LAW AND ORDER are at stake in the House of Harley’s latest BOOBY-TRAPPED BLISTER PACK of CONTENTIOUS COMICS and IMPROPER ART.

ADULTS ONLY. Order your copy now from our Etsy shop or Amazon.

Julian Geek‘s glorious colour cover tribute to 1950s Gold Key comics let’s us know there’s a new sheriff in town and he’s here to make things right for law-abiding citizens. But it may be too late, because someone has thrown open the jails…

IN THIS ISSUE: robot dogs – radioactive popcorn – broken glass – canoodling couples – different kinds of dealers – stale beer and chips – ADHD – a black-and-white rainbow – pavement potholes – symbolic sheep – naked giants – shopping receipts – miracle cures – crime scene cakes – savage cabbage – two birds with one stone

Ready yourself for the big showdown with these insights into the causes of social collapse shared by our guest contributors:

• Hex Patterns – foam spells, glass visions and empty curses invoked by Ed Pinsent
• The Pit Pool – John Bagnall investigates a forgotten mining town tradition
• The Art of Complaining – a surreal infographic devised by Miranda Smart
• 321 with Mean Bean and Da Bug – Julian Geek‘s disgraceful duo argue about TV snacks, with apocalyptic consequences
• The Horrible Story of Monster Pig – how he became so fat, revealed by Ed Pinsent
• Beware! the Claws of The Cat and Project Final X – posters designed to scare the pants off the public by Jason Atomic
• The Shillelagh of Temptation – Dave Kilburn‘s Leps and their misadventures with alcohol
• Seven Sisters Road – colliding city faces depicted by Adam Falp
• RSD Lang Record Detective – jewel case troubles with Ed Pinsent
• Twin Peeks – words become pictures in the hands of Denny Derbyshire
• Several intense scenes – witnessed by Brazilian visitor Alberto Monteiro
• Windy Wilberforce – Harry Excess gets delirious in the desert, in chapter 9 of Ed Pinsent‘s Saga of the Scroll

“What more could the jaded consumer want?”
– Roger Sabin, Professor of Popular Culture, Central Saint Martins

Meanwhile, the artists of the House of Harley studio strive to keep things from spinning out of control:

• The Cancer Detection Dogs – are prowling the streets in search of the Big C
• Mark E Smith Music Teacher – talks about Taylor Swift and the importance of plastic bags
• Life with Freda Nipple – jail-broken rental bikes, rag’n’bone men and post office arguments
• Let’s Bake Up a Batch of Ugly Mugs – when all else fails, there’s always the oven
• Seb, Superimposed – our desperate heroine searches for something to drink
• PCSO Dan – answers your questions about two-tier policing
• While the City Slumbers – a giant-sized generation clash
• Busy Lizzie – takes issue with Woody Allen
• Scatter – abandoned rental bikes in suburbia
• Dr Anandi – grapples with everyday illness

Published Sept 2026. A4, 88 pages.

£9.99 + postage. ADULTS ONLY.
Order now direct from our Etsy shop or buy the print-on-demand version from Amazon (cheaper postage for international readers).

Or pick up a copy from this real world retailer:
– Gosh! Comics, London

What people say about Ugly Mug…

“…a supercharged, in-your-facial-area assemblage from people who don’t care if pastors complain, Mumsnet worries or The Telegraph pitches a disingenuous, profit-seeking hissy-fit…” – Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

“You want something different in cartooning and storytelling? Get this! Wild, unhindered creativity on display.” – Talking Small Press Comics

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