Friday, August 17, 2018

THAT COMIC SMELL 26: British Comics



The new episode of That Comic Smell is now online.

Have a listen at iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.

From the web:
"AY UP! It's only ruddy bloody British Comics... INIT?!
Hello folks and welcome to another episode of the only podcast to come to you through the far reaches of time and space. That Comic Smell!
This time the folks here are talking Britannia. We delve into the world of British comics and talk about some of our very own shining examples of what we have collected from this side of the pond over the years. You'll notice that one of us truly out shines the rest.
Then it's on to the usual recommendations, what we've been reading and so much more.
So get that kettle boiled, grab a fresh packet of hob nobs and join us at the table for some comics time!!
Here are some of the titles we discuss:
Beano
Dandy
Commando
Toxic
Shuggie & Duggie
Victor
Warlord
Battle
2000AD
Eagle
Whizzer & Chips
Roy of the Rovers
Oink!
Tiger & Scorcher
Nutty
Hotspur
Champ
Topper
Hoot
Valiant
Viz
Scream (All Various Artists, writers and publishers although surprisingly a lot of DC Thomson)
D.R. & Quinch (Alan Moore, Alan Davis)
Classwar (Rob Williams, Trevor Hairsine, Travel Foreman)
Batman & Judge Dredd (Various 2000AD but mainly, Alan Grant, John Wagner, Simona Bisley, Todd Klein)
Some Comics by Stephen Collins (Stephen Collins)
The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil (Stephen Collins)
Various Small Press Comics (Treehouse, Sol, The Works of Our Very own David Robertson, Video Games For Good, Left, Hot Schitt, Awesome Comics, Wired up Wrong, The Devil in Disguise, DTH RTL, FLD, Space Captain, The Never Ever After and much much more)
Jack Falls
Terror from the Other Side (Joan Edam {Jon Adam})
Saltire (John Ferguson)
Suffragette (Mary M Talbot, Kate Charlesworth, Bryan Talbot)
Shako (John Wagner, Pat Mills, Ramon Sola)
Young Death (John Wagner, Peter Doherty)
Sláine (Pat Mills, Angela Kincaid)
Robo-Hunter (John Wagner, Ian Gibson)
Grandville (Bryan Talbot)
Spleenal (Nigel Auchterlounie)
Little Star (Andi Watson)
Alec - How to be an Artist (Eddie Campbell)
Monster Fun"

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