we need to hand and they should be heading off later today.

The second book is a reprint of the Wells Fargo & Pony Express book I did back in 2010 for Book Palace, which is to have a Spanish edition. I'm hoping that they will accept my original introduction, which had nothing to do with the comic strips themselves, but instead was a history of transport across America from the days of... well, Wells Fargo and the Pony Express and how they were replaced by rail and road over the next century. It might not be your usual cup of tea, but I must confess that I was incredibly happy with the way it came together and I put it up as a Kindle ebook ten years ago. I don't suppose it has been read by more than a handful of people in that time, but at least it's out there.

I have similar thoughts about the Forgotten Authors series... they don't sell in any great numbers, but it's my way of pulling together what information I can on these obscure authors and making it available to the handful of readers who are interested. Volume six has been on my mind as I'm writing an essay for it now, although it will perform double duties as I can reuse the research in one of my next books. I've also got my eye on another author I want to write about and have just spent a little too much money filling in a few gaps in my meagre collection of his novels, which spanned science fiction, horror, spy thriller, romance and murder mystery. I have some fun reading to do before I put fingers to keyboard!

As this will be the final post for the year, I should do some sort of wrap-up for Bear Alley Books. It has been our busiest year since before the pandemic. Post-Covid (2020-23), I was doing a lot of scanning for Spanish and Italian publishers which caused a number of projects to be put aside. The plan was to restock my bank account so that Bear Alley wasn't on such a rocky financial footing, but slow (and no) payments meant that by early-2023 things looked pretty precarious.

Thankfully the prompt payment from some publishers (thank you Editoriale Cosmo, All Verlag and the folk at Die sprechblase), some work for the Guardian and some paying gigs writing introductions, kept me afloat at what was a difficult time for both Mel – who was made unemployed when Aceville was closed down – and I.

Things have picked up a bit since then and I've managed to get THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON, BEYOND THE VOID, FORGOTTEN AUTHORS Volume 5 and DREAMING OF UTOPIA published in a fourteen month period, as well as putting out two comic reprints, HIGH SEAS AND HIGH ADVENTURES and THE PHANTOM PATROL, and getting a friend's book into print, FEMALE DETECTIVES IN EARLY CRIME FICTION 1841-1920.

I hope that I can keep up the pace and we will have another half-a-dozen books out next year.

With new books appearing regularly, sales have been a lot better compared to 2021-23, although not quite so good as 2020, when I had five books out. My best years, incidentally, were 2014 and 2013, the former thanks to the publication of my Countdown book, which continues to sell, albeit at a much slower pace. Here's the Top 10 sellers for the year 2024:

1    Beyond the Void
2    Phantom Patrol
3    High Seas and High Adventures
4    Dreaming of Utopia
5    Countdown to TV Action
6    Eagles Over the Western Front
7    Trials of Hank Janson
8    Hurricane & Champion
9    Lion: King of Picture Story Papers
10    Ranger: The National Boys' Magazine

The first four places were books newly out this year, but Countdown and Eagles Over the Western Front both continue to sell in (low) double-digits (and getting lower as we move down the chart!)

We had our "works outing" on Wednesday... in other words, me and Mel went down the pub for the Bear Alley Books Xmas Party... Merry Christmas everyone. Have a wonderful holiday and don't drink too much on New Year's Eve. See you in 2025.

Commando 5811-5814

The festive season approaches, here’s an early Christmas gift – four dazzling Commando new issues! Issues 5811-5814 go on sale from today, Thursday 19th December 2024!

5811: Krampusnacht

On a freezing Christmas Eve in Germany, SS Major Metzger prevails upon an old woman for shelter while his prisoners shiver outside. In the firelight, he listens as she regales him with an eerie tale from her childhood.
    It is a tale of ancient folk customs and arrogant tyrants, of rattling chains in the dark of the woods. A tale of the dreadful fate that awaits cruel and wicked souls at the vengeful hands of Krampus!
    What’s that coming down the chimney!? A chilling tale of winter terror from the devilish mind of Daniel McGachey, this festive frightfest is sure to keep you awake until Christmas Day!

Story: Daniel McGachey
Art: Vicente Alcazar
Cover: Simon Pritchard

5812: Battle Drop

Down through the night floated the British paratroopers, every man trained to razor-sharp efficiency. And on the ground waiting to do battle with these invaders were German paratroopers – the toughest soldiers in the Wehrmacht.
    The fighting would be grim when the two units clashed… but neither side imagined they’d soon be banding together to fight shoulder to shoulder against a third enemy!
    The Wehrmacht aren’t the only enemy the Brits have to contend with in this classic reprint. No danger of you dropping this issue – you’ll be gripped right to the end!

Story: Allan
Art: Collado
Cover: Gonzalez

5813: Union Jack Jackson: Clear Sky Storm

He’s back! Union Jack Jackson is storming ashore on the Pacific Island of Inazuma to kick the Japanese out for good!
    With a little help from his pals Sean O’Bannion and Sergeant Art Lonnigan, Union Jack Jackson must find an airfield which has been launching devastating attacks on US Navy convoys. But the Brit soon gets more than he bargained for when he sees aircraft being launched from the back of a submarine!
    Now Union Jack Jackson has no choice but to ‘SINK THAT AIRSTRIP’!
    Union Jack Jackson makes a triumphant return to Commando pages in a brand-new story from the masterful Dominic Teague. Full of lightning-quick one-liners, thunderous action and dazzling artwork from Paulo Ongaro, this is one you won’t want to miss!

Story: Dominic Teague
Art: Paulo Ongaro
Cover: Neil Roberts

5814: Saved from the Desert

Corporal Tim Jolly and his mate Lofty Peae knew that the only thing that kept their squadron’s aircrafts flying was the giant transporter that they used to recover crashed planes. In the desert, with spares almost unobtainable, every usable part they brought back was worth its weight in gold.
    But then one day a bossy new officer arrived and started giving stupid orders. He had no experience of the desert, and Tim and Lofty knew he would bring trouble... but they had no idea just how much!
    Is there anything worse than getting bossed around by someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing? Imagine that when you’re under fire in the hellish heat of the desert! A scorchingly sandy story with a blistering cover by Ian Kennedy.

Story: RA Montague
Art: Carmona
Cover: Ian Kennedy

Rebellion Releases — 18 December 2024

Button Man is an action-packed thriller, deservedly regarded as one of the greatest strips ever to be published in 2000 AD and a high point in the career of Arthur Ranson, whose photo-realistic artwork astonished readers. Written by John Wagner, the series follows military vet Harry Ex, who returns to England with no idea what to do with his new domestic life. When he gets contacted by an old comrade, however, he finds himself drawn into a vast and strange new world. He is hired to be a “Button Man”: paid by unseen powerful men to engage in underground shootouts to the death with other professional killers.

After surviving his first fight and making his name in the scene, Harry finds himself dragged deeper and deeper into the world – but each shootout could be his last. How long can Harry keep this up, especially when his thirst for violence finds himself at odds with the shadowy figures who hired him in the first place?

Written by Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner and fully-drawn by Arthur Ranson in this run, Button Man is also currently being adapted into a TV series by The Fall Guy director David Leitch.

Arthur Ranson has long been one of 2000 AD’s most popular artists; having made his initial impact working on Judge Anderson, he teamed up with John Wagner to create the highly acclaimed Button Man series, and later worked with Alan Grant for Mazeworld. He has also co-created the character of pyrokinetic Mega-City One citizen Juliet November, and illustrated both Judge Dredd and several Future Shocks.

This Apex Edition reprints nearly 200 pages from the first three stories, newly scanned from the original art, printed at the size the pages were drawn, and without the inclusion of the dialogue balloons, to give you a real insight into Arthur Ranson’s meticulous work. Each page of this book has been scanned directly from Ranson’s art and presents each page as if you were looking at it in person!

The Button Man by Arthur Ranson Apex Edition will be released in as a Standard Edition available from comic book stores via Diamond Distribution and the 2000 AD webshop; and as a webshop-exclusive edition with special slipcase. This limited edition slipcase version also features a tip-in sheet featuring the cover art for 2000 AD Prog 789, individually signed by Arthur Ranson.

Note: Unlike previous Apex editions (which measured 47.5 x 36.5cm / 19 x 14") this volume is 36.1 x 27.6cm / 14 x 10" reflecting the smaller size of the original Button Man artwork.

And now, this week's releasees...

2000AD Prog 2413
Cover: Andy Clarke.

JUDGE DREDD // LIFE LESSONS by Ken Niemand (w) David Roach (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FIENDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT // WILDE WEST by Ian Edginton (w) Tiernen Trevallion (a) Jim Campbell (l)
PORTALS & BLACK GOO // A QUORUM OF FIENDS by John Tomlinson (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
THISTLEBONE // THE EEL OF HARROWVALE POND by T.C. Eglington (w) Simon Davis (a)
AZIMUTH // SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS by Dan Abnett (w) Tazio Bettin (a) Matt Soffe (c) Jim Campbell (l)
ROGUE TROOPER // HOLIDAY IN THE HOTZONE by Karl Stock (w) Ilias Kyriazis (a) Simon Bowland (l)
THE OUT // BOOK FOUR by Dan Abnett (w) Mark Harrison (a) Simon Bowland (l)
HAWK THE SLAYER // THE LAST OF HER KIND by Alec Worley (w) Simon Coleby (a) Gary Caldwell (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
FUTURE SHOCKS // TIS THE SEASON FOR TAKING by Rob Williams (w) Pye Parr (a & l)
STRONTIUM DOG // DOGHOUSE ROSES by Garth Ennis (w) Henry Flint (a) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine #475
Cover: Chrstian Ward.

JUDGE DREDD // COMING TO TOWN by Ken Niemand (w) Paul Marshall (a) Dylan Teague (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
DEATH CAP // FRONTIER JUSTICE by T.C. Eglington (w) Boo Cook (c) Simon Bowland (l)
FARGO & MCBANE // NEW YORK'S FINEST by Ken Niemand (w) Anna Readman (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
DEVLIN WAUGH // TWO MONTHS OFF by Alex Kot (w) PJ Holden (a) Jack Davies (c) Jim Campbell (l)
JUDGE DREDD: FALSE WITNESS by Brandon Easton (w) Kei Zama (a) Eva De La Cruz (c) Shawn Lee (l)
CADET RICO // THE CYCLE by Liam Johnson (w) Rob Richardson (a) Jim Campbell (l)
RILEY'S REBELS by Honor Vincent (w) Stewart K. Moore (c) Simon Bowland (l)
LAWLESS // A TOWN CALLED BADROCK by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Simon Bowland (l)

Battle Action Volume 3 #5
Cover: Tom Foster.

JOHNNY RED // A COUPLE OF HEROES by Garth Ennis (w) Keith Burns (a) Jason Wordie (c) Rob Steen (l)
DEATH GAME 1999 by Dan Abnett (w) Tom Foster (a) Rob Steen (l)

The Stainless Steel Rat Colour Omnibus by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra
Rebellion ISBN 978-183786273-3, 18 December 2024, 208p, £24.99. Available via Amazon.

The 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison's classic science-fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra returns in a new full color omnibus!
    James Bolivar DiGriz aka 'The Stainless Steel Rat' is many things - a con man, a thief, and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, DiGriz crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina who, like Jim DiGriz, is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They must travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past, and help to overthrow an evil President by having The Rat become a candidate for the job himself!
    A classic from 2000 AD's first 'golden age', Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra's dynamic and inimitable artwork.

• 23 Dec. Tripwire interviews David Roach. "The image that sticks in mind the most is a Sanjulian Christmas cover that appeared on Creepy #59, featuring Santa with a large bloody axe…once seen never forgotten!"
  
• 17 Dec. Forbidden Planet have posted footage of the recent Battle Action signing with Garth Ennis, John Macrea, Rob Williams, Keith Burns, Torunn Grønbekk and Steve White. (video, 17m)
  
• 6 Dec. Winners of the 2024 Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year. Jeremy Banx was named Pocket Cartoonist of the Year.
  
• 5 Dec. Virtual Memories has an interview with Eddie Campbell, talking about his new book Kate Carew: America's First Great Woman Cartoonist  "which explores turn-of-the-(20th)-century artist, cartoonist, illustrator, caricaturist, interviewer & journalist Kate Carew. We get into how Eddie discovered Kate’s work while researching The Goat-Getters, how Kate wound up interviewing the  likes of Mark Twain, Picasso, the Wright Brothers, and other celebs (& non-celebs) of her time... and why he had to pull a page from this book due to a complaint from the printer. " (1h 27m)
  
• 26 Nov. Cartoonist Steve Bell unveils a new exbibition at the London Cartoon Museum, showcasing 40 years of King Charles III cartoons, styled like the Bayeux Tapestry. A walkthrough of The Windsor Tapestry on its private view night is available at the link. (5m)
  
• 21 Nov. Paul Gravett is "the man at the crossroads " according to Eddie Campbell. The Robots from Tomorrow podcast interviews Gravett about the touring exhibition 'Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form'. (1h 7m)
  
• 21 Nov. Bryan Talbot's Grandville: Force Majeure has been shortlisted as an official selection of teh Festival international de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême. Full list of nominees at Down the Tubes (just follow the link above).
  
• 16 Nov. Fans of Hilda rejoice, Luke Pearson has just published a new book about Hilda and Twig. Here he talks about the end of the animated series and how this left something missing from his life. "I just had this strong feeling of I don’t actually want to be done with this."
  
• 13 Nov. Who's afraid of Elon Musk? English language publishers, that's who... according to Darryl Cunningham, whose  book, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter has only been published in France. "I’m told that there was interest from various international publishers at the recent Frankfurt Book Fair, but there was concern over possible legal consequences. This shouldn’t be a problem as I was careful not to write anything that hadn’t already been published elsewhere and Delcourt’s lawyers examined every word and line for problems. Nevertheless, we live now in a climate of fear where the worst people have immense power, and because of this there’s going to be a tendency for individuals, institutions, businesses, and the state to run for cover." The Guardian have subsequently picked up the story.
  

Comic Cuts — 13 December 2024

I've picked up considerably this week despite still suffering from the long tail of a cold... I still have a few sniffles to contend with, but nowhere near as bad as it was. A cold normally lasts 7-10 days—the rule of thumb "three days coming, three days here, three days going" is usually accurate—but this one has hung around for a fortnight. But it's definitely on the way out.

I was very happy to learn that BEYOND THE VOID: THE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF BADGER BOOKS was named as the 2024 Book of the Year by Jules Burt on his YouTube channel. Bizarrely this is the second time Steve Holland has won (and I chose my words carefully) because last year's winner was the art book Steve Holland: Paperback Hero edited by Michael Stradford. Third time if you count the introduction I wrote for Rayguns and Rocketships by Rian Hughes, the 2022 winner.

BEYOND was up against some stiff competition, including issues of Bare Bones, Men's Adventure Quarterly, Phantasmagoria and The Paperback Fanatic, the art book Dangerous Dames and Cover Dolls: The Art of Ron Lesser Vol. 2 edited by Robert Deis, Bill Cunningham and Daniel Zimmer, the updated biography/bibliography  Basil Copper: A Life in Books, edited by Stephen Jones, and the anthology Weasels Ripped My Flesh! edited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle, with Josh Alan Friedman.

I thought maybe the art book, Dangerous Dames, or the anthology, Weasels, might beat out my Badger Books history... but in the last few minutes of Jules' video BEYOND pipped everyone at the post. Here's the announcement and I'll put in the full video below...



I'm back to work for the next two weeks, although I've been quite lazy this week, spending some time putting together the John Brunner cover gallery that went up Thursday morning, tidying up some of the books that I'd needed while I was writing and designing DREAMING OF UTOPIA, battling the new online reception area set up by our local surgery so I could sort out a repeat prescription while on the phone to the human receptionist at the same surgery, putting up the Christmas tree, and a hundred and one other odds and ends I'd been putting off until after the book was written/out and after the cold had abated.

I've put in a little time on the next batch of books, but I've also pulled together a piece for someone else's magazine and written up a blog post for another site, although I'm waiting on seeing a scan of a book before I can finish it off. There's another article about an old author that I need to finish off, too.

And I'm looking ahead to future projects, including another index, and, floating around in the background, is yet another project that I suspect I'll have to give away, but it needs to be done for 2026 in order to celebrate an anniversary. This particular project has been waiting in the wings since 1979, so it will only be 47 years late... I really need to get going with that!

Hope you're all looking forward to Christmas as much as I am.

John Brunner cover gallery

This is a rather limited cover gallery as it concentrates solely on Brunner's British paperback editions. This means it misses out a great many of his early novels, which received only American paperback (usually Ace Books) publication. Still, most of his finest works (Stand on Zanzibar, Sheep Look Up, Jagged Orbit, etc.) did get a release over here and a collection of short stories appeared as recently as 2020.

Galactic Storm by Gill Hunt (Curtis Warren, 1951)
Curtis Warren, Nov 1951, 110pp, 1/6. Cover by Ray Theobald

Threshold of Eternity (New York, Ace, (Jan) 1959; revised by Damien Broderick, Phoenix Pick, 2017)
(no UK paperback)

The 100th Millennium (New York, Ace, (May) 1959; as Catch a Falling Star, Ace, 1977)
(no UK paperback)

The World Swappers (New York, Ace, (Oct) 1959)
(no UK paperback)

The Brink (London, Gollancz, (Nov) 1959)
(no UK paperback)

Slavers of Space (New York, Ace, (Feb) 1960; as Into the Slave Nebula, New York, Lancer, 1968; London, Millington, 1980)
as Into the Slave Nebula, Corgi Books 055212012-X, (Aug) 1982, 156pp, £1.50. Cover by Chris Moore?

The Skynappers (New York, Ace, (Sep) 1960)
(no UK paperback)

The Atlantic Abomination (New York, Ace, (Oct) 1960)
(no UK paperback)

Sanctuary in the Sky (New York, Ace, (Nov) 1960)
(no UK paperback)

I Speak For Earth by Keith Woodcott (New York, Ace, (Mar) 1961; as by Brunner, Gateway (ebook), 2011)
(no UK paperback)

Meeting at Infinity (New York, Ace, (Apr) 1961)
(no UK paperback)

Secret Agent of Terra (New York, Ace, (Mar) 1962; as The Avengers of Carrig, New York, DAW, 1980)
(see Victims of the Nova)

The Ladder in the Sky by Keith Woodcott (New York, Ace, (May) 1962; as by Brunner, Gateway (ebook), 2011)
(no UK paperback)

The Super Barbarians (New York, Ace, (May) 1962)
(no UK paperback)

The Dreaming Earth (New York, Pyramid, (Feb) 1963; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1974)
(no UK paperback)

The Psionic Menace by Keith Woodcott (New York, Ace, (May) 1963; as by Brunner, Gateway (ebook), 2013)
(no UK paperback)

The Astronauts Must Not Land (New York, Ace, (Sep) 1963; as More Things in Heaven, New York, Dell, (Nov) 1973)
as More Things in Heaven, Hamlyn 060020262-3, 1983, 142pp, £1.50.

Castaways' World (New York, Ace, (Nov) 1963; as Polymath, New York, DAW, (Jan) 1974)
(see Victims of the Nova)

The Rites of Ohe (New York, Ace, (Nov) 1963)
(no UK paperback)

To Conquer Chaos (New York, Ace, (May) 1964)
(no UK paperback)

The Crutch of Memory (London, Barrie & Rockliff, (Jul) 1964)
(no UK paperback)

The Whole Man (New York, Ballantine, (Aug) 1964; as Telepathist, London, Faber & Faber, 1965; as The Whole Man, New York, Walker & Co., (Jan) 1969)
as Telepathist, Penguin 2715, 1968, 190pp, 4/-. Cover by Carl Strüwe
as Telepathist, Fontana 000614611-2, (Sep) 1978, 190pp, 80p. Cover by Peter Goodfellow

The Martian Sphinx by Keith Woodcott (New York, Ace, (Feb) 1965)
(no UK paperback)

The Repairmen of Cyclops (New York, Ace), (Apr) 1965)
(see Victims of the Nova)

Enigma From Tantalus (New York, Ace, (Apr) 1965)
(no UK paperback)

The Altar on Asconel (New York, Ace, (May) 1965)
(see Interstellar Empire)

Wear the Butcher's Medal (New York, Pocket Books, (May) 1965)
(no UK paperback)

The Day of the Star Cities (New York, Ace, (Nov) 1965; as Age of Miracles, New York, Ace, 1973; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973)
(no UK paperback)

The Long Result (London, Faber & Faber, (Nov) 1965; New York, Ballantine, (Sep) 1966)
Penguin 2804, 1968, 186pp, 4/-.
Fontana 000614612-0, (Jan) 1979, 185pp, 85p. Cover by Peter Elson

The Squares of the City (New York, Ballantine, (Dec) 1965; Handsworth, Penguin, 1969)
Penguin 014002686-X, (Oct) 1969, 311pp, 6/-. Cover by Franco Grignani
Fontana 000614610-4, (May) 1977, 311pp, 80p. Cover by Peter Goodfellow

The Productions of Time ([cut without Brunner's knowledge] New York, Signet, (Feb) 1967; [full text] Handsworth, Penguin, 1970; New York, DAW, 1977)
Penguin 014003141-3, (Oct) 1970, 159pp, 5/-. Cover by Franco Grignani

Born Under Mars (New York, Ace, (Oct) 1967; London, Gateway (ebook), Sep 2011)
(no UK paperback)

Quicksand (New York, Doubleday, (Dec) 1967; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1969)
Sphere 20060, (Aug) 1970, 222pp, 7/-.

Bedlam Planet (New York, Ace, (Apr) 1968; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973)
(no UK paperback)

Stand on Zanzibar (New York, Doubleday, (Sep) 1968; London, Macdonald, 1969)
Arrow 009004790-7, 1971, 576pp, 50p.
Arrow 009919110-5, (Dec) 1978, 576pp, £1.75.
----, 1984, 576pp, £2.95. Cover by John Harris
Legend 009919110-5, (Apr) 1988, 576pp, £3.50.
----, 1990, 576pp, £4.99.
Millennium 185798836-1 (SF Masterworks #15), (Aug) 1999, xvi+650, £6.99. Cover by Jim Burns
----, 2003, xvi+650pp, £6.99. Cover by Jim Burns
----, n.d., xvi+650pp, £7.99
----, n.d., xvi+650pp, £8.99.
Gateway/Orion 978-147320637-3, (Sep) 2014, 672pp, £12.99.

Double Double (New York, Ballantine, (Jan) 1969; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971)
(no UK paperback)

Black is the Color (New York, Pyramid, (Feb) 1969)
(no UK paperback)

The Jagged Orbit (New York, Ace, (Feb) 1969; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1970)
Arrow 009905840-5, (Mar) 1972, 397pp, 50p. Cover by Chris Yates
----, (Jan) 1979, 397pp, £1.25.
Gollancz 057507052-8 (SF Collectors' Editions), (Aug) 2000, 397pp, £10.99.

Timescoop (New York, Dell, (Jul) 1969; London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1972)
(no UK paperback)

A Plague on Both Your Causes (London, Hodder & Stoughton, (Jul) 1969; as Blacklash, New York, Pyramid, (Nov) 1969)
Hodder Paperbacks 034012362-1, (Jan) 1971, 192pp, 25p.

The Incestuous Lovers by Henry Crosstrees Jr. (New York, Bee-line, 1969)
(no UK paperback)

The Devil's Work (New York, W.W. Norton & Co., (Feb) 1970)
(no UK paperback)

The Gaudy Shadows (London, Constable & Co., (Apr) 1970; New York, Beagle Boxer, 1971)
(no UK paperback)

Good Men Do Nothing (London, Hodder & Stoughton, (Jul) 1970; New York, Pyramid, 1971)
(no UK paperback)

Honky in the Woodpile (London, Constable & Co., (Nov) 1971)
Sphere 072212007-9, 1973, 222pp, 35p.

The Wrong End of Time (New York, Doubleday, (Dec) 1971; London, Eyre Methuen, 1975)
Methuen 041334580-7, (Apr) 1976, 185pp, 55p. Cover by Angus McKie

The Dramaturges of Yan (New York, Ace, (Feb) 1972; London, New English Library, 1974)
New English Library 045001824-5, Apr 1974, 158pp, 35p, Cover by Chris Foss
New English Library 045004518-8, Jul 1979, 158pp, 85p. Cover by Chris Foss

The Sheep Look Up (New York, Harper & Row, (Aug) 1972; London, J.M. Dent, 1974)
Quartet/Orbit 070431292-1, 1977, 461pp, £1.25. Cover by Eddie Jones
Arrow 009937770-5, 1984, 461pp, £2.50. Cover by John Harris?
Legend 009937770-5, (Jan) 1991, 461pp, £4.99. Cover by Mark Salwowski

The Stardroppers (New York, DAW, (Sep) 1972; London, Hamlyn, 1982)
Hamlyn 060020008-6, (Apr) 1982, 144pp, £1.10. Cover by Joe Petagno

Ball in the Family by Ellis Quick (New York, Lancer, 1973)
(no UK paperback)

The Stone That Never Came Down (New York, Doubleday, (Dec) 1973; London, New English Library, 1976)
New English Library 045003054-7, (May) 1978, 207pp, 75p.

Total Eclipse (New York, Doubleday, (May) 1974; London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975)
Orbit/Futura 086007883-3, (Mar) 1976, 187pp, 60p. Cover by Eddie Jones

Web of Everywhere (New York, Bantam, (Jun) 1974; London, New English Library, 1977; as The Webs of Everywhere, New York, Ballantine, Jan 1983)
New English Library 045003094-6, Mar 1977, 143pp, 60p. Cover by Tony Masaro
New English Library 045004685-0, May 1980, 142pp, 85p. Cover by Gerald Grace

Give Warning to the World (New York, DAW, (Jul) 1974; London, Gateway (ebook), 2013)
(no UK paperback)

The Shockwave Rider (New York, Harper & Row, (Mar) 1975); London, J.M. Dent, 1975)
Orbit 0860007933-3, (Feb) 1977, 288pp, 75p. Cover by Eddie Jones
Methuen 041317960-5, (May) 1988, 288pp, £3.95. Cover by John Higgins
Gollancz/Orion 978-147322830-6 (SF Masterworks), (Jan) 2020, viii+280pp, £9.99. Cover by Getty Images

The Infinitive of Go (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Feb) 1980; London, Magnum, 1981)
Magnum 0417-6470-5, (Dec) 1981, 154pp, £1.25. Cover by Chris Moore

Players at the Game of People (New York, Ballantine, (Sep) 1980)
(no UK paperback)

Manshape (New York, DAW, (Sep) 1982)
(no UK paperback)

The Great Steamboat Race (New York, Ballantine, (Feb) 1983)
(no UK paperback)

The Crucible of Time (New York, Ballantine, (Sep) 1983; London, Arrow, 1984)
Arrow 009934850-0, (Mar) 1984, 474pp, £2.25.
Legend 009934850-0, (Jul) 1990, 474pp, £4.99. Cover by Chris Moore?

The Tides of Time (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Dec) 1984; London, Penguin, 1986)
Penguin 014008240-9, 1986, 235pp. Cover by Terry Oakes

The Shift Key (London, Methuen, (May) 1987)
Methuen 041314920-X, (May) 1987, 224pp, £2.50. Cover by Peter Elson

The Days of March (London, Kerosina, (Oct) 1988)
Kerosina 094889327-3, (Oct) 1988, 309pp, £5.95. Cover by Richard Middleton

Children of the Thunder (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Jan) 1989; London, Sphere, 1990)
Sphere/Orbit 074740537-9, (Mar) 1990, 390pp, £3.99.

A Maze of Stars (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Jul) 1991)
(no UK paperback)

Muddle Earth (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Sep) 1993)
(no UK paperback)

Kingdom of the Worlds, with Damien Broderick (London, Gateway (ebook), (Jan) 2021)
(no UK paperback)

COLLECTIONS

No Future In It and other science fiction stories (London, Gollancz, (Oct) 1962; New York, Doubleday, 1964)
Panther 1840, Apr 1965, 192pp, 3/6. Cover: photo

Times Without Number (New York, Ace, (Oct) 1962; expanded, New York, Ace, 1969)
Hamlyn 060020086-8 (May) 1981, 233pp, £1.10. Cover by Melvyn Grant

Now Then! (London, Mayflower-Dell, (Oct) 1965; New York, Avon, 1968)
Mayflower-Dell 6500, Oct 1965, 143pp, 3/6. Cover by Jacks [Jack Kirby]

No Other Gods But Me (London, Roberts & Vinter/Compact, (Sep) 1966)
Roberts & Vinter/Compact F317, (Sep) 1966, 159pp, 3/6. Cover by Keith Roberts

Out of My Mind (New York, Ballantine, (Feb) 1967; abridged, London, Four Square, 1968)
Four Square 2102, (Jan) 1968, 128pp, 3/6. Cover by Paul Lehr
New English Library 045004684-2, May 1980, 128pp, 80p. Cover by Tim White

Not Before Time (London, Four Square, (Apr) 1968)
Four Square 2138, (Apr) 1968, 3/6. Cover by Don Ivan Punchatz
New English Library 045002391-5, (May) 1975, 128pp, 35p. Cover by Ray Feibush
New English Library 045004519-6, (Apr) 1979, 128pp, 75p. Cover by Tim White

The Traveller in Black (New York, Ace, 1971; London, Magnum, 1978; expanded as The Complete Traveller in Black, see below)
Magnum 041702080-5, (Mar) 1978, 181pp, 75p. Cover by Bob Fowke
----, 1985, 181pp. Cover by Bob Fowke

From This Day Forward (New York, Doubleday, (Jul) 1972)
(no UK paperback)

Entry to Elsewhen (New York, DAW, (Oct) 1972)
(no UK paperback)

Time-Jump (New York, Dell, (Dec) 1973)
(no UK paperback)

The Book of John Brunner (New York, DAW, (Jan) 1976)
(no UK paperback)

Tomorrow May Be Even Worse (New York, NESFA Press, (Feb) 1978)
(no UK paperback)

Interstellar Empire (New York, DAW, 1976)
Hamlyn 009938870-7 (Venture SF #04), (Jun) 1985, 256pp, £1.95. Cover by Eddie Jones
Arrow 0099938870-7 (Venture SF #04), (Aug) 1987, 256pp, £2.50. Cover by Eddie Jones

Foreign Constellations: The Fantastic Worlds of John Brunner (New York, Everest House, (May) 1980)
(no UK paperback)

The Compleat Traveller in Black (New York, Bluejay 1986)
Methuen 041314910-2, (Apr) 1987, 233pp, £2.50. Cover by Peter Elson
Mandarin 074930105-8, (Oct) 1989, 233pp, £3.95. Cover by Patrick Mortemore

The Best of John Brunner (New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, (Nov) 1988)
(no UK paperback)

Victims of the Nova (London, Arrow, (Mar) 1989)
Arrow Books 009962440-0 (Venture SF #22), (Mar) 1989, 473pp, £3.99. Cover by Eddie Jones

The Society of Time (London, British Library Publishing, 2020)
British Library 978-071235382-3, (Nov) 2020, 288pp, £8.99.