Oh my word I am super excited to see you are still writing here. Your in-depth treatment of comics as a serious art form is unparalleled and exactly the type of article I keep coming to io9 for.

I know, right? Nobody seems to have picked up on that, but if that “perfume” ended up in a Charity shop, all the volunteers and shoppers would have been at risk too.

Which would have been the sensible way all round to distribute the funds to him. Basically set him up for the rest of his life.

That series scared me no end when I was a little ‘un. Still had to watch it each week though!

Pretty much, yes, according to BBC news:

Edited wrong reply here. Yes, they even buried an unspecified number of vehicles used in the incident too:

As always, detailed & reliable up-to-the-minute information can be found here:

You rang?

I approve of this post. And so does Parker.

I really don’t understand why very few people post here. A lot of us are comics buyers and I know many of us buy outside the big three. Whatever the reason, let me say that I for one appreciate these roundups very much.

So that’s why my mother always insisted I had clean knickers on before I ever went out. Not in case I got run over and had to go to hospital, like she said, but so that I would have perpetual freshness in the afterlife!

Yes, aniseed and liquorice were the two I liked most, and actually can’t now remember what others were in the mix.

The (old) penny tray! Pre-decimal penny, that is.

My favourite Spangles were Old English flavour.

Still tastes very different than milk chocolate in Europe though.

You were missed. Welcome back.

And here I was, wondering why on Earth I had never heard of this new species of coypu before now. Same animal, different name just never occurred to me *doh*

If you’re in the area and feeling flush, also try James Sommerin on Penarth Esplanade. They have rooms with a marvellous view of the pier and the Severn estuary and an overnight stay is good value when you consider you have the choice of a Michelin starred 6 course taster menu or 3 course a-la-carte for the evening and…

Yes, and it was excellent. We’re going again sometime in November, I’ll write a full review if you like.

The Clink, run by HMP Cardiff is one of the best restaurants in Wales and regularly wins foodie awards and rightly so.