Thanks once again to all who entered last month’s competition to win an issue each of OiNK and Buster. Any pig pal worth their salty bacon should’ve known the FULL name of Jeremy Banx’s spoof character inspired by the Dracula novel in OiNK Weekly was of course Doctor Hieronymous Van Hellsong, and yes, I required the full name.
Congratulations to Dan Fish of Harlow, England who appears to have grown into a fan of the nemesis of all pig pals! I still hope he enjoys reliving some moments from our favourite comic, though. This month I’ve got no less than NINE comics to give away! Wildcat was created by legendary British comics editor Barrie Tomlinson and while it may have been short-lived before merging into Eagle it left its mark on me as a kid, and judging by the response to its coverage on the blog I wasn’t alone.
In order to complete my collection of 12 original fortnightlies I had to buy a few bundles and ended up with doubles of nine of them. The prize is the first eight issues and the tenth thrown in for good measure too (to which there’s a slight tear to the cover, just so you know). Wildcat told the story of the last few thousand humans left alive in the cosmos after Earth’s destruction as they tried to find a new home. Containing great characters, epic storylines, stunning art and thought-provoking anthologies that touched upon some topical issues, Wildcat is still a fascinating read today.
So what do you have to do to enter? Well, as usual you’ll have 14 days to search the blog for the answer to this question:
Q – Which three comics make up the blog’s Barrie Tomlinson trilogy?
When (you think) you’ve got the answer you can either email it to me at oink.blog@icloud.com (all emails will be deleted after the winner has been selected, I’m not fancy enough to have a newsletter), or use the contact form you can find on the right-hand side of your desktop screen or under this post on mobile. Your entry must be with me by midnight on Wednesday 14th May 2025.
After this date I’ll contact the winner to ask for their postal address. Unfortunately, due to rising postage costs the competitions are only open to UK and Ireland readers. I’ll ask the winner if they can take a photo of themselves with their prize for inclusion in the next month’s competition post. (If you win you don’t have to send a photo of course, but you do get to show off if you do.)
Wildcat is classic sci-fi with a twist, and was written and drawn by some of the greatest talent Fleetway Publications ever had. If you’ve never read it you won’t want to miss out on your chance to grab some for free, and if you remember it I know you’ll be eager to relive it.
The next competition is gonna be Big, so come back on Sunday 1st June 2025 to see what you could win.
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