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Dark & Golden Books
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Dark & Golden Books are dedicated to charting a less travelled course through the history of British comics, finding and celebrating mislaid and forgotten classics.
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Over on Facebook, Douglas talks in the third person about how the cover typography for The Dead are Awake and Walking was arrived at: www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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2x Brett Ewins and Peter Milligan collects two stories by one of the great UK comics duos for the first time. Rooney's Lay shows the space age and sleaze colliding in newly wild ways, while in the disquieting In The Penal Colony, they unforgettably adapt Kafka's story.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The cartoons of Kevin Woodcock are an unnerving trip to a place that is just not quite right. In these glimpses of unease the funny bone is always exposed and the widest grin belongs to a skull. Discover one of the most distinctive voices in British cartooning.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Simon Harrison's Shuk & Doode chronicles the wild misadventures of two demons who have escaped from hell, plus urban satanism, cat burglary and many other moments from the night life of a big city. They grin! They leer! They stole my popcorn! Originally published in C&VG.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I'll Be Glad When Today Is Over is a new selection of the work of Kevin Woodcock - spend a day in his world as a series of calamities unfold about you. Sudden octopi and horrifying zoos, bleak tropical islands and unwelcoming living rooms; all indelible and hilarious.

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December 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The Dead Are Awake and Walking is the very first professional comics work by @davegibbons90.bsky.social, originally published in 1971 in Pocket Chiller Library. A story of creeping dread, of the uncanny and of betrayal, it heralded the debut of a major comics talent.

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December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Another Way Out collects 3 new comics by Carol Swain. The landscapes are wreathed with ghosts, and the spaces between words spill over with unsaid secrets. Elusive and intriguing, these stories are never quite what you expect, but always a truth you have known all along.

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December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Signs of the Times is a collection of three satirical series from the wild world of Kevin Woodcock! A timeless collection of jet-black comics that you won't be able to stop thinking about.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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2 x Carol Swain is a perfect intro to the elusive, intriguing work of Carol Swain. A road trip reveals troubling truths, and the spectre of war hangs uneasily over a small town. With new introductions and an interview with the artist.

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December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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2 x Chris Reynolds is a collection of Space Food, from 1990, where sci-fi and kitchen sink collide in an uneasy fashion, and 2005's The Animals' War, where time travel proves to be less of a blessing than first thought, and the landscapes are littered with dark warnings.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Our first zine of UK comic ephemera collects together some of the most historic and attractive of the price stickers that UK comic shops have used over the last 50 years. Both a valuable record of how comics have been sold, and a potent nostalgia bomb.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Early Gigs collects the underground comics work of
@davegibbons90.bsky.social
for the very first time! Out of print since their first publication, get your hands on this vital, vibrant work now! darkandgolden.bigcartel.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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colinsmith.bsky.social
And the card’s flip side, with an O’Neill self-portrait ….
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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2x Brett Ewins and Peter Milligan collects two stories by one of the great UK comics duos for the first time. Rooney's Lay shows the space age and sleaze colliding in newly wild ways, while in the disquieting In The Penal Colony, they unforgettably adapt Kafka's story.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
darkandgolden.bsky.social
The cartoons of Kevin Woodcock are an unnerving trip to a place that is just not quite right. In these glimpses of unease the funny bone is always exposed and the widest grin belongs to a skull. Discover one of the most distinctive voices in British cartooning.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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It is with some excitement that we are able to direct you to Carol Swain's new official site, where you can buy original art from throughout her career. The website also features a new interview, as well as a prose piece, Soft Concrete. Get excited, and point your browsers here: carolswaincomics.com
Carol! Swain!
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Simon Harrison's Shuk & Doode chronicles the wild misadventures of two demons who have escaped from hell, plus urban satanism, cat burglary and many other moments from the night life of a big city. They grin! They leer! They stole my popcorn! Originally published in C&VG.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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My @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social haul minus 3-4 things I’ve already read. My other #thoughtbubble haul is the 200+ PDFs I downloaded for coverage consideration pre~TB.
A selection of small press comics Andy picked up at Thought Bubble.
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Over in our facebook group I talk a little bit about some of the restoration that we had to do on The Dead are Awake and Walking: www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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This week's newsletter! The journey to digital release! Tbubz! Everything DIE: Loaded the week after release! Me experimenting with bits of tech to ask the Script Club folks a question! Stuff! Things!
349: Not A Robyn Reference
Hullo OfflineOnlineOnlineSoonWhat’s he up to?Seeekrit bitMe YabberingMe Yabbering Some MoreLinksBye **** DIE: Loaded and The Power Fantasy #13 are available...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“Hagai you have three more days left on your trip why are you posting book haul photos now” because I’m hoping if I post these then I can resist the compulsion to buy more. “Wow Hagai that really is a lot of books that you bought on this trip” thanks I have a shopping problem
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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For those who weren't at Thought Bubble, pre-orders are all now out and on their way. All our new comics are in stock and can be ordered now.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Obligatory @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Haul Post Art by Stephanie Hans, Simon Jacob & @decassette.bsky.social Comics by @badmachinery.com, @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social, Jane Mai (via @peow.bsky.social), Sammy Harkham (via @breakdownpress.bsky.social) & Dave Gibbons (via @darkandgolden.bsky.social)
A painted bust of the character Ash from the comic DIE She is a young woman with white hair, red light is emanating from her left eye Three comic books. One is open to the inside cover on the right of the photo to show a head sketch by Linnea Sterte of one of the female characters from A Garden of Spheres. On the right can be seen two comics, one stacked on the other. On top is a comic with a yellow cover titled PEOW 2, depicting a girl in sunglasses with devil horns light a cigarette with a burning dollar bill. Beneath is a comic entitled Testament. Three comics on the left and an ink drawing on the right. The three comics overlap. On top is a small comic called The Dead Are Awake And Walking depicting zombies in black ink on a red background. Underneath is a comic entitled Savage Sword of Susan depicting three young women in medieval dress, the one taking centre stage as a barbarian. Behind is a third comic with a blue cover and the title Crickets 9 in yellow text. The drawing to the right is of a large robot, its right arm raised and saying “Annihilate!”
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A haul of comics from several halls of comics at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social by @douglasnoble.bsky.social @danwhite.bsky.social @frasergeesin.bsky.social et al as well as some top new collections of old comics from Dave Gibbons and Carol Swain from the good folks at @darkandgolden.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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jwaugh123.bsky.social
Apparently I never posted my recent gets from @darkandgolden.bsky.social (I pre ordered them sadly didn't go Thought Bubble this year)

I also found out I never bought the first Carol Swain collection they put out(idk why I think I just kept thinking I already had it)
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM