Mini-Marvel auction!

 A big thank you to those of you who bid on the Kevin O'Neill artwork I sold yesterday. I have another couple of items for sale at present; two of my Mini-Marvels strips that I did for Panini UK nearly 20 years ago. Bidding on these ends on Wednesday 31st July. Good luck!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47

Update

As regular readers of this blog will know, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) last year. A form of blood cancer. It's incurable, but it is treatable when the time becomes necessary. As treatment / chemo is so dangerous and debilitating the doctors prefer to "watch and wait" until the time is right.

I do get more tired these days, and that's having a knock on effect on work. My apologies for those of you who commissioned sketches if I haven't done yours yet. At present I'm having to prioritise the remaining mainstream comic work I have but will fit in the sketches when I can. 

A recent CT scan revealed swollen lymph nodes throughout my body so my consultant tells me I'll most likely need to start treatment in the next few months. At the moment I'm trying to catch up with work and sell off artwork to pay bills, and get things in order before my next appointment. 

I'm not sure if I'll be doing any more conventions in the forseeable future. Perhaps one more this year, if things work out, but I'll announce that if it happens.I'll miss seeing my friends at comic cons more than anything I think, but hopefully I'll be back at some point.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-lymphocytic-leukaemia/

 

Latest Doctor Who Magazine is out now

Issue 606 of the official Doctor Who Magazine is in the shops now. Amongst its 84 packed pages there's another Daft Dimension comic strip from me. Find the mag at WH Smiths, supermarkets, comic shops, or order it by mail from this address:

https://doctorwhomagazine.com/doctor-who-magazine/doctor-who-magazine-606/ 

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The Dandy Annual 2025 is coming soon!

Now available to pre-order from the D.C. Thomson Shop and other online sources, The Dandy Annual 2025 will feature 112 pages of new material including old favourites and brand new characters. 

The new Dinah Mo, who made her debut in this year's Dandy Summer Special will feature in four double page strips in the annual, written and drawn by me. 

Although using the name of a 1970s traditional "naughty kid" character, the new Dinah Mo, created by the editorial team at D.C. Thomson, is an eco warrior whose intentions are to save the planet even if the results accidentally cause chaos! 

With a splendid cover by Steve Bright showing characters old and new, The Dandy Annual 2025 will be out in August and can be pre-ordered from the shop at this link:

https://shop.beano.com/dandy-annual-2025

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The Dunfermline Story - a 68 page comic special!

How to make history interesting for all ages? Publish it in comic form of course! Sequential art is a proven and excellent way to engage readers with stimulating images and captions, and the latest such venture is The Dunfermline Story.

Written and published by Colin Maxwell (of Commando comics fame) with a grant from the Scottish Government, The Dunfermline Story is a 68 page softback featuring artwork by Anna Morozova, Martin Baines, Vicente Alcazar, Nigel Parkinson, Mike Collins, Andrew Sawyers, and many more. Keeping its roots as a true Scottish comic, it's written in Scots (like The Broons, only moreso) which gives the book a unique flavour. 

Colin contacted me months ago to draw a page called Dead Famous for the book and I was happy to do so.

The Dunfermline Story is a fascinating book and one I'm very pleased to have contributed to. You can order a copy from this link:

https://www.maximized.co.uk/comics.html 

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LoLz Launched at the London Comic Festival

It was good to see the new all-ages comic LoLz launched at the London Comic Festival last weekend. The new 32 page full colour comic features a variety of comic strips by people such as Nigel Parkinson, Sonia Leong, Matylda McCormack-Sharp, Mike Powell, Sarak Millman and many more - including the return of Derek the Troll in an all new story by me.

 

In case you're not familiar with the character, I created Derek the Troll 40 years ago and he first appeared in Games Workshop's Warlock magazine before moving over to White Dwarf for a while. A few years ago I published a collection of those strips (now out of print - but may be back in print soon). Then in 2018 I revived Derek for a new full colour serial in the online comic Goof! Sadly the comic stopped before the serial was concluded but, all being well, I will complete and publish it in print next year.

For now though, you can read a new Derek the Troll story in LoLz No.1. How to obtain a copy? Simply go over to The77 website at this link...

https://the77comic.bigcartel.com/product/lolz

LoLz is available with a choice of two covers. One by Matylda McCormack-Sharp, one by S.P. Zero.

With publisher Ben Cullis at London Comic Festival

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COMBAT COLIN NO.5 is HERE!

UPDATE: SOLD OUT IN 25 MINUTES - but I'll have more printed in a week or two. 

I launched the long awaited Combat Colin No.5 at the London Comic Festival laast Friday and now it's available by mail order from my eBay page at this link...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204879587182

Due to rising print and postage costs I've had to increase the price but I hope you'll still consider it good value. 28 pages of classic comic strips plus covers. 

I'm expecting it to sell out fast but don't worry if you miss it. I'll get another batch printed in a week or two!

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