Newbie intro and a possibly only semi on-topic question

[ShootyDogThing]

Hiya, I've just recently started collecting all the old Kenner figures two decades after my seventeen year old self traded all his Star Wars stuff in at an SF trading store called Purple Haze in Plymouth for a little cash that I wasted on rubbish that is long gone and not at all missed. What fools our know-it-all younger selves are! Anyway, I'm scouring eBay for the figures at the moment, and only have 33 to go (inc the final 15 of the last 17) before I decide on whether or not to carry on to buy the playsets and vehicles too.

Anyway, my question is not about that, as such information is readily available on places like Rebelscum. About 8 years ago I did a similar thing with replacing all my Marvel Star Wars and Return of the Jedi Weeklies and got a complete set. It's those really that I'm after information about and I get the impression that this forum is not the right place to talk about that. Where can I find detailed information about those? I'm mainly interested in finding a comprehensive guide to the strips within, including details on where they were originally printed (Marvel US comic books I presume) and any reprint info including Annuals and the more recent Star Wars A Long Time Ago Omnibus volumes.

Any help would be incredibly welcome.

Paul Castle

 

[benny100]

Hi Paul, welcome to the forum. This is indeed a good place for info on those comics, if you search the App Store the Star Wars forum uk podcast detailed those in some depth.
Be great if you continue to keep in collecting, there's a wealth of information on here and plenty of good advice.

 

[Pomse2001]

Welcome Paul, I think a lot of us collect comics on this forum. So there is a good chance that you can find some help here :wink:

 

[JuniorChubb]

Hi Paul welcome to SWFUK

I know nothing about comics :mrgreen:

 

[peekaygee73]

Hi Paul,

I can't help with the comics, but just wanted to say I've read & enjoyed a couple of issues of 'Shooty Dog Thing'.

Cheers,
Paul.

 

[ShootyDogThing]

Hi Paul,

I can't help with the comics, but just wanted to say I've read & enjoyed a couple of issues of 'Shooty Dog Thing'.

Hello! Glad you enjoyed them! Did you mean the PDF fanzines themselves, or the books that followed? I'm currently working on a new series of books called The 500 Year Diary for Obversebooks.co.uk, the first volume of which was published a year ago. Anyway, I don't want to spam...

Paul

 

[ShootyDogThing]

Welcome Paul, I think a lot of us collect comics on this forum. So there is a good chance that you can find some help here :wink:

Cool

Is there a specific thread you can recommend?

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Id recommend you listen to the third (i think) edition of the SWFUK Podcast as forum member Maulster79 goes in to some real detail regarding the comics

 

[tiefighterboy]

Grant C. has a full run of UK Marvels. I have just started myself and have about 60 odd issues. I would say most are reprints from the US Marvel run. The unique part for the UK ones is that because theY were weekly, the covers are not all from the US versions as those came out monthly, so you get to see different cover artwork.

 

[Mr-shifter]

Id recommend you listen to the third (i think) edition of the SWFUK Podcast as forum member Maulster79 goes in to some real detail regarding the comics

Yep, it was the third episode of the podcast we talked in depth about them. It was episode one of the podcast there was also a brief discussion about palitoy78's haul of comics as well. I believe he very much collects them also.

There was a bit of info about storing them as well.

 

[Michael Sith]

Welcome aboard bud, there are several members that collect comics, and several members that are comics :lol: so you will get info on here.

As the others have pointed out, the podcast where Grant C covered comics was great and really worth a listen for you.

Stick around and collect SW vintage, you will get a wealth of knowledge, and the FS thread has some great stuff, at brilliant prices, and the added bonus of knowing it's all good with no repro.

All the best mate

 

[ShootyDogThing]

Grant C. has a full run of UK Marvels. I have just started myself and have about 60 odd issues. I would say most are reprints from the US Marvel run. The unique part for the UK ones is that because theY were weekly, the covers are not all from the US versions as those came out monthly, so you get to see different cover artwork.

And you also get a lot of great non-SW strips that you'd probably not encounter anywhere else. I remember enjoying Power Pack as much as the main strip back in about 1985. I started reading my way through SWW a year or so ago, and I believe I reached issue 70 (reading cover to cover) before taking a break. Really must start on them again.

I met (one of) the editor(s), Dez Skinn, a few years ago at a pub mini convention in Manchester, and spent a lot of time chatting at the bar with him and others. Top bloke! He's been involved in a lot of publications, kicking off Doctor Who Weekly (which is running to this day as a four-weekly magazine), and titles such as Warrior. I believe that it was for Warrior that he commissioned Alan Moore and David Lloyd to write/draw V For Vendetta, which Skinn suggested the title for.

Anyway, getting off topic a bit. Those weeklies were great. Being born in '77 I only saw a handful of the SWWs sold in School Fetes and Church Xmas bring-and-buys, but I remember my first two ROTJWs. I can't describe the cover of the first very well, but the second had a close up of Han Solo in Hoth gear. I just remember Mum being 'but I only bought you one yesterday!' the day that issue came on sale. Really looking forward to reaching that issue in my read-through.

 

[poncho]

welcome aboard

 

[ShootyDogThing]

Id recommend you listen to the third (i think) edition of the SWFUK Podcast as forum member Maulster79 goes in to some real detail regarding the comics

Yep, it was the third episode of the podcast we talked in depth about them. It was episode one of the podcast there was also a brief discussion about palitoy78's haul of comics as well. I believe he very much collects them also.

There was a bit of info about storing them as well.

I've just liked the facebook group, and shall download the podcasts!

I've a fair few spares of the weeklies in a box in great condition, as I bought several partial collections and ended up with doubles and even triples. Once everything is straight at home (we've just moved house) I'll list them in the sales area.

I've been mulling over doing a guide to the Weeklies in the same vein as my Doctor Who based The 500 Year Diary once I get the next couple of volumes of that wrapped up. "A Long Time Ago In A Childhood Far Far Away - An Unauthorised Guide To The Star Wars Weekly Comics" is something I've had on my mind for a year or so now. It'd basically be a guide to the strips with a short précis of each instalment, together with a mini commentary on each issue. I shall probably also include the Annuals and any other Vintage EU stuff like the Luke/Leia, Solo/Chewie and Calrissian novels and the Ewok telly movies. Don't really care if it sells much, just want to have a copy on my shelf

 

[Pomse2001]

Welcome Paul, I think a lot of us collect comics on this forum. So there is a good chance that you can find some help here :wink:

Cool

Is there a specific thread you can recommend?

I do not know if you can use this thread, but maybe craig can help you, he has writen a few threads about comic.

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21176

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Id recommend you listen to the third (i think) edition of the SWFUK Podcast as forum member Maulster79 goes in to some real detail regarding the comics

Yep, it was the third episode of the podcast we talked in depth about them. It was episode one of the podcast there was also a brief discussion about palitoy78's haul of comics as well. I believe he very much collects them also.

There was a bit of info about storing them as well.

I've just liked the facebook group, and shall download the podcasts!

I've a fair few spares of the weeklies in a box in great condition, as I bought several partial collections and ended up with doubles and even triples. Once everything is straight at home (we've just moved house) I'll list them in the sales area.

I've been mulling over doing a guide to the Weeklies in the same vein as my Doctor Who based The 500 Year Diary once I get the next couple of volumes of that wrapped up. "A Long Time Ago In A Childhood Far Far Away - An Unauthorised Guide To The Star Wars Weekly Comics" is something I've had on my mind for a year or so now. It'd basically be a guide to the strips with a short précis of each instalment, together with a mini commentary on each issue. I shall probably also include the Annuals and any other Vintage EU stuff like the Luke/Leia, Solo/Chewie and Calrissian novels and the Ewok telly movies. Don't really care if it sells much, just want to have a copy on my shelf

DO IT!

I would buy it for sure! 8) Their is little information out there regarding the comics and most of the EU Stuff.
Good Luck with it

 

[Richard_H]

There's tonnes of information on the comics and EU stuff. Grant and I did a presentation on both topics at FF and it wasn't difficult to research. Now if you're referring to publjshed works I may agree as most start with the West End Games works and ignore the earlier material.

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

There's tonnes of information on the comics and EU stuff. Grant and I did a presentation on both topics at FF and it wasn't difficult to research. Now if you're referring to publjshed works I may agree as most start with the West End Games works and ignore the earlier material.

Yep referring to published stuff. Would have loved to have been at FF to see your presentation