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Back in 2017, Titan Comics announced the impending release of a bulky Hook Jaw Archives collection, which today seems rather hard to find, with copies offered on eBay for eye watering amounts: https://downthetubes.net/comic-collections-rarity-hook-jaw/

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Hookjaw by the amazing artist Ramon Sola. His art in Action and 2000ad is what made me fall in love with comics. Years later I became friends with him as we both by happy coincidence are Londoners! British comics was revitalised by innovative artists like Ramon Sola, Carlos Ezquerra, Carlos Pino and their other Spanish and Italian contemporaries. It was these foreign artists working in Britain that opened up my World to art, and being an artist. They influenced generations of artists here. We owe so much innovation to so many people from so many different places. ‘Foreign’ places. Don’t listen to our hate mongering small minded politicians. We are citizens of the world. We are all artists. We must welcome people to our shores, people that may enlarge your world in ways you haven’t yet dreamt of. #comics #comicbooks #art #ramonsola #hookjaw #citizensoftheworld #fuckthetories #Fuckthegop #unite #bettertogether

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Space: 1999: 50 Years Out of Orbit, a brand new Space: 1999 documentary from Anderson Entertainment and Take The Shot Films, made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's classic series, is available to view now on ITVX

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Hookjaw cover rough by my friend Ramon Sola. He drew this at my house about 12-13 years ago as a company were collecting up the old Action Comics ‘HookJaw’ as a trade paper back. The editor then said he didn’t want/need the new cover. Moron. And his collection was awful ( poorly printed and terrible reproduction) so I am relieved Ramon didn’t waste his time. Ramon is an absolutely incredible artist, and one of my heroes. #ramonsola #artoninstagram #art #originalart #comics #comicbooks #hookjaw #jaws #shark #scifi #action #actioncomics #2000ad #judgedredd #patmills

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London’s Museum of Brands, in partnership with Anderson Entertainment, is to host Thunderbirds and Space: 1999 - A Celebration of Sci-fi Toys and Collectables

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George Caltsoudas is a Greek illustrator, best known for his work in the world of alternative film posters and art prints…

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Alan Moore’s latest novel, The Great When, is Waterstones Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month this September. You can pick up the bookseller’s exclusive paperback edition of the intriguing first “Long London” adventure in any of their shops

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A date for your diaries! Comic creators David Hine, Mark Stafford and Wayne Snooze are showing off their “arty stuff” at The All Good Bookshop in North London soon (8th September – 3rd October), with a celebratory party an element of the exhibition…

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Herne Books is to publish the first ever Women's Football Fan Yearbook, illustrated throughout by AFTA Studios, a guide to the top women's teams in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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British comic creators Simon Bisley and Liam Sharp are among the slew of artists and writers heading to Rose City Comic Con, in Portland this weekend (5th – 7th September)

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Homage to Doctor Who turns up in all sorts of places – especially British weekly humour comics of yesteryear. In this case, as a cameo in the first episode of “The Tyme Twins”, created for Topper by Tim Quinn, with art by John Geering

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2000AD Prog 2448 is on sale this week in all good Local Comic Shops, TG Jones, newsagents that still exist, and select supermarkets

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George Fyffe Christie, aka G.F. Christie, isn’t going to be a comic creator many will have heard of, despite his long career in creating humorous cartoons for over fifty years.

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There are days when a Star Trek fan just needs the Klingon equivalent of coffee, and now, for the first time, thanks to Master Replicas, you can drink it from an officially-licensed replica of the Raktajino mugs used on Deep Space 9

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Fun in the sun! Here’s the cover for Marvel UK Holiday Special 1991, the cover by Liam Sharp – his first mainstream cover – and Paul Neary.

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A touching discovery… Cartoonist and painter HM Bateman remembered, by his grand daughter, artist Lucy Willis

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Vanguard Comics, who run Gosport Comic Con, have announced Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis as their headline guest in March 2026