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Goodbye To Crikey

26. August 2010

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Sadly, news has been coming through that the latest issue of Crikey, number 16, will also be the final issue of Crikey. It was always going to be tough, in these austere times to keep a magazine about comics going, especially one with a niche market like Crikey. But the loss of distribution through Borders [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday!

28. February 2009

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As Crikey! heads for double figures (this June) I thought it worthwhile taking a retrospective look at how the The Great British Comics Magazine has moved on over the (almost) two years of publication. It seems so long ago now that myself, Brian Clarke and Tom Sweetman sat down and discussed what we wanted to [...]

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Crikey! #9 coming soon

21. February 2009

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March brings Crikey! #9 and it is quite simply the best issue yet (if I do say so myself). Despite moving back to a quarterly output, the content of this issue beats all previous hands down! But then I’m biased. Crikey! has really moved on these past couple of issues and the colour issue was [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! Now in Colour!

10. January 2009

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Despite all the changes at the helm, Crikey! finally got there: a 52 page, full colour issue! Check out issue #8 and drool over the contents: fabulous artwork by Spanish master Emilio Frejo Abegon as well as more goodies from John Ridgway, Don Harley, Mike Higgs and Brett Ewins to name but a few. Thanks [...]

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The changing face of Crikey!

7. November 2008

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Let me take this opportunity to quell any rumours to may have heard – Crikey! is alive and well! Big changes have happened at Crikey! since our last issue. Editor Brian Clarke has left the Crikey! team and is heading forever upwards in a new career. Crikey! would not have been here if it were [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – for the love of British comics

6. September 2008

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Issue #6 marked quite point in Crikey! history. Making issue 6 our homage to that great publishing house north of the border has led to some fulfilling feedback. In that issue, we celebrated the great impact DC Thomson has had on us all over the years. (the great Dennis the Menace from the immortal Beano [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – the origins of the comic strip

19. July 2008

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A few years ago I had the privilege and luck to visit the legendary comic creator Jack Kirby. I travelled over the ocean no less than twice to speak with this great man in his house in California. Jack and I spoke for many hours about his creations and those of others. He spoke warmly [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – How to Ruin a Masterpiece and get Away with It!

12. July 2008

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Remember back in the mid-sixties when the Marvel revolution not only appeared on the comic racks but invaded our own black and white comics? Well, looking at them just recently I remembered only too well the thrill of it all. Thumbing through them, torn and yellowing now, I remembered something else that had affected me. [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – TV comics

5. July 2008

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Thunderbirds. Stingray. The Avengers. Doctor Who. Apart from being all top notch TV programs what else do these icons of the 60s and 70s have in common? Simple – they all appeared in comic strips of one description or another. Of course, there are many more out there. (cover of TV21 showcasing the immortal Thunderbirds [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – Words, images, increased leisure citizens

28. June 2008

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The power of the pen has long been established. Mightier than the sword, they say. Well, that’s probably correct – but what about the power of the pencil? So – the dilemma begins. We all know about Stan Lee and Jack Kirby: but we’re still unsure who did what, when and why. A bit like [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – From Dundee, with love

21. June 2008

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It’s a sobering thought that DC Thomson has been producing comics of one sort or another for well over a hundred years. Think about that for a second. Think about all those words, pages, drawings and characters that one company has produced. Think of the writers, editors, artists and letterers that have worked on that [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – the golden treasures of DC Thomson’s comics archives

14. June 2008

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One of the best things about this hobby is the sheer joy and excitement of finding something new – maybe not new to a lot of other people but new to me anyway. We recently had a couple of meetings with the men from DC Thomson. Indeed, the next issue of Crikey! (on sale next [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – That gorgeous old British comics art

7. June 2008

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Although I moved onto American comics early on in my career as a comic reader and collector, British comics still have that feeling about them that the Yanks could never quite get. Sure, they had crappy paper and full-colour, too but the Yanks could never match anything like our quaintness in either the production or [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – “Of course, you realise, this means war…”

31. May 2008

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When most people think of American comics they still think of superhero characters. Granted, they may well think of them more as graphic novels than the traditional monthly pamphlet format but, no matter the format, it is the red, white and blue mighty mortals that first come to mind. What then of British comics? When [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – Girls and Boys

24. May 2008

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“Girls who are boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like theyre girls Who do girls like theyre boys Always should be someone whose comics you really love” (with apologies to Blur) Here’s a paradox about Crikey!, the Great British Comics Magazine: our subscription list is easily 95% male (and I suspect [...]

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