Colin Smith
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Comics, music, books, film, photos, paintings & cartoons! A Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure.
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The Joker & The Batman, a playing card design by Kevin Maguire, from the early years of this century.
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Joker & The Batman, a playing card design by Kevin Maguire, from the early years of this century.
Saturday night’s movie: a rewatch of Knives Out: Glass Onion, which is quite fabulous. I liked it before, I adore it now. To be hyper-smart, technically brilliant & unpretentiously popular is a rare business.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Saturday night’s movie: a rewatch of Knives Out: Glass Onion, which is quite fabulous. I liked it before, I adore it now. To be hyper-smart, technically brilliant & unpretentiously popular is a rare business.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
“Americans will always fight for liberty”, World War II propaganda by Bernard Perlin, 1943.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
“Americans will always fight for liberty”, World War II propaganda by Bernard Perlin, 1943.
The Joker & The Batman, a playing card design by Kevin Maguire, from the early years of this century.
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Joker & The Batman, a playing card design by Kevin Maguire, from the early years of this century.
“By Night Train to Scotland - It’s Quicker By Rail", by the great Philip Zec, 1934.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“By Night Train to Scotland - It’s Quicker By Rail", by the great Philip Zec, 1934.
Treebeard with Merry & Pippin, by Alan Lee, a single gorgeous example of his many, many design pieces for Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings movies.
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Treebeard with Merry & Pippin, by Alan Lee, a single gorgeous example of his many, many design pieces for Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings movies.
Good morning! It’s Saturday January 3rd 2026! Another day already? Crikey! Onwards we go.
(Dated today in 1958, Eagle #9.1, with its epic Dan Dare cover strip by Frank Hampson & his studio.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated today in 1958, Eagle #9.1, with its epic Dan Dare cover strip by Frank Hampson & his studio.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Good morning! It’s Saturday January 3rd 2026! Another day already? Crikey! Onwards we go.
(Dated today in 1958, Eagle #9.1, with its epic Dan Dare cover strip by Frank Hampson & his studio.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated today in 1958, Eagle #9.1, with its epic Dan Dare cover strip by Frank Hampson & his studio.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
So that was Friday January 2nd 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1954, a mere 72 years ago, The Beano #598, with its cover-strip featuring Biffo The Bear by Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1954, a mere 72 years ago, The Beano #598, with its cover-strip featuring Biffo The Bear by Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
January 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
So that was Friday January 2nd 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1954, a mere 72 years ago, The Beano #598, with its cover-strip featuring Biffo The Bear by Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1954, a mere 72 years ago, The Beano #598, with its cover-strip featuring Biffo The Bear by Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
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Paolo Rivera’s splendid original cover art for 2009’s Daredevil #506.
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Paolo Rivera’s splendid original cover art for 2009’s Daredevil #506.
We’re having a Knives Out weekend. I know it’ll be a pleasure to see the first two films again. And I’ve every faith that seeing Wake Up Dead Man on Sunday will be a delight too.
January 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
We’re having a Knives Out weekend. I know it’ll be a pleasure to see the first two films again. And I’ve every faith that seeing Wake Up Dead Man on Sunday will be a delight too.
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There’s no such thing as ‘definitive’ when it comes to book illustrations, of course. But there is inevitably personal taste, and nothing comes close for me to Eric Fraser’s vision of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, as here, from the Folio Society’s edition of The Hobbit.
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
There’s no such thing as ‘definitive’ when it comes to book illustrations, of course. But there is inevitably personal taste, and nothing comes close for me to Eric Fraser’s vision of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, as here, from the Folio Society’s edition of The Hobbit.
Paolo Rivera’s splendid original cover art for 2009’s Daredevil #506.
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Paolo Rivera’s splendid original cover art for 2009’s Daredevil #506.
I never met a single person in the Seventies who listened to The Beatles. Their day was just… gone. Much of the music press was sniffy too. They weren’t at all cool. So I’m always resistant to the idea they were The Greatest. Really? But the likes of Hey Jude on the Frost Show always puts me right.
January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I never met a single person in the Seventies who listened to The Beatles. Their day was just… gone. Much of the music press was sniffy too. They weren’t at all cool. So I’m always resistant to the idea they were The Greatest. Really? But the likes of Hey Jude on the Frost Show always puts me right.
There’s no such thing as ‘definitive’ when it comes to book illustrations, of course. But there is inevitably personal taste, and nothing comes close for me to Eric Fraser’s vision of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, as here, from the Folio Society’s edition of The Hobbit.
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
There’s no such thing as ‘definitive’ when it comes to book illustrations, of course. But there is inevitably personal taste, and nothing comes close for me to Eric Fraser’s vision of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, as here, from the Folio Society’s edition of The Hobbit.
Good morning! It’s Friday January 2nd 2026! Another day already? Crikey! Onwards we go.
(Dated today in 1982, 2000AD featuring Judge Dredd #245, with its not-at-cheerful Apocalypse War cover by Carlos Ezquerra.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated today in 1982, 2000AD featuring Judge Dredd #245, with its not-at-cheerful Apocalypse War cover by Carlos Ezquerra.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Good morning! It’s Friday January 2nd 2026! Another day already? Crikey! Onwards we go.
(Dated today in 1982, 2000AD featuring Judge Dredd #245, with its not-at-cheerful Apocalypse War cover by Carlos Ezquerra.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated today in 1982, 2000AD featuring Judge Dredd #245, with its not-at-cheerful Apocalypse War cover by Carlos Ezquerra.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
So that was Thursday January 1st 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Out this very month in 1989, a mere 37 years ago, Damage Control #1, with its cover by Ernie Colón.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
(Out this very month in 1989, a mere 37 years ago, Damage Control #1, with its cover by Ernie Colón.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
So that was Thursday January 1st 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Out this very month in 1989, a mere 37 years ago, Damage Control #1, with its cover by Ernie Colón.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
(Out this very month in 1989, a mere 37 years ago, Damage Control #1, with its cover by Ernie Colón.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients.
Japanese movie poster for 1979’s “The Warriors”.
January 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Japanese movie poster for 1979’s “The Warriors”.
A 2016 alt-movie poster for 1982’s Blade Runner by Krzysztof Domaradzki featuring the Nexus-7 replicant Rachael as played by Sean Young.
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
A 2016 alt-movie poster for 1982’s Blade Runner by Krzysztof Domaradzki featuring the Nexus-7 replicant Rachael as played by Sean Young.
“New York From Glasgow By The Anchor Line”, by Douglas N. Anderson, c.1910.
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“New York From Glasgow By The Anchor Line”, by Douglas N. Anderson, c.1910.
A sunny Sunday afternoon, looking down on Whitby Harbour, England, 1974, by Ian Berry.
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
A sunny Sunday afternoon, looking down on Whitby Harbour, England, 1974, by Ian Berry.
Good morning! It’s Thursday January 1st 2026! Another year already? Crikey! Onwards ever onwards!
(Dated this very month some 40 years ago, 1986’s Captain Britain #13, with its cover featuring Betsy Braddock by Alan Davis.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very month some 40 years ago, 1986’s Captain Britain #13, with its cover featuring Betsy Braddock by Alan Davis.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Good morning! It’s Thursday January 1st 2026! Another year already? Crikey! Onwards ever onwards!
(Dated this very month some 40 years ago, 1986’s Captain Britain #13, with its cover featuring Betsy Braddock by Alan Davis.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very month some 40 years ago, 1986’s Captain Britain #13, with its cover featuring Betsy Braddock by Alan Davis.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
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So that was Wednesday December 31st 2025. Crikey. Another year done, another year (more or less) here. So it goes. Onwards!
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
December 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So that was Wednesday December 31st 2025. Crikey. Another year done, another year (more or less) here. So it goes. Onwards!
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
So that was Wednesday December 31st 2025. Crikey. Another year done, another year (more or less) here. So it goes. Onwards!
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
December 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So that was Wednesday December 31st 2025. Crikey. Another year done, another year (more or less) here. So it goes. Onwards!
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
(Dated this very day in 1966, The Dandy #1310, with its Korky The Cat cover-strip by Charlie Grigg.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, rest deeply, you gentle sentients.
Times Square, New York, jammed with 350,000 roisterers, New Year’s Eve, 1958.
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Times Square, New York, jammed with 350,000 roisterers, New Year’s Eve, 1958.
“Brighter London For Winter Sales - Travel By Underground”, by Harold Sandys Williamson, 1924.
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“Brighter London For Winter Sales - Travel By Underground”, by Harold Sandys Williamson, 1924.