💫 Hi! I wrote a little thing about Moose Kid Comics, the children’s anthology we put together ten years ago. (Which you can still read online or as PDFs here www.moosekidcomics.com)
Lee Grice
@leegrice.bsky.social
Spouting out random thoughts, mostly on old comics. Co-host of the NEVER SEEN podcast (neverseenpod.podbean.com)
Hit up the charity shop for some more Peanuts paperbacks.... According to the chap at the till the comics are proving very popular - they've just put a longbox out. I didn't look. I mustn't spend any more. I MUSTN'T.
Announcing Judge Dredd: Compact Crimes, Volume One! A new range collecting Judge Dredd from the beginning in new compact editions in 2027 - and only £9.99 per volume! https://bit.ly/3S9QM8u
@2000ad.bsky.social Are there any plans to get Dredd Case Files v11 and v12 back in print any time soon?
Publisher Steve Holland reminds us the collection is currently on special offer for early buyers. The offer will end in two weeks on 7 August. Head straight to the order page here: bearalleybooks.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
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A quick reminder that Bear Alley Books is releasing a collection of “The Shrinker” soon, plucked from the pages of Buster, written by David Motton with art by Mike Western, more information here on Downthetubes downthetubes.net/bear-alley-b...
Discover 'The Shrinker': A Classic British Comic Collection
Discover Bear Alley Books' latest collection, 'The Shrinker', featuring a classic weird menace tale from the 1960s British comic era.
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"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
Popped back to the charity shop with the comics. Picked up Dr Strange by P Craig Russell, and The Shadow by Howard Chaykin. Score!
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Complete Dredd reread continues with Volume 8, and after a quick 1-parter we're bang into the next mini-epic - "Dredd Angel" brilliantly illustrated by Ron Smith - mad to think that Mean Machine was still relatively freshly returned from the dead he; in only his second post-resurrection appearance.
We've already had the perfect "Action Man" movie; it's called "Where Eagles Dare". www.darkhorizons.com/hasbro-plans...
Hasbro Plans An "Action Man" Movie
Hasbro and Working Title are reportedly developing a film based on the cult British toyline “Action Man”. The project is reportedly being developed by “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” executive produc...
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Charity shop finds - the comics were £4 each, the Peanuts books 50p
Freeview switch-off is a terrible idea for many reasons, not least that the signal is much, much more reliable than broadband and isn't subject to DNS attacks.
Adam Sherwin@adamsherwin.bsky.social · 3d agoCult channel Talking Pictures TV has revived the ‘golden age’ of cinema. Will Freeview digital switch-off kill it? inews.co.uk/news/how-onl... @theipaper.com @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
Now reminded of this, CURVE [2016], a brilliant, almost unbearable to watch, 10 minute short. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD3...
Curve | Horror Short Film
YouTube video by Short of the Week
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@scarredforlife.bsky.social Have you seen this?
Lee Grice@leegrice.bsky.social · 3d agoNever seen this short film before - its a real stunner - THE KARMAN LINE [2014], starring Olivia Colman. A woman begins to float in place, gradually and unstoppably gaining altitude. On the surface a mundane horror story, like LA CABINA, but the metaphor is clear... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPG4...
Never seen this short film before - its a real stunner - THE KARMAN LINE [2014], starring Olivia Colman. A woman begins to float in place, gradually and unstoppably gaining altitude. On the surface a mundane horror story, like LA CABINA, but the metaphor is clear... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPG4...
The Kármán Line - starring Olivia Colman
YouTube video by Chris Holloway
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So now Jay & Miles is done, I could probably make time for a digital commission or two each month… any takers?
Doomlord will be on sale early next week, pictured is a Fred tale, featuring Doomlord, written and starring the late Barrie Tomlinson.
Our bumper 50th episode, NEVER SEEN... THE TOWERING INFERNO [1974] features returning special guest Barry Nugent of @geeksyndicate.bsky.social to discuss this Bank Holiday/Boxing Day classic. Plus a look back over our previous 49 episodes, our faves and not. neverseenpod.podbean.com/e/ns-50-the-...
50 Never Seen...The Towering Inferno | Never Seen...
It's our 50th episode!! We made it! To celebrate this landmark episode we are joined by our excellent friend Barry Nugent of the Geek Syndicate. It was Barry's choice through circumstances (listen in ...
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Today's post - The Complete Doc Frankenstein, by Lana & Lilly Wachowski and Steve Skroce. Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1, by @paulchadwick.bsky.social (Slightly belated, it had sold out, so glad to get it now)
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Our bumper 50th episode, NEVER SEEN... THE TOWERING INFERNO [1974] features returning special guest Barry Nugent of @geeksyndicate.bsky.social to discuss this Bank Holiday/Boxing Day classic. Plus a look back over our previous 49 episodes, our faves and not. neverseenpod.podbean.com/e/ns-50-the-...
50 Never Seen...The Towering Inferno | Never Seen...
It's our 50th episode!! We made it! To celebrate this landmark episode we are joined by our excellent friend Barry Nugent of the Geek Syndicate. It was Barry's choice through circumstances (listen in ...
neverseenpod.podbean.com
July Reading - reading slump continues, but working my way through IT; and continuing my Complete Dredd readthrough.
This was a really neat little crossover. And this is a fun "reverse view" gimmick on the covers. Btw Kyle Baker inking John Byrne on the Avengers annual was really something special. Baker was very in the vein of early Klaus Janson at that time.
Bronze Age Babies@bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 5d agoKerry Gammill covered this fun summer (1985) crossover of Avengers Annual 14 and Fantastic Four Annual 19. With… AA14 - Kyle Baker FFA19 - Joe Sinnott
I’ll be at @tfnationltd.bsky.social tomorrow at the Transformers Battersea stand, signing and sketching etc. Will have some transformers and mask original art for sale too. Not planning on taking many single issues, but if you want anything in particular let me know and I’ll bring it along!
UGH. I hate when this happens - was watched a review on Insta of a beautiful-looking manga, looked like kinda a cross between Studio Ghibli and Scavengers Reign - but the feed refreshed before I could note the title. Goddammit.
My take on Jonah Hex. ___ ©2017, 2026 Stephen R. Bissette
