There are few pieces of original comic art on my eBay listings this week that I hope will appeal to a variety of collectors.  First up, is a fantastic illustration of Torquemada in zombie form that Kevin O'Neill did for my fanzine Fantasy Express No.4 back in 1983. I'm reluctant to sell this but needs must. 20% of the winning bid will go to Cancer Research UK, as Kev died of the disease in 2022. Bidding ends on this one on Sunday 28th July. You can find it listed here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204900045493 The rest of the items for sale are my own artwork and bidding ends on Wednesd ..read more

Issue 606 of the official Doctor Who Magazine is in the shops now. Amongst its 84 packed pages there's another Daft Dimension comic strip from me. Find the mag at WH Smiths, supermarkets, comic shops, or order it by mail from this address: https://doctorwhomagazine.com/doctor-who-magazine/doctor-who-magazine-606/  ..read more

Now available to pre-order from the D.C. Thomson Shop and other online sources, The Dandy Annual 2025 will feature 112 pages of new material including old favourites and brand new characters.  The new Dinah Mo, who made her debut in this year's Dandy Summer Special will feature in four double page strips in the annual, written and drawn by me.  Although using the name of a 1970s traditional "naughty kid" character, the new Dinah Mo, created by the editorial team at D.C. Thomson, is an eco warrior whose intentions are to save the planet even if the results accidentally cause chaos ..read more

How to make history interesting for all ages? Publish it in comic form of course! Sequential art is a proven and excellent way to engage readers with stimulating images and captions, and the latest such venture is The Dunfermline Story. Written and published by Colin Maxwell (of Commando comics fame) with a grant from the Scottish Government, The Dunfermline Story is a 68 page softback featuring artwork by Anna Morozova, Martin Baines, Vicente Alcazar, Nigel Parkinson, Mike Collins, Andrew Sawyers, and many more. Keeping its roots as a true Scottish comic, it's written in Scots (like The Broo ..read more

It was good to see the new all-ages comic LoLz launched at the London Comic Festival last weekend. The new 32 page full colour comic features a variety of comic strips by people such as Nigel Parkinson, Sonia Leong, Matylda McCormack-Sharp, Mike Powell, Sarak Millman and many more - including the return of Derek the Troll in an all new story by me.   In case you're not familiar with the character, I created Derek the Troll 40 years ago and he first appeared in Games Workshop's Warlock magazine before moving over to White Dwarf for a while. A few years ago I published a collection of tho ..read more

UPDATE: SOLD OUT IN 25 MINUTES - but I'll have more printed in a week or two.  I launched the long awaited Combat Colin No.5 at the London Comic Festival laast Friday and now it's available by mail order from my eBay page at this link... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204879587182 Due to rising print and postage costs I've had to increase the price but I hope you'll still consider it good value. 28 pages of classic comic strips plus covers.  I'm expecting it to sell out fast but don't worry if you miss it. I'll get another batch printed in a week or two ..read more

Photo by Nigel Wolfin.   My thanks to Tony Lee, Amy McGarry-Thickitt , Antony McGarry-Thickitt for the invite to the very enjoyable London Comic Festival at the weekend, part of the London Film and Comic Con at Olympia. As well as their hard work running the event, they always made sure guests were looked after and their thoughtfulness was much appreciated.  Photo by Colin Maxwell.   The major highlight for me this year was being inducted into the London Comic Festival Hall of Fame. An award I'll treasure for the rest of my life. It came as a complete surprise ..read more

This Friday, COMBAT COLIN No.5 will debut at the London Comic Festival (London Film and Comic Con) at Olympia. Available *exclusively* from my table all weekend. (Not available in shops or from other traders.) I'm only bringing along 20 or 25 copies so first come, first served. (I'll also have copies of issues 3 and 4 and other stuff.) Don't worry if you miss out, as more will be on sale on my eBay listings from Monday! - And if they sell out I'll have more soon! This issue reprints all the Combat Colin strips from Marvel UK's Transformers comic Nos.284 to 311 (1990/91) and includes Meg ..read more

Last call! The Kickstarter for LoLz, the new all-ages humour comic, ends in a few hours! It contains loads of new strips by a variety of contributors, including a brand new Derek the Troll page from me. Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the77comic/lolz   ..read more

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