Exciting news indeed today with the announcement that Kevin O’Neill’s final comics projects Feartreland and The Balaclava Kid, the two volumes that make up Silent Pictures, will be available this month from Knockabout Comics, and tying into the 40th anniversary of London’s Gosh! Comics. Check out some astonishing preview images below via the press release for the books which will be available on Gosh’s website and in-store from January 14th.
Silent Pictures By Kevin O’Neill
Published by: Knockabout
Release: 14th January 2026
Format: 2 Slipcased Hardcovers in colour 215 x 300 mm – 60 pages each
Price: £30.00
“One of the finest and most original talents ever to emerge
from the comic industry.”
– Alan Moore, from his introduction.
Silent Pictures by Kevin O’Neill is the capstone to an extraordinary career in comics – two ferocious new books that flicker through the very dreams of art and imagination. Without words, O’Neill conjures an astonishing pair of feverish stories, brimming with detail on every page, packed with some of the most exciting, twisted artwork ever put to paper. Gorgeously painted in luminous colour, no fan of his work can afford to miss out.
In Feartreland we tag along as the son of Dick Whitting-ton flits through a series of pantomime tableaus, splash pages and tortuous punning images. Crocodiles gambol with giant apes, and genies promise adventures on the high seas. An explosive entertainment, bright and bold as the stage that it draws its inspiration from.
Meanwhile, The Balaclava Kid invites us into the dreams of the artist’s youth, as his imagination gives him escape from the bullies of a bombed-out London into a dreams-cape built of Wild West iconography and Tex Avery action. Demonic cowboys and infernal machines populate shim-mering mesas and haunted mines.
An adventure like no other!
Presented as a slipcased set of two luxurious hardback volumes, each with a new introduction by frequent collaborator and friend Alan Moore, a total of 800 copies of this stunning duo of books are available from both Knockabout’s retail website, and Gosh! Comics of London, online and in store, kicking off a year of celebrations for the shop’s 40th anniversary.
Feartreland
The Balaclava Kid
Celebrating its 40th year in 2026, Gosh! is London’s top destination for those who love comics. With an amazing range from around the world, from the smallest presses to the biggest hits, Gosh! is dedicated to championing the
form in every way. You can find them online at https://goshlondon.com
Founded in 1975 to distribute underground comix in the UK, Knockabout Comics is one of the preeminent publishers of comics in the country, working with creators such as Alan Moore, Hunt Emerson, Gilbert Shelton, Brian
Bolland, and many others. You can find them online at https://www.knockaboutcomics.com
