The A-10 Tankbuster is about as big as its name suggests, so called because of its fearsome reputation as an armored vehicle swatter housing a gun so enormous that the plane had to be designed around it. Commended for its lethality during the first Gulf War and the Afghanistan War, 367 of these titans are still part of the US Air Force today after they impressed generals with their stellar performances and valiant feats on the battlefield. Contents Background and Development The A-10 started ...| PlaneHistoria
Well, before I start this post I thought I'd quickly explain what brought it about. Here in New Zealand our country went into a total loc...| whackycomics.blogspot.com
Following on from the Ken Reid post the other day, here's an interesting piece of comic history that Fleetway editor Dez Skinn shared to Facebook recently. It's a letter from Ken to Buster editor Len Wenn, in which he complains that somebody has been changing Faceache's sound effect from 'scrunch' to 'scrunge' when he changes his face.| Wacky Comics!
Here's a little piece of comic history that shows there's always more to learn - well for me at least anyway! Buster comic, it seems, was not confined to the English language, but Norway, Finland and Sweden also had their own version. The first issue (seen on the left of the image above) came out in Sweden on 5th January 1967. Norway got its own edition in 1972 and Finland in 1978.| Wacky Comics!
I can't believe I've never made a post about surely one of the most significant issues of a British comic - the final issue of Buster. Buster was the last survivor of a Fleetway comic, and for me this final issue is a sad marker for the end of an era. | Wacky Comics!
For those of you who were following my blog in the early days, you may remember me saying more than once that Whizzer and Chips is my favourite comic. This may come as a surprise to many, but the reason is simple: although my first comic was a copy of the Beano, my first "old" comic (i.e. not from the newsagents) was Whizzer and Chips, purchased probably from a junk shop or a car boot sale.| Wacky Comics!
Launched on 5th May 1979, Jackpot was another addition in the long line of IPC comics and, although not well-remembered as a title that particularly stood out, it certainly had its moments. One such moment came about a year and a half into its run, when The Winners arrived in issue #75. As the first panel makes clear, "the Winner family decided to enter every competition going", and the lengths they would go to and the prizes they would win were the winning formula (pardon the pun) for this l...| Wacky Comics!
After an absence of almost half a century, the much-loved British comic Monster Fun is making a comeback under its new owners Rebellion. Admittedly, the nostalgia for the title is probably stronger than the love for comic itself during its initial run, only 73 issues of the weekly edition were printed until it merged with the far more successful Buster comic on 6th November 1976. I certainly find it interesting that not a more popular title was chosen for the first Fleetway comic to make a c...| Wacky Comics!
A few weeks after the electronic version, I’m pleased to announce that the paperback version has also been updated for Debian 10 Buster. You can get it on lulu.com as usual.| The Debian Administrator's Handbook
Many of you have been asking me when I will publish an updated version of the Debian Handbook… the last proper release dates back to Debian 8 Jessie ! Yes I entirely skipped Debian 9. I didn’t want this to happen again so I hired two external contributors to update the book for Debian 10 […]| The Debian Administrator's Handbook