On This Day: 28 Feb

Anderson, PSI Division: Fear the Darkness by Mitchel Scanlon. (Black Library; Feb 2006) ISBN-10: 1 84416 326 1.
Thrill Power Overload by David Bishop. (2007)

The Adventures of Luther Arkwright by Bryan Talbot. (Big Finish Productions Ltd.; 2005)

First Appearances:

Moses Rayker (Sergeant Rayker) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #232 (03 Mar 1979).

Births:

Sir John Tenniel (1820); Thomas Maybank (1869); Jim Baikie (1940); Barry Fantoni (1940); Philip Reeve (1966)

Deaths:

Salomon van Abbé (1955); Charles Edmund Brock (1938)

Notable Events:

The funeral of Charles William Shirley Brooks took place, at Kensal Green Cemetary, London, in 1876.
Donald and Mickey was set to be launched by IPC in 1972, though its' actual appearance was delayed by power cuts crippling the country.
An exhibition of 1800s comic art began at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1974.
The first episode of Spitting Image broadcast on ITV in 1984. Co-created by Roger Law and Peter Fluck, it would launch multiple spin-off media.
The Fosdyke Saga newspaper strip ended in 1985.
The Larks newspaper strip ended in 1985.
2000 A.D. held a 25th Anniversary Party at Ministry of Sound in London in 2002.

On This Day: 15 Dec

First Appearances:

Sergeant Joe Bannon (Death Wish) in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Det. Jack McBane, One-Eyed Jack in Valiant (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[???] (20 Dec 1975).
Al Bestardi (Al's Baby) in Judge Dredd The Megazine (Fleetway Publications) vol.1 #4 (Jan 1991).

Births:

Kody Chamberlain (1972)

Notable Events:

The Who Sell Out record released in 1967, with a cover by Roger Law.
A sneak-preview of the Batman computer game was featured on the cover-mounted cassette with Crash #60 (Jan 1989).
The Non–Savvy, Non–Commuter by Asia Alfasi displayed in Piccadilly Circus Underground station in 2006, as part of the "Think Cities" project which celebrated 100 years of the Piccadilly Line.
Bananaman musical began a limited run at the Southwark Playhouse, Newington Causeway, London, in 2017.

On This Day: 01 Dec

Fink Angel: Legacy by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Mick McMahon, Peter Doherty, Carlos Ezquerra & Tiernen Trevallion. (Rebellion; Dec 2016) ISBN-13: 978-1781-08497-7.
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 28 (Rebellion; Dec 2016) ISBN-13: 978-1781-08433-5.

Births:

George Dalziel (1815); Bert Hill (1901); Harry Winslade (1901); Ricardo Garijo (1953)

Deaths:

David Nixon (1978); Mathew Abraham (Abu; 2002); Martin Sharp (2013)

Notable Events:

The Pater newspaper strip ended in 1931.
Ronald Niebour retired from cartooning for The Daily Mail in 1960.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Axis: Bold as Love record released in 1967, with a cover by Roger Law. It would go on to be a best-selling poster.
The Mr. Men newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1976.
Modesty Blaise newspaper strip reprints began in The Evening Standard in 2008.