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- THIS WEEKEND – House of Harley at ARC
The House of Harley is delighted to join the list of exhibitors at ARC, London’s new festival of contemporary comics.
ARC showcases some of the best independent comics, graphic novels, sequential art and form-altering visual narrative and features a curated line up of over 100 UK based and international artists and publishers.
We will be selling our comics, books, original art, sketchbooks, badges and more besides. Come along and say hello.
ARC London takes place this Saturday 11th (11am-6pm) and Sunday 12th July (11am-5pm) at Unit 08, Copeland Park, Peckham, London SE15 3SN. FREE ENTRY. The nearest railway station is Peckham Rye.
- Plug the holes in your Ugly Mug (part 1)
The next earth-shaking issue of Ugly Mug, the House of Harley’s anthology of ‘comics to amuse and confuse’, will hit the stores in early Autumn. The original 1980s run of Ugly Mug is long out of print, so why not act now to fill the gaps in your collection of our 21st Century editions, before they disappear forever?
Ugly Mug 5 – our triumphant return after a 30-year break was published in the latter days of lockdown, which may explain why our trademark irreverent humour is laced with an undercurrent of paranoid horror.
Readers of a nervous disposition are alerted to this change of tone by the grinning face of the malevolent Voodoo Master on the cover – a sinister example of hypnotic suggestion masquerading as trigger warning!
Amongst the highlights in this issue…
Organic Matter – an auxiliary brain is assembled, in a twisted tale by Ed Pinsent
Count Dracula’s Great Secret is revealed, in a tribute to horror movie maverick Paul Naschy, 1970s ice lolly ads and picnic vodka
Enigmatic cover star Voodoo Master undergoes a mid-life crisis
Seb, stranded in fog – where is everyone? The first episode of our Anglo-French heroine’s adventures in the unknown
The Kommuter Kronicle exposes the psycho-political horror of public transport policy
Harvey’s S-S-S-Secret – Hollywood actor Harvey Keitel faces his biggest fear, in a half-remembered tale by the House of Harley studio
Father Gilderoy Investigates – meet John Bagnall‘s dynamic sleuth
Peasholm Island – prologue to the forthcoming graphic novel The Rightful King of the North Riding by Marc Baines
Discourage the Use of Cash – the House of Harley’s Behavioural Research Unit strikes
Negative Lad asks what good are superpowers in this misbegotten world?
Trick or Street – never drive at night!
Somberline: Dreams of Power – ominous politics abound in this one pager by the much-missed Chris Reynolds
The Saga of the Scroll – Harry Excess encounters a giant octopus and other evil omens, in chapter 5 of Ed Pinsent‘s Windy Wilberforce epic
Note for readers: the individual episodes of our ongoing serials can be enjoyed on their own – no prior knowledge is required!
There’s also eye-popping art by underground cartoon legends Savage Pencil, Denny Derbyshire, Niall Richardson and Tom Baxter Tiffin.
“…an irresistible compendium of non-mainstream comic strip goodness. The contents run the gamut from rational to surreal, silly to sophisticated, amusing to offensive; UGLY MUG 5 is, in short, eminently representative of the state of the art in modern-day underground comix.” – The Bedlam Files
Get your copy now – 72 pages for £9.95+postage from our Etsy store. (Readers outside the UK may find it cheaper to order via Lulu).
Or check out the Comics section of our store for other 21st Century issues of Ugly Mug, along with gift bundles, and our innovative Naked Knowledge puzzle-comic (tagline – “you might learn something”).
Ugly Mug 9 is due out this autumn. To sign up for notifications about that or other House of Harley news, look for the ‘Join for Free’ button on this page.