April Fool's Day!
Vulcan Holiday Special (IPC Magazines Ltd.) nn (1976).
Eagle and Tiger (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[159] (06 Apr 1985).
Eagle and Wildcat (Fleetway Publications) #[368] (08 Apr 1989).
Crazy Comics! #01 in Toxic (Egmont) #137 (01 Apr 2009-21 Apr 2009).
Tottering-by-Gently: Out and Out and About with the Totterings (Frances Lincoln; 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0711230842
Judge Dredd - War Crimes by David Bishop (Big Finish Productions; 2004)
First Appearances:
Hereward the Wake in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #111 (06 Apr 1963).
Lieutenant Oskar Ritter (Blitzkrieg Bomber) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #341 (04 Apr 1981).
Bobby Patterson (The Ultimate Warrior) in Eagle and Tiger #[159] (06 Apr 1985).
Births:
C.H. Chapman (1897); Peter Maddocks (1928); James Robinson (1963)
Notable Events:
Cecil Aldin, Tom Browne, Walter Churcher, Dudley Hardy and Phil May founded the Sketch Club in 1898, located in Dilke Street in London.
Clock Summer in with Horrabin television show, devised by (and starring) Dot And Carrie creator J.F. Horrabin, broadcast in 1938.
The first meeting of the Cartoonist Club of Great Britain took place in 1960.
John Brown Media founded in 1987 in order to publish HotAir and Viz - both previously published by Virgin.
Willie Rushton was the subject of the BBC television show This is Your Life in 1987.
The Deadline Signing Tour began at Ace, in Colchester, Essex, in 1989, before moving on to the Acme Comic Shop in Brixton.
Frank Quitely exhibition began at Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow in 2017.
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Jimbo and the Jet Set Annual 1987
[1986] Annual. Original price £3.50.
64 pages. Full colour contents.
Grandreams Ltd.
Based on the animated BBC television series.
Cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).
ISBN-10: 0862273870.
Contents:
Contributions from Clive Dawson, Peter Maddocks, Lorraine Smith & Barry Macey.
Despite not having been aware of the show upon which this annual is based, it turns out to be quite an interesting read. The strips are bright and attractive, and should be entertaining enough for their intended audience. While the stories are simple enough to keep younger readers amused, there are themes and elements that appeal to me, so should hold a wide audience. The lack of specific credits is a really annoying slip, given that so much is done right, but it is a minor niggle given that numerous similar publications neglect attribution entirely.
The single, entirely subjective, issue which keeps this from being truly outstanding is the repetition of feature elements. With two mazes and two coloring features (plus a color-in puzzle), this could so easily feel less like an introduction to - or expansion of - the television series, and more like an afterthought tie-in. The annual largely avoids this through the extensive fiction elements which intersperse the features, adding a great deal of charm to proceedings.
It is surprising how much I love this, given the lack of prior exposure to the franchise. I can't say it is quite enough to convince me to hunt down episodes of the television series, though if the standard of writing is on a par with the tales presented here I certainly won't be changing channels if it comes on.
A superb, albeit extremely unusual, annual.
64 pages. Full colour contents.
Grandreams Ltd.
Based on the animated BBC television series.
Cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).
ISBN-10: 0862273870.
Contents:
5 Contents Page
6 Meet The Gang character bios.
8 The Chief Takes Off w: Peter Maddocks; a: Peter Maddocks & Clive Dawson, colouring by Lorraine Smith.
14 Make Your Own Jimbo cut-out feature by Barry Macey.
16 Re-Fuel Jimbo maze by Barry Macey.
17 Spot the Difference by Barry Macey.
18 Jimbo and the UFO text story by Peter Maddocks.
24 Fly Jimbo to Australia 'snakes & ladders' board game.
26 Jimbo and the Whale text story by Peter Maddocks.
32 Nutty Aircraft illustrated feature by Barry Macey.
34 The Great Air Race w: Peter Maddocks; a: Peter Maddocks & Clive Dawson, colouring Lorraine Smith.
41 Henry Helicopter's Information Page fact page by Peter Maddocks.
42 Colouring Pages
44 Dot-To-Dot
45 Who Goes Where? maze by Barry Macey.
46 Copy the Picture a: UNKNOWN (uncredited)
48 Love is in the Air w: Peter Maddocks; a: Peter Maddocks & Clive Dawson, colouring by Lorraine Smith.
55 Colouring Page map puzzle by Barry Macey.
56 Which Goes Where?
58 Jimbo's Puzzle Page by Barry Macey.
59 Find the 'Plane color-in puzzle by Barry Macey.
60 Answer Pages
Contributions from Clive Dawson, Peter Maddocks, Lorraine Smith & Barry Macey.
Despite not having been aware of the show upon which this annual is based, it turns out to be quite an interesting read. The strips are bright and attractive, and should be entertaining enough for their intended audience. While the stories are simple enough to keep younger readers amused, there are themes and elements that appeal to me, so should hold a wide audience. The lack of specific credits is a really annoying slip, given that so much is done right, but it is a minor niggle given that numerous similar publications neglect attribution entirely.
The single, entirely subjective, issue which keeps this from being truly outstanding is the repetition of feature elements. With two mazes and two coloring features (plus a color-in puzzle), this could so easily feel less like an introduction to - or expansion of - the television series, and more like an afterthought tie-in. The annual largely avoids this through the extensive fiction elements which intersperse the features, adding a great deal of charm to proceedings.
It is surprising how much I love this, given the lack of prior exposure to the franchise. I can't say it is quite enough to convince me to hunt down episodes of the television series, though if the standard of writing is on a par with the tales presented here I certainly won't be changing channels if it comes on.
A superb, albeit extremely unusual, annual.
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