POOPSHEET #7

Rick Bradford has reviewed Bell Time, Mount a Rescue, and That Comic Smell Comic in the latest Poopsheet; #7.

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THAT COMIC SMELL: Remote Meet Up

Latest episode is up now!

From the web:

“What the hell is an internet?”
Hello everyone. That Comic Smell is joining the ranks of many other fine podcasts by going remote. Yes, we are unfortunately stuck like this for the next while so hope you all don’t mind our attempt at chatting over Skype. We finally get a chance to catch up and chat some good old fashioned comics. What we’ve been reading whilst stuck in doors. How we are all getting on with being indoors. How there are silver linings to every bad situation and a lot less chomping. None of us had any food. No Biscuits. No tea. It’s not right!

As a little bonus, head across to our Twitter (@ThatComicSmell) to get a daily recommendation from our very own Fernando (#NandosComicOfTheDay)

This and all the usual comics chat on…

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BELL TIME at SHELF ABUSE

Carl Doherty has written on Bell Time over at Shelf Abuse.

It's a new style of article for Carl, with thoughts on creativity, getting through life, and all manner of things.

Have a read here.

BELL TIME at A PLACE TO HANG YOUR CAPE

Fred McNamara has written on Bell Time over at A Place to Hang Your Cape.

Have a read here.

THAT COMIC SMELL: Justice League International Vol.4

The latest episode is online now, where we discuss Justice League International volume 4 - or as I prefer it, Justice League issues 23 to 30.

Yes, the thorny issue which first reared its head with volume two - that of whether these comics function well as book collections - comes up once again.

There is also a short discussion on Columbo, and why it's among the best TV shows ever made.

First though, I make good on numerous promises I made to bring in comics which were previously discussed.


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BELL TIME review video by BOOBOO CHILD

A nice surprise today to find this video review on Booboo Child's YouTube channel.

Have a watch here.

BELL TIME at COMICHAUS

Print and digital copies of Bell Time are now available at Comichaus - The App and Marketplace/Database for indie comic books!

Have a look here.

FRED EGG COMICS REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2019

My annual round up of what I've been up to throughout the year.

In January, my weekly webcomic Bell Time continued with pages 28-31.

John Freeman interviewed me over at Down the Tubes.

That Comic Smell podcast presented two episodes. In the first we discussed our Top 3 Bronze Age comics, the second covered Justice League International Volume 2.

My other webcomic concerns the Tay Bridge disaster. Here is the 22nd strip.

Copy That! #59 featured my comic, Down to a Tea.

In February I presented Bell Time pages 32-35.

I took part in Hourly Comic Day.

We enthused about our favourite comic shops and comic shop memories in That Comic Smell.

I posted my 23rd Tay Bridge Disaster comic strip.

Bell Time pages 36-40 were posted in March.

In April, That Comic Smell discussed Batman and Fantagraphics.

Bell Time 41-44 and Dundee Shmundee #24 were posted.

Bell Time continued in May with pages 45-48.

I put together a collection of comics I did in the 1990s and released them as But a Dream!

That Comic Smell did our third Justice League International episode, and a show where we each picked three random comics to Review, Recommend. Highly Rate.

I guested on the Comic Scene podcast, discussing Hulk Annual 1980 and Soldier’s Heart by Carol Tyler.

In June Bell Time was approaching the end with episodes 49-53.

Star Jaws 3 of 3 from Barnstormer Comics featured two of my comics, Was There Always a Bigger Fish? and Training Days.

That Comic Smell discussed Slice of Life comics and Film and TV tie-ins.

I wrote a guest blog for Daddy Duder Comics.

Bell Time came to a conclusion in July with the posting online of 54-56. I decided to colour the pages digitally before collecting them for print.

In August That Comic Smell discussed British Super-Heroes, and Tom did his first Creator Conversation; starting with me!

August was also the 10th anniversary of this blog and I did a competition to giveaway the entire Fred Egg Comics back catalogue.

A Place to Hang Your Cape interviewed me.

I wrote an article on the Walt Simonson Star Wars Artist Edition, and conducted an interview with Death Wish writer Barrie Tomlinson.

In September Good Comics ran my comic God Bless the Posties.

1990s comics were the topic for That Comic Smell.

I did a couple of Hulk panels for Adam Falp's 102: Tribute to Jack Kirby.

In October I was guest on Samuel George London's Comics for the Apocalypse podcast - a kind of Desert Island Discs for comics.

I had a comic called Coming of Age in Bloom; the latest anthology from Big Brown Eyes.

That Comic Smell did a second episode on horror comics for Halloween.

In November I posted online my Blade Runner tribute comic Los Angeles, November 2019.

In the run up to attending Thought Bubble to launch Bell Time, I appeared on An Englishman in San Diego.

The print edition of Bell Time was released, with coloured pages, guest writers' stories drawn by me, and making of section.

I had a couple of comics in Funtime Comics Anthology #32.

My comic Water (Load of Rubbish) was published in the Water Worlds anthology.

That Comic Smell visited Thought Bubble and recorded a show whilst there.

Star Jaws began publishing my Blade Runner comic with #29.

In December That Comic Smell did a show on Books about comics, a show on Annuals and 2019 favourites, and then faced off with The Awesome Comics Podcast in an end of year quiz.

Have a great 2020, everyone!

BELL TIME at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on Bell Time over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

BELL TIME at OPTICAL SLOTH

Kevin Bramer has written on Bell Time over at Optical Sloth.

Have a read here.

BELL TIME COMIC BOOK AVAILABLE NOW

Bell Time is available now at the Fred Egg Comics shop here.

A kind of body swap / time travel tale written and drawn by me. Also, one page school tales from my family.

"This book is absolutely as fun as it sounds and manages to cross all those great school comics and tv series we remember with the world of time travel. David has a simple and iconically British style and he understands how a comic should flow.
Highly recommended."
Tony Esmond, Never Iron Anything

"The art style of Bell Time has clear echoes of Bash Street, fitting for a comic that is straight out of Dundee – the real Beanotown. The legacy of Leo Baxendale and David Sutherland seeps through British comics and is a welcome element of Belltime. One kid looks like an older version of Oor Wullie…Wullie with a bumfluff moustache and an attitude."
Alister Black, Daredevils & Warriors

“This comic is a very unique comic! It’s also a very psychological comic. The concept is very smart. The characters overall are very well developed. The story has good pacing, and the storytelling was also good.”
Alkyone, Exploring Comics

80 pages. Colour.

BELL TIME at ALMOST NORMAL COMICS

Warren "Wee" Elliott has written on Bell Time over at Almost Normal Comics.

Have a read here.

BELL TIME at EXPLORING COMICS

Alkyone has discussed Bell Time in her latest Exploring Comics video.

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BELL TIME at AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

The latest Awesome Comics Podcast discusses webcomics.

Around about the 1.38 mark, Tony reviews Bell Time.

Have a listen here.

AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO

I was a guest on Leonard Sultana's An Englishman in San Diego.

Alongside Lucy Sullivan (Barking), I discussed Bell Time, comicons in general, and Thought Bubble in particular.

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BELL TIME at DAREDEVILS AND WARRIORS

Alister Black has written on Bell Time over at Daredevils & Warriors.

"The art style of Belltime has clear echoes of Bash Street, fitting for a comic that is straight out of Dundee – the real Beanotown. The legacy of Leo Baxendale and David Sutherland seeps through British comics and is a welcome element of Belltime. One kid looks like an older version of Oor Wullie…Wullie with a bumfluff moustache and an attitude."

Have a read of the article here.