Sjakie & Rob van de Rovers repriints

I've looked previously (here and here) at a few of the Dutch reprints of Billy's Boots that have been produced. That was quite a lengthy series of reprints volumes - stretching to at least 33 volumes. I've got most of those volumes (I'm just missing volumes 23 & 25) but there are a few more things that you could be looking out for once you've collected all those Billy's Boots volumes. This is by no means a complete guide to what's out there, it's just a introduction...

This is a (nearly) A5 sized text novel, approx. 70 pages long. Only one internal illustration.

Tom Kerr style cover for this reprint of the very earliest Billy's Boots stories. A4 size, paperback, full colour throughout. These stories are covered in pages 3-47 of the Billy's Boots reprint from Rebellion.

This is like one of the 'regular' reprint volumes only it's got a bit of extra content in it - quizzes, puzzles, skills etc. A4, full colour throughout, 64 pages.

A4 sized, black & white art throughout. 94 pages - of which 2/3rds is Roy of the Rovers and 1/3rd is Billy's Boots.

80 page, A4 sized, full colour throughout. Half Billy's Boots, half Roy of the Rovers.

A 'double' reprint album - this combines volumes 10 & 11 of the 'classic' album reprints. Why, since it's double album #1, it doesn't reprint volumes 1 & 2 is beyond me. Presumably they had lots of unsold copies of volumes 10 & 11 and this was the best way to get rid of them!

A postcard, art by Tom Kerr.

Tom Tully novels

As a kid I acquired a couple of cricket novels by Tom Tully that I'd seen advertised in new Eagle - a recent spot on ebay set me off looking for Tully's (non-comic character related) novels. These are what I've found so far. There are some well-known names contributing art to them.

Tom Tully - Little Ed (1979)

interior art by Lesley Smith

Tom Tully - Ed at large (1980)

cover illustration by Maggie Ling; interior art by Lesley Smith

Tom Tully - Look out...It's Little Ed! (1981)

interior art by Lesley Smith

Tom Tully - the space-waifs (1980)

illustrations by Penny Ives

Tom Tully - the magnificent 11 (1986)

cover art by John Higgins; interior art by Kim Raymond

Tom Tully - the show-down at Seabank (1987)

cover art and interior art by Geoff Senior

Tom Tully - fight on the run (1987)

cover artist unknown to me

Tom Tully - Robbo versus the World (1990)

illustrated by Yvonne Hutton

Tom Tully - Robbo 2, the world 0 (1990)

illustrated by Yvonne Hutton

The Robbo series seems to have been popular in Norway because the stories ran to at least 7 volumes...

All other Geoff Senior mentions on the blog are here

All other John Higgins mentions on the blog are here and here

 

Johnny Red bargain volumes in Forbidden Planet sale

The Forbidden Planet new year sale is now on and I've highlighted a few bargains...

Johnny Red volume 2 - Red Devil Rising is available here and is currently priced at £2.99, down from £14.99

Johnny Red volume 3 - Angels over Stalingrad is available here for £4.99, down from £14.99

Johnny Red volume 4 - the flying gun is available here for £9.99, down from £18.99

Johnny Red (the re-imagined version) is available here for £4.99, down from £17.99

Battle classics volume 2 is available here for £4.99, down from £29.99

Rat Pack is available here for £4.99, down from £14.99

Marshal Law - origins, is available here for £1.99, down from £7.99

The Light & Darkness war is available here for £2.99, down from £18.99

There are a number of Modesty Blaise reprint volumes so I've just picked out the cheapest one - it's available here for £2.99, down from £11.99

There are a number of James Bond reprint volumes so I've just picked out the cheapest one - it's available here for £2.99, down from £11.99

Von Hoffman's invasion - book one

From the pen of writer Tom Tully and the pen of artist Eric Bradbury comes this reprint from Buster and Jet
According to the Amazon listing here this is due out on 4th May 2018, as the listing says...

Mad scientists, giant monsters, and courageous saboteurs!
Luxurious treasury reprinting of one of the best – and maddest – British cult comics of all time!

Having been released from prison, the evil Nazi genius, Dr Von Hoffman is fully intent on using an amazing enlarging gas that he has invented to exact a diabolical revenge on Britain for opposing Germany in World War II. Utilising an army of giant critters and beasts to attack provincial towns, stately homes and army camps, the only thing that stands in his way are the plucky young brothers Barry and Joey Drake…

Restored and remastered for the very first time!

128 pages of Eric Bradbury art. Fantastic. Count me in. I know nothing at all about his strip but I still can't wait to read it.

Leopard from Lime Street - limited edition

Rebellion's new "Treasury of British Comics" is now open for business here and the highlight of the (limited) range they have on sale is the limited edition Leopard from Lime Street reprint. The book includes numbered bookplate and art print.

After being scratched by a radioactive leopard, young Billy Farmer soon discovered that he had acquired the strength, agility and senses of the mighty jungle cat. Creating a costume to disguise his identity, Billy became the masked vigilante known as the ‘Leopard-Man’ – Selbridge’s premier crime fighter. Living with his aunt and mean uncle in a small house on Lime Street, Billy juggles his time between schoolwork and saving lives, earning some money on the side as a freelance photographer for the Selbridge Sun .
Created by Tom Tully, Mike Western and Eric Bradbury, The Leopard from Lime Street, is the crown jewel of British superhero comic strips.

Best of all this volume is being advertised as book 1 - further volumes must therefore be in the pipeline!

You can pre-order the limited edition (of 200) here for £22.99 plus postage
You can pre-order the regular edition here for £14.99 plus postage

Release date is noted as 12th July.