Christopher Wickham
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A look back at a year where I spent quite a lot of time writing about classic British comics. cwickham.blogspot.com/2025/12/best...
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The conclusion of a thrilling comics mystery. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/shoc...
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The conclusion of a thrilling comics mystery. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/shoc...
The conclusion of a thrilling comics mystery. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/shoc...
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The conclusion of a thrilling comics mystery. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/shoc...
Found in Charity Shops: 06/01/26 edition
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Found in Charity Shops: 06/01/26 edition
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Ask yourself one thing as you read this, what on Earth were they thinking that "Like the first one, but more of it" was ever going to be a good idea.
Ask yourself one thing as you read this, what on Earth were they thinking that "Like the first one, but more of it" was ever going to be a good idea.
Back to the Pit : A look at Atari’s Unreleased Pit-Fighter sequel
Recently, as part of a deep dive of Atari and Tengen internal servers, a recoverable ROM of a hitherto rumoured Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game was released, and provoked a lot of interest. To give on…
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January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Ask yourself one thing as you read this, what on Earth were they thinking that "Like the first one, but more of it" was ever going to be a good idea.
Ask yourself one thing as you read this, what on Earth were they thinking that "Like the first one, but more of it" was ever going to be a good idea.
Tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons:
- "Desperately Seeking Lisa": No cuts noted
- "Shoddy Heat": No cuts noted (including an onscreen 'bastard' being left in, so I assume it is indeed C4's policy that this is now OK)
- "Desperately Seeking Lisa": No cuts noted
- "Shoddy Heat": No cuts noted (including an onscreen 'bastard' being left in, so I assume it is indeed C4's policy that this is now OK)
January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons:
- "Desperately Seeking Lisa": No cuts noted
- "Shoddy Heat": No cuts noted (including an onscreen 'bastard' being left in, so I assume it is indeed C4's policy that this is now OK)
- "Desperately Seeking Lisa": No cuts noted
- "Shoddy Heat": No cuts noted (including an onscreen 'bastard' being left in, so I assume it is indeed C4's policy that this is now OK)
I suppose in an ideal world the blog post I had prepared for today would be about comics, but instead it's about gameplay mechanics of role-playing games from the 1980s. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/coun...
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I suppose in an ideal world the blog post I had prepared for today would be about comics, but instead it's about gameplay mechanics of role-playing games from the 1980s. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/coun...
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By genuinely popular demand, here is another example of the short-lived Dandy strip "Wendy's Wicked Stepladder".
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
By genuinely popular demand, here is another example of the short-lived Dandy strip "Wendy's Wicked Stepladder".
By genuinely popular demand, here is another example of the short-lived Dandy strip "Wendy's Wicked Stepladder".
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
By genuinely popular demand, here is another example of the short-lived Dandy strip "Wendy's Wicked Stepladder".
Beano Comic Library #153, titled simply "Ivy the Terrible", was released approx May 1988, when the character had been appearing in the weekly Beano for three years.
It appears to have been on the shelf for some time, as Ivy is introduced and the comic spends all its time stating her basic concept.
It appears to have been on the shelf for some time, as Ivy is introduced and the comic spends all its time stating her basic concept.
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Beano Comic Library #153, titled simply "Ivy the Terrible", was released approx May 1988, when the character had been appearing in the weekly Beano for three years.
It appears to have been on the shelf for some time, as Ivy is introduced and the comic spends all its time stating her basic concept.
It appears to have been on the shelf for some time, as Ivy is introduced and the comic spends all its time stating her basic concept.
I fear today *may* be the day the spare room's storage capacity was pushed too far.
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I fear today *may* be the day the spare room's storage capacity was pushed too far.
EARLY EVENING REPOST
Pondering the ultimate fate of Britain's most popular cartoon cat and dog. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/nine...
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
EARLY EVENING REPOST
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Beano Comic Library #306 (published approx September 1993) is "Castle Capers 2".
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Beano Comic Library #306 (published approx September 1993) is "Castle Capers 2".
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
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Beano Comic Library #306 (published approx September 1993) is "Castle Capers 2".
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Beano Comic Library #306 (published approx September 1993) is "Castle Capers 2".
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
The original "Castle Capers" was issue 50, published approx January 1984, so somebody probably deserves credit for remembering they'd already used the title...
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Brand new on Dirty Feed:
I absolutely guarantee that you have not read this fact about The Peter Serafinowicz Show and The Butterfield Detective Agency sketch ANYWHERE else.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/01/ever...
I absolutely guarantee that you have not read this fact about The Peter Serafinowicz Show and The Butterfield Detective Agency sketch ANYWHERE else.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/01/ever...
January 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Brand new on Dirty Feed:
I absolutely guarantee that you have not read this fact about The Peter Serafinowicz Show and The Butterfield Detective Agency sketch ANYWHERE else.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/01/ever...
I absolutely guarantee that you have not read this fact about The Peter Serafinowicz Show and The Butterfield Detective Agency sketch ANYWHERE else.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/01/ever...
Pondering the ultimate fate of Britain's most popular cartoon cat and dog. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/nine...
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Pondering the ultimate fate of Britain's most popular cartoon cat and dog. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/01/nine...
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
Me, researching anything I've ever written about comics
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Me, researching anything I've ever written about comics
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Discovery of the day: Futurama composer Christopher Tyng also did the music for the 1990 Baby-Sitters Club series
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Discovery of the day: Futurama composer Christopher Tyng also did the music for the 1990 Baby-Sitters Club series
Discovery of the day: Futurama composer Christopher Tyng also did the music for the 1990 Baby-Sitters Club series
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Discovery of the day: Futurama composer Christopher Tyng also did the music for the 1990 Baby-Sitters Club series
Researching a whole post about Ivy, and the original brief for the character was "a girl who wants to be as tough as Dennis or Minnie, but doesn't have the strength or maturity to carry it off", which this teaser is clearly referencing.
Teaser for the debut of Ivy the Terrible in the following week's Beano, from issue 2232 (dated April 27th, 1985)
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Researching a whole post about Ivy, and the original brief for the character was "a girl who wants to be as tough as Dennis or Minnie, but doesn't have the strength or maturity to carry it off", which this teaser is clearly referencing.
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Well, what else could we mark on 29 December but the 97th anniversary of the birth of that gift to the world, Bernard Cribbins? (small🧵)
December 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Well, what else could we mark on 29 December but the 97th anniversary of the birth of that gift to the world, Bernard Cribbins? (small🧵)
No cuts noted to "Bart's Birthday" or "The Yellow Lotus".
This could be a very short article I have at the end of this run.
This could be a very short article I have at the end of this run.
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No cuts noted to "Bart's Birthday" or "The Yellow Lotus".
This could be a very short article I have at the end of this run.
This could be a very short article I have at the end of this run.
Also a reminder for this evening's big television event.
Reminder that E4's premiere of Season 36 begins at 8pm tomorrow night -- the first season to premiere on free-to-air TV and not Sky.
(That sentence probably needs caveating more, but fuck it)
(That sentence probably needs caveating more, but fuck it)
December 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Also a reminder for this evening's big television event.