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Steve
Freelance author and editor for the past 30 years. My interests are old British comics, books and magazines... and that's what you'll find here.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Rebellion Releases — 14 May 2025

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Following on from the success of Sugar Jones, The Haunting of Jilly Johnson is a masterclass in 1970 supernatural gothic comic storytelling,...
Friday, May 09, 2025

Comic Cuts — 9 May 2025

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A week of ups and downs... but thankfully mostly ups. On the downside, my new DVD drive is on its way back to the supplier. I've used an...
Thursday, May 08, 2025

Commando 5851-5854

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This year’s VE Day – always a special day here at Commando – marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. To celebrate, w...
Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Rebellion Releases — 7 May 2025

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Whatever the weather, the 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2025 is filled with stories to supercharge your Summer! Featuring 48 pages of high-octane ...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

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6 May. Alan Moore is interviewed by smoky man about writing, magic, politics... everything you'd expect from an Alan Moore interview. ...
Sunday, May 04, 2025

A Lilliput Magazine Anthology, edited by Chris Harte

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Chris Harte was responsible for a history and bibliography of Lilliput , the famous pocket magazine that ran from 1937 to 1960. He has now e...
Friday, May 02, 2025

Comic Cuts — 2 May 2025

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It's very easy to get distracted when I'm researching and that has been hammered home this week thanks to the days I have spent re-...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Rebellion Releases — 30 April 2025

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The 2000 AD Creator Tapes continues its epic interview with the legendary comic book artist Simon Bisley, beginning with a page-by-page comm...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Comic Cuts — 25 April 2025

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Last week I mentioned we were off to see a band on Thursday evening. The whole trip went smoothly, with a nice pub dinner ahead of the gig. ...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Commando 5847-5850

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G’day mates! We’re celebrating Anzac Day with this bonza set of issues, so slap a few shrimps on the barbie and get ready for some ripper ad...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Rebellion Releases — 23 April 2025

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BIG-ASS SWORD, the new OGN from Andreas Butzbach is coming from Rebellion this November! Set in an unrecognisable futuristic wasteland fille...
Friday, April 18, 2025

Comic Cuts — 18 April 2025

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I'm writing this column earlier than normal as we have plans for Thursday evening. I'm celebrating my birthday in grand style by goi...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Rebellion Releases — 16 April 2025

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This week's 2000 AD continues the stories from last week, as Dredd continues to deal with exploding citizens, Chimpsky finds himself fa...
Friday, April 11, 2025

Comic Cuts — 11 April 2025

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I'm waiting on contracts, now that the books are finished. I had some minor corrections that needed to be fixed, which I did over Sunday...
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