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Paul Ashley Brown at ARC London THIS WEEKEND!!

2026-07-10T05:59:50.608-07:00

Paul Ashley Brown:

"Hello. This stuff will hopefully be on sale at arc London this Saturday & Sunday. Unfortunately I will only be able to accept CASH purchases, so if you want some of this stuff, bring actually money. Sorry if this ruins your usual freewheeling capitalist tendencies, but there are worse things in life. I will have change."

https://arc-london.uk/comicsfair/

ps:No, I wasn't invited by ARC but...

Schwarze Laterne -Notes and Origin

2026-07-09T15:06:31.082-07:00

Just to give you some idea of how a character is developed and in this case Schwarze Laterne:

A blacklight, also called a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave (UV-A) ultra violet and very little visible light. One type of lamp has a violet filte material, either on the bulb or in a separate glass filter in the lamp housing, which blocks most visible light and allows through UV, so the lamp has a dim violet glow when operating.Blacklight lamps which have this filter have a lighting industry designation that includes the letters "BLB". This stands for "blacklight blue". A second type of lamp produces ultraviolet but does not have the filter material, so it produces more visible light and has a blue colour when operating. These tubes are made for use in "bug zapper" insect traps, and are identified by the industry designation "BL". This stands for "blacklight".

What has this to do with Schwarze Laterne? Nothing.

The character is based on a number of things -in Germany as a kid I saw a lot of the fairy tale and myth TV shows for kids (in the UK they were billed as Tales From Europe -The Singing Ringing Tree for one) and I took the idea of a man with a magic lantern from one of these but as that was over 50 years ago don’t expect the story title!

I then started reading various UFO magazines and books where they mentioned “solid light phenomena”-we’ll avoid the fakery and lies behind this but just say that it was an interesting idea. A man with a magic lantern that created solid light phenomena of a sort. But I then thought that every magic or otherwise lantern uses light so why not a “black light” -the lantern was magic after all.

The Schwarze Laterne was created in the mid 1970s so long before DC Comics did its storyline where their lanterns split between yellow and green and red -not sure if they had a black lantern but black is a negative not a colour, Anyway I lost interest in DC at around that time as the reboots were so regular that it made their titles unreadable.

I think I gave the Schwarze Laterne a Deutsche Michel cap originally. Seemed a bit lame. So the origin.

Ulrich Meier was 10 years old when he went off to explore the nearby forest as usual. He practically knew the forest like the back of his hand so it came as a surprise to find and old and very spooky looking cottage in amongst the tree. From behind him a croaky old voice spoke his name and he turned to find a red haired old woman who introduced herself as Katharina Henot. I ought to point out that there was a Katharina Henot or Henoth (1570 – 19 May 1627) who was probably the first German post master and an alleged and an alleged witch who was burned at the stake for sorcery in Koln (Cologne). She is one of the best-known German victims of the witch hunt, and the best known case in Cologne but whether there is any connection…? You can read more about her here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_Henot

On with the story. Ulrich had no fear of Katharina for some reason so when she invited him into the cottage for some cake and soda pop he followed. Once inside he was almost excited by glass jars ful of various trinkets as well as the fact that the interior looked like a drawing of some old witch house. He became drawn to a black lantern on the table where he sat eating cake and Katharina spoke:

“You are drawn to the lantern, aren’t you? It seems to have guided you here” and Ulrich excitedly asked whether he could touch the lamp and was told “Yes, you may. But be warned young Ulrich it is no oil lamp. This is a lamp of magical black light and it belonged to Schwarze Erich long ago.”

As Ulrich inspected the lamp he was told that Erich had lived long ago in the days of Charlemagne and was a renowned sorceror but that he had died when trying to use the lantern to attack a local priest for what he considered an insult. As Katharina explains all of this a solid black smiling face appears from the lamp and though taken aback Ulrich shows no fear. The face says (its mouth not moving) “This is the one. He has no fear of the Black Light. Teach him” and then the face vanished. Ulrich is asked by Katharina if he wishes to learn how to use the black lantern but warns him that if he agrees to learn then he much selfishly dedicate his life to helping not just the people of Earth but all of its life forms. Ulrich agrees.

After leaving the cottage, having agreed to return next day, Ulrich arrives home and explains what has happened to his elderly adoptive parents. His father (Federlin) lit his pipe and told Ulrich “If your mother says yes then you may go back. If she says no then I will go and speak to her sister” Ulrich is puzzled and his mother (Walpurga) explains that she is a witch and Katharina her sister whom she has not seen “for many a year” but that she is “one of the Old folk” (like druids almost) who are tasked with finding people worthy of magical knowledge and gifts. At which point Ulrich is almost explosive in his excitement as on his Earth (EP 56765) events in the 17^th century caused witches to no longer be hunted and executed but respected as they had worked together to find a cure for The Blue Death that swept though Europe. Ulrich is sent to bed and his mother tells Federlin that she will go and speak to her sister.

On waking next morning Ulrich finds his parents smiling widely and his mother tells him “You may go to see my sister. You are to become the first Schwarze Laterne in 400 years!” From that day and then every other for the next ten years Ulrich is taught how to use the lantern and on his 21^st birthday he is not greeted by Katharina at the cottage door but a beautiful young woman with long red hair. Ulrich is immediately attracted to her and they end up sleeping together but as he wakes he hears the words “Thank you. I have your seed” and he sits up to find himself… in the forest. The cottage has vanished. Telling his parents about this his mother says that if the cottage and her sister are no longer there then he is now truly qualified to be the Schwarze Laterne. She adds “My sister always did have an eye for young men with raven hair” (the intimation is that the young woman was Katharina which left things very open for later stories). His mother goes to an old chest tht he had never noticed before and takes out the clothing he will now wear as Schwarze Laterne but to protect the secret of who he is she also gives him a domino mask.

One day while trying the lantern’s power a tree speaks to him. A conversation then ensues about how trees can communicate with each other even if they are on other worlds -some having been taken from Earth by alien explorers centuries before. Ulrich is told that the lantern can not just let him fly but if he wants to, and knows the location, he can travel to another world far better “than the blundering Munchhausen”. On that day Ulrich was told of a distant world and an image appears in his head of a binary star system and one particular planet and Ulrich is pulled up into the air before finding himself in space and from there is on the alien world in minutes.

Over the next 15 years Schwarze Laterne becomes a familiar visitor on other worlds and on one trip he is encased in the black light for three days. Once he is freed from the black light he finds the beings on the planet in a state of shock. Telepaths are in comas due to a great psychic wave that came from Earth. Ulrich returns to Earth as quickly as he can but finds utter devastation with only a few surviving humans -the Zeit Geist had devastated his Earth =killing billions including his wife Erica and their two children, Hans and Liselotte. His parents now appear (having not aged in the decades and usher the survivors through a magical portal to a safe world. His mother tells him that he must now pursue Zeit Geist to save other worlds and that he can never return home -this is the curse of the black lantern. His mother opens another portal leading to the next world Zeit geist is attacking and as he enters this his mother says “Goodbye”.

From here on Schwarze Laterne meets heroes on other devastated worlds until they finally arrive on Earth 664 just before the start of events depicted in The Trial.

Schwarze Laterne was in at the end of Zeit Geist and since that time has become linked with the German super team D-Gruppe.

After being told by Rotkäppchen of her encounter with an alien in the Black Forest Ulrich has his curiosity piqued and so checks D-Gruppe’s extensive archives and learns that a UFO supposedly crashed in the Black Forest in the 1930s. “But that was long ago” he thinks. That night, as he sleeps on a church steeple (well you do, don’t you?) he has a vivid dream of the young red-headed woman from years before on his Earth, She tell him that he must go to the Black Forest and find the alien ship which is still there but hidden as it could destroy the world. Ulrich wakes and determines that he will go to the Forest and find the craft.

This leads to the story Schwarze Laterne - Schwarzwald - Schwarzer Tod (Black Lantern Black Forest-Black Death) or as it was going to be sub-titled “An Honourable Way To Die”.

That’s it.

Gerry Conway, 1952-2026 RIP

2026-07-08T16:16:23.393-07:00

Gerry Conway poses for a photo at a Montreal convention in 2018. Photo by Laura Conway.

I Miss That!

2026-07-08T09:59:05.568-07:00

Before I pop off (NO! I'm sticking around) and have my toast and beans I thought I would nswer a question someone asked a while back.

"What do you miss from the early days and Zine Zone International?"

Honestly? The seat of your pants editing for one. "Hey, I have 5 pages I need to fill in the next issue--" before the week was out I would get pages (this was pre internet and by post).

I also miss the contributions coming in from the USA, Germany, France, Finland and Australia to help promote new creators rather like I did with Previews Comic that got so many artists work in the industry. There was the sheer fun of seeing what people came up with (some I reposted last year on the Black Tower Blog) -sci fi, horror, humour, slice of life and so on. Just the fact that we were not all greedy feckers wanting to grab every pennyand the fact that a couple of issues the person's work appeared in was payment -they had something they could show around and, no, I never made any money!!

I recall talking to two comic artists at a UK Comic Art Convention and I described myself to someone nearby as "a comic hack". The response from the two creators? "Yeah, like ----. You just love art and comics! Now if that quote came with money I'd be happy!

When people found fun and joy in drawing comics and had no major egos. I miss that.

Scribble Scribble Snip Snip Paste Paste

2026-07-08T09:45:28.169-07:00

And I still cut and paste (it's just my hair went)

Look at me all big artist with a paintbrush over my ear....I can think of worse places it could be found.

oh my hair. Like a lion's mane it was!

Two VERY rare copies of Black Tower Adventure volume 1

Have I Sold Black Tower? Do I Work For Vertigo? Hopefully this will inform you and me!

2026-07-08T07:45:43.316-07:00

Oh. Now I get it. NO I have not sold Black Tower Comics and Books even if a couple US companies were interested. I have no idea why the search sent me states "Terry Hooper Era" as I am still owner and managing editor.

Here is what MSN throws up:

1. Black Tower Adventure (Terry Hooper Era)

The earliest known use of the Black Tower name in comics and publications originates with Terry Hooper, a British artist, writer, editor, and comic historian. Key points include:

Timeframe: From the mid-1980s onward, Hooper self-published under the Black Tower banner.
Publications and Works: Major creations include:
- Return of the Gods, serialized in six parts in Black Tower Adventure.
- The Bat Triumphant.
- Merriwether: Gods Demon-Thumper.
- Krakos the Egyptian.
- The Iron Warrior.
Hooper’s work extended beyond Black Tower Adventure to freelance writing, editing, and art for MU Press, Blue Comet Press, Fantagraphic Books, Eros Comics, Dorne, Fleetway, IPC, and other publishers across the UK, US, and Europe.
Scope: These early Black Tower publications combined imaginative fiction with adventure narratives influenced by European comics traditions.
3. Key Legacy and Continuity
- Terry Hooper’s Black Tower publications were primarily British self-published comic ventures rooted in adventure and serialized storytelling.

No direct narrative continuity exists between Hooper's Black Tower stories and the DC Vertigo series; however, both share themes of mystery, heroism, and fantastical or supernatural elements.

Terry Hooper’s work prefigured a niche of serial adventure comics in the UK, supporting the European comics tradition while acting as a bridge to modern interpretations of the Black Tower concept in comics.
The Black Tower brand has evolved from independent British comic serials to a modern Vertigo franchise, highlighting the adaptability of comic storytelling across decades and countries while maintaining a thematic connection to mystery and adventure.

Firtly there is no "were" or "was". Black Tower Comics and Books is still publishing with other titles in the works. Secondly, I have no idea what "Black Tower" is in the Vertigo line as I have not seen a vertigo comic since...early 1990s?

I think the confusing remnarks people have made is based on this search result. One comment forwarded to me was "He's doing well enough -DC money!" Well, blow up my wind-hole.... I am still eating baked beans on toast for tea! I have sold nothing and do not work for DC or Vertigo but then you read:

"Terry Hooper has been self-publishing under the Black Tower banner since 1984, producing a variety of comics including Return Of The Gods, The Bat Triumphant, and Krakos The Egyptian

Lambiek

. His self-publishing work extends into books on multiple subjects, and he is still actively publishing through platforms like Lulu, serving audiences in the UK and internationally

Lulu

. This demonstrates that Black Tower as an independent publishing enterprise is ongoing."

But then:

"Recent Mainstream Comics

In addition to Hooper’s independent work, the Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy series launched in 2026 under the DC Vertigo imprint. Written by Ram V and illustrated by Mike Perkins, this is a six-issue recurring comic series featuring a modern spy-thriller theme with occult elements. The first issue was released on August 26, 2026, showing that the Black Tower brand is actively being used in mainstream published comics

DC.com

. The series is available in both print and digital formats on platforms like DC Universe Infinite."

See, I am quite willing to write for Marvel or DC...or Image or...anyone if it pays! This is just poorly written information so let me make it clear that I have not sold BTC&B and am still publishing and any other Black Tower has nothing to do with me.

My life always seems to get confusing.

Charity and Sylvia -A Modern Classic?

2026-07-08T05:57:36.814-07:00

Art and story by Tillie Walden

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drawn and Quarterly
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 16 Jun. 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1770468382
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1770468382
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1770468382?ref_=pe_144459961_1285786181_i_fed_asin_title

An openly Lesbian couple survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont—a true story, as told by Tillie Walden.

The month is February in the year 1807. The place is Weybridge, Vermont: small, cold, lonely, and beautiful. Sylvia Drake is exhausted. As an unwed woman with few prospects, she is residing with and caring for her sister’s rambunctious family. Today the house is abuzz awaiting a guest: Charity Bryant.

A friend of the family, Charity is most known for her elegant letters, with their swoopy and evocative penmanship and carefully chosen prose. But Charity’s visit is a guise—she is coming to Vermont to start over after heartbreak and rumours, so many rumours that have grown too loud back in Massachusetts. Being openly gay in 19th century New England is not an easy row to hoe.

But Charity can only be herself, and she immediately catches and holds the eye of none other than Sylvia Drake. From this point on, for 44 years, the two would be inseparable, building a life together despite all odds and living as a lesbian couple in small-town Vermont.

The true, exceptional story of these remarkable women is brought to life with humor and passion by the unparalleled and award-winning Tillie Walden (Spinning, On A Sunbeam). We see America grow alongside these women over a period that brings about the railroad, many novels, 14 Presidents, riots, rebellion, plagues, and poetry.

Based on extensive archives of their writing, Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.

All I am going to write about this book is that the art style really worked well and was quite atmospheric. The story and dialogue is well done and quite effective and I found it quite an enjoyable book. But a book I am not going to go into detail on because you really need to sit down and open the book up for yourself and take in each page and all the subtle nuances.

As soon as some people read "lesbian couple" their minds drop into the gutter. This book is for people who enjoy a good story and read. The final chapters were a bit of a choker, though -I blame the dust.

It takes a lot to impress me these days but Charity and Sylvia did just that.

It makes me wonder4 why no one has produced a graphic novel about Ann Lister (1791-1840) ?

MUNA - I Know A Place (Live From Honda Stage)

2026-07-08T04:41:07.465-07:00

Pretty Sad

2026-07-07T10:46:25.830-07:00

Noticed that someone I used to know had a new book out and was saying that it had proven impossible to get anyone to publicise it. I contacted him and told him that although it does not guarantee sales there are 25-40K views a day on CBO if he wants it reviewed.

Him "I wouldn't dare. There are some nasty people out there who would gut me if they thought I was talking to you!"

Honestly. And he is a grown man in his 40s and publishes but is scared of bullies?

What is that expression? Oh, "Cut your nose off to spite your face"

The worms will never turn.

Well, even AI has heard of Black Tower (my life is complete)

2026-07-07T09:58:48.483-07:00

Someone asked wheher I had ever used "AI search" and seen what it comes up with re BTC&B. I had not. I tried and this came back:

Black Tower Comics and Books is an independent British small-press imprint founded in 1984 by editor, artist, and writer Terry Hooper-Scharf. It holds a notable reputation as one of the UK’s longest-running publishers of independent black-and-white comics and specialized pop-culture history books.

📜 History and Core Focus

Small Press Roots: It launched in February 1984, originally printing digest-sized (A5) anthology titles like Black Tower Adventure, Presents, and Windows.
The 1980s Boom: The imprint played a key role in boosting the UK independent comic scene in the late 1980s, largely through its trade-information publication Zine Zone International.
Preserving British History: A major part of Black Tower's identity is archiving lost comic history. Through lines like the Black Tower Gold Collection, they scan, clean, and reprint forgotten characters from the British Golden Age of Comics (such as Streamline, Electrogirl, and Ace Hart).
Eclectic Catalog: Alongside original black-and-white adventure titles like Krakos: Sands of Terror and The Iron Warrior, the imprint publishes prose books covering cryptids, UFOs, and wildlife.

Well, even AI has heard of us!

Have You Checked It Out Yet?

2026-07-07T05:32:50.447-07:00

There are well over 100 books at the online store so why not check it out when you get a spare minute?

https://www.lulu.com/search?contributor=Terry+Hooper&page=1&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00&sortBy=PRODUCT_SALES_90_DAYS

All books are listed with links over at the Black Tower Comic Shop News page

https://comicsshopsnews.blogspot.com/

Black Tower Presents 2

2026-07-04T06:10:40.610-07:00

It's 1400hrs BST and my head is determined to fall forward and my eyes want to close and sleep. So luckily I finished this one and now I can sneeze

Black and white

36pp

£8.00 ( see price for your country at online store) https://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper/black-tower-presents-v-2-no-2/paperback/product-454yg7v.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4

This is it! The Big Number Two (maybe we ought to re-think that one?) The comic you have all been demanding (in our heads)!

Bunny and The Bloke: a very angry Bristolian and his 6 feet tall crime fighting rabbit. What? Never been to Bristol? Whether a huge rampaging monster or aliens landing in the most beautiful city in the world (Bristol -you got that?) these two will deal with it. Who needs the Avenger, Jon Future or Major Victory?! Resident Golden Age crime-fighting beauty with a whip (we say nothing) Cat Girl is ready to deal out justice! LeFez and zombies...he always knew it would happen but the Zero Heroes never did. Trapped in a church with a pooping 6 feet tall bunny.. The Crimson Cowl shows up to show the bad guys how he deals with crime. Klaus von Happe (D-Gruppe's Kopfmann) decides to stay at a chalet but the weird staff there can't be ignored...but Klaus does much to the annoyance of his companion. Having survived the destruction on the Moon (Green Skies) Moon Man is sent out to investigate an alien landing on the lunar surface. This time it ain't humans! The Thinker walks the dog. What? He is walking the dog -did you think he walked a dinosaur?? Garza the Lord of the Jungle and a Barbarian in action. Could it get any better?

Questions and Answers.... because I am quite bored

2026-07-03T05:37:00.993-07:00

I have no idea why so many people who never buy Black Tower books and never support it in any other way are so interested in what goes on within so to speak.

Firstly, no it was not a joke when I said that once I shift off this mortal coil all Black Tower books will cease to exist. I will rephrase that: I operate a print on demand store front so a book has to be ordered to be printed. No back stock of 300 books in a box somewhere. I know my own personal collection will be binned. And no book has received 100 sales (which would still make it a rarity).

Secondly, I was told that it must be nice at least getting the financial backing of Cinebook and Hexagon Comics. Well, in the early days I did ask Olivier Cadic who owns Cinebook if he might be interested in paying adverts on CBO. No. Advertising was never budgeted for. Can I also point out that anyone who says that I am employed by Cinebook is either lying or living in a fantasy world. I review their books -that is it!

There is a third and not even annoying question that pops up now and again and I have noted who those people are and WHO they are connected to. "All your books are drawn by Ben Dilworth".....I have posted before about projects I have published by other artists 0John Erasmus, Tom Elmes, Paul Ashley Brown blah blah blah. I also do a lot of artwork. You know hundreds of pages for Return of the Gods, The Green Skies and the new volume of Black Tower Adventure -and Special Globe Guard.

When it comes down to it you use the artists you have. I do not have the financial backing to pay artists -with current sales even I do not get paid. There is no "Dilworth I want 10 pages by next week!" What Ben decides to draw and send in is done as and when he feels like it. All contributors get five copies of books their art appears in but that is as far as it goes -and those UK comic publishers who get up on their high horses with "He doesn't pay" -I have no interest in your opinions AND I know exactly how YOUR imprints work. So you read them on forums they have no connection to me and "people in glass houses...."

"You promote European comics so much is your main market there?" Answer: no. And to answer the other question that usually follows: No, I am never invited to European comic shows not even in Germany (my 54% German DNA and 16% French DNA sobs over that!).

And, again, no: none of the creators I helped get into pro comics ever offer to help with work because once they got those big comic deals I was no longer needed. That's life and comics. Move on.

Look at where the CBO All Time Top Ten views come from:

United States

2.13m

China

1.16m

Singapore

622k

Hong Kong

411k

Brazil

339k

United Kingdom

296k

Russia

295k

France

259k

Vietnam

192k

Germany

190k

Do I get big sales from these countries? Nope. I am surprised that the United States produces such very low sales. A few bloggers there have highlighted Black Tower but...

With China I am a bit more disappointed as I have pushed comics there since the 1980s and a good few people email to tell me that they have learnt more about old HK and PRC comics from my posts than they have at home. Black Tower has had Chinese super heroes since the 1980s and the three-part "Evil of the Salamander" (“火蜥蜴之恶”). In fact if you read Return and Green Skies you'll find quite a few. China is NOT on the list of countries my print of demand cannot ship to and I have no idea whether there are local import problems or not.

There are other questions I get to hear about but the main thing I always say when I respond (rarely these days) is "Have you or the person involved actually purchased a Black Tower comic and read it? If not your opinion is worthless.

Mentioning print on demand -I just got three books delivered well below the "average 9-13 days to deliver".

Mad Mike and Bad Ben Present: The Day of the Yucca!

2026-07-02T16:04:53.661-07:00

The First "Modern" Thinker from 1988

2026-07-02T15:56:56.922-07:00

Guesch Patti 1946-2026

2026-07-02T06:47:56.449-07:00

Etienne

Guesch Patti "L'Homme Au Tablier Vert" (Fleurs Carnivores) - Nomades (1990)

La Marquise - Guesch patti

Jain - Kill It With The Beat (Official Video)

2026-07-01T03:15:40.307-07:00

The Thinker -"Literally" by BR Dilworth

2026-06-30T06:07:12.241-07:00

Blogger Views Dropping?

2026-06-30T04:34:06.026-07:00

Two other bloggers tried to get me into an online forum to discuss the fact that UK comic bloggers are reporting dropping numbers when it comes to daily views. I refused the offer since some of the bloggers have been behind some nasty stuff aimed at me (which is why the UK is no longer a main target audience).

All I can say or write is that CBO currently gets between 30-40,000 world wide views each day. I publish the stats every-so-often for those interested (I have dyscaculia to an extent so numbers are just a jumble to me).

Look at it this way: those blogs may have declining views BUT they get comments on posts while CBO does not. Go figure.

I asked non comics media blogs and they say views are quite steady.

Cinebook Newsletter 222 - June 2026

2026-06-30T04:23:50.147-07:00

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Dear Reader,

The ongoing football world cup has shown the world, through the famous ‘Tartan Army’, that Scotland is a nation that counts, home to outstanding, generous people full of life and kindness. But it is also an ancient land rife with mysteries and enchantments, fairies and goblins and spirits and … extraterrestrials?!
Well, this last part may be reserved for poor Kathy Austin, MI6’s specialist in out-of-this-world investigations, who even on holiday simply cannot catch a break. At least the weather will be cooler than in the Amazon!

For our second title this month, we go back to the 19th century and the world of French finance, with the tale of the second generation of The Bank beginning to unfold in The Baron’s Accounts. From Baron Haussman’s titanic work to modernise the French capital to the tragic events of the Paris Commune, the triumphs, failures, and private tragedies of a family caught in the birth pangs of modern France.

June with Cinebook – ye willnae put them down!

Our latest catalogue is now available online for your perusal. Have a look through and see what takes your fancy among our 13 new titles, including a brand-new two-part story, a third Lucky Luke by Matthieu Bonhomme, more Thorgal and Blake & Mortimer … and even the return of Valerian & Laureline!
Click here to view the catalogue

The Bank 3
Pierre Boisserie, Philippe Guillaume, and Julien Maffre
The Baron’s Accounts

1857. It has been five years since Baron Haussmann began his colossal endeavour: remodelling Paris into a modern capital. The city is at the centre of such a storm of real estate speculation that not every means employed to ensure the success of an investment stays within the confines of the law … Read more

Scotland 1
Leo, Rodolphe, and Bertrand Marchal
Episode 1

After her exhausting mission in Amazonia, Kathy Austin is off to Scotland on holiday. She intends to take possession of a house her great-aunt bequeathed her. Unfortunately, she finds the house ruined, burned down a few weeks earlier … Read more

Harry Dickson 3
The Red-eyed Vampire

The Bank 3
The Baron’s Accounts

NENA | Alles ist gut (Offizielles Musikvideo)

2026-06-29T12:32:32.290-07:00

The Big Moon - Gravity (Official)

2026-06-29T09:45:31.346-07:00

Showing off some of the best Anime Art Books in Japan!

2026-06-28T16:55:49.353-07:00

NOT The Finished Cover....

2026-06-28T15:12:13.553-07:00

Black Tower Western -Hurricane Hurry

2026-06-28T12:54:51.889-07:00

Ben R Dilworth

24pp

Black and White

£9.00 UK (price for other countries shown at the online store)

https://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper/hurricane-hurry/paperback/product-p64yrnm.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4

Hurricane Hurry. The fastest and most justified enforcer of the law in the Wild West. Riding across the plains and deserts to help those in need on his stallion Snowball.

They try to ambush, beat to the draw or set devious traps by William A. Ward's wandering lawman isn't falling for any of them....

What if some of those he put in Boot Hill rise to challenge him. What good does being fast on the draw do you if your opponents are ...dead? And are they really there for a shoot out or something more rewarding?

Rootin' tootin' shootin' gunplay all the way!