2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 650 (28 Oct 1989) *new look*
Game Zone (Dennis Publishing) vol.2 #1 (Nov 1992).
My Experiences in the Third World War and Other Stories: The Best Short Fiction of Michael Moorcock Volume 1 by Michael Moorcock. (2014)
First Appearances:
Fr1day (Rogue Trooper) in 2000 A.D. Prog 650 (28 Oct 1989).
Births:
Manny Curtis (1924); Gary Erskine (1968); Aaron M. Fitzwater (1978)
Deaths:
Antonio Canale (1991)
Notable Events:
The Sacred Armour of Antiriad computer game, packaged with accompanying mini-comic, released in 1986.
2000 A.D. began running multiple full-color strips, with Prog 650, in 1989.
Bryan Talbot gave a talk at Eccleston Library, Lancashire, in 2008.
The "Supper With Supermac" evening in 2011, at The Apple Inn, Lucker, with former Newcastle United and England soccer star Malcolm Macdonald raising money for charity, was the venue for Simon Donald's stand-up routine. The event raised £1,100, with money going to purchase sports equipment for St Mary’s Church of England Middle School.
Mark Gatiss was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 2011.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Thursday, October 18, 2018
On This Day: 18 Oct
Hoot (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (26 Oct 1985)
Game Zone (Dennis Publishing) vol.1 #1 (Nov 1991).
First Appearances:
Harry Thompson (Harry Twenty on the High Rock) in 2000 A.D. Prog 287 (23 Oct 1982).
Births:
Reg Perrott (1914); Kev F. Sutherland (1961); Alexander Williams (1967)
Deaths:
Brian Davis (Michael ffolkes; 1988); Les Lilley (1998); Alan Coren (2007)
Notable Events:
Dot and Carrie newspaper strip began in the London Evening News in 1960.
The Marvel Art Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, featuring original comic artwork, began in 1975.
Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.1 #?? (23 Oct 1976) was meant to appear on this day, but the majority of the run was pulped - the remaining copies are now highly collectible.
Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention began at Royal Horticultural New Hall in 1980.
The Alex theatrical adaptation began in the Arts Theatre, London in 2007.
Private Eye: The First 50 Years exhibition began, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in 2011.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival began, in Kendal, Cumbria, in 2013.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival began, in Kendal, Cumbria, in 2014.
Game Zone (Dennis Publishing) vol.1 #1 (Nov 1991).
First Appearances:
Harry Thompson (Harry Twenty on the High Rock) in 2000 A.D. Prog 287 (23 Oct 1982).
Births:
Reg Perrott (1914); Kev F. Sutherland (1961); Alexander Williams (1967)
Deaths:
Brian Davis (Michael ffolkes; 1988); Les Lilley (1998); Alan Coren (2007)
Notable Events:
Dot and Carrie newspaper strip began in the London Evening News in 1960.
The Marvel Art Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, featuring original comic artwork, began in 1975.
Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) vol.1 #?? (23 Oct 1976) was meant to appear on this day, but the majority of the run was pulped - the remaining copies are now highly collectible.
Marvel Comics Film & Fantasy Convention began at Royal Horticultural New Hall in 1980.
The Alex theatrical adaptation began in the Arts Theatre, London in 2007.
Private Eye: The First 50 Years exhibition began, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in 2011.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival began, in Kendal, Cumbria, in 2013.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival began, in Kendal, Cumbria, in 2014.
Labels:
2000 A.D.,
Action,
Alan Coren,
Alexander Williams,
D.C. Thomson,
Dennis Publishing,
Kevin Sutherland,
Les Lilley,
Marvel,
Michael Ffolkes,
Reg Perrott
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