Dean Simons

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BROOK! LABOON!

They’re real! 😭

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That was surprisingly quick. Usually I either miss these or struggle to find any. Dig the hat.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .

When you’re reading an old kids comic, enjoy it, turn the page, and see something that would nowadays require a trigger warning.

😬

The British Book Awards’ annual face-off between Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey returns, now in a dedicated graphic novel category.

(All the nominated books are great but it is hilarious those two specific series are constantly competing against each other on and off the UK kids book charts)

I also got sick of Duolingo. Found I was managing to sight read just enough French to know roughly what I’m looking at. I spend a lot of time looking at French articles, ref books and comics, not fully trusting the translation software, and pick stuff up by osmosis. My speaking is awful tho

Personally my favourite early Dredd ‘sagas’ are either Robot Wars or Day the Law Died. Both were written by Dredd co-creator John Wagner.

The latter is easy meme material. Basic plot: a crazy narcissist takes over Mega City 1. He even makes his pet goldfish deputy.

…and when Alan Grant teams up with Wagner, the quality jumps even higher.

For newcomers looking for a taste of early-ish Dredd, personally I would say start from Case Files 3. Lots of shorts that are laced with satire, and the character starts to coalesce into the unflinching bastard he is today

Mostly written by Pat Mills, Judge Dredd’s wider world gets filled out over the course of the saga. In the early years the character has a slightly more heroic bent. “Tough but fair”. After around 1979/80, when co-creator John Wagner returns as regular writer, the stories really take off

First published in 1978, Cursed Earth was the second major storyline in the Dredd series after the success of Robot Wars.

Thinking about when Burger Wars was published, first McD and BK in the UK opened in 1974 and 1975. Couldn’t spot a figure for McD but by 1980, BK had 60 locations in Britain.

Been reading Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth (Uncensored).

Am checking out the episodes that had for decades been redacted for copyright infringement. The first is Burger Wars. It features rival armies of zealots led by Ronald MacDonald and the Burger King in a neverending turf war.

Big question now is who the permanent replacement will be. Sounds like the current person filling Richardson’s shoes is an interim CEO from inside Embracer. Hopefully they headhunt someone that has a decent grounding in the publishing world and knowledge of comics, graphic novels and manga

I sincerely hope to be proved wrong and that the catalogue stays at least as strong as it is today. We shall see. And also that the creators who have imprints under the Dark Horse umbrella get treated right after this dramatic shift during the 40th anniversary year

For me, the original material and the translations of international material at Dark Horse (manga and bande dessinée mainly) are why I check out their stuff.

The press release read like something for shareholders.

Mike Richardson made quite a publisher but sounds like he got shoved out the door

Nintendo Indie Showcase highlights:
- My Little Puppy. So cute and gives slight Okami vibes
- Moonlighter 2. Great to finally see gameplay. First game was an addictive treat.
- Minishoot Adventures. A twin stick shooter adventure RPG
- love the art style of Midnight Walk
-inkombini
- unrailed 2

But what if, hypothetically, men creators just didn’t want to be a part of that particular anthology.

Is it because there are no “men creators”?

Is it because men don’t like comics?

One day I hope to budget a subscription to The Phoenix. It is so hard to consistently find in shops.

Fun fact about 2000 AD and The Phoenix: both British comics are headquartered in Oxford. Rebellion and David Fickling.

(Beano and Commando, the D.C. Thomson stable, are headquartered in Dundee)

Pleasant surprise. Royal Mail actually delivered my subscriber copy of next week’s issue of 2000 AD early. Usually I get it 2 days late. Also: Yay Brink! Love this series.

Also need to budget for a Switch 2 before prices hike

I guess I will spend the rest of this year deciding what starter I will choose in Pokémon Winds/Waves.

The little gecko looks super cute though.

And the fire doggy.

And the grumpy grass owl.

ANGOULÊME: 9e Art+ and Association FIBD mount lawsuit to stop replacement festival 9e Art+'s Franck Bondoux is striking back with a legal action demanding a halt to plans for a new Angoulême festival and asking for €300,000 compensation for the losses incurred by the collapse of FIBD

ANGOULÊME: 9e Art+'s Franck Bondoux is striking back with a legal action demanding a halt to plans for a new Angoulême festival and asking for €300,000 compensation for the losses incurred by the collapse of FIBD

I love discovering that stuff. Popular touchstones and frames of reference unique to different cultures.

Btw: this sense of othering also happens to those of other cultures who were born and grew up in the UK. I remember incidences of this back when I was at school. Probably better nowadays

NAACP Image Awards 2026 crowns Duffy & Jennings’ Octavia Butler adaptation PARABLE OF THE TALENTS Best Graphic Novel Graphic novels were among a handful of winners disclosed on Monday night in a virtual pre-show ahead of the main NAACP Image Awards ceremony set to take place this coming Saturday (February 28)

NAACP Image Awards 2026 crowns Duffy & Jennings’ Octavia Butler adaptation PARABLE OF THE TALENTS Best Graphic Novel

Ooo nice. Fleetway Picture Library

There was the Best American Comics anthology series, also out of print.

Most I believe are out of print or slightly outdated. Paul Gravett did a few but not with proper extracts. Just articles on recommended books.

There is a “1,001 comics you must read before you die” released in the 2010s. It is pretty expansive and international. Not sure about availability

I was wondering if I was imaging Twitter - even 10 years ago - was drawing out my worst, more attention seeking, behaviours. That and the growing toxicity at the time (and other reasons) made me pull back from there. Feel Bad Machine sounds about right, and Be Bad Machine too.

Britain’s DENNIS THE MENACE receives anniversary coin from Royal Mint Released February 19, the new commemorative coin will come with a specially produced Dennis comic featuring the character visiting The Royal Mint itself

Britain’s DENNIS THE MENACE receives anniversary coin from Royal Mint

Released February 19, the new commemorative coin will come with a specially produced Dennis comic featuring the character visiting The Royal Mint itself

America’s drought of Thrill-Power ends in May

LUCKY LUKE live action TV series makes first appearance The 8-episode adaptation of the classic Franco-Belgian comic is set to release on Disney+ in Europe on March 23, with an international release yet to be confirmed

LUCKY LUKE live action TV series makes first appearance

The 8-episode adaptation of the classic Franco-Belgian comic is set to release on Disney+ in Europe on March 23, with an international release yet to be confirmed

It’s the same pretty much with anything in translation. Or they edit out/try to cover over anything offensive in the more palatable works. At least they are better at it today (especially with French material)