Tuesday, 5 May 2026

King Henry VIII's Pocket Ludo (19??)

King Henry VIII's Pocket Ludo (19??)
by House Martin


Given that Ludo wasn't patented as such in England until 1896, it's unlikely that Henry VIII ever said "Bring the... Ludo," as suggested by the box art. But considering that modern Ludo was based on a game that's believed to have existed from at least the 6th Century in India, it's not wholly improbable that the 16th Century King may have played a version of what inspired it.

Friday, 24 April 2026

Wednesday, 8 April 2026

The Deck of Many Things - Dragon Magazine #148 (1989)

The Deck of Many Things
Art: George Barr | Wondrous item, Legendary


There are many versions of the TDoMT. This one is from Dragon Magazine #148 (1989). It's crappy jpeg quality, but it's all I have, currently. 

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Talking Mr. T (1983)

Talking Mr. T (1983)

Another entry in the half-assed attempt to document some of the things from my childhood that I'm now rehoming. Galoob's Talking Mr. T doll was released in the UK in 1983, afaik. I received it for Xmas, along with a bunch of A-Team stuff. It was a good year!


Tuesday, 3 March 2026

It's Wicked - UK Comic (1989)

It's Wicked - UK Comic (1989)
Authors + Illustrators: Uncredited | 17 Issues, approx 24 pages each (C2C)

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

KERRANG!: Ladykillers A-Z (1989)

KERRANG!: Ladykillers A-Z (1989)


A four-part pull-out supplement that came with KERRANG! magazine issues #237-240.

It's a fairly standard list of contemporary female artists in the Rock + Metal genre, arranged as an A-Z — from (Lee) Aaron to Zed Yago — with a small passage of text accompanying each one.