Archive for June 2017
Corbyn Review
“Corbyn will have your heart in your throat, but it is also genuinely laugh out loud funny. That’s a hard thing to pull off, but Henry Miller (no, not that Henry Miller) has achieved it in a way that makes it seem easy. ” Nathan Penlington over at Syndicated Zine Review picked up a copy of … Read more…
Read MoreAmber Hsu
The wonderfully talented Amber Hsu composed this beautiful poem about Lionel Jefferies at this years ELCAF. Mr Jefferies (1926 – 2010) was a favourite character actor of mine perhaps best remembered singing in an outside toilet whilst said toilet is dipped in and out of the sea in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also directed … Read more…
Read MoreR.I.P. Brian Cant
‘Here is a box, a musical box. Wound up and ready to play. But this box has a secret to inside. Can you guess whats in it today?’ A small tribute to the voice of Camberwick Green and Trumpton and Chigley, Brian Cant Haunting music and characters such as carpenter Chippy Minton, Dr Mop with his large … Read more…
Read MoreNice Stone Faces
Our ‘Nice Stone Faces’ went down a storm at ELCAF this year. May they bring their new guardians good fortune and prosperity.
Read MoreDRC Submissions open
Good news! Dirty Rotten Comics are open to submissions for their celebrated comic anthology. Gary and Kirk are like the John Peel of comics world. Championing the unheard of outsider and giving platforms to those who are taking their first tentative steps in creating a comic. Stanley and I have both benefitted greatly from their … Read more…
Read MoreELCAF 2017
This weekend we halftabled at ELCAF . A big thank you to everyone who stopped by. We met some wonderful people in sweltering heat of the round chapel and great fun was had all round. Magnificently the other half of our table being the dynamic duo of Kirk and Gary (the one with glasses) of Dirty … Read more…
Read MoreSchofield reveal
And here is the long awaited reveal of our new half table endorser Cardboard Philip Schofield. He bought his friend along with him, Cardboard Sadiq Kahn. Sadiq was over heard saying he had a large comic collection and is a big fan of Dan Cox and John Riordan’s Hitsville comic.
Read MoreCardboard Craven replacement
Cardboard John Craven is to be replaced for this years table display at ELCAF. His replacement is non other than Cardboard Philip Schofield. Schofield faced stiff opposition this year from tea time favourite Cardboard Fiona Bruce, however Schofield was deemed a safer pair of hands. On his retirement Cardboard John Craven said ” I’ve had … Read more…
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