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2 December 2025

Corto Maltese calendars

If you're interested in comic calendars then you can check out my previous posts on the subject...

1). Beano & Dandy calendars are here
2). Commando calendars are here
3). Judge Dredd calendars are here
4). Broons calendars are herehere and here
5). Oor Wullie is here
6). Dan Dare calendar is here
7). Miscellaneous calendars are here
8). Viz calendars are here
9). Metal Hurlant XXXX
10). Moebius calendar are XXXX
11). Asterix calendars are XXXXX
12). Tintin calendars are XXXXX
13). Blacksad calendars are XXXXX

And now it's the turn of Hugo Pratt and his most famous creation, Hugo Pratt. As ever, please let me know if there are other calendars out there that I should add to this listing...

Corto Maltese calendar, 2016

Corto Maltese
 calendar, 2019


Corto Maltese calendar, 2020

Corto Maltese calendar, 2021


Corto Maltese calendar, 2022




1 December 2025

UPDATED: Cartoon museum publications

I've long wanted to catalogue publications that the Cartoon Museum (here) have published. I'm not sure how many there are out there but this is my way of starting to finding out!

Update - I've added two more catalogues to this listing; Mars in their eyes and Lottery Laughter.

Lottery laughter - an anthology of Lottery cartoons (exhibition dates TBC but thought to be 1999)



The 100 British Cartoonists of the century (exhibition 26th Feb - 12th April 2000)

Thelwell country (exhibition 6th January - 6th February 2004)

Grin and Blair it! (exhibition 27th October - 18th December 2004)



Mars in their eyess (exhibition dates TBC but thought to be 2006)

Heath Robinson's helpful solutions (exhibition 5 July - 7 October 2007)

Eurobollocks! (exhibition 10 October 2007 - 20 January 2008) 

Pont - observing the British at home & abroad (exhibition 23 April - 27 July 2008)




A peep into clubland (exhibition 18th February - 3rd May 2009)

Maggie! Maggie! Maggie! (exhibition 6th May - 26th July 2009)

Ronald Searle - graphic master (exhibition 3rd March - 4th July 2010)


Bell époque - 30 years of Steve Bell (exhibition 25th May - 24th July 2011)


HM Bateman - the man who went mad on paper (exhibition 11th April - 22nd July 2012)


Steadman @ 77, (exhibition 1 May - 8 September 2013)

The Windsor tapestry (exhibition, 16th November 2024 - 30th March 2025

30 November 2025

Lawless 2025 - the photos, part 9

For anyone (like me!) who thinks it'a a very long time to wait until Lawless 2026 here's some photos of Lawless 2025 to help keep you going until May 2026.

Simon Bisley prints were here
More prints & Bisley paintings were here
Bisley pencil work is here
Original comic art for sale here
Brian Bolland was here
The convention floor was here
Guests were here
More guests were here

and now we have the art of Henry Flint!

Major Eazy sketch for me


pages of original art for sale...







inside the Mind of Henry Flint...is this book of his TV doodles (published by Markosia), pick it up if you can



29 November 2025

UPDATED: Norman Wright reference books

My look at comic reference books has, to date, covered a number of authors such as...

i). Dennis Gifford books here (with all Gifford posts here)
ii). Lofts & Adley books are here
iii). Dennis Gifford is here 
iv). David Ashford is here
v). Ray Moore is here
vi). Martin Hamer is here
vii). Colin Morgan is here
vii). Alan Clark is here

...but there's more to come. Next up is author Norman Wright. I suspect that there are quite a few of these that I'm not aware of but you've got to start somewhere!

UPDATE: more essay all about WE Johns. Print run unknown but presumed to be low (125?)
Guns, Dames & Aeroplanes - the adult novels of WE Johns, Norman Wright

Fighting, Fun & Flights of Fancy, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Camels, Condors & Worldwide Wanderings, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Facing Flak & Looking Back,
 Norman Wright - limited edition of 60 copies

Enid Blyton's magazine, 1953-1959, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright, 32 pages



George E Rochester, 1898-1966: an index of his work, Bill Bradford & Norman Wright, 24 pages
cover image not to hand - can you help?

W.E. Johns & Modern Boy: an index, Norman Wright, 40 pages

Sexton Blake: a celebration of the great detective, Norman Wright & David Ashford

Sunny stories: an index, 1942-1953,
Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

Enid Blyton's Sunny stories: 1937-1941, an index, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

all Blyton images swiped from here

28 November 2025

Cartoonist newspaper - part 1

The short-lived (17 issues, Apr-Nov 1993) Cartoonist newspaper rings a vague bell with me. I think I might have purchased issue #1 and then realised it was full of newspaper cartoons rather than comic strips so I never went back for issue 2. More fool me! 

These images are all from this ebay seller

The Cartoonist newspaper, #1, 1 April 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #2, 21 April 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #3, 5 May 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #4, 19 May 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #5, 2 June 1993

The Cartoonist newspaper, #6, 16 June 1993


27 November 2025

UPDATED: Flook books

I have to admit to never having actually read any Flook newspaper strips myself BUT I know that plenty of people out there have and I thought I'd try and rustle up an (in)complete list of all the Flook books that are out there for you to read. Please do let me know of any books I've missed. Thanks!

Now updated, thanks to ace comic collector Derek Wilson, with some examples of Flook merchandise. 

First up is this example of a sweet container (made from pressed cardboard) 

and here we have some Flook soap

and available right here is a Flook squeaky toy



Now updated with 2 final volumes - with thanks to Paul Hudson

Flook and the peasants revolt

The amazing adventures of Rufus and Flook



Rufus and Flook v. Moses Maggot 


Flook by Trog (1958)
Flook by Trog (1971)

I, Flook an autobiography (1962)

Rufus and Flook at school (1951)