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5 days ago | 
downthetubes.net | Richard Sheaf |John Freeman
Exploring Comics and More on the Web since 1998 on • James Bacon and Richard Sheaf report on the recent Lawless event in Bristol, which was absolutely crammed with comics and their creators… Lawless, an annual 2000AD-inspired comics gathering, the latest event held recently in Bristol, continues to exceed expectations. Not only in terms of its panels, but because there was just so much incredible comic art available to purchase, too. Comic creators are very tuned into sharing their work, and...
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3 weeks ago | 
downthetubes.net | Richard Sheaf |John Freeman
on • Ahead of Lawless 2025, taking place in Bristol soon, Richard Sheaf catches up with some of the guests at this major event. This time out, it’s artist Aly Fell…Lawless Comic Convention is a British based not for profit comic convention organised by fans and for fans, with a strong focus on 2000AD.
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4 weeks ago | 
downthetubes.net | Richard Sheaf |John Freeman
on • Ahead of Lawless 2025, taking place in Bristol soon, Richard Sheaf catches up with some of the guests at this major event. This time around, it’s Hunt Emerson…Lawless Comic Convention is a British based not for profit comic convention organised by fans and for fans, with a strong focus on 2000AD.
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1 month ago | 
downthetubes.net | Richard Sheaf |John Freeman
on • Ahead of Lawless 2025, taking place in Bristol, Richard Sheaf catches up with some of the guests at this major event. This time out: Alan Davis…An acclaimed artist, Alan Davis many credits include Captain Britain, Excalibur, and Justice League. His detailed and dynamic artwork has earned him a reputation as one of the industry’s finest storytellers. Lawless Comic Convention is a British based not for profit comic convention organised by fans and for fans, with a strong focus on 2000AD.
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May 25, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
I've long wanted to catalogue the issues of Super Detective Library that contained Rip Kirby strips and a recent listing on ebay gives me a chance to do just that... These are the issues of Super Detective Library you're looking for...
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
In honour of it being the 74th birthday of Eagle today I thought I'd share these images of an Eagle club notebook that was up for sale on ebay recently. I like these images, not just for the notebook (which I'd never seen before) but because the original owner has filled the notebook with transfers.I think the transfers were produced by Tuck's and I'm not sure I've seen an unused set of them. Anyway, this notebook gives you a good idea of what the transfers were like.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
I'm indebted to friend of the blog Bill Storie for sharing his collection of Mike Noble images with me. There's quite a few to go through and I've tried to group them together under a few thematic headings. First up, here's Captain Scarlet...
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
My ongoing quest to document all '90s comics finally reaches Street Sharks - there was a Street Sharks comic published in the US by Archie Comics. This does not look like a reprint of that. Looks like originated British material in amongst plenty of non-comics content. It lasted at least 8 issues - any help filling in the gaps in my covers gallery is much appreciated.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
Back in 2012 Marks & Spencer carried an exclusive range of Roy of the Rovers merchandise - there's more than this just this pinball game to track down but you've got to start somewhere! And now here's another bit of merchandise - a table football table! And now here's another bit of merchandise - a set of football quiz cards And now here's another bit of merchandise - a celebration trophy And now here's another bit of merchandise - a blow football set And now, thanks to Trevor Melvin, we have...
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com | Richard Sheaf
Somewhere I have a photo of this actual playsuit - from maybe the Museum of childhood in Bethnal Green (now known as Young V&A) - I can't find it right now. Anyway, it's a welcome debut on the blog for Jet Morgan (star of Journey into Space) and his playsuit - images swiped from the catalogue below (recently for sale on ebay)...
