Buster Special 2009

philcom55 · Post by **philcom55** » 11 Dec 2009, 20:15

Still no sign of a Buster Special in the Stoke city centre branch of Smiths - but they have managed to remove a large pile of unsold Mistys since Wednesday!

- Phil Rushton

bustercomic · Post by **bustercomic** » 11 Dec 2009, 20:25

Yay - there are now 6 copies on the track-o-meter!

Thanks Lew for that update, just out of interest, where is your neck of the woods?

I'm off to Lakeside tomorrow to complete my Christmas shopping and I'm sincerely hoping I can get a copy there to post to Oz - it's holding up a Christmas card which now probably won't arrive until New Year!

nottinghamian · Post by **nottinghamian** » 11 Dec 2009, 21:14

No sign of Buster today in Nottingham. There was a large pile of Misty though, and I bought one to put it out of its misery. (I was rather surpised to find it quite good!)

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 11 Dec 2009, 23:49

bustercomic wrote:Yay - there are now 6 copies on the track-o-meter!

Thanks Lew for that update, just out of interest, where is your neck of the woods?

I live in Warwickshire. By the way, I've now put my review up:

http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2009/12 ... ecial.html

Lew

Post by **AndyB** » 12 Dec 2009, 00:55

Still none in Belfast. No surprise there

Digifiend · Post by **Digifiend** » 12 Dec 2009, 02:15

Am I the only one who thinks the gas man in the Faceache strip looks like the Bash Street Teacher?

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 12 Dec 2009, 11:56

Wow it sounds so good...

Curiously, a couple of Valiant strips are in the mix too: Baxendale's Bluebottle and Basher, and Nadal's Blarney Bluffer because they were reprinted in Buster during this period.

The special features a selection of adventure strips as well, which is fair and balanced considering Buster contained a variety of content for many years. Excellent material, featuring Joe Colquhoun's Sammy Brewster's Secret Ski-Board Squad, Mike Western's Leopard from Lime Street, Solano Lopez' Pete's Pocket Army, and John Stokes' Marney the Fox.

Lew Stringer blog..

Its also great that Leo Baxendale and Ken Reid will be in it a lot..
it sounds much better than Buster website review..
now which town shall I go today to try and find it...

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 12 Dec 2009, 12:06

Well drumroll....

post 2000...

another quote from Lews blog..

It's a great mixture, showcasing what a strong comic Buster was in this period. Numerous funnies include pages from Leo Baxendale (Clever Dick, Snooper), Ken Reid (Faceache, Martha's Monster Make-Up), Reg Parlett (Buster, Rent-A-Ghost, Kid Gloves), Mike Lacey (Val's Vanishing Cream, X-Ray Specs) and more.

Jonny Whizz · Post by **Jonny Whizz** » 12 Dec 2009, 12:12

Congratulations Peter. 2000 posts is an impressive achievement, which only yourself and Lew have reached.

I'm unlikely to get the Buster special, because I'm not really familiar with the characters. The only issue of Buster I've got is from 1998, which contains mostly reprints of the Whizzer & Chips gang, with a few others like Tom Thug (again reprint), though essentially everything except the Buster strip is reprints. Buster ended before I got into comics unfortunately.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 12 Dec 2009, 12:22

Peter Gray wrote:

Yes, congratulations from me too, Peter. I hope, however, that the fact that you end your post by taking your coat and leaving doesn't mean that you are not planning on returning. We would not wish to be deprived of your interesting input. Here's to 3000.

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 12 Dec 2009, 12:34

I'm getting my coat on to try and find that Buster...

Digifiend · Post by **Digifiend** » 12 Dec 2009, 15:00

Jonny Whizz wrote:Congratulations Peter. 2000 posts is an impressive achievement, which only yourself and Lew have reached.

I'm unlikely to get the Buster special, because I'm not really familiar with the characters. The only issue of Buster I've got is from 1998, which contains mostly reprints of the Whizzer & Chips gang, with a few others like Tom Thug (again reprint), though essentially everything except the Buster strip is reprints. Buster ended before I got into comics unfortunately.

Have a read of http://www.bustercomic.co.uk then. And Peter, congrats on post 2000! What's the betting I'll be next, eh?

I noticed that several strips were drawn by Tom Paterson (must be very early in his career) and one of them (Crowjak) was even signed. Brian Walker is in there too, with the first episode of Plane Jane. How long did that strip last?

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 12 Dec 2009, 15:37

Digifiend wrote: I noticed that several strips were drawn by Tom Paterson (must be very early in his career) and one of them (Crowjak) was even signed.

Which other strips in there are by Tom? Didn't notice any at first glance.

Lew

steelclaw · Post by **steelclaw** » 12 Dec 2009, 15:46

Peter Gray wrote:Well drumroll....

post 2000...

Well done Mr Peter Gray here's to another 2000.

I had a look in the Smith's I went into last wednesday, No Busters there, but they've put back on the shelf's 6 copies of Misty.

maramelia · Post by **maramelia** » 12 Dec 2009, 15:52

Big bad vibes to this opportunistic tyke
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... ink:top:en

They are trying to sell them for Â£12 and he has 5 available.

Booooooooo

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