It is a real pleasure to tell you that our colleagues in the much-loved Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham will be hosting a real legend of the comics scene, Gilbert Shelton, on Friday the 13th of November from 4 to 5.30pm to celebrate the publication of the Fat Freddy’s Cat Omnibus from the good folks at Knockabout. N&C is located at 14-16 Smallbrook, Queensway, phone 0121 643 0143. I’m seriously jealous – if you’re in the Brum area you really should take this opportunity to meet one of the great comics creators; come along and feed your head. For more fun check out the Freaknet fan site of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

The great Gilbert Shelton will be at Gosh! Comics on Saturday 14th of November from 3 to 5pm (check the blog for details) to sign copies of the recently published Fat Freddy’s Cat Omnibus from Knockabout; and stay tuned, hopefully have some more Gilbert related news for you in the near future.

Two bits of news in one here;

British publisher Knockabout have set up a website (finally!). Knockabout have been stalwarts of the UK publishing scene for the longest time, formed in the 80s, publishing some brilliant works from the likes of Alan Moore, Hunt Emerson and Gilbert Shelton and always, always remaining strong when customs and the police came calling. It’s a pleasure to be able to say add this to your bookmarks.

And there’s a new edition of Gilbert Shelton’s Fat Freddy’s Cat coming out – a huge 300+ page omnibus. Definitely one for your bookshelf. Out in September hopefully. Get it here from the FPI webstore at a great price.

The Knockabout website. Tony’s blog (come on Tony, more updates please)

Rejoice, for Knockabout have a huge omnibus collection of the great Gilbert Shelton’s Fat Freddy’s Cat coming out this August. Spliff papers for a roll-up not included.