John McShane comic collection
- Reference:GB 254 MS 352
- Dates of Creation:1949-1999
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:4 boxes, 5 Disney folders, 2 large volumes, 4 small loose books, 1 Bogie Man box, 1 box of Eagle comics
Scope and Content
Books on comics/art, comics and compilations including Disney, Krazy Kat, and other comics. A collection of Bogie Man comics and old eagle comics without covers.
Administrative / Biographical History
John McShane is one of the founding members of one of the longest running comics societies in Europe, which still meets every month in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The group spawned the acclaimed and much quoted magazine AKA, regular comic marts, and a comic convention among whose guests were Marv Wolfman and Will Eisner. With his business partners, John went on to create AKA Books & Comics, the shop Mark Millar says got him addicted to the medium. The shop continues under the name A1, whilst John now co-runs Plan B Books, Glasgow's first dedicated graphic novel shop. John and George Jackson (of the group Ossian) created Fat Man Press to publish the ever-popular The Bogie Man by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Robin Smith. John was also appointed publisher of Trident Comics and helped found the original Toxic. He is also the creator of the comic strip Jimmy the Zombie and has written a number of essays, reviews, and short stories, as well as several short films.
Arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
Access Information
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Acquisition Information
Donation from John McShane to English Department and given to Archives in 2013
Note
John McShane is one of the founding members of one of the longest running comics societies in Europe, which still meets every month in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The group spawned the acclaimed and much quoted magazine AKA, regular comic marts, and a comic convention among whose guests were Marv Wolfman and Will Eisner. With his business partners, John went on to create AKA Books & Comics, the shop Mark Millar says got him addicted to the medium. The shop continues under the name A1, whilst John now co-runs Plan B Books, Glasgow's first dedicated graphic novel shop. John and George Jackson (of the group Ossian) created Fat Man Press to publish the ever-popular The Bogie Man by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Robin Smith. John was also appointed publisher of Trident Comics and helped found the original Toxic. He is also the creator of the comic strip Jimmy the Zombie and has written a number of essays, reviews, and short stories, as well as several short films.
Biography came from John McShane himself. Row E Bay 3 shelf 2, 3, 4
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Books, scripts, Bogie man drafts, CDs, translations
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Liz Rogers 2013, Hailey Austin 2018
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
Appraisal Information
No discarded items or transfers
Accruals
Not expected
Additional Information
Published
Catalogued
MS 352
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