Boys Adventure Comic blog

[Richard S.]

Alan Moore is in conversation with Susanna Clarke tonight. Have fun if you're dialling in for it!

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[jim244]

more Dan Dare merchandise/tat - this time it's the turn of 'Dan Dare draughts'

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... ughts.html

Absolutely insane merchandising idea....Did this sell ??? Even I am not convinced that I want this !!!
Great post Richard, never seen this before and they really were running out of ideas at this point weren't they ??

[Richard S.]

more Dan Dare merchandise/tat - this time it's the turn of 'Dan Dare draughts'

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... ughts.html

Absolutely insane merchandising idea....Did this sell ??? Even I am not convinced that I want this !!!
Great post Richard, never seen this before and they really were running out of ideas at this point weren't they ??

yeah, I love Dan Dare merchandise but I agree, think I would struggle to give this house room! The fonts used make me think this was produced relatively late on for Dare so, yeah, definitely barrel scraping time!

[Richard S.]

That time when a young Aly Fell had an idea and Ken Reid drew it! Oh to have invented a 'World-wide weirdie' for Ken to have drawn

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -reid.html

[Richard S.]

A final selection of images from artist Eric Parker's travels around the UK - some amazing use of colour in these, beautiful

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -of-4.html

[Richard S.]

Phil-comics has just put a couple of unbelievably rare Action comic items up for auction - I've never seen either of these before, wonder how much they'll go for?

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -sale.html

[Richard S.]

some rarely seen Tom Paterson art here - yes, it's another copy of rare '90s Fleetway reprint humour comic 'Fun and games'

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... comic.html

[Richard S.]

as it's the 11th day of the 11th month here's my (long & complicated) guide to collecting that WW1 masterpiece by Joe Colquhoun & Pat Mills...Charley's War

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... de-to.html

[Richard S.]

An update to my guide to DC Thomson heritage characters that have appeared in Commando - issue #5799 is out now (art by Mike Dorey) and features Cadman

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... flint.html

[jim244]

A final selection of images from artist Eric Parker's travels around the UK - some amazing use of colour in these, beautiful

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -of-4.html

Agreed, absolutely stunning.

[jim244]

as it's the 11th day of the 11th month here's my (long & complicated) guide to collecting that WW1 masterpiece by Joe Colquhoun & Pat Mills...Charley's War

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... de-to.html

A truley excellent guide Sir.

[Richard S.]

as it's the 11th day of the 11th month here's my (long & complicated) guide to collecting that WW1 masterpiece by Joe Colquhoun & Pat Mills...Charley's War

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... de-to.html

A truley excellent guide Sir.

thanks! It took a lot of time to do but was well worth it

[Richard S.]

more photos from Eaglecon 80 - this time it's Frank Hampson & Keith Watson who are the focus

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... art-8.html

[Richard S.]

More progress on my covers gallery for the London Editions Bugs Bunny comic from...the '90s. Any further cover images would be most welcome.

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[Richard S.]

More original sketches by Eric Parker - I've grouped theses together as 'character studies' - some of these folk definitely look like they could have appeared in a Sexton Blake story...

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