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Hi and welcome to my blog about comics from other people’s childhood! It is dedicated primarily to British humour comics of the 60s and 70s. The reason they are not from my childhood is simply because I didn’t live in the UK back then (nor do I live there now). I knew next to nothing about them until fairly recently but since then I’ve developed a strong liking for the medium and amassed a large collection, including a number of complete or near complete sets. My intention is to use this blog as a channel for sharing my humble knowledge about different titles, favourite characters and creators as I slowly research my collection.

QUICK TIP: this blog is a sequence of posts covering one particular comic at a time. The sequence follows a certain logic, so for maximum results it is recommended that the blog is read from the oldest post up.

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Monday, June 18, 2018

BOOM! - 100 PER CENT GOAL REACHED!





I am happy to announce that the campaign has now reached 100 per cent of its goal! The most recent supporter was the 17 year-old British Artist/Satirist Zoom Rockman, and this demonstrates that the appreciation of Ken’s work goes way beyond nostalgia!


There are still nearly three weeks to go, and the fact that the goal has now been reached does not mean that further contributions aren’t accepted! The Etherington brothers achieved 24 000 per cent with their recent Kickstarter project! :)

Remember that backers of the campaign will be the only ones who will be proud owners of the slipcase edition and the prints of original artwork – these perks won’t be available to the general public when the campaign ends and the books are printed!

Follow the link to go to the campaign page: THE POWER PACK OF KEN REID




1 comment:

  1. Long time fan of Ken Reid's work since I started reading Jonah in the Beano back in the late 1950's.

    It was always the best strip in the comic IMHO and since reading Baxendale's history I see I'm in good company.



    I have purchased every reprint of his work for myself and my daughter (who is a professional animator/film maker) - she thinks he's amazing - and I can see some of his style in her work. She is Canadian and grew up reading old Beano's that I collected.

    Ken Reid is an artistic treasure and a pioneer/elder in the comic book industry and I am surprised he is not more well known internationally.

    Now to the crux of my comment. WHERE ARE THE JONAH REPRINTS!!!

    Are there any? If not why not? I am willing to help in whatever way I can to generate these for distribution. I am semi retired and have time to spare.

    Suggestions anyone? I can be reached at nick (at) thecatswhisker (dot) com

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