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The Collected John G. Miller, Volume 4

The John G. Miller Scrapbook, Volume 2

The Collected John Stark: Secret Agent

B-Movie - Remembrance Day

A Braw Book - A Braw Books Sampler

Well here's a nice little present for you (one and all) to round off a year that's been something of a non-starter right across the board....

Why, it's a FREE download of our very own hand-picked (and drawn!) Braw Books Sampler, featuring crops from the cream of Dave Alexander, Pudsy, Shug 90 and, of course, a nice treble helping of John G. Miller (who we all secretly know is the greatest underground/outsider comic artist in the world). If that's not enough to whet your appetite to gorge on further Braw Books morsels, then....

 Grab it >>here.... Best of all is it's always in stock!

A Braw Book - A Braw Book Sampler

What better time to cheer folk up while everyone's locked down, doing our Braw bit to help alleviate those bank holiday blues? We all know that the best things in life are free so please follow the link to a downloadable PDF file of a quick pick of some of the very best artists and strips the Braw roster has to offer HERE>>....

There's sterling work from John miller, Dave Alexander, John Miller(!?), Shug 90, John Miller(!?!?) and Pudsy therein. So what are you waiting for? Tuck in to some of the finest (Underground) comics on offer from anyone anywhere. Of course, we should mention that the contents are strictly ADULTS ONLY (but that the glee is totally childish).... 

You Make Me Wanna Shout!

Oh yes! Rare to find an actual mention of our books on this blog - self-promotion, eh, whassat? - but our friends at Lulu have a whopping 20% discount site-wide on "all print products" - simply enter the code RD20 when checking out after checking us out (by the 16th of December, mind). So if any dear readers have yet to become dear readers then get 'em while they're cheap....

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/evilweecomics

To think you can own a decade's worth slice of collected John Miller genius or the entirety of Dave Alexander's MacBam's awesome for less then a tenner! And then we have secret weapon Shug '90.... and perfect Pudsy.... and crackin' Khaki Shorts.... and brilliant Buckfast Lane.... and corkin' Kounter Kultyur Kevn....

Look on our (collected) works, ye mighty and despair!

Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

A Decade Dent In Existence....

Adam Smith's oblique Transformers' comic reference.

How about that, ay, Khaki Shorts hits 10 years old this week (and that's discounting the 4 earlier issues dating back to 1999)! 10 years since the title returned for its second (of three) runs!

The plucky "mascot" (never to be seen again until the final issue).

It was a chance meeting in Futureshock in July 2004 that sealed the comic's fate, both Adam Smith and Rob Miller's (familiar faces from SCCAM meets of '99) trains of mutual thought colliding on the spot. "We should do a comic!". Against all the odds of sanity this conversation then continued....

Elexender Browne, page 1, "Straight in with the inks".

It'd be that winter that Rob'd settle down to conjure up what'd morph/escalate/drag on into the long running Elexender Browne (a strip Smith credits as inspiring him, showing the possibilities of what could be achieved). Of course, this then inspired Miller to rattle out/carefully craft even more pages right away. Over those initial 7 Browne pages - intended to be printed 1 per issue, but eventually bundled together as a full block - you can see the work gradually morph from the tried and untested "straight in with the inks" approach to, er, the more forgiving "actually pencilled" norm....

Elexender Browne, page 7, "actually pencilled".

As a comeback it was certainly a very mixed bag - the comic would take a few more issues to successfully find it's feet, the core of other creators, including Neil Bratchpiece, Iain Smith and Mark Murphy (noted as being on holiday at the time) taking an issue or two to really hit their stride. Baz and Gaz (by Neil), The Amazing Adventures of Karn (by Iain), Ballboy and Colin Cornflake (by Adam) all put in rough around the edge appearances....

From "Cool and the Gang" by Adam Smith

The interiors wrapped with another strip that would become a mainstay over the comics' run, Star Trudge (by Rob), which introduced us to the crew of the U.S.S. Cancellation, "....caught in a boring story-arc destined to run a minimum of 1,000 strips" (it lasted a modest 50 pages in all).

Captain Reddy Meel makes his debut!

Rounding off the issue was Adam's intepretation of his band, The Plimptons, song "Jolly Top Hat" (the video should be embedded here but' y'know how it sometimes is or indeed isn't....). This strip in itself would inspire Glasgow's mighty underground force of nature, Curt Sibling, who delivered a cracking JTH cover and "reboot" of the strip for the 9th issue....

As to which of these strips have made the cull for the - DRUM ROLL PRECEDING INCREDIBLE IMPENDING ANNOUNCEMENT! - The Khollected Khaki Shorts, well, you'll just have to buy it this summer and find out. Early days yet, but here's a sneak peek at the *not final artwork* cover, featuring another eventual mainstay, Boy Mindless (by Adam)....

"Evil Hollywood Over Subterrania"....

9 Superheroes!

50 big bad pages!

5 years (in the making)!

It could only be our very own John G. Miller's "Evil Hollywood Over Subterrania" - AKA The Atomic Society of Justice #2 - the sort of bizarre, time-travelling, mind-bending, horizon-expanding epic that makes DCU's Multiversity look like Multiplicity! Witness the forces of good and evil doing battle across 5 boldly illustrated chapters....

Chapter 1: "Shutdown Inside Subterrania"

Chapter 2: "Zone of Destruction"

Chapter 3: "Evil Hollywood Over Subterrania" (featuring 'Ghostman Versus The Prophet', 'Ghostman Versus The Scorch' and 'Noseferatu Double-Cross')

Chapter 4: "Cosmic Woman Versus Atom Girl" (featuring 'BattleKat Versus Subterrania')

Chapter 5: "The Secret Origin of The Atomic Society of Justice" (featuring Adam Atomgrad and IIllyria', 'Seaside Armageddon' and 'Farankulen Versus Evil Hollywood')

All 3 original artists from the first issue return and this time, like the 'super tale' itself, they are at the peak of their respective powers. Join the trio in mid-December when they will be launching the title in person at the 13th Note in Glasgore! Stay tuned into this blogchannel for more information....

We've got it covered....

Aha, February proved to be quite a month for revealing upcoming covers, so here are all 4 (and an older one) in one bumper bundle! Next week, as we move into multi-posting tandem, we've another new cover to show off, courtesy of John Miller (and, no, it's not what you think!)....

BRAW! (at last!)

Aha, and so February was draws to a close with a preview of the in-progress Braw! comic cover which we can guarantee will be a special wraparound effort, so you'll need to at least see a copy, if not buy one, to find out just who that mysterious hand belongs to!

ELEXENDER BROWNE

....and as Friday is finally upon us, it's time to make good on our promises and pop up another cover preview, this time featuring no one's favourite, Elexender Browne, preparing to make an impact in his very own collected works, from his earliest beginnings to his later (more indulgent but) better drawn edventures.... Colours t.b.c. as ever....

STAR TRUDGE

Early in progress cover for the forthcoming A5 format 'exclusive special collectors' limited edition edition'....

BIG MOFF

As promised (and as due to the fact we have a few books with no actual covers), here's a brand new cover with, em, no book! Only kidding! This 24-28 pager has just hit the production line, along with this month's other goodies.... Stay tuned.... (all colours, finishes etc. t.b.c.)

BRAW!

Finally the time of 'Braw ...presents... #1' approaches.... Of course, (part 1, or indeed any part of) the mooted Kounter Kultyer Kevn opus (pictured) has yet to materialise, but the bones of a first issue anthology, 32-36 pages, are now all but, er, fleshed out.... The theme is likely very Scottish, with a second issue centering around a vast Big Moff tale, 'Strap On Japan' and other musical (od)ditties set to follow.... More soon....