Trivquiz: Napoleon Solo and The High Priest of Pathos ... Robert Vaughn and Leonard Cohen

I see Robert Redford has passed. Always loved those movies he did with Paul Newman. Here’s Robert Redford in Trivquiz back in 2013.

How's your James Bond movie knowledge? How about rockstars who, like Freddie Mercury, passed away in 1991?

Sean Connery would have turned 95 on August 25. This is one of my most popular posters at comic cons, on eBay and Etsy etc and in my store at: stevemcgarry.com/product/gold...

How are you on Tears For Fears tracks used in movies ... and actors who. like Honor Blackman, parlayed their TV roles into pop chart success?

Trivquiz: Superfly and Gunsmoke ... Curtis Mayfield and James Arness.

Happy birthday to the brilliant Jimi Goodwin. Back when @popnoir.bsky.social was first gaining traction, the lads supported Doves on some California shows. I never do any artwork for “the Noir” but couldn’t resist doing the poster for the opening date in San Diego at the House of Blues.

How’s your knowledge of British bands … and actresses who have played Catwoman?

Do you follow me on Substack? Daily pop culture trivia comics! Like this one: Trivquiz: Bond foe May Day and Anne Boleyn ... Grace Jones and Natalie Dormer. Test your knowledge of Grace Jones movies and actresses who have portrayed Anne Boleyn, the doomed second wife of King Henry VIII.

26 years today since Rob Gretton died, so I thought I'd share again my piece on growing up together in Wythenshawe and how he was the reason I got into sleeve design, which played a big part in kickstarting the life and career I've subsequently enjoyed: shorturl.at/e5oVt

RIP Gene Hackman … here’s a Trivquiz comic from 2018:

Read the @Cristiano Ronaldo life story in this FREE comic: shorturl.at/24HOj #CR7 #manunited #RealMadrid #Juventus #alnassr #portugal #comics #footballcomics #illustration

Roberta Flack has passed away at the age of 88. I featured her in Trivquiz last month in a double post that also included an Elizabeth Banks comic: rb.gy/3srjho #robertaflack #RIPQueen #ElizabethBanks

Check out stevemcgarrycomics.substack.com for daily posts including behind-the-scenes tales of working with the likes of @joydivision and #JiltedJohn ... creating soccer art for all the top football mages ... and daily "Trivquiz" comics like this one featuring @DanaiGurira

Test your knowledge of #CristianoRonaldo,#LenShackleton, #StanleyMatthews, #GeorgeBest, #HristoStoichkov, #AngelosCharisteas and #RadamelFalcao @FALCAO in this full week of Trivquiz comics here: shorturl.at/lRpvW #footballtrivia #soccertrivia #comics #football #soccer

it's Cristiano Ronaldo's birthday:

Pop stars turned TV presenters and classic movies of 1943 ... Test your knowledge with these Trivquiz comic quizzes for pop culture experts! shorturl.at/5x3ex

Test your knowledge of Gianluigi Buffon, Romário, Dimitar Berbatov, Liverpool, Gabriel Batistuta, Gerard Piqué and players who died in 1994 in these Trivquiz Football comics! shorturl.at/qTOE3

My first daily comic strip, "The Diary of Rock & Pop," debuted, with a full page in color, in Britain’s Daily Star on February 2, 1987. I've written a two-part history of the strip that covers creating comic strips, syndication … and rock music! bit.ly/4grEgYb

As he just turned 31, here's the Harry Styles story in my "Biographic" newspaper comic back in 2022. harrystyles #onedirection #comicstrip

Edweena Banger died last week. The thing about death is that it jogs the memory. This week I found myself thinking back to 1977 and those early days of punk, of friendships that have endured and compatriots lost along the way. The Death of a Nosebleed: bit.ly/3Cyn8lu

Here’s a pair of Trivquiz comics featuring Adam Lambert and Tom Selleck. Test your knowledge of “American Idol” winners and Selleck’s career … and see some backstage pics of Adam Lambert with McGarrys! shorturl.at/5muJv

Goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon was born Jan 28, 1978. A World Cup winner with Italy, he earned 176 caps and won a record trophy haul with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Parma. Here’s his life story in my “Biographic” series: #gianluigibuffon #Azzurri #Juve #parma #PSG

How many of the girls in major rock bands can you name in this Trivquiz comic? And how much do you know about giant wrestlers? shorturl.at/OkHpb trivia #gilliangilbert #neworder #andrethegiant

Test your knowledge of Arjen Robben, Luis Suárez, Robinho, Jose Mourinho, Nicky Butt, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Ahn-Jung Hwan in these seven Trivquiz comics! shorturl.at/wLgdG #LFC #CFC #MCFC #MUFC #InterMiamiCF #realmadrid #THFC #footballtrivia #Mourinho #NUFC #bayernmunich

Each week, I post a week's worth of "Mullets," the daily comic strip I created with my mate @rickstromoski.bsky.social on Substack. Here's the week where we discover Scab's real name and Kevin and Scab discover hidden musical talents: shorturl.at/frqsX

Test your knowledge of Rutger Hauer movies ... and can you identify these artists who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame the same year as Nirvana? It’s all in my latest “Trivquiz” comic! shorturl.at/RqiiW #bladerunner #Nirvana #Trivia #rutgerhauer #comics

The dastardly German officer in “Casablanca” was, in real life, married to a Jewish woman and helped the WWII allies' efforts from Hollywood. Test your knowledge of the movie … and identify these music stars who, like INXS front dastardly man Michael Hutchence, died in 1997: shorturl.at/U6GHY

The Kings Hall was a Manchester concert venue inside Belle Vue Zoo! Here's a piece about meeting Richie Havens when he played there ... and then how I mistook a televangelist for Benny Hill. As you do. shorturl.at/SpGBK

Looking forward to seeing “Better Man” … the clips look insane! If you are not sure who Robbie Williams is then you are undoubtedly North American, so here’s his life story, adapted from my “Biographic” comic that ran in newspapers Sunday, Jan 19th: shorturl.at/16nZ3

Theo Walcott is one of a number of England internationals who played for both @arsenalfc.bsky.social and Southampton - see if you can identify these others in this Trivquiz comic. PLUS! Walcott’s life story in a “Biographic” comic! shorturl.at/6ziL8 #arsenal #southampton #theowalcott

How much do you know about the career of #USMNT legend #LandonDonovan? Read this "Trivquiz" comic and take the quiz to find out! shorturl.at/r9Hkj #Everton #LAGalaxy #SanJoseLoyal #BayernMunich #bayerleverkusen #sdwave

Here’s an avian mashup of Trivquiz: Glenn Frey of The Eagles and Danny Kaye of … er …. The Ugly Duckling. Read trivia, test your knowledge of old movies and 2016 music biz deaths, then read the story of The Eagles adapted from my “Biographic” series. shorturl.at/Jl7Zd

"This is CNN" is the voice of James Earl Jones ... how's your voice actor knowledge? And how much do you know about Mick Jagger's acting career? Test your pop culture IQ in these "Trivquiz" quizzes! shorturl.at/YeDKQ #trivia #mickjagger #jamesearljones #rollingstones

Ah, yes … my eyeliner period.

Today's Trivquiz comics feature Pablo Zabaleta, Kevin Keegan, Tony Book and Emanuel Pogatetz. Lots of quizzes there to test the football knowledge of Manchester City, West Ham United and Newcastle United fans especially! Read here: shorturl.at/u5OR8 #mcfc #nufc #WHUFC #CPFC

On what would have been Rob Gretton's 72nd birthday, I've shared some memories. Thinking about mods in brogues, a Union jack cape, the Kippax and the kibbutz ... of Benchill, Baguley and the wild dogs of Wythenshawe. Read it here: shorturl.at/wz5nJ #neworder #joydivsion

Guy Williams grew a moustache because Walt Disney insisted! Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters played drums on "Songs for the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age. Which is apt as he's been partially deaf for more than 20 years! Read more in Trivquiz: shorturl.at/7WEFI #foofighters #davegrohl #zorro

#footballtrivia Although born in London, Arsenal's Declan Rice has Irish forebears and played for Republic of Ireland. He later had a change of heart and switched allegiance to @England. See if you can identify these other Premier League stars who became defectors: shorturl.at/HDVlF

Today's "Trivquiz Football " centers around Thierry Henry's first professional contract and the connections between Monaco and @Arsenal. I also share a "Biographic" comic featuring Thierry's life story: shorturl.at/9jeUh #soccer #monaco #lesbleus #barcelona #thierryhenry #arsenal #footballart

When “Kung Fu” star Keye Luke played Charlie Chan's son in the 1940s, he was older than the actor playing Charlie Chan! Maurice Gibb was the younger twin in The Bee Gees, having entered the world 30 minutes after Robin. Test your pop culture IQ: shorturl.at/JqfxS

A three-part Trivquiz featuring Grzegorz Rasiak, a Poland international who played for six English clubs, in a quiz about Polish players who played in the English top flight … 1/3

1/2: Sean Connery starred as James Bond in movies based on the books of Ian Fleming … and his son, Jason Connery, played author Fleming in a TV movie. Additionally, both Sean and Jason portrayed Robin Hood!

Today’s Trivquiz comic features England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson. Think you know about his career? Test your knowledge here shorturl.at/OBncT #football #bryanrobson #Mufc #Boro #threelions

Here's a "Trivquiz" comic that mashes up Vampira, Plan 9 From Outer Space and rock star Pat Benatar! If that's in your wheelhouse check out: shorturl.at/B1j5U #patbenatar #vampira #plan9fromouterspace

As Sir Rod the Mod turns 80, I've shared my illustrated bio of Rod Stewart here: shorturl.at/vCmcj rockmusic #faces #comics #rodthemod #rodstewart

Christopher Lee starred in numerous horror movies ... Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was fascinated by the occult. There's a spooky link ... read about in this Trivquiz piece shorturl.at/NI8yt and test your pop culture knowledge at the same time! #music #Trivia #ledzeppelin #jimmypage #comics #art

Here's a quiz that WestHam and Fulham fans especially might want to check out ... and do you remember the @Argentina superstar the nicknamed "son of the wind"? Read for free here: shorturl.at/vVbhg #WHU #FFC #albiceleste #RangersFC

Bowie would have turned 78 today so I thought I'd share my illustrated David Bowie Story. Free to read here: shorturl.at/28W3G

Here's one for Man City fans and followers of Spanish football. I've featured birthday boy David Silva in my Trivquiz Football comic and the quiz involves identifying 10 Spaniards who have played for City. It's FREE to read here: shorturl.at/jcW3C