Mike Trim’s original, iconic cover painting for Jeff Wayne’s 1978 rock opera take on HHW’s War Of The Worlds.

R.I.P. the late great William Franz. Will was terrific to work with when I wrote my long Foreword/essay for the collected LONELY WAR OF CAPT. WILLY SCHULTZ (completed by the late Drew Ford just before his death from COVID); having Will to answer questions, proof my ms. & offer insights was a treat

The LASER ERASER & PRESSBUTTON prose story from A1 #2 - written by Pedro Henry (Steve Moore), spot illustrations by Glenn Fabry pages 1-3

Amnesty International report on the organised anti-trans movement in the UK. www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...

Another bit from THE BOJEFRIES SAGA that made me laugh out loud - from "Sex With Ginda" by Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse, in A1 #2 "How do you expect me to get aroused if you won't stop crying?"

WHOA

This guy always reminds me of Brett Ewin's BAD COMPANY designs...

As I get older one of the things that disturb me most is the fickleness of life - had a genuinely wonderful couple of days with Jen on Wednesday & Thursday, and yesterday my niece's stepdad was killed in a traffic accident. Really lovely bloke. Unspeakably tragic, shocking, and unfair.

Comedy icons #LaurelAndHardy are back on #TPTV from June 6th! We’re showing some of their most iconic films and an ultra-rare short including: 'Brats', 'Busy Bodies', 'Murder Case', 'Below Zero' & 'The Magicians' to celebrate 100 years since the duo signed their first contracts with Hal Roach.

Had @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social over for a lovely 2-day visit, took her to Cosford RAF Museum. A fun excursion but also a little research trip for her FARMOR STINA project, to identify a crashed aircraft in a photo in one of her granny's diaries.

A piece done entirely for fun: In an alternate Dreddverse, Judge Dredd is saved from the jaws of Satanus by the timely intervention of Judge Grrr. A3 pen & ink. Very much a homage to a classic Mick McMahon spread from The Cursed Earth saga. Original available if anyone is interested.

My latest Substack newsletter is live, an appreciation of Jack Cardiff's DARK OF THE SUN, and why we need to do away with the concept of the guilty pleasure when we talk about cinema. andrewnette.substack.com/p/down-with-...

Some difficult decisions ahead: VISA is doubling my annual fee. This might be the tit shaped hill I actually die on - We'll have to see. www.jenniegyllblad.co.uk/wp/2026/05/2...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, the perfect time to relax and listen to some podcasts! If you’re looking to chill and try for a tan (wear sun cream, folks!) or staying in keeping cool, out of the hot sun, pop on the Never Seen Podcast with our latest episode, Never Seen… Casablanca.

Barry Windsor Smith's covers for the MACHINE MAN miniseries [1984]

RIP the great Micheal Keating. The heart and soul of Blake's 7, he played cowardly con-man Vila Restal (my favourite character) with a beautifully world-weary charm, and perfect comic timing. He and Paul Darrow's Avon made one of the all-time great double acts.

Space-Girl, private commission. I am now offering these kind of pieces (A4, single figure, full background) for £260+ shipping.

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

EVE OF THE WAR (1978), the second single from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, is an absolute banger. But the video is on another level, perfectly capturing the terrifying mood of the album artwork. I've been saying this for decades: make a film of this version!

Fuck ai

I’m super proud to be able to share with you the AMAZING cover @westonfront.bsky.social has drawn & coloured for the Kickstarter exclusive paperback cover of @b7comics.bsky.social Dan Dare: First Contact GN. Late pledges open www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

What a brilliant photo!

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez has posted AI art of one of his characters on Instagram. It's been received about as well as you'd expect in the comments. Everyone being unambiguous but respectful so far.

When even sucky movies had great scores. Jerry Goldsmith - KING SOLOMON'S MINES youtu.be/0J1EkqrRBWg?...

Pat Broderick & Dick Giordano et al’s fine cover, which I’ve always loved, for 1982’s The Fury Of Firestorm #9.

Web of Spider-Man #33 The Amazing Spider-Man #295 The Spectacular Spider-Man #133 Marvel, 1987 Covers by Bill Sienkiewicz. Story by By Ann Nocenti and Cynthia Martin. Inks by Steve Leialoha (33), Kyle Baker (295), and Joe Rubinstein (133).

Classic line-up on this week's THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Miles Jupp and Lucy Porter are all veteran players of the game. Is Wednesday Wink Day in New York? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, by Hayao Miyazaki, 1982.

Did you read a book if you skipped the prologue, epilogue, and everything that isn't dialogue? Is the epilogue even part of the story? Are prologues just "author yap"? Are they even "in the book?" New Video: "Maybe You Don't Like Reading" youtu.be/gZUCHqotnwA

Just checked, I'm not, but I've got 21 mutuals who are...

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

I loved the character. A shame circumstances prevented a return at the hands of myself and a young @liamsharp.bsky.social downthetubes.net/marvel-uk-co...

The artist, Billy Graham. c. 1979

Denys Cowan covered The Question 35 (1990).

For anyone interested, I just started a petition to get anything created using generative AI disqualified from Eisner Award consideration moving forward. Please consider signing and sharing. www.change.org/no-ai-at-the...

MONARK, STARSTALKER by Howard Chaykin, Marvel Premiere #32, cover date October 1976. Love this, shame it was never given a series, a real Bronze Age missed opportunity I think (Marvel Premiere was full of them, tbh)

Reupping this as I’ve had zero responses so far and still need a suit It’s for my handfasting in June, so I’d like to look nice

BBC online talks to @alexdecampi.bsky.social and myself about our love for Dan Dare and how we with @b7comics.bsky.social are bringing him back for a new audience with a series of graphic novels starting with First Contact. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Available now! Collects hard-to-find, beloved issues of FLASH GORDON drawn by Al Williamson. Celebrated for its gorgeous detail and classically epic story, now the legendary specials are now being collected on their own for the very first time! Features a new tentacle-tastic cover by ME!

B&M has those Marvel comics mystery bags in again. £6 for 5 comics...

If you enjoyed last year’s Desperate Dan special, filled with my take on the legendary cowboy’s adventures, the good news is there’s a VOLUME TWO, and it’s out now! Available in shops (I know WHS/TGJones have it) or direct from the DCThomson online store. Yee, and indeed, HAW 🤠🤠🤠

Today's comic - EAGLE PICTURE LIBRARY #3: The Black Archer, which brings my collection up to eight of fourteen...

Still a Top 5 Batman run for me. Possibly even Top 2.

RIP Alan Rothwell, the laid back, soothing face and voice behind countless soap operas, drama roles, and Scarred For Life favourites Picture Box and Hickory House (and his role as heroin addict Nicholas Black in Brookside was an all-timer)

The opening pages of Doug Wildey’s western strip “Rio” from 1984’s Eclipse Monthly #5. Because it is, quite clearly, magnificent.

I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.

Alan Rothwell has died at the age of 89. He was known as an actor and TV presenter and primarily I remember him as the presenter of Granada TV's kids show Picture Box from the 1970s which features such an amazing head worm that often gets wedged into my brain, and now it can do so for you too.

Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.

When you discover the Google Car has been up your road three times in the last four years and you never saw it... Feels a bit creepy...