UPDATED: Nostalgia & Comics

My post the other day about the adverts for Dark they were and golden eyed (here) made me think about comics advertising for other shops...and then boom! this pops up on eBay. 

It's for sale here and is Trevor Goring's original artwork for  Birmingham's Nostalgia & Comics shop. I'd love to see other adverts for the shop.

Update (Mar 2026) I recently came across this advert in Escape #15 (May 1989). I'm assuming the signature 'Ormston' is that of comics artist Dean Ormston.

Update: the last post produced further examples of adverts so I'm just adding them to the post...

Lew Stringer sent me this

this was also c/o Lew

as was this - the first mention of the shop (in Comic Media News)

this was from Mark Warby

Update: friend of the blog Sam Farnworth has provided this image by artist Simon Parkes. Thanks! Plus I've found a Hunt Emerson advert.

this advert is taken from Alter Image #4 (November 1987)

Heritage auctions - London, part 1

Here's a few images from the recent event (11th Feb 2026) at the Heritage Auctions gallery in central London. Event seemed to go well - they've promised to organise more! 

Art is up for auction at either auction 7461 (here) or 7462 (here) at the end of Feb/start of March. Good luck if you bid!

Judge Dredd megazine cover by Dean Ormston

John Byrne Superman / Joker cover

Lee Elias cover art for 'Chamber of Chills'

John Bolton 

UPDATED: UKCAC programmes - part 2 (of 3)

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
UKCAC - part 1 is here

Today it's the second part of a look at that long running comic convention, the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) - these are the best and longest programmes you can track down

Now updated with additional Simon Bisley Mean Machine art

UKCAC programme 1990, A4 sized, 112 pages, Garry Leach cover

swiped from the 2000AD forums (c/o a tip off from Facebook user Roland Ungoed-Thomas)

UKCAC programme 1991, A4 sized, 96 pages, Simon Bisley cover

UKCAC programme 1992, A4 sized, 92 pages, Gary Erskine cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Kev Walker. Currently up for sale here

UKCAC programme 1993, A4 sized, 96 pages, Dave Gibbons cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Dean Ormston.

UKCAC programme 1994, A4 sized, 100 pages, Glenn Fabry cover

UPDATED: UKCAC programmes - part 2 (of 3)

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
UKCAC - part 1 is here

Today it's the second part of a look at that long running comic convention, the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) - these are the best and longest programmes you can track down

Now updated with additional Kev Walker ABC Warriors art

UKCAC programme 1990, A4 sized, 112 pages, Garry Leach cover

UKCAC programme 1991, A4 sized, 96 pages, Simon Bisley cover

UKCAC programme 1992, A4 sized, 92 pages, Gary Erskine cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Kev Walker. Currently up for sale here

UKCAC programme 1993, A4 sized, 96 pages, Dave Gibbons cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Dean Ormston.

UKCAC programme 1994, A4 sized, 100 pages, Glenn Fabry cover

UPDATED: UKCAC programmes - part 2 (of 3)

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
UKCAC - part 1 is here

Today it's the second part of a look at that long running comic convention, the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) - these are the best and longest programmes you can track down

Now updated with additional Dean Ormston art

UKCAC programme 1990, A4 sized, 112 pages, Garry Leach cover

UKCAC programme 1991, A4 sized, 96 pages, Simon Bisley cover

UKCAC programme 1992, A4 sized, 92 pages, Gary Erskine cover

UKCAC programme 1993, A4 sized, 96 pages, Dave Gibbons cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Dean Ormston.

UKCAC programme 1994, A4 sized, 100 pages, Glenn Fabry cover