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2 June 2025

Biggles - Cinebooks

I've looked before (back in 2017 (!) here and here) about Biggles graphic novels that were produced. Yesterday (here) I looked at those volumes produced by publisher Red Fox. Today it's the turn of publisher Cinebooks. 

All images & info. is c/o here

Biggles - Spitfire parade, Cinebook, 2008
story and art by Francis Bergèse
not got this

Biggles recounts The Falklands War, Cinebook, 2007
not got this

Biggles recounts The Falklands War, Cinebook, 2010
I think Cinebook had lost the Biggles licence by this point hence the change of title
not got this

Biggles recounts Battle of Britain, Cinebook, 2007
Got this 

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1 June 2025

Biggles - Red fox graphic novels

I've looked before (back in 2017 (!) here and here) about Biggles graphic novels that were produced. A recent chat with someone reminded me that I'd never covered the Biggles graphic novels published by Red Fox, so here they are...

At the time of typing all of these are available from ace ebay seller barelyreadbooks 

These all seem to be quite pricy these days so good luck tracking down affordable copies.

Biggles and the Battle of Britain, Red Fox (1995) - originally published 1993
got this

Biggles flying detective, Red Fox (1996) - originally published 1990
translated by Adam Robson
want this

Biggles and the Battle of Britain, Red Fox (1993) - originally published 1992
got this


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2 November 2023

UPDATED: Hawk Books - postcards

There's undoubtedly a post to be written about the comics reprint books that Hawk Books published in the late '90s but I'm going to start with something a little more esoteric first. Yes, it's the postcards that they produced. To be more precise, it's the postcards sets that they produced that I've found out about so far, there could be plenty of others out there that I know nothing about.

Updates in red below

Hawk books 6 postcard set - Nostalgia in the air


There's an advert I found here that shows what the 'Nostalgia in the air' postcards (above) look like and has an advert for a set entitled 'Bunter comes for Christmas' - my question is...is that set different from 'Greyfriars Christmas series' (below) - it SOUNDS like it's different but it's hard to know for sure.


Hawk books 6 postcard set - Greyfriars Christmas series
As you can just about see from the scan above my set of these postcards is still in their original shrinkwrap so I can't actually show you what the crads look like. If I ever find a 2nd set I'll open that set and let you know.

Hawk books 6 postcard set - The Dan Dare collector set


 
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24 August 2023

Hawk Books - postcards

There's undoubtedly a post to be written about the comics reprint books that Hawk Books published in the late '90s but I'm going to start with something a little more esoteric first. Yes, it's the postcards that they produced. To be more precise, it's the postcards sets that they produced that I've found out about so far, there could be plenty of others out there that I know nothing about.

Hawk books 6 postcard set - Nostalgia in the air


Hawk books 6 postcard set - Greyfriars Christmas series
As you can just about see from the scan above my set of these postcards is still in their original shrinkwrap so I can't actually show you what the crads look like. If I ever find a 2nd set I'll open that set and let you know.

Hawk books 6 postcard set - The Dan Dare collector set







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12 December 2021

Mike Western & Ron Embleton draw Biggles

Ace comics artist, writer & Historian has pointed me in the direction of some lovely original artwork for sale on French ebay - pages of Biggles artwork from the pages of TV Express no less! How it go to France is a mystery - and it will require someone with deep pockets to bring it back 'home' - but enjoy it nonetheless.

This is a Ron Embleton page - yours for 800 euro

This is also by Ron Embleton and is yours for 1,200 euro

This is a page by Mike Western (probably better known for his black & white artwork) and is yours for 700 euro

Another page by Mike Western - again, yours for 700 euro


All other mention of Biggles on the blog can be found here
All other mention of Mike Western on the blog can be found here
All other mention of Ron Embleton on the blog can be found here
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8 July 2019

Biggles & Co. - the WE Johns quarterly

On occasion I've picked up back issues of these lovely A5 magazines dedicated to all things to do with the writer WE Johns, he famously created Biggles but, as these magazines show, his work covered much more than just Biggles. 

 Anyway, time to make some room on the shelves here so these items are for sale on ebay now but I've also recorded the contents here for posterity.

Issue 1
For sale here - 32 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.
Contents include articles on the first edition of Mossyface, the story Biggles in France, Oxford first editions, Biggles in the comics and 'The fledglings' by WE Johns.


Issue 3
For sale here
- 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.
Contents include an article by comics writer Jack Adrian on 'Mossyface', 'The missing page' by WE Johns, Biggles ephemera, Popular Flying magazine


Issue 5
For sale here
- 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.
Contents include articles on the 50th anniversary of Worrals, Popular Flying magazine, more by comcis wroter Jack Adrian, The Missing page (by WE Johns) and more Biggles ephemera.


Issue 6
For sale here - 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.
Contents include articles on Popular Flying, Hampton Library editions, 'Worrals works it out' by WE Johns, the annual meeting and even more on ephemera.



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8 September 2017

Biggles - part 2

1981 also saw the publication of Bjorn Karlstrom's last contribution to the series, Biggles and the menace from space



1983 saw a new writer/artist on board for Biggles in the Kalahari - Stig Stjernvik...

...as you can see the cartoony style is not much different to what has come before

The last volume, Biggles and the Gibraltar bomb, is almost as hard to acquire as the first (expect to pay £30+) - as this was published in 1984 (and is about German bombs) no link to the 1988 death of 3 IRA members should be inferred - but I wonder of the high price for this volume is because some people assume that the title infers some sort of link?

All in all, 6 volumes that form an often overlooked contribution to the Swedes to UK comics!
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7 September 2017

Biggles - part 1

The 1970s and '80s saw a selection of Swedish (!) originated adventures of Captain W.E. John's immortal hero Biggles reach these shores, to celebrate completing the set I thought I'd share scans of them with you

From 1978, the first (and most expensive volume to acquire these days - prices start at about £30) story....

Also from 1978...

There's then a break in publication until 1981 when this volume appears

In all cases text and (fairly straightforward, cartoony) illustrations are by Bjorn Karlstrom and the translation is by Peter James

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