Mega City Book Club - a new podcast about 2000AD books

[Funt Solo]

Also has the news that Zarjaz is coming back! Did we know that?

Probably Tikbook and Facetok and Twixxer knew all about it moons ago.

[GoGilesGo]

Great episode.

I've had the omnibus edition sitting unread on a shelf for about five years. Not sure why as I enjoyed the prequel, Point Blank.

This will finally get me reading.

[Eamonn Clarke]

this was last November I think.

"Thanks to book clubber Ed Doyle for this info:
Zarjaz is coming back under the original editor Andrew J Lewis (email at bottom of this post) and he's looking for submissions based on the first 250 progs of 2000AD.

...

No Pat Mills created strips so Flesh, Nemesis,  Ro Busters, ABC warriors are out.
Email Andrew with script synopsis/ art samples,  etc to....
topnotchtosh@hotmail.com
"

[Richard S.]

early fanzine work by Colin Wilson - including a Dredd pin-up

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2020/05/colin-wilsons-fanzine-work-in-bem-part-2.html

[Eamonn Clarke]

Thanks, Richard.

here are Tim's two grail pages from Sleeper

[Eamonn Clarke]

Troy Martin returns from the Requiem Vampire Knight episode to join the film club and discuss the greatest moustache of the 1980s in Runaway, and then to compare a cute alien puppet to Skizz with interesting results.

Join Troy, Conrad and myself at
https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2024/03/256-runaway-and-et.html
Or
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mega-city-book-club/id1116473423?i=1000650950421

[Eamonn Clarke]

Stephen White AKA Stref joins me to discuss The Silence of Unicorns: a Tara Togs adventure, his new all-ages graphic novel on Kickstarter with Comic Scene. We also talk about his love of Tintin and play one of the most expensive rounds of the grail page game ever.

https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2024/04/257-tara-togs.html
And
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mega-city-book-club/id1116473423?i=1000651646156

[Richard S.]

Stephen mentioned having a first edition 'Secret of the unicorn' book to read at his granny's - here's what that book like like.

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2023/04/tintin-casterman.html

It is described as the 'medallion' edition. Casterman only reprinted two titles. These are now rare and valuable editions!

[Eamonn Clarke]

Thanks, Richard. And here is the cover image that Stephen chose as his Tintin grail. Anyone got $2m to spare?

[Eamonn Clarke]

Alan Fisher is back to tell me about Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design.
And we talk about the Johnny Alpha statue which is now on special offer at www.fishcollectibles.com

https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2024/04/258-father-of-british-graphic-novel.html
And
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mega-city-book-club/id1116473423?i=1000652360402

[Richard S.]

yes, I was involved with this. I did the proof reading on my Summer holiday one year - it was a very pleasant way to spend my evenings!
This is the only books I've ever backed on Zoop. It wasn't cheap either! £60? Anyway, well worth it.

Check out all mentions of Bryan on the blog here...
https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/search/label/Bryan%20Talbot

[Eamonn Clarke]

Colin Maxwell joins me to discuss a recent reprint of the first Codename Warlord stories from DC Thomson.
Find the collection here
https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/commando-comics-codename-warlord-book
And the episode here
https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2024/04/259-codename-warlord.html
And here
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mega-city-book-club/id1116473423?i=1000653081464

[Eamonn Clarke]

and goggle podcasts link
https://bit.ly/3QbpXg7

[JayzusB.Christ]

Great stuff - looking forward to this.  I didn't read much Warlord but I had an annual, and the dialogue keeps me and my brother amused to this day.

 Random thought bubble: 'Good job I've hidden this knife up my jolly old sleeve.'

There was also a page of facts about WW2, one of which involved a Britsh Tommy asking an Australian soldier what he was soaking his boots in. 'Urine, mate!', was the alleged reply, as if that's what an Ozzie soldier would call it.

[Richard S.]

Here's my list of Colin's work for Commando. I don't have 17 issues recorded but I wonder if that's because some of the 17 haven't been published yet? Or it could just be that I've missed a few, let me know if you spot any omissions!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/updated-colin-maxwell-for-commando.html