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The backlog of mini-comics was building. Self-publishing cartoonists that make up the back-bone of the British comics arts industry. So with one of their bigger opportunities to promote their works coming to Camden Market next Saturday , I felt I should do some mad attention-grabbing promotion.

The plan was to review 24 comic books in 24 hours on the 24th May. Bonkers I know.

Well, I failed quite nobly. 27 hours and 40 minues it were all in by. With photos, written reviews and 7 video reviews.

By the end of it I were physically drained. It didnt help that I'd started ahead of schedule and needed more sleep than usual. I'm not sure I'll ever try this again, or if setting such a strict time limit on an essentially massive project was such a good idea.

Time will tell though. Most of the comics were a bloody good read, and I'm glad that the vibrancy and beauty of the scene in this country is more alive than ever before !

Heres the full hyperlinked list,

1. Scattered Leaves by Jeremy Dennis
2. Crazy Pants by Raj and Peet
3. Malony's Apples by Matilda Tristram
4. World of Mauretania by Chris Reynolds
5. Have you Got all your cds and things ? by Sally Anne-Hickman
6. Mincey Scattercushion by Emily Webber
7. Sad Chemistry by John Robbins, Sean MacRoibin
8. The God Botherers Part 1 by Glenn Foley
9. Duck and Birdie by Reid, Geleijnse and Van Toi
10. Vampires of Dublin by Whelan and Nolan
11. The Rule of Death #3 by Douglas Noble and Daniel Merlin-Goodbrey
12. 5-4-3-2-1 by Dan Fish
13. Good Craic Comics 1 by Malachy Coney
14. Whale Hunt by Ben Powis
15. Hump 2 : Mad Science Fiction by Grave Graham Bettany
16. Empirical Majesty 1 by Andrew Bartlett and Eleonora Kortsarz
17. Collected Chainsaw Comics by Mike J Weller
18. Ed #1 by Sean Azzopardi
19. The Nomad Church #1 by Daniel Merlin-Goodbrey
20. Dubious Tales
21. Dangnabbit #3 by Peter Beare
22. Wasted Epiphanies #4 by Dierdre Ruane
23. Knicker Draw by Factor Fiction Press
24. Junkies in Space by Dan Lester