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“Basically, I’m Hoping to Please Both Nostalgia Fans and Those Who Enjoy Pop Culture Critique!” – Paul Cornell on the Bronze Age Avengers, His First ‘Commando’ Comic, and New Publishing Venture Cosmic Lighthouse

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 23, 2025

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2025! It’s been another busy year for writer Paul Cornell who has dipped his toes into more pop cultural pools over the course of 2025 than most…

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Commando #5829 – DC Thomson’s Long-Running Series Takes a Sidestep into Greek Mythology in ‘Sword of Destiny’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 17, 2025

It’s one of the last great survivors of a classic era of British comics on newsagents’ shelves and for decades the digest-sized Commando series has been presenting old-school tales of…

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DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics to Collect Classic ‘Braddock of Bomber Command’ Stories

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 10, 2024

While Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics continues to mine the rich seam of UK comics history there’s an equally important hoard of work over at DC Thomson that is rarely…

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Romance Comes to the Fore in the Latest Heritage Comics Release as DC Thomson Bring Us Classic ‘Star Love Stories’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • February 28, 2023

Just when it was beginning to look like DC Thomson‘s Heritage Comics series of archival digital reprints was veering into Commando-only content they send an announcement that will no doubt…

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New Heritage Comics Digital Releases Include Early Grant Morrison Work from ‘Starblazer’ and the ‘Sci-Fi Files’ from ‘Commando’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 22, 2022

News today of more forays into the vaults by D.C. Thomson’s Heritage Comics imprint. This month with a space opera flavour. News of Starblazer Presents and The Sci-Fi Files below……

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DC Thomson Bring Classic Comics Back to Readers Via Heritage Comics – Includes Collections from ‘Spellbound’, ‘Commando’ and ‘Warlord’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 28, 2022

A huge, bumper set of press releases from Beano publisher DC Thomson today with the announcement of their Heritage Comics collections of classic material. Fans of British Comics have long…

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Commandos Vs. Zombies – Venerable UK War Comic ‘Commando’ Takes a Rare Sidestep into the Supernatural for Halloween

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 29, 2019

Venerable British war comic Commando first debuted way back in 1961 and has been a DC Thomson fixture for nearly 60 years. With its numbering now well into the 5,000s…

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Staff Picks for March 8, 2017 – Katzine, Grass Kings, I Thought YOU Hated ME, Redline and More!

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • March 7, 2017

It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…

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Commando Issues 4687-4690 – On Sale March 13th 2014

  • by Richard Boom
  • March 12, 2014

Press Release Commando No 4687 – First Fight For Flanders On the morning of the 28 June 1914 two pistol shots fired in a Sarajevo street would plunge the world…

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Commando Issues 4679-4682 – On Sale 13th February 2014

  • by Richard Boom
  • February 12, 2014

Press Release Commando Issues 4679-4682 are on Sale 13th February 2014. Commando No 4679 – Deadlock At The Marne On the morning of the 28 June 1914 two pistol shots…

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Commando Issues 4663-4666 – On Sale 19th December 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • December 19, 2013

Press Release Commando No 4663 – The Eagles Return It’s true that after 1066, no foreign power has successfully invaded Britain. Before that, though, things were different, as waves of…

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Commando Issues 4659-4662 – On sale December 5 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • December 4, 2013

Press Release Commando Issues 4659-4662 are On sale 5th December 2013, courtesy D.C.Thomson & Co., Ltd. . You can find them online here. Commando No 4659 – Bad Vibrations Running…

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Commando Issues 4631-4634 – On sale 29th August 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • August 28, 2013

D.C.Thomson & Co., Ltd. has provided BF with info on their titles, on sale 29th August 2013. Commando No 4631 – Fatal Mission Luck had been with the Convict Commandos…

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Commando Issues 4627-4630 – On Sale 15 August 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • August 14, 2013

Press release D C Thomson & Co Ltd has provided BF with a list of titles coming in stores 15 August 2013. Commando 4627 – Race Of Death Pre-war, Ben…

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Commando issues 4615-4618 – Published 4th July 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • July 2, 2013

Commando Editorial is sending out info on their titles to go on sale 4th July 2013. Commando No 4615 – Palace’s Buckingham Flying Officer Jimmy Palace was a maverick. He…

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Commando Nos 4611-4614 On Sale 20th June 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • June 20, 2013

D.C.Thomson & Co., Ltd. provided BF with information on Commando Issues 4611-4614 are n Sale 20th June 2013. Commando No 4611 — See Paris And Die! By Summer 1944, the…

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Commando Nos 4599-4602 On sale 9th May 2013

  • by Richard Boom
  • May 9, 2013

D.C.Thomson & Co., Ltd. has provided BF with information on their Commando titles, on sale 9th May 2013. Commando No 4599 – Operation Nachthexen The German forces that invaded the…

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