| This an archive of many of the Really Heavy Greatcoat
strips from its original appearances in Lancaster's indy 'zines
On the Beat and Off
the Beat, right up to its current form.
You can either stroll through the entire archive or jump from one
year to another. |
Although I've scanned many greatcoats
for this archive there are many more to be done. If your favourite
is missing let me know and I'll try and locate it for you.
Or
make Nick draw it again. Heh. |
1987
• February: Origin Story
• April: Andy Warhol
• May: John meets Jo
• June: Election Comment
• July: Greek Holiday and police raid
• August: Cats introduced
• September: Radio 1 and evil cats
• October: Transendental Meditation and Nightingale Farm stench
• November: Meet the parents
• December: The danger of getting wet
1988
• April: Flyposting and Literature Festivals
• June: A bad smell
NEW • July: On the Buses
• August:
Doctor Who?
• September: Unexpected Visitors
1989
• January: The dangers of lending your coat and an old owner
NEW • February: Job Creation
• April: Diary
• May: Beached Whales
• September: Heatwave
1990
• February: Nelson Mandela
• March: Desperate Times
1991
• None scanned yet
1992
• October: Cat in a Tree
1993
• April: Council Tax comment
• May: Flu
• June: Heavy rain and Georgian legacy festivals
• July: Lost missile
• August: Liberals and buses
• September: Moving House
• October: Spliting up discussions, and Death
• November: You can never have too many books
1994
Off the Beat went monthly in 1994, so the Greatcoat didn't get out as much.
• January: Buses
• February: Mr Blobby
• March: A Windy Day
• April: Legacy Festival
• June: Moving Again
1995
• All on one page
2000
With Off the Beat no longer published, Nick created these
strips using John and Jo for possible syndication. The Greatcoat didn't appear
in these.
2001
The return of the Greatcoat
• October: Kevin arrives
• November: The Origin retold
• December: Earning a crust and space rockets
2002
• January: A bad cold
• February: Valentines Day
• June: Time travel and alcohol do not mix
• August: the pleasure dome. not.
• September: Rock the casbah
• October: The beat of the street and punks
• December: Development Comment
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2003
• January: Aliens
• March: Post Office Closures
• April: Tanks and Cats
• May: WMD and Hell
• June: Time Travel adventure
• July: 1963 and pleasuring
• August Grimm Tales and Summer Holidays
• September: Woodstock
• October: Students and Tutors
• November: Tories and relatives
• December: Uncle Julien
2004
• January: Uncle Julien continued
• February: Builders and doorbells
• March: Mobile phones and Gollum
• April: Colour at Last! God and Herons
• July: Dennis the Cat gets his own spin-off strip, plus the start of a new reality TV satire...
• August: Dennis has an "accident"; Reality Swap continues
• October: presenting a sample of a spin-off strip from the Greatcoat - The Underversity
• December: Mocking Public Art
2005
• February: Litter
• March: Bypass Comment
• April: Telesales Revenge/Election Blues
• June: Election Comment
• July: Hedgehogs
• August: Local service cuts comment
• September: Compost and Unexpected House Guests
• October: They're still here
• November: Fireworks
and Bins
• December: Weather, Chipmunks
and Festive Tidings
2006
• January: Fetid stinks
• February: Rampant vegetarianism
• March: After months of living in
Britain, tolerating bad food, weird weather and talking greatcoats,
Uncle Fester can stand no more. But what sends him over the edge?
Plus: V for Vendetta and bird killing cats...
• April: The Greatcoat meets an old
friend; party time!
• May: Party antics continue
• June: Raid!
• July: Who Watches the Watchmen?
• August: The Party's over... and
the price is devastation! This page includes the first three strips
published in Comics International.
• October: Comics International #200
strip - a tribute of sorts to Star Trek
• November: Nuclear Dumping? No Thanks
• December: News Blues
2007
• Greatcoats from Comics International 2007
These strips appeared throughout the year in Comics International
• March:
20 Year Anniversary Special! Three smashing pages in one go!
• March: Frog
• December: Dylan Reprise
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