Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Mick McMahon, Epic Illustrated.
Marvel's Epic Illustrated, a favourite of mine for a long time featured an Illustration by the great Mick McMahon on it's sub page. I often wondered if it was for a forthcoming series that never did appear.
I met Mick in Derry a few years back and asked him about the pictures. He said that Epic editor Archie Goodwin wanted him to do some work for Epic, but it never happened, but he did these pictures for Goodwin.
I met Mick in Derry a few years back and asked him about the pictures. He said that Epic editor Archie Goodwin wanted him to do some work for Epic, but it never happened, but he did these pictures for Goodwin.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
2000AD ad.
I have put a few more bits on Facebook that might be of interest here https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics?ref=hl
This is my favourite, I really love the image. Its an ad that appeared in Starlord for 2000ad. No Idea who drew it, but its possible that its By Kevin O'Neill, he was the art ed at that time, Colin Wyatt joined around that time too.
This is my favourite, I really love the image. Its an ad that appeared in Starlord for 2000ad. No Idea who drew it, but its possible that its By Kevin O'Neill, he was the art ed at that time, Colin Wyatt joined around that time too.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Genghis Grimtoad, Look Alive
I put this up on Faceboook a few days ago, finally getting around to putting it here! https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics?ref=hl
In 1982 IPC launched Look Alive, the title to take over from the increasingly old fashioned Look and Learn.
The title was a lifestyle magazine for boys edited by Kelvin Gosnell, but neither the newsagents or the readers knew what to make of it and it folded after only five issues. It was a little ahead of it time, magazines that are available now like Kraze and Toxic would have similar content.
One unusual story was Genghis Grimtoad by Wagner Grant and Angus McBride, a Look and Learn artist. The creators held onto copyright, Wagner says this is down to Gosnell only buying first serial rights.
The story was revived for Marvel UK's Strip, this time drawn by Ian Gibson. The first two pages of each version are below. Wagner, Grant and Gibsonstill own this story, it would be nice to see it in print again or even continued. Thanks to Richard Sheaf for tracking down copies of Look Alive.
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In 1982 IPC launched Look Alive, the title to take over from the increasingly old fashioned Look and Learn.
The title was a lifestyle magazine for boys edited by Kelvin Gosnell, but neither the newsagents or the readers knew what to make of it and it folded after only five issues. It was a little ahead of it time, magazines that are available now like Kraze and Toxic would have similar content.
One unusual story was Genghis Grimtoad by Wagner Grant and Angus McBride, a Look and Learn artist. The creators held onto copyright, Wagner says this is down to Gosnell only buying first serial rights.
The story was revived for Marvel UK's Strip, this time drawn by Ian Gibson. The first two pages of each version are below. Wagner, Grant and Gibsonstill own this story, it would be nice to see it in print again or even continued. Thanks to Richard Sheaf for tracking down copies of Look Alive.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Zenith
I have put up an interview with Steve Yeowell from After Image fanzine1988 on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.396700073774829.1073741826.327287150716122&type=1
Glenn Fabry and Kev O'Neill art
I have put a few bits of original Fabry and O'Neill art I found in old Comics International and in CVG on the Facebook page if anyone would like a look.
https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics?ref=hl
https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics?ref=hl
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
'Outtake' from the forthcoming Comic Archive.
I have a few bits that I wont be able to include in the next Comic Archive, so instead of the sitting on the hard drive, they will be up here and on FB.
Dez Skinn on 'Vulcan'
In my first Comic Archive book, I stated in an article on Valiant comic; "It was probably an attempt by the publisher to get in on the ever-increasing amount of American imports appearing on the newsstands in the UK." ...I was referring to the reprint title Vulcan. Dez Skinn read it and sent me the following piece on how Vulcan actually happened.
American imports numbered around only 10,00 copies of each being imported PER MONTH, hardly an attractive market for the world's biggest publisher of the time (IPC). But Vulcan wasn't really even an IPC product. In his spare time Sid Bicknell put it together editorially for Europe, with Jan Shepherd as art editor.
It came about because Syndication International was making an absolute fortune for IPC by selling Fleetway strips abroad, even though their success was foolishly never costed into the viability of titles. So some bright spark had the idea of selling an entire comic to foreign publishers, instead of individual strips. The big gimmick being the low cost price to each because they'd all be printed at the same time (in Italy I think). So it was an early co-production for various countries (hence all the words, including the cover masthead were in black, so the fifth (language) plate could be changed easily when printing all at the same time for different languages without need to change any of the colour plates. They'd print off from the full four colour plates for everybody including a black artwork plate, giving it a print run beyond a million, then overprint different languages from a second black plate, a different one for each individual territory. This
way you could have a full colour comic, even in a territory which could only support a print run of only 25,000 or so. Very cost effective).
Because it was so cheap (and nasty, on horrible flimsy paper which usually fell apart at newsagents), it was an easy job to run-on copies in English for the UK with a ridiculously low breakeven, provided it sold well enough abroad to keep going. I seem to remember the German edition, Kondor, proved very popular. But it wasn't liked in-house, not being a "proper" comic, with no fulltime staff or any origination, and on that awful cheap paper!.
Everybody felt it undermined their work, being a cheap little reprint, the thin end of the wedge, and Sid and Jan weren't very popular for agreeing to do it.
...so now you know!
Visit Dez's excellent site dezskinn.com for the lowdown on all his titles.
In my first Comic Archive book, I stated in an article on Valiant comic; "It was probably an attempt by the publisher to get in on the ever-increasing amount of American imports appearing on the newsstands in the UK." ...I was referring to the reprint title Vulcan. Dez Skinn read it and sent me the following piece on how Vulcan actually happened.
American imports numbered around only 10,00 copies of each being imported PER MONTH, hardly an attractive market for the world's biggest publisher of the time (IPC). But Vulcan wasn't really even an IPC product. In his spare time Sid Bicknell put it together editorially for Europe, with Jan Shepherd as art editor.
It came about because Syndication International was making an absolute fortune for IPC by selling Fleetway strips abroad, even though their success was foolishly never costed into the viability of titles. So some bright spark had the idea of selling an entire comic to foreign publishers, instead of individual strips. The big gimmick being the low cost price to each because they'd all be printed at the same time (in Italy I think). So it was an early co-production for various countries (hence all the words, including the cover masthead were in black, so the fifth (language) plate could be changed easily when printing all at the same time for different languages without need to change any of the colour plates. They'd print off from the full four colour plates for everybody including a black artwork plate, giving it a print run beyond a million, then overprint different languages from a second black plate, a different one for each individual territory. This
way you could have a full colour comic, even in a territory which could only support a print run of only 25,000 or so. Very cost effective).
Because it was so cheap (and nasty, on horrible flimsy paper which usually fell apart at newsagents), it was an easy job to run-on copies in English for the UK with a ridiculously low breakeven, provided it sold well enough abroad to keep going. I seem to remember the German edition, Kondor, proved very popular. But it wasn't liked in-house, not being a "proper" comic, with no fulltime staff or any origination, and on that awful cheap paper!.
Everybody felt it undermined their work, being a cheap little reprint, the thin end of the wedge, and Sid and Jan weren't very popular for agreeing to do it.
...so now you know!
Visit Dez's excellent site dezskinn.com for the lowdown on all his titles.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Postage Sale!
To celebrate Comic Archive: One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant becoming the biggest selling item on the brilliant Comicsy site, and that St. Patricks day is upon us once again, postage is now FREE on all titles on the Hibernia page through Comicsy at http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
to anywhere in the UK or Ireland until midnight on the 17th of March.
Further afield will unfortunatly still have to pay postage, but do drop me a line and I will do the best postage rate that I can :)
Cheers!
Friday, March 8, 2013
Coming Soon..ish!
Quiet on this front for a while, but I'm working away on the next Comic Archive, most of the content has been finalised, so it just a matter of pulling it together in a coherent form.
It has a working title of Comic Archive; Beyond 2000, and there will be plenty of interviews, articles, some rarely and never before seen artwork.
Should be good!
I'm also finally on facebook here if you want to have a look
http://www.facebook.com/#!/HiberniaComics
It has a working title of Comic Archive; Beyond 2000, and there will be plenty of interviews, articles, some rarely and never before seen artwork.
Should be good!
I'm also finally on facebook here if you want to have a look
http://www.facebook.com/#!/HiberniaComics
Friday, December 7, 2012
One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant review at Small Press Big Mouth
They give it a glowing review here http://smallpressbigmouth.blogspot.ie/
Its about nine minuites from the end of the podcast, they give Doomlord a mention too which is nice.
Its about nine minuites from the end of the podcast, they give Doomlord a mention too which is nice.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
More Reviews for One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant!!
A few more reviews have surfaced over the last week, and Im glad to say they are all very positive.
Lew Stringer
http://lewstringer.blogspot.ie/2012/11/remembering-valiant-era.html
Wacky Comics
http://www.wackycomics.com/2012/11/one-eyed-jack-and-death-of-valiant.html
Storm Comics
http://stormcomicsuk.blogspot.ie/2012/11/review-one-eyed-jack-and-death-of.html#!/2012/11/review-one-eyed-jack-and-death-of.html
From John Wagners Facebook page
'Informative, interesting, a bit different from your usual comic retrospective - highly recommended.'
Dont forget 'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant', 'Doomlord' and 'Tales from the Emerald Isle' can be bought directly, contact me at hiberniabook@eircom.net or head to the excellent Comicsy site, my shop address is as follows http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
Spread the word!
Lew Stringer
http://lewstringer.blogspot.ie/2012/11/remembering-valiant-era.html
Wacky Comics
http://www.wackycomics.com/2012/11/one-eyed-jack-and-death-of-valiant.html
Storm Comics
http://stormcomicsuk.blogspot.ie/2012/11/review-one-eyed-jack-and-death-of.html#!/2012/11/review-one-eyed-jack-and-death-of.html
From John Wagners Facebook page
'Informative, interesting, a bit different from your usual comic retrospective - highly recommended.'
Dont forget 'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant', 'Doomlord' and 'Tales from the Emerald Isle' can be bought directly, contact me at hiberniabook@eircom.net or head to the excellent Comicsy site, my shop address is as follows http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
Spread the word!
Monday, November 12, 2012
First Review for One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant
The boys at ECBT2000ad reviewed it and liked it
'really interesting read for fans of 2000AD, people interested in the history of British comics or even those just after a bit of 70′s nostalgia as the book is littered with covers and artwork from the period.
and
'Enjoyable and interesting, definitely worth checking out.'
Full review here http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/one-eyed-jack-and-the-death-of-valiant/
'really interesting read for fans of 2000AD, people interested in the history of British comics or even those just after a bit of 70′s nostalgia as the book is littered with covers and artwork from the period.
and
'Enjoyable and interesting, definitely worth checking out.'
Full review here http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/one-eyed-jack-and-the-death-of-valiant/
Friday, November 9, 2012
Comic Archive 'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant'
After nearly 10 months its finally here!
What is it I hear you ask?
Comic Archive is intended to be a semi regular look at the more obscure and forgotten comics and creators.
Our first book is; 'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant'
It is 32 pages plus covers,
Available in print and download too at our shop on the wonderful Comicsy site, you can buy all sort of fantastic reading here;
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
Sincere thanks to Mike Donachie, for Editing all the text and making it legible, Dave Evans for stepping up and giving a hand with the design, Mary McDonald CFO, and especially Richard Pearce who has done a fantastic job and spent many a long hour designing and putting up with me changing my mind!
Enough of me, here is the promo with all the information you need to know.
Click on the promo to read.
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What is it I hear you ask?
Comic Archive is intended to be a semi regular look at the more obscure and forgotten comics and creators.
Our first book is; 'One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant'
It is 32 pages plus covers,
Available in print and download too at our shop on the wonderful Comicsy site, you can buy all sort of fantastic reading here;
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
Sincere thanks to Mike Donachie, for Editing all the text and making it legible, Dave Evans for stepping up and giving a hand with the design, Mary McDonald CFO, and especially Richard Pearce who has done a fantastic job and spent many a long hour designing and putting up with me changing my mind!
Enough of me, here is the promo with all the information you need to know.
Click on the promo to read.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
AAIIEEE!!!
No activity here for quiet a long time, we have been beavering away here on a little project so expect that to change VERY soon, but for now I want to give a plug to a new Fanzine that is coming out for Halloween called AAIIEEE!!! Ask for that in the comic shop very loudly!
Lifted straight from the excellent Down the Tubes, as I couldn't have put it better! (ie to lazy)
Paragon editor Dave Candlish and Matthew McLaughlin – creator of El Bigote, the undead Mexican bandit – combine to bring a new indie horror anthology comic to life – AAIIEEE!!!
Launching on Halloween (when else?), AAIIEEE!!! will be available to order in print or download from www.lulu.com/spotlight/PARAGONcomic.
Its of special interest to me as I did the interview with Ian Rimmer, and ill have to say it a cracker, of interest to anyone interested in Scream or British comics in general.
Lifted straight from the excellent Down the Tubes, as I couldn't have put it better! (ie to lazy)
Paragon editor Dave Candlish and Matthew McLaughlin – creator of El Bigote, the undead Mexican bandit – combine to bring a new indie horror anthology comic to life – AAIIEEE!!!
Offering 36 pages of creepy tales including The Major by Tom Proudfoot and George Colman and a host of other short stories to chill your bones, the first issue includes an exclusive interview with Ghastly McNasty himself – the editor of Scream comic Ian Rimmer, telling the story behind the production (and demise) of the short-lived comic that included stories from the likes of Alan Moore and Simon Furman.
Launching on Halloween (when else?), AAIIEEE!!! will be available to order in print or download from www.lulu.com/spotlight/PARAGONcomic.
Its of special interest to me as I did the interview with Ian Rimmer, and ill have to say it a cracker, of interest to anyone interested in Scream or British comics in general.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Some pages from the second Emerald Isle
By Clements and Evans
By James Newell
By McLaughlan and Parr
Bt Van Dom and Roncone
Monday, June 6, 2011
Tales from the Emerad Isle 2D special
The new issue of Emerald Isle was launched in Derry, and I now have copies for sale. No 2000ad characters this time around, this time we have Robots, Highwaymen, Fairies and more. The creators, who put in valiant efforts to get this out in time for the con in Derry really came up with the goods, they are as follows;
Cover- Conor Boyle
Captain Gallagher
Script Richmond Clements
Art and lettering Dave Evans
The Good People
Leprechauns
Art Al Nolan
A Robot Walks into a Bar
Script, Art and Lettering James Newell
Mac Cumhaill
Script Dirk Van Dom
Art and Lettering Filip Roncone
Lil Lovecraft
Script, Art and lettering David Withers
The Fairy-Catcher
Script Matt Mclaughlan
Art Dustin Parr
The Good People 2
Art Johnny McMonagle
Cover Logo and design David Withers.
€3.00 £2.50 postage €1 £1
Paypal to doomlord@eircom.net, dont forget your address!!
Cover- Conor Boyle
Captain Gallagher
Script Richmond Clements
Art and lettering Dave Evans
The Good People
Leprechauns
Art Al Nolan
A Robot Walks into a Bar
Script, Art and Lettering James Newell
Mac Cumhaill
Script Dirk Van Dom
Art and Lettering Filip Roncone
Lil Lovecraft
Script, Art and lettering David Withers
The Fairy-Catcher
Script Matt Mclaughlan
Art Dustin Parr
The Good People 2
Art Johnny McMonagle
Cover Logo and design David Withers.
Paypal to doomlord@eircom.net, dont forget your address!!
2D con in Derry
As you can see for the photos, the con in Derry was great fun.
I spoke to Mike McMahon, D'israeli and Mike Colins, gents all.
I chatted to the folks from RiRa, Longstone, Paddy Brown, Zenpop, David Withers from Berserker, Wayne Simmons with his Zombie books, I managed to get the last copy of his novel Flu, and a few more whos name escapes me, but I have comics in the box!
I was aso beside Gary Northfield and Jim Medway of the Beano and DFC who sketched all day long, realy good guys and great artists.
I have never been to a con like this, a few marts in Dublin but this is a different beast. Its a credit to the organisers, the quality off the talent and the amount of Kids there, it can only help to prolong the life of this little industry that we all use, a hell of a lot more than DC relaunching their comic to and ever decreasing circle of readers.
There were very few quibbles, for the amount of kids there its a pity there wasent more Beano/Dandy reps, otherwise great day and a credit to David Campbell and all the people there on the day..
I spoke to Mike McMahon, D'israeli and Mike Colins, gents all.
I chatted to the folks from RiRa, Longstone, Paddy Brown, Zenpop, David Withers from Berserker, Wayne Simmons with his Zombie books, I managed to get the last copy of his novel Flu, and a few more whos name escapes me, but I have comics in the box!
I was aso beside Gary Northfield and Jim Medway of the Beano and DFC who sketched all day long, realy good guys and great artists.
I have never been to a con like this, a few marts in Dublin but this is a different beast. Its a credit to the organisers, the quality off the talent and the amount of Kids there, it can only help to prolong the life of this little industry that we all use, a hell of a lot more than DC relaunching their comic to and ever decreasing circle of readers.
There were very few quibbles, for the amount of kids there its a pity there wasent more Beano/Dandy reps, otherwise great day and a credit to David Campbell and all the people there on the day..
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
2D comic thing in Derry
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