I WONDER WHETHER JOE BLOGGS BLOGGED?

May 4, 2026

SALES TO ASTONISH #44 - APRIL 2026

momentum noun - the ability to keep increasing or developing It doesn’t matter when Easter falls, it could be early or late, the result every single year since I started The Unreality Store is a significant slow down in sales. Whatever momentum or head of steam is built up prior to the Easter holiday, it disappears like Jesus did from the Garden Tomb. Momentum is hard to gain but very easy to lose. Unlike Christmas where I know a few people buy comics for their partners or children as presents, the same doesn’t happen at Easter (although Easter presents are...

SALES TO ASTONISH #43 - MARCH 2026

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WHY NICK FURY VS S.H.I.E.L.D IS MARVEL'S GREATEST ACTION STORY!

Why Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. Is The Greatest Marvel Action Story You Will Ever Read Born out of the ashes of World War 2 and raised in the paranoia fuelled 1960’s Cold War, S.H.I.E.L.D (Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) was Marvels’ version of the CIA, MI6, the KGB and Mossad all rolled into one ultimate spy agency. Battling the likes of A.I.M (Advanced Idea Mechanics) and Hydra in its own corner of the Marvel Universe, S.H.I.E.L.D and its iconically eye-patched boss, Nick Fury, operated on the fringes of the super heroic titles that Marvel are known for from that...