2014

There are mainstream publishers who produce fewer comics than I do!
These all saw print in 2014.  What will 2015 bring?

P & P free!

I've a couple of copies left of this years publications so why not treat yourself this week whilst I'm offering them with FREE p&p?

AAIIEEE!!!! - Night Flight of Terror

The Jikan Chronicles Book Three

Click the links above and get them while you can!

The Jikan Chronicles - what's inside?

Two action packed episodes illustrated by regular artist, El Chivo!

Buy a copy today!

The Jikan Chronicles - what's inside?

Featuring art by the brilliant Matt Soffe and James Corcoran!

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The Jikan Chronicles - what's inside?

Includes stories illustrated by the fantastic Mike Kennedy and Tom Newell!

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The Jikan Chronicles Book Three - out now!

Jikan - the time travelling, demon hunting samurai - returns in the third volume of adventures. Over 80 pages of action; fighting creatures in the Arctic, on the Titanic, in fairytale woods, or meeting magicians and nazis! Do not miss this penultimate volume of his quest to destroy Shimasu, the demon queen!

Buy your copy today!

What's in the Annual?

Another chance to read The Major - De'il's Jig

by Tom Proudfoot and George Coleman

If you missed this in the latest issue of AAIIEEE!!! then you missed a real treat!

First review is in!

http://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/paragon-annual-2015/

Be sure to order yours now to get a copy before Christmas!

PARAGON Annual 2015 - out now!

The 80s style Christmas annual featuring all your favourite weird and wonderful heroes is now available.

68 pages starring Jikan - the time travelling demon hunting samurai - in two new adventures written by Dirk Van Dom and Mark Howard, 

Spencer Nero - the British agent who finds superhuman strength whenever he dons the Janus mask - by Greg Meldrum, 

Bulldog - the anthropomorphic protector of the skies of Blighty - appears in a tale by Jason Cobley and Mitzi, 

Icarus Dangerous returns courtesy of creators Dirk Van Dom and Stephen Prestwood, 

L'il Ganesh has another rhyming adventure written by Davey Candlish and illustrated by Jim Cameron and whole lot more!

 Order yours now in time for Christmas!

What's in the Annual?

The return of Icarus Dangerous!

By original creators Dirk Van Dom and Stephen Prestwood.

You do not want to miss this!

What's in the Annual?

L'il Ganesh has a Christmas caper in another rhyming adventure,

 written by Davey Candlish and illustrated by Jim Cameron

(Check out his PARAGON toys! Cor - I'm jealous! I want a bendy Bulldog and Jikan action figure!)

What's in the Annual?

An all new adventure for Jikan the time travelling demon hunter;

Cold as Ice, written by Dirk Van Dom

with pencils (as seen above) by Tom Newell

and lettered by Jim Campbell

Are you excited yet?!?

What's in the Annual?

Expect to see a new Spencer Nero tale written by creator Greg Meldrum and illustrated by original artist Davey Candlish

And if you haven't bought a copy of the latest issue - why the hell not?!

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What's in the Annual?

First up, there will be the fantastic Bulldog: Mertropolis

by Jason Cobley and Mitzi

Tell Santa you want one!

I can now reveal the cover to this years hardback Christmas annual in all its' 80s retro glory!

Some old favourites in new adventures, new characters, new artists, new writers and the return of one character you probably didn't expect to see back! This is going to be great!

Out in December; tell Santa you want one!

Exclusively from lulu.com

The return of the Annual!

It's heartening to see the resurgence of the Christmas Annual this year.

I don't mean the latest boy band fanzine in hardback form that populate the shelf of WHSmiths nor the latest exciting blockbuster film love-in that will you find nestled next to them. No, I mean old school annuals of comics from yesteryear such as;

Admittedly, they are reprint rather than new stories but I grew up reading these. The adventures of Roy Race were eagerly devoured by pre-teen me back in the 70s, along with the jingoistic adventures of plucky Tommies against the Japs and Jerries (who always seemed to cry AAIIEEE!!! or Gott in Himmel! respectively), not to mention the Colonial racism of some of the Hotspur tales; consider this introductory paragraph from The Wolf of Kabul...

Bill Samson, the top British secret agent, better known as The Wolf of Kabul, was with his manservant Chung in a British fort on the North-West frontier of India. Chung carried an old brass-bound cricket bat which he called Clicky Ba. It was a deadly weapon in his hands.

Ah, they don't write 'em like that anymore!

All this reminiscing (and you can do it too if you pop down to Sainsbury's and buy from their selection which also includes the Best of Topper, Beezer and Bunty, amongst others) made me decide that there will be a PARAGON annual this year so be sure to keep an eye on the blog as I reveal details of all new tales starring Jikan, Spencer Nero, Bulldog and the return of an old favourite - Icarus Dangerous!

Tell Santa you want one!

Read a review of the latest issue of PARAGON

"There is some quality in this issue that would not be out of place from many much larger publishers."

Read the review here.

Have you bought your copy?

PARAGON #17 - what's inside?

The rhyming adventures of Li'l Ganesh

by Davey Candlish and Jim Cameron

And now you can buy a digital version of #17 for only 79p!

Tell your friends! Spread the word!

PARAGON #17 e-edition

PARAGON #17 - what's inside?

This brilliant page from Jikan the time-travelling demon hunter,

by Mark Howard, El Chivo and John Caliber.

Have you bought a copy yet?

PARAGON #17 - what's inside?

Wanna see some of the strip art?

Here's a panel from Bulldog; written by Jason Cobley, drawn by Stephen Prestwood and lettered by HdE

PARAGON #17 - out now!

The brilliant Shaky Kane contributes the cover to the latest PARAGON, depicting the undead Mexican bandit El Bigote!

par·a·gon n. 1. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example

And this British anthology comic lives up to that definition; 

Jikan, the time-travelling demon hunter, by Mark Howard, El Chivo and John Caliber;

Winston Bulldog the anthropomorphic defender of the skies of Blighty by Jason Cobley, Stephen Prestwood and HdE;

L'il Ganesh the rhyming adventures of the young Hindu God by Davey Candlish and Jim Cameron;

El Bigote the undead Mexican bandit by Locust, El Chivo and Bolt;

and Spencer Nero the 1930s British agent with a fascination for ancient Rome by Greg Meldrum and Jim Cameron. 

All behind a cover by Shaky Kane (with inks by Jim Campbell and colours by Owen Watts) - this 32 page anthology is not to be missed!

Available for only £2.50

If you've bought a copy of PARAGON before, then you know how good this comic is. If you haven't, then why not give it a go? It's called PARAGON for a reason!

PARAGON - the home of weird and wonderful heroes!

I often call PARAGON the home of weird and wonderful heroes, and it is;

Jikan, the time-travelling demon-hunting samurai,

Oor Ganesh, the adventures of the Hindu God (when he lived in Dundee!),

Spencer Nero, the British civil centurion,

El Bigote, the undead Mexican bandit who fires quills from his giant moustache,

Bludd & Xandi, the celestial law enforcers,

Winston Bulldog, the anthropomorphic defender of our shores,

and now

Franz Liszt, the first superstar of the classical music world!

What is Franz Liszt doing in the pages of PARAGON?

You need to buy the next issue to find out! Out soon!

PARAGON #17 - out soon!

I can now reveal the cover to the new issue by the talented trio of

 SHAKY KANE, Jim Campbell and Owen Watts!

Keep your eyes peeled for more information on the contents as it launches next month!

Bludd & Xandi

Anyone remember the cover to #15 featuring Bludd & Xandi, the Celestial law enforcers?

In the latest instalment in #17 they are sent to Hell in demon form

Coming your way, next month!

Coincidence, surely?

There's an exciting introduction for a new character in this weeks issue of 2000AD

 

and back in April there was an exciting introduction for a character in a new story in PARAGON

Coincidence, surely? Download a copy of PARAGON from Lulu.com for free and decide for yourself!

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You are comic fans, right? So why aren't you reading this comic RIGHT NOW?!

First review is in!

http://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/aaiieee-night-flight-of-terror-a-horror-anthology/

and I think, like the Judge, you'll find it very enjoyable indeed!

Have you got your copy yet?

AAIIEEE!!! What's inside?

That's a splendid looking comic!

All orders received so far have now been sent out.

Have you bought a copy? 

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AAIIEEE!!! What's inside?

Every horror anthology needs a mad doctor story.

This one is written by Si Spencer (writer on Vertigo's latest hit book, Bodies) 

and illustrated by Tom Newell

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AAIIEEE!!! - Night Flight of Terror

Inspired by Amicus, here's a page of the wraparound story from the latest issue of the horror anthology comic, AAIIEEE!!!

You know how good the last issue was.

You know how good an anthology I put out.

You know you need a copy of this!

AAIIEEE!!! - the horror comic anthology - available now!

Five strangers who find themselves delayed in an airport lounge, discover they all have recurring nightmares...
36 pages of horror in the vein of Amicus films - a screamingly good anthology!

Order yours now!  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Vault of Horror

Five strangers board a descending lift, one by one, in a modern office block in London. They reach the sub-basement, though none of them have pressed for that destination. There they find a large, elaborately furnished room which appears to be a gentlemen's club. The lift door has closed and there are no buttons to bring it back, nor any other exit. Resigned to waiting for help, they settle down with drinks and talk. The conversation turns to dreams, and each man tells of a recurring nightmare.

Asylum

Dr Martin interviews four inmates at the asylum - but which was the previous Doctor in charge?

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood - Inspector Holloway investigates the four previous tenants of a house, who all met grisly ends...

Torture Garden

Five visitors to a fairground sideshow view their fate through the shears of an effigy of the female deity Atropos

Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Five passengers on a train have their fortunes told through tarot cards...

AAIIEEE!!! - coming soon!

It's all been rather quiet here these last few weeks but I have been rather busy putting together the brand new and exciting issue of AAIIEEE!!!

Here's a frame of preview art from the Water of Life story within its' pages - coming your way very soon!

The Major returns in AAIIEEE!!!

Out next month!

The inspiration for AAIIEEE!!!

Another wonderful poster from Amicus studios - I love the white surround to a colourful gruesome image. They don't make movie posters like that any more!

AAIIEEE!!! Coming soon!

The forthcoming issue of AAIIEEE!!! is inspired by the Amicus series of portmanteau horror films - short terror tales enveloped in a wraparound tale of the same ilk. The Jim Cameron coloured cover is also inspired by the Amicus film posters - like this one. If you enjoyed the last issue of AAIIEEE!!! be sure not to miss this one!

AAIIEEE!!! - variant cover revealed!

Last post I showed you the cover as coloured by Dept Of Monsterology's Steven Denton.

Now, here we have the alternative version; as coloured by regular contributor Jim Cameron.

Which one will  you choose?

AAIIEEE!!!! - variant cover revealed!

As the comic creeps ever closer to the surface it's time to reveal the cover, as coloured by Dept of Monsterology's Steven Denton.

Grab your copy - next month!

PARAGON #16 - review!

Review is here

So have you got your copy yet?

What did you think? I'd love to know!