Ah! Gaddafi, supplier to the rich and famous terror groups across the globe. If the French and Israelis won’t sell to you then these chaps probably will…or at least used to anyway.
The weapons featured in this strip are a Benelli SPAS-12 shotgun and a Pakistann license made Rheinmetall MG3 which looks like this and is probably one of the most capable machine guns in the world (gympy not withstanding). True, the Benelli is kind of out of character but who knows what may turn up in those sneaky arms shipments, eh?
In other news (apart from England winning the Ashes back, see below) I have a SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Right, that caught your attention. Basically German is very busy for the next two weeks or so which means that we may not get fresh comics until mid to late September! Relax, don’t do it, when you want to go to it because I’m trying to arrange adequate cover thanks to my good friends on t’internet and when has t’internet ever let me down?
Anyway, to recap:
- This will be the last proper page for two/three weeks.
- The comic IS STLL GOING, I WILL be posting on a regular basis to remind you that I’m still here.
- I’m REALLY SORRY!
- We’re getting cover from other artists to help fill the gaps and scratch that Hard Graft itch!
Superb. Absolutely superb. Saw it and everyone was shaking hands, swearing oaths and proposing toasts. Sad Aussies were cheered up with free pints before being ribbed mercilessly. A splendid and highly competetive Ashes Series! See you all in 18 months! Haha!

England Captain Andrew Strauss lifts the legendary Ashes urn in victory!

The England team go balistic as Australia are all out for 348.

Hero of England, Freddie Flintoff, savours the glory of being a legend one last time before retiring from test cricket.
EDIT: For the record, Alan and the shopkeeper are exchanging traditional greetings. It isn’t quite as orthodox as what you’ll read on t’internet but there you go. Also, Bernadette’s..er..greeting is probably par for the course for the relations between..well..any of the nations of the British Isles.
…sorry for the late nature of this comic this week but there was an emergency of kinds revolving work, the cricket and so on.
Sadly, the 3rd day was rained off and I spent my of my day at Edgbaston stadium getting wet with 20,998 other fans most of whom were dressed as:
- Bannanas (“England’s Bannana Army”)
- Queen Elizabeth II (there was a “gang” of ten of them, complete with tiaras and silk gloves)
- Elvis
- “Bumble’s barmy builders” (complete with moustaches and sunglasses)
- The village people.
- Bo Derrick lookalikes from the 1980s (“wanna get physical, physical!“)
So yeah, despite the rain and the lack of Aussie bashing (most of the Aussies had beat a wise retreat to drier climes such as the pub) fun was had by all. Still though that meant catching a train that evening to rush down south to catch work and then rush here and so here I am, hurriedly lettering (badly) this weeks page! Hope you enjoy it!


