Mega City Book Club 177: HMS Nightshade

James Peaty returns to the book club to complete the Battle & Action miniseries with a look at HMS Nightshade by John Wagner, Mike Western and Ron Tiner. This is a relatively obscure gem from Battle in the late 1970s. Seek out your copy from Bookshop.org, and keep an eye on James' own books including Diamond Dogs in the Megazine, and the upcoming Skip Tracer digital collection.

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Mega City Book Club 176: The 2000AD Encyclopedia

Scott Montgomery is a writer, journalist and the author of the new 2000AD Encyclopedia. Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Scott's other books on his Amazon page.

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Mega City Book Club 175: Hellman of Hammer Force

Paul Trimble returns with a classic story from the pages of Action! We discuss Kurt Hellman and the challenges of telling war stories from the German point of view in the 1970s. Get your copy of the new collection from the Treasury webstore.

For more great discussion of Action and Battle comics join the Battle Fans group on Facebook. And also watch for announcements from the Enniskillen comic fest. You can also read Paul's interview with Garth Ennis in the latest issue of Battling Britons.

You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com

Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.


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