#The Steel Claw

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Smash! #1 by Paul Grist, Anna Morozova, Tom Foster and Simon Bowland. Cover by Andy Clarke. Out in November.

"In Victorian London, when Janus Stark traps a demon in a stone idol he creates a prize too alluring for criminal masterminds to resist, and 60 years later the King of Crooks organises his Crime Syndicate to heist the statuette. However, The Steel Claw and Jane Bond are assigned to halt the theft, but they encounter a mysterious stranger who throws both sides' plans into disarray. A fast-paced action-adventure miniseries written by Paul Grist (Jack Staff) and with art by Tom Foster (Judge Dredd) and Anna Morozova (2000 AD) featuring a host of classic British comic book characters brought back to life in this 3-part miniseries."

[ginge1962]

The first volume of The Steel Claw from Rebellion and their Treasury of British Comics line.

This is the webshop exclusive hardback edition with a great cover by Brian Bolland.

The Steel Claw originally appeared in the Valiant weekly comic and made his debut in the 6th October 1962 issue.

This volume collects that 1st appearance and others till the 21st September 1963 issue plus tales from the Valiant 1965 & 1966 Annuals.

These stories were written by Ken Bulmer and illustrated by Jesus Blasco.

[all-action-all-picture]

Thrilling! Incredible! Weird!

The Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man - 2006 ad for the Titan Books collection of early The Steel Claw strips. Written by Ken Bulmer with art by Jesus Blasco and a cover by Brian Bolland.

I think this was a much better cover than the one Bolland produced for the later Treasury of British Comics hardcover collection (it put me off buying it).

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

Maedhros on Thangorodrim trying to put strain on the manacle because dammit it’s just metal, it can break, it can break, it can all be over he can break it, it will break it will break it will how the fuck is he weaker than a stupid fucking manacle it’s metal it’s just fucking metal—feanor shaped metal like it was clay—and dammit he is feanor’s son—so why won’t it fucking break oh god oh god

[steelthroat]

If we think about it, Megatron must look anemic to the rest of the Cybertronian race.

Edited to add the tags on the post since I was told not to hide them :3

[sbrown82]

TINA TURNER performing "Steel Claw" live on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982).

[muchmossymess]

Im a body horror fan so when the lifers started beep booping I didn't think "oh haha they've turned into robots that's cute I'm going to draw them as robots" I thought "their mouths turn into speakers a la the gas mask scene in Dr who"

[artibirdi]

[scarymonsters-andsupercreeps]

AND I'M HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

[doctorwhogirlie]

[jimmystrudel]

Shout out to Harper Steele and her old lady commitment to bad hair

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Smash! #2 by Paul Grist, Jimmy Broxton and Simon Bowland. Cover by Andy Clarke. Out in January 2024.

"The King of Crooks latest heist has gone badly wrong, he has been trapped in Maxwell Towers by the caretaker computer programme running the building and Robot Archie is closing in on capturing the arch-criminal. Forced to face his fears on the nightmare inducing-thirteenth floor and evade the team-up of two AI programmes, this could be the master thief's last stand. This eighties-set thriller is brought to you by Paul Grist (Jack Staff) and Jimmy Broxton (Goldtiger)."

[silence37]

It's Billie Piper's birthday. Here's a little collection of just some of my favourite moments from her time in Doctor Who:

[gcballet]

Doctor Who S2 (2006) as Penguin Classics

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[waters-and-the-wilde]

'I'm not gonna tolerate a world where the only way I get to live is if you die'

[steelsponge]

Catober 2024 drawing 16/31: M.A.D. Cat from Inspector Gadget.