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Fresh in from the printer and due to be launched on Friday in the Parlour Bar, Belfast, Issue 4 of Sector 13.

Cover features Cosplayer, Jay Scout with a little magic sprinkled by Ryan Brown.

40 A4 pages with an even better mixture of stories than previous issues.

In the UK it costs £7 inc P&P. payment via Paypal to Sector13@Boxofrainmag.co.uk

International postage is detailed on our web-page along with details of back issues still available and some other fine comics with no links to Dredd (so I'll stay silent on them - except to say they are very funny!).

Posting of orders will begin on Wednesday this week.

https://www.boxofrainmag.co.uk/sector-13/

So much great material from the Odhams comics.  Perhaps a companion volume to the Ken Reid Faceache book with some of Leo Baxendale's work from Wham! and Smash!   And I recognise there is little hope of this, but it would be nice to see a reprint of the totally bonkers Brian's Brain strip from Smash!

Has new security software been installed on the shop?  Very effective I must say.  Won't let me log-in, create a new account or actually buy anything.  Can't get more secure than that.

I've just seen this featured on a Facebook Page, a new, free online comic with art by Ryan Brown and Simon Bisley.  Ryan's done a few covers for 2000AD but I think this is his first interior art.   A really nice job I think.  Maybe more Heavy Metal than 2000AD, but a great read - especially for free.




http://www.ryanbrown-art.com/esther-therelique/

Sector House 13, the group which produces the Sector 13 Zine, has its own occasional Blog as well. the creators of our photo-story made an interesting posting recently giving away some of the secrets of their techniques and the classic comic which was the inspiration behind one single panel.

Take a look.

https://sectorhouse13.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/secrets-of-sector-13-exterminator-17.html

After a great response at Enniskillen, were were down to a few copies of our first print.  Still a very few left and new copies with us now.  Contact Sector13@Boxofrainmag.co.uk for details of how to get hold of a copy.

Typo Jim?  You mean you've never heard of the Starship Titianic?

[FITZTHARG WAITING FOR HIS GUINNESS]

FITZTHARG WAITING FOR HIS GUINNESS


Over the past few months 'Sector House 13 - The Pit Crew', a 2000AD fan group from Belfast, have been hard at work putting together a Fanzine for the recent Enniskillen Comics Festival.  Sector 13, edited by Tharg's Irish cousin, Fitztharg, is the result.

We involved as many members of the group as possible drawing writers, artists, photographers and cosplayers from among our ranks to come up with a zine that we are all very proud of. 





                           Our Cover

At 24 A4 pages, the zine features a unique Mega-City One photostory a tale of Judge Death and one of Fitztharg's Future Shocks.  We have a few copies of the first print left, if you would like one, or would be interested in getting involved in future issues drop a line to our e-mail address, Sector13@boxofrainmag.co.uk or send £5.50 (post paid) via paypal using the same address (UK only - if you are elsewhere drop a note to the address and we will sort something out).


      From "Justice Perverted", a tale of Mega-City One



      "Inside We're Dancing" our Future Shock

Sector 13 is a non-profit Fanzine.

Apologies folks, an error in the Blog post has been pointed out to me.  Will eb fixed by tomorrow morning.

Third part in a series of articles about Sports in 2000AD.  This time "The Mean Arena".



http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-sports-strips-in.html

If you want to read the first two parts they are here.

http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-sports-comics-in.html

http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-sports-comics-in_15.html

Enniskillen Comic Fest 2016 was a real throwback to a time when conventions were all about comics rather than being overgrown toy-shops.  Really looking forward to this year's event.  Here is a link to the Splank! blog which covers the fest and a few other things going on in the Irish Comics scene. 



http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/splank-has-been-off-air-for-few-weeks.html

I'm never quite sure where to post that I've updated the Splank! comics blog.  Any Suggestions as to the most appropriate place?

But just to say that yesterday I posted a short review of Jonathan Fisher's self-published collection of short stories along with some comments on Skip Tobey, a comic by Andy Herd.  Please check out the blog and then go on and contact Jonathan and Andy to take in some excellent comics.  Link is included below.

http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/hardboiled-detectives-and-visit-to.html 

You might also be interested in a couple of previous posts that I did not mention here.  A few words on a Forgotten cartoonist from World war 1 and also my comic highlight of the year, it might not be what you are expecting.

http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/from-mud-to-mufti-forgotten-cartoonist.html

http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/of-mice-and-ducks-and-tiger-tim.html

At the regular monthly meeting of the Belfast 2000AD Fan Group, Joanne read our toast to the late Steve Dillon.  For those of you who could not make it here is a link to the video.    I'll post a slightly updated version of the text in a wee while, but somehow a bunch of friends in a pub remembering Steve seems that bit more appropriate.   

https://www.facebook.com/perpsportraits/videos/1614535562181120/

Spent friday reading The Mean Arena researching a new blog post.  Thought I'd leave it aside for a day or two following the news of artist, Steve Dillon's death.

So jumping ahead to what I'd intended to be next weeks main post, this time a few words about Misty, one of the Pat Mills comics we sometimes tend to forget.


http://splankblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-gb-x-none_24.html

Happy to help, been reading since about issue 40 on and off.