Judge Dredd Megazine is now 35 years old! Here's a flashback to five years ago when I took a look at its history on Rusty Staples! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/h... #RustyStaples #JudgeDredd @2000ad.bsky.social

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On Rusty Staples today I take a look at Bloomsbury's Marvel Age of Comics -- Daredevil: Born Again by Chris Ryall michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/b... #RustyStaples #comics

Protestors in the United States of America really need to start including the full-stops/periods in "U.S." on their signs: with signs saying stuff like "HANDS OFF US BENEFITS" it's not immediately obvious whether they're based in the U.S.A. or Weatherfield.

I have just typed "artificial gravity" as "artificial gravy" and somehow the sentence still makes sense. #writing

#Octocon #Octocon2025

Another one for the nerds amongst us...!

Getting older means a steadily-growing number of "famous" bands appearing out of nowhere pre-loaded with a multi-decade back-catalogue and with complete knowledge of them instantly installed in everyone else's long-term memory as though they've always been around.

Remember, remember, it's the end of September, so it's time to look ahead to some of the British Comics that will be celebrating Important Anniversaries in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/h... #RustyStaples #comics

I have just realised that we can just lie about how many books we've read this year: no one checks! (I might have realised that sooner had I not been so busy reading those 287 books since January.) #reading

It's not a comic... but it did bring us a legendary comic-strip! Yes, today on Rusty Staples we're learning and looking all about Look and Learn with the Look and Learn Timeline! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/l... #RustyStaples #comics

Decided to terminate my blog From Mars. :( I've copied its contents over to Rusty Staples so nothing will be lost when the blog is deleted in two weeks, but in the meantime maybe some kind visitors might like to pop over for a last visit...? www.frommars.blog #FromMars

New on Rusty Staples Comics Blog! Like all things, story-papers and comics eventually die... but sometimes they come back! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/c... #comics #RustyStaples

After 20 years, I've decided I won't renew the domain name for my Quantum Prophecy series when it expires in Oct. It's been fun, but the series is long over and most of the books are out of print. The contents are still on-line on my main website at www.michaelowencarroll.com/qp

Our first sunflower began to bloom over the past few days, and reached this stage yesterday morning (on our wedding anniversary!). We planted the seeds on 3rd May, the first sprouts appeared nine days later, and today this one is 156cm tall!

It's the 0th of September already, so here's a look at the British comics celebrating Important Anniversaries for the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/h... #RusttStaples #comics

A new Comics in the Wild post on Rusty Staples! (Warning: This one is for grown-ups only!) michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/c... #RustyStaples #comics

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#Dreadnoughts #JudgeDredd @2000ad.bsky.social

We only get one August a year so let's make the most of it by looking at some British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/h... #RustyStaples #comics

www.frommars.blog/2025/07/25/2... #FromMars

Just realised that tomorrow my #Alphaville website Cosmic Meadows celebrates its 30th birthday! There's not a lot of websites that are three decades old! www.cosmicmeadows.space

www.frommars.blog/2025/07/12/2... #FromMars #sandman

www.frommars.blog/2025/07/09/2... #FromMars #StarWars

It's Comics on TV time again, and today we're exploring the odd connection between a US-made teenage-targeted sitcom, a mega-popular popstar/actor and a classic British comic. michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/c... #RustyStaples #comics #ArianaGrande

It's July Eve, which means that over on Rusty Staples it's time to take a look at some of the British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/h... #RustyStaples #comics

www.frommars.blog/2025/06/26/2... #FromMars

Remember the days when the president of the USA would give a speech and it would be smart, concise, moving, comprehensible and it would actually stick to the point and wasn't all about himself?

#Alphaville on stage on Friday May 30th, the last night of their 40th anniversary tour, in Münster, Germany... the city in which Alphaville was formed! An incredible show -- energetic, captivating, uplifting... fantastic stuff!

Dear Airline Passenger, Check-In is now Open: It is now time for you to confirm with us that you are indeed at the airport two days from now. As is customary, you are allowed one carry-on bag which must be checked in because reasons.

June is the ONLY month of the year whose name starts with a J and ends in "une" so here's a look at some of the British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in June! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/h... #RustyStaples #comics

Only six days to go...! #Alphaville

Re-reading one of my upcoming books and I found this silly line that I'd forgotten about: "He was a tad worried because the woman looked like the sort of person who would judge someone by their appearance."

New on Rusty Staples: michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/o... #Eagles #RustyStaples

I have a new t-shirt design up for voting on Qwertee! Star Wars fans who've been around since the beginning might recall that there were initially *two* official logos, but one was quite quickly phased out... www.qwertee.com/designs/vote... #StarWars

www.frommars.blog/2025/05/11/2... #FromMars

Because today is May the Fourth, over on Rusty Staples there's a brand new feature that has almost nothing to do with Star Wars! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/o... #RustyStaples #comics

A bunch of my old manuscripts and early book proofs destined for destruction... as soon as I can find a decent document-shredding company in Dublin that doesn't charge a small fortune for a one-off job!

May is the shortest month going by length of name in English! Why is that important? It's not, but here's a look at some of the British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in May! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/h... #RustyStaples #comics

Today we bid farewell to Wulf, aged 15½. An absolutely brilliant cat who gave us a lot of love (and some spectacular hairballs). He survived his beloved sister Dora by fourteen months, but never stopped missing her. Leonia and I are heartbroken, but we will cherish our memories of him forever.

The great Eagle is now 7.5% of a millennium old! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/e... #EagleComic #Rusty Staples

My schedule for Reconnect - Eastercon2025... #Eastercon2025

Two years today since Dad died... There aren't many photos of us together, but here's one from December 1993 -- Dad was fifty-three; six years younger than I am now! (Please note that there's a €5 penalty for commenting on how alike we are. €100 penalty for mentioning my hair.)

It's the last Monday of the month, allegedly, which means that on the Rusty Staples Comics Blog we're looking at the British comics celebrating Important Anniversaries for the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/h... #RustyStaples #comics

Note to future self: When pretending to be interested in someone's anecdote about rugby, remember that it's called a "scrum" and not a "cuddle."

Given the latest shocking revelations regarding the assassination of JFK, I think it's only fair to point out that I posted this *ten years ago*! #PenelopeKeith www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Maybe about eight people in the world will get this one... www.frommars.blog/2025/03/14/2... #FromMars

Harry Harrison was born on this day one hundred years ago! The Stainless Steel Rat adaptation in @2000AD absolutely blew me away -- and very definitely sparked my interest in being a writer! Here's something I made for his 80th birthday party! #HarryHarrison #StainlessSteelRat