I'm not reprinting the very early stuff from 1979 or the early 1980s as I consider those too crudely drawn so we kick off in 1986 with the three pager from Swiftsure No.6, followed by the 20 page Brickmania Caper from the Brickman special originally published by Harrier Comics back then.
That includes the guest pages that were part of the story so there's wonderful work by Dave Gibbons, Kevin O'Neill, Mike Collins (inked by Mark Farmer), plus a Brickman and The Cloak pin up by Mike Higgs!
The stories were previously reprinted in the digest-sized Brickman Begins book 20 years ago, published by Active Images, but that's out of print now so I thought I'd re-present them in this format which is the size of an American comic.
You'll notice it's labelled 'for Mature Readers'. Brickman was never aimed at children, although some kids did buy it. My inspiration for Brickman was Monty Python and the Airplane movies rather than the Beano. However, by 2025 sensibilities have changed and some jokes about body shaming, sexism, and images of bricks walloping into heads might not sit well with some parents. No nudity or bad language though! (Unless you regard "pillock" as bad language, in which case just buy the Daily Mail instead.)
Brickman No.1, 28 pages (inluding covers), available from my table at Macc-Pow comics festival on Saturday 28th June (Macclesfield Town Hall), London Comic Festival (part of London Film and Comic Con) on July 5th/6th (Olympia, Kensington), or you can buy it from me via mail order from this link and it'll be posted first class:
https://ko-fi.com/s/8b6c65cd1a
2 comments:
Nice! I missed out on the Brickman Begins book so this is a great opportunity for me to catch up on Brickman's adventures. Just placed an order!
Thanks Leo! I've just been to the post office to send the first batch out but yours will be posted in the morning.
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