Page 8 of 8
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 12 Dec 2022, 20:58
by SID
Hiya, Abyss. I was definitely floored too. Never saw it coming!
And yeah, a full series of DT would have been great but am looking forward to the three TV specials he is in.
Have also started getting
Doctor Who Magazine where you can read DT's Doctor's adventures straight after the regeneration scene - am enjoying that. Russell T Davis' articles are a laugh as well.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 18 Dec 2022, 13:46
by SID
I just bought the Christmas issues of
Viz and
Beano from my local Tesco.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 17:13
by SID
My Christmas copy of
2000 AD came through the post today.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 07 Jan 2023, 14:42
by SID
Well I got the last of my modern comic Christmas editions of the season -
The Phoenix - through the post the other day.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy 2023!
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 08 Jan 2023, 19:23
by Into The Abyss
SID wrote: ↑07 Jan 2023, 14:42
Well I got the last of my modern comic Christmas editions of the season -
The Phoenix - through the post the other day.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy 2023!
Love that Xmas cover SID. The art style reminds of the Japanese cartoon shown between 1979 & 1980 called Adventure of Kum-Kum. Oh, and a Happy 2023 to you also. May your comic sack be full and your wallet too.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 09 Jan 2023, 21:02
by Tin Can Tommy
Nice to see the Phoenix up to issue 574. Thats a very respectable number. Its already got more issues than Whoopee and the shortest running of the big 5 (the Skipper). It won't be long before it overtakes Sparky.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 12 Jan 2023, 02:03
by Into The Abyss
Got myself a Christmas Beano Comic No.388 from 1949 in FN condition.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 25 Dec 2023, 11:54
by SID
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Merry Christmas!
Christmas comics:
2000 AD
Judge Dredd Megazine
Monster Fun
Quantum
Beano
Viz
Annuals:
Treasury of British Comics Annual 2024
Beano Annual 2024
The Dandy Annual 2024
Beano & The Dandy Gift Book 2024
Oor Wullie & The Broons Gift Book 2024
Rupert Annual 2024
Missed out on the Christmas
Phoenix though.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 06 Jan 2024, 05:01
by jim244
Into The Abyss wrote: ↑26 Dec 2021, 00:29
Thanks SID. Yeah, one of those things out of my control. You know what it's like to source rare figure sets, and the hours upon hours back & forth Toys r Us , Tesco's, Forbidden Planet and other stores.
To be honest. I love the classic era of Doctor Who more than the modern stuff, although saying that, think David Tennant & Matt Smith were superb Time Lords. Got all the DVDs like you, and I live in hope one day they'll find more lost episodes or do as they've done recently by animating incomplete stories. Really enjoyed watching those released.
It was confirmed in 2023 that at least 5 other missing episodes do indeed exist but are in the hands of private collectors who are refusing to return them to the BBC,at present.
As for animations,"The Celestial Toymaker" is next up to be released.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 06 Jan 2024, 14:04
by Into The Abyss
jim244 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 05:01
Into The Abyss wrote: ↑26 Dec 2021, 00:29
Thanks SID. Yeah, one of those things out of my control. You know what it's like to source rare figure sets, and the hours upon hours back & forth Toys r Us , Tesco's, Forbidden Planet and other stores.
To be honest. I love the classic era of Doctor Who more than the modern stuff, although saying that, think David Tennant & Matt Smith were superb Time Lords. Got all the DVDs like you, and I live in hope one day they'll find more lost episodes or do as they've done recently by animating incomplete stories. Really enjoyed watching those released.
It was confirmed in 2023 that at least 5 other missing episodes do indeed exist but are in the hands of private collectors who are refusing to return them to the BBC,at present.
As for animations,"The Celestial Toymaker" is next up to be released.
Yeah, that's the problem. Collectors fear giving up episodes they have will not be returned even though they had the common sense to save from being junked .
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 07 Jan 2024, 03:48
by jim244
Into The Abyss wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 14:04
jim244 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 05:01
Into The Abyss wrote: ↑26 Dec 2021, 00:29
Thanks SID. Yeah, one of those things out of my control. You know what it's like to source rare figure sets, and the hours upon hours back & forth Toys r Us , Tesco's, Forbidden Planet and other stores.
To be honest. I love the classic era of Doctor Who more than the modern stuff, although saying that, think David Tennant & Matt Smith were superb Time Lords. Got all the DVDs like you, and I live in hope one day they'll find more lost episodes or do as they've done recently by animating incomplete stories. Really enjoyed watching those released.
It was confirmed in 2023 that at least 5 other missing episodes do indeed exist but are in the hands of private collectors who are refusing to return them to the BBC,at present.
As for animations,"The Celestial Toymaker" is next up to be released.
Yeah, that's the problem. Collectors fear giving up episodes they have will not be returned even though they had the common sense to save from being junked .
Exactly the point and a shame.There are also collectors that fear they may be sued due to the Bob Monkhouse infamous case.
At one point I believe that 152 episodes were missing so it's incredible that now that total is 97.
I can see that number going down to 92 eventually but not beyond that.
I am grateful that all audios of the missing episodes exist.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 04:45
by Into The Abyss
Bob Monkhouse was a fascinating character. Great man. Sorely missed.
Coincidentally, I watched the other week a documentary featuring his last performance in front of select few of comedians in a Q&A shortly before his untimely death in 2003. Sad to watch, although very interesting to hear his life story & influences.
I know Bob Monkhouse, like his counterpart actor Roddy Macdowell in the US., were both experts, collectors & archivists of rare silent movies & TV that would be lost if it were not for them. I know they were both initially charged with but exonerated, especially in Monkhouse case, with attempting to defraud film distributors of royalties, but in both cases a judge decided that there was no case to answer.
I know he (Monkhouse) taped thousands of hours of TV shows, some lost presumed wiped. He also was a huge collector of comic artwork , some from the Beano & Eagle comics.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 12 Jan 2024, 00:08
by jim244
Into The Abyss wrote: ↑10 Jan 2024, 04:45
Bob Monkhouse was a fascinating character. Great man. Sorely missed.
Coincidentally, I watched the other week a documentary featuring his last performance in front of select few of comedians in a Q&A shortly before his untimely death in 2003. Sad to watch, although very interesting to hear his life story & influences.
I know Bob Monkhouse, like his counterpart actor Roddy Macdowell in the US., were both experts, collectors & archivists of rare silent movies & TV that would be lost if it were not for them. I know they were both initially charged with but exonerated, especially in Monkhouse case, with attempting to defraud film distributors of royalties, but in both cases a judge decided that there was no case to answer.
I know he (Monkhouse) taped thousands of hours of TV shows, some lost presumed wiped. He also was a huge collector of comic artwork , some from the Beano & Eagle comics.
Also watched the doc you mention.Brilliant.
In my opinion,Bob was one of the very best comedians ever and although I never met him,according to conventional wisdom,an extremely nice guy.
In Bobs' trial,one of the witnesses for the prosecution was....Terry Wogan!!!!
Amongst Monkhouse’s collection was a thank you note, officers discovered, from a 10-year old boy by the name of Andrew. The note thanked Monkhouse for lending him a film for his birthday party. Turns out that Andrew was Terry Wogan’s son, hence him being called as a witness. Wogan confirmed the letter was from his young son, adding “Bob once lent me a book as well – was he diddling the Maidenhead lending library?”
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 15:44
by stevezodiac
Bob also drew comic strips, for smaller publishers I think, I have a comic with one of his strips on the cover which he signed as Ramon.
Re: What Christmas Comics Have You Bought Recently?
Posted: 14 Jan 2024, 06:25
by jim244
stevezodiac wrote: ↑13 Jan 2024, 15:44
Bob also drew comic strips, for smaller publishers I think, I have a comic with one of his strips on the cover which he signed as Ramon.
Totally correct Steve.Bob also wrote for the Beano and Dandy.Bizzare but true.
