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Back in 1990 the Days of Future Present story ran wild across 4 annuals. Wasn't amazing, but a good read.

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2020-10-29

An Alphabet full of Illustrators...I is For Leslie Illingworth an English cartoonist best known for his work on Punch he was also an Illustrator of Children's Books with contributions to a series of 1940s & 50s Gift Annuals...#BookIllustrationOfTheDay

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2020-10-09

I've added a lot to the blog over the weekend. You can catch up with Star Trek annuals, Vera, Beryl Reid, Chumblies, Chris Whitty, Space Detective: Hugo Lang, The Nimon and Dominic Littlewood at
https://t.co/mze1BVpeqa

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2020-10-05

The ComicScene Annual 2021 Kickstarter is still open for the next week. A fantastic project in the vain of the old traditional annuals of yesteryear! May even contain something from me too! 😎👾👽🤖❤️

https://t.co/gUyFnFRDcU

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2020-09-16

An Alphabet full of Illustrators...A is For...Olive Allen...an English illustrator she was active in the 1st quarter of the 20th Century illustrating children's books and various short stories for Annuals such as Blackies Annual

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2020-09-01

An Alphabet full of Illustrators...A is For...Olive Allen...an English illustrator she was active in the 1st quarter of the 20th Century illustrating children's books and various short stories for Annuals such as Blackies Annual

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2020-09-01

Birth of Jane Loudon (1807-1858). Hand-coloured lithographic plate from her 1842 book 'The Ladies' flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals'. Illustrated by Henry Noel Humphreys.

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2020-08-19

My next reading project starts today! The 5 issue Firestorm series followed by the 100 issue run (plus annuals) of Fury of Firestorm. This one is going to take awhile!

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2020-08-15

Throughout his appearances in TV 21 comics and Dalek annuals, the Emperor gets itself into some truly bizarre adventures.

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2020-07-23

A summery St. Augustins pic inspired by old British comic annuals. Have fun and be safe this summer....unlike this unruly lot!

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2020-07-19

Just checked and these two out of print NOIR CITY Annuals I designed are now selling for $180 and $115 on Amazon. And other NOIR CITY Annuals I did are going for between $70 and $500! Hope you have a full set, they’re worth some big bucks.

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2020-07-17

The Superman/Batman Annuals were how you do a damn annual. The first three re-imagined a classic World's Finest story for modern sensibilities by top-notch creators.

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2020-06-22

Have been scanning a few more annuals today.
Can you guess the character/show from these comic strip illustrations?

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2020-06-05

I've been scanning some annuals & thought we could have some fun & see if you can identify these characters/shows from their comic strip appearances 😉

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2020-06-01

Avengers Annuals (Jim Starlin; Thanos) and (Michael Golden; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) were classic & iconic comic books , but what about the other Avengers’ Summer specials? Which Avengers Annuals do you recommend? It’s the season for extra pages and standalone stories!

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2020-05-23

When Frank Miller brings his A-game to Spider-Man (for his two annuals, and there's just about nothing better in this world.

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2020-05-04

Mojo is a mix of slapstick silly (in terms of dialogue) and nightmarish horror (in terms of visuals - a testament to Art Adams' skill). Due to his surreal nature, he generally only appears in annuals and specials to protect tonal consistency and increase impact. 2/6

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2020-04-26

DC "one shots disguised as annuals" 1995

Shadow Dragon
Doomsday

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2020-04-25

4 Past Doctor Adventures
4 Vintage Audios: Exploration Earth, Paradise of Death, Ghosts of N-Space, and The Pescatons
3 Eighth Doctor Adventures
Scratchman

As well as appearing in dozens of annuals, comics, short stories, etc.

What are your favourites? 📚

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2020-04-19