Ken Aldred

Bicycle Repair Man

Your work's always good.

The Brotherhood of Dada

The plinth upon which stands Arishem, the Celestial Judge. Now we're getting surreal. (thumbs u

The SHIELD Helicarrier.

Cheeks the Toy Wonder Great choice. Beat me to it.

didn't manage to wake up in time, hope people got some bargains Save up for the main event in February, down in London.

How did the Manchester comic mart go?

Firstly, it's a small, limited show. I can only think of one good new comics dealer who was there - Split Infinity. I have no idea if they still attend. Tony Taylor, who was situated opposite them at the time, can bring recent material in his stock at reasonable prices. I have been told recently that there are still plenty of the usual remaindered 50p and £1 modern comics dotted around the show, but I'm not sure at all about the more expensive modern variants. Even though I'm a bit out of touch, hope that helps.

Never been to one but I'm definitely thinking about it. If you haven't been to one before, it could be worth a look. Same dealers in general, with an occasional new face taking a table from time to time, but it soon becomes a very repetitive experience. I don't do them anymore mainly because I have problems handling the city centre on Saturdays.

I've not heard of that either. The only use of the acronym I'm aware of is Mile High's new comics service.

I just looked at that gorgeous helping of fish and chips and imagined the battered goodness submerged beneath a lake of fiery-hot sauce.

My favorite artist. Drew the best Hulk ever Yes. A truly excellent version of the character. I have a Hulk head sketch pencilled by her.

Yup. That's the point. And my fellow northerner still forgot.

I forgot to ask. You forgot the curry as well.

- Ramona Fradon - Marie Severin - Chynna Clugston - Jessica Abel - Amanda Conner That was from memory. Then, after about ten seconds of Googling... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_comics_creators

Thomas is a very interesting guy. I had a chat with him at the ECCC , mentioned I was from Manchester and he went on to talking about Coronation Street. Quite unexpected. He's a very big fan of the show, with videotape recordings going back decades.

Whoa, there! Pace yourself.

Not too keen on Hellboy 1, but I really like the sequel - preferred the story and Del Toro had the budget to be much, much more imaginative. The guy's extremely talented, loves and understands comic books,and every confidence he'll do his best to make the next chapter just as good.

Nice birdies. Cormorants?

Here's one of my very few Signature Series books... Compare...

Now that I'm a bit more awake, I've just noticed that the illustration is also signed 'Jim Starlin' at the bottom right.

Jim Starlin

Silver Acre? Nope, someone set up to sell their collection, I pulled Green Lantern Rebirth 1 - 6 1st prints and he wanted £35 so I said no. Then pulled Chew #1 and he said 50p so I said yes. Darryl wasn't interested when I told him as he doesn't get into moderns, then asked who sold it & shot off to look Yes, it's fascinating to watch this behaviour, out in the wild. An amusing, 'can't-help-himself' combination of instinctive predation and pitiful desperation. Call me Kenneth Attenborough.

Silver Acre?