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14 September 2019

David Pugh signing Loner comic collection - today

This is today folks, don't forget!

For all Bristol-based comic fans...great news, to celebrate the publication of Loner the comics artist David Pugh will be making a rare appearance at your Forbidden Planet store on Saturday 14th September, from 1pm

MEAN. TOUGH. RUTHLESS. ALONE!
Ex-mercenary Loner always works alone. Even if it means being on an alien planet as the sole member of one of the spacecraft Wildcat s exploration teams!
With only his customised six-shooter, Babe , and some alien fur balls as company, Loner must contend with psychic aliens, subterranean monstrosities, and angry shapeshifters. He might be the toughest, but can he survive being shrunk, melted, and transformed on a planet that seems to want him dead?
David Pugh moved from advertising to comics in 1977 when he started to draw Sláine for 2000 AD. He later worked on the Wildcat and on Dan Dare for Eagle. His most successful work in the American industry was on Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadowdeath. He has also worked for Games Workshop and produced the graphic novel Obvious Tactics for Black Library Publishing. He is a published author and helped set up Bus Fare, a charity set up to help migrant workers and refugees reunite with their families.


A signed copy can be ordered here

David has also shared this image of his plans for September (Friday) 13th + (Saturday) 14th
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1 September 2019

David Pugh signing of Loner announced

For all Bristol-based comic fans...great news, to celebrate the publication of Loner the comics artist David Pugh will be making a rare appearance at your Forbidden Planet store on Saturday 14th September, from 1pm

MEAN. TOUGH. RUTHLESS. ALONE!

Ex-mercenary Loner always works alone. Even if it means being on an alien planet as the sole member of one of the spacecraft Wildcat s exploration teams!

With only his customised six-shooter, Babe , and some alien fur balls as company, Loner must contend with psychic aliens, subterranean monstrosities, and angry shapeshifters. He might be the toughest, but can he survive being shrunk, melted, and transformed on a planet that seems to want him dead?

David Pugh moved from advertising to comics in 1977 when he started to draw Sláine for 2000 AD. He later worked on the Wildcat and on Dan Dare for Eagle. His most successful work in the American industry was on Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadowdeath. He has also worked for Games Workshop and produced the graphic novel Obvious Tactics for Black Library Publishing. He is a published author and helped set up Bus Fare, a charity set up to help migrant workers and refugees reunite with their families.


A signed copy can be ordered here

David has also shared this image of his plans for September (Friday) 13th + (Saturday) 14th

23 February 2019

Ron Smith comics covers - non-2000ad

As someone who didn't read 2000ad as they were growing up I wasn't as exposed to Ron Smith's work as those lucky 2000ad readers. However, Ron worked for a number of Fleetway titles and I grew to recognise (and love) his super detailed style.

Anyway, I've now fished out the covers that he drew that I own...firstly, new Eagle from 21st July 1990 

One Wildcat cover

One Scream cover

Mask comics are a slightly odd size - slightly larger than A4 makes scanning the covers impossible so I've just scanned the most I can. Sorry. Note also that the Mask covers are always wraparound covers so you actually get twice the Ron Smith for your money...




5 January 2019

Ian Kennedy & Barrie Tomlinson signing this afternoon

This is this afternoon (Newcastle) folks - don't forget!

Forbidden Planet have announced that (original editor) Barrie Tomlinson and British comics legend Ian Kennedy will be making a joint appearance to help launch the Turbo Jones reprint from Wildcat comic
As it says here...
In 2488 Earth history professor, Turbo Jones predicted that the planet would be destroyed in 2500 by a vast meteoroid storm. Ridiculed by the world’s leaders, Turbo spent the next twelve years constructing a huge spaceship and employing a group of volunteers to help him leave the Earth and find a new home in the stars…
After months in space, Turbo and his senior staff including former mercenary Loner, the mysterious Kitten Magee and the last survivor of Xgangbe-4, Joe Alien, have found a potential new home. Now they need to get down onto the planet and make sure that it is safe for the five hundred colonists and livestock aboard the Wildcat…
Ian Kennedy has illustrated a host of favourite titles, including M.A.C.H 1 and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, Timequake for Starboard, Dan Dare for the revived Eagle, Turbo Jones for Wildcat, Marvel’s Blake’s 7 and covers for Starblazer. He’s also painted covers for the annual RAF Leuchars Air Show programmes, and still produces covers for Commando.
Barrie Tomlinson’s writing credits include Death Wish, Survival, Dan Dare, Ghost Squad and S.O.S for Eagle, and Scorer for the Daily Mirror. He was the second editor of the long-running sports-themed comic Tiger, the first and longest serving editor of Roy of the Rovers, guiding Roy's career for several decades, and responsible for the creation of the short-lived but fondly remembered Scream!
The signing is being held at Forbidden Planet megastore in Newcastle on Saturday 5th January 2019 1-2pm - if you can't make it then not to worry as you can pre-order a signed copy here for £14.99 plus £3 postage. 

23 December 2018

Loner - a collector's guide - part 4

Here's some of Loner's more obscure appearances, first up is the 1990 holiday special - a 4 pages strip illustrated by Sandy James.


Then there's a 4 pages strip in the 1991 annual by Eric Bradbury... 


and finally from the 1989 UKCAC programme...


22 December 2018

Loner - a collector's guide - part 3

Here's the last 4 Loner covers for new Eagle - and the one Wildcat cover that Loner graced...





21 December 2018

Loner - a collector's guide - part 2

Continuing my guide to all things Loner-related, here's the first 5 covers that Loner graced for new Eagle...






20 December 2018

Loner - a collector's guide - part 1

In anticipation of the Treasury of British comics reprint of Loner (coming this September it says here) - here's the start of my two part guide to collecting all things Loner.

Issue 1 (of 7) contains 29 pages reprinting episodes 1-6 from Wildcat

Issue 2 contains 30 pages of reprints from episodes 7-12 of the Wildcat stories.

Issue 3 has 30 pages again - this time reprints from new Eagle 29/04/89 - 20/05/89 [4 episodes] plus 2 one-off stories [01/07/89 and 29/07/89]

Issue 4 - 30 pages again, 15 by David Pugh and 15 by Eric Bradbury (who took over when David Pugh switched to drawing Dan Dare). Three one-off stories (19/08/89, 30/09/89 & 14/10/89) and then five episodes of a continuing story from new Eagle (21/10/89 - 18/11/89). 

Issue 5 - 28 pages of Eric Bradbury art from new Eagle 25/11/89 - 27/01/90 (so that's 10 issues)

Issue 6 - 9 issues of new Eagle reprints (03/02/90 - 31/03/90), by Eric Bradbury 

Issue 7 - 3 issues of Eric Bradbury new Eagle reprints (07/04/90 - 21/04/90) plus a 5 page strip by David Pugh that I can't find where it was originally printed. There's also another Wildcat reprint and 2 x 2000ad reprints (art by Chris Weston; art by Ron Smith) 

So all in all there's 104 pages of David Pugh art followed by 84 pages of Eric Bradbury art - maybe that's how Treasury will split Loner into 2 volumes - who knows?

8 December 2018

Wildcat - Turbo Jones, now with even more Ian Kennedy

The Treasury of British Comics imprint have announced that they'll be offering (here) a special edition of the Turbo Jones reprint volume complete with a sign Ian Kennedy print (limited to 100 copies) - this is what the whole package will look like...


Also don't forget that...

Forbidden Planet have announced that (original editor) Barrie Tomlinson and British comics legend Ian Kennedy will be making a joint appearance to help launch the Turbo Jones reprint from Wildcat comic
As it says here...
In 2488 Earth history professor, Turbo Jones predicted that the planet would be destroyed in 2500 by a vast meteoroid storm. Ridiculed by the world’s leaders, Turbo spent the next twelve years constructing a huge spaceship and employing a group of volunteers to help him leave the Earth and find a new home in the stars…
After months in space, Turbo and his senior staff including former mercenary Loner, the mysterious Kitten Magee and the last survivor of Xgangbe-4, Joe Alien, have found a potential new home. Now they need to get down onto the planet and make sure that it is safe for the five hundred colonists and livestock aboard the Wildcat…
Ian Kennedy has illustrated a host of favourite titles, including M.A.C.H 1 and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, Timequake for Starboard, Dan Dare for the revived Eagle, Turbo Jones for Wildcat, Marvel’s Blake’s 7 and covers for Starblazer. He’s also painted covers for the annual RAF Leuchars Air Show programmes, and still produces covers for Commando.
Barrie Tomlinson’s writing credits include Death Wish, Survival, Dan Dare, Ghost Squad and S.O.S for Eagle, and Scorer for the Daily Mirror. He was the second editor of the long-running sports-themed comic Tiger, the first and longest serving editor of Roy of the Rovers, guiding Roy's career for several decades, and responsible for the creation of the short-lived but fondly remembered Scream!
The signing is being held at Forbidden Planet megastore in Newcastle on Saturday 5th January 2019 1-2pm - if you can't make it then not to worry as you can pre-order a signed copy here for £14.99 plus £3 postage. 

21 November 2018

Ian Kennedy & Barrie Tomlinson signing announced

Forbidden Planet have announced that (original editor) Barrie Tomlinson and British comics legend Ian Kennedy will be making a joint appearance to help launch the Turbo Jones reprint from Wildcat comic
As it says here...
In 2488 Earth history professor, Turbo Jones predicted that the planet would be destroyed in 2500 by a vast meteoroid storm. Ridiculed by the world’s leaders, Turbo spent the next twelve years constructing a huge spaceship and employing a group of volunteers to help him leave the Earth and find a new home in the stars…

After months in space, Turbo and his senior staff including former mercenary Loner, the mysterious Kitten Magee and the last survivor of Xgangbe-4, Joe Alien, have found a potential new home. Now they need to get down onto the planet and make sure that it is safe for the five hundred colonists and livestock aboard the Wildcat…

Ian Kennedy has illustrated a host of favourite titles, including M.A.C.H 1 and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, Timequake for Starboard, Dan Dare for the revived Eagle, Turbo Jones for Wildcat, Marvel’s Blake’s 7 and covers for Starblazer. He’s also painted covers for the annual RAF Leuchars Air Show programmes, and still produces covers for Commando.

Barrie Tomlinson’s writing credits include Death Wish, Survival, Dan Dare, Ghost Squad and S.O.S for Eagle, and Scorer for the Daily Mirror. He was the second editor of the long-running sports-themed comic Tiger, the first and longest serving editor of Roy of the Rovers, guiding Roy's career for several decades, and responsible for the creation of the short-lived but fondly remembered Scream!
The signing is being held at Forbidden Planet megastore in Newcastle on Saturday 5th January 2019 1-2pm - if you can't make it then not to worry as you can pre-order a signed copy here for £14.99 plus £3 postage. 

5 January 2018

Wildcat Holiday Special - part 2

For all you Brian Lewis fans here is a 2 page Jet-Ace Logan strip reprinted in the Wildcat Holiday Special.



4 January 2018

Wildcat Holiday Special - part 1

Following on from yesterday's posting here are some snippets from the hard to find Wildcat holiday special. Ian Kennedy provides the front cover and some concept sketches. Ron Smith provides art duties on Joe Alien (as he had done before).

Keith Page, José Ortiz and Redondo provide interior art; a little bit of the art is reprinted from the comic but most of it is leftover from Wildcat new.





3 January 2018

Wildcat Winter Special

As promised a long way back here are some highlights of the hard to find Wildcat Winter Special

It's graced by an Ian Kennedy cover

Keith Page (illustrator of multiple Commando comics, among many other things) tackles Joe Alien

David Pugh provides one of his trademark outrageous aliens (for the Loner strip).

This John Gillatt page shows him drawing all the key characters here...

Here are links back to other Wildcat highlights...

issue 1

issue 2

issue 3

issue 4

issue 5

issue 6

issue 7

issue 8

issue 9

issue 10

issue 11

issue 12



9 September 2017

Wildcat - issue 12 - last issue!

The final issue of Wildcat (issue 12) arrived cover-dated March 25th-April 7th 1989, cover by Vanyo

Here's that 'great news for all readers' advert

An advert for the rare 'Spinechillers' summer special

Carlos Pino finally arrives in Wildcat, just in time for it close

Complete contents is as follows
Cover by Vanyo
Turbo Jones illustrated by Vanyo, writer unknown
Joe Alien illustrated by Ron Smith, writer unknown
Kitten Magee illustrated by Jose Ortiz, writer unknown
Loner illustrated by David Pugh, writer unknown
Wildcat complete [one-off strip] by Carlos Pino, writer unknown