Batman special edition - 1993/4

There are definitely too many comics for me to start to think about covering them here. However, I came across this reprint tile recently and it had enough British comics interest for me to come up with a covers gallery. It lasted at least 7 issues and was a collaboration between DC and Fleetway Editions Ltd.

Batman Special edition, issue #1, Summer 1993, £1.50, cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Batman Special edition, issue #2, Autumn 1993, £1.50, cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer

Batman Special edition, issue #3, Winter 1993

image not to hand - can you help?

Batman Special edition, issue #4, Spring 1994, £1.65

Batman Special edition, issue #5, Summer 1994, £1.65

Batman Special edition, issue #6, Autumn 1994, £1.75, cover art by Glenn Fabry

Batman Special edition, issue #7, Winter 1994, £1.75, cover art by ???

UKCAC 1986 - portfolio (part 1 of 3)

For the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) in 1986 a portfolio of drawings was produced from the artists present at the convention. It features loads of great art, here's the first selection of images...

There is (was?) a copy for sale here and the description below gives some useful context for the portfolio...

From the press release -

"We believe that we've scheduled a completely unique idea for the convention that will provide you a completely unique and worthwhile souvenir of the weekend. On the Saturday we hope to persuade every professional artist present to contribute to an eight piece illustration that will be printed overnight to provide the UKCAC86 Portfolio. All going to schedule this will be on sale at £1.50 for Sunday lunchtime, with all profits going to African famine relief. We're only printing 600 portfolios, and the original artwork will be auctioned on Sunday... a true collector's item, so snap them up quickly."

Full list 

1. Dave Gibbons "Rorschach", Barry Windsor-Smith "The Hulk", Gilbert Shelton "Fat Freddy's Cat"
2. Mike Collins "Axel Pressbutton" (Warrior), Kevin O'Neill "Metalzoic", Phil Elliott "Gibley"
3. Brett Ewins "Johnny Nemo", Carl Potts "Alien Legion", Gil Kane "Arak"
4. Bryan Talbot "Nemesis", Jim Baikie "Electric Warrior", Cam Kennedy "The Outsiders B.D. Ricken-Backer"
5. Frank Miller "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns"
6. Brian Bolland / Richard Starkings "The Joker - Smile!", John Bolton "Ogre"
7. John Ridgway "The 6th Doctor Who", Gary Kwapisz "Conan", Hunt Emerson "Max Zillion", Al Davison "The Astral Gypsy"
8. Eddie Campbell "Alec", Nigel Kitching "The Silver Surfer", Chris Donald "Felix and his Amazing Under-pants" (Viz), Mark Farmer "Kilowog"
9. Alan Davis "Batman", Myra Hancock "Myra", Seth "Cityscape", Unknown "Daredevil"
10. Graham Higgins "Retinal Burn", Bill Sienkiewicz "Jason from Friday The 13th - as child, Thursday The 12th"
11. Glenn Fabry "Ukko", Unknown "Mister X", David Lloyd "V for Vendetta", Fox "Redfox", Alan Moore "Maxwell The Magic Cat", John Higgins "Zombie"
12. Ian Gibson "Halo Jones", Lew Stringer "Brickman"

Roleplaying comics (4) - 2000AD's Diceman issue 4

Cover by Brendan McCarthy

Only two games in this one, first up is 'Dice man in bitter streets' drawn by Steve Dillon, story/game by Pat Mills and lettering by Tom Frame

Secoon story is 'Slaine in the ring of Danu', pencilled by Mike Collins, art by Mark Farmer, story/game by Pat Mills, lettering by Mark King

this was reprinted in the Slaine gaming book at the end of the year.

Roleplaying comics (3) - 2000AD's Diceman issue 3

On sale June 7 1986 (according to an ad in the back of issue 2)

Story one art is by Mike Collins & Mark Farmer; story/game by Pat Mills; lettering by Tom Frame

Story two is illustrated by John Ridgway; story/game by Pat Mills; lettering by Kid Robson

and in the third story Bryan Talbot illustrates a Pat Mills game lettering by Mark King