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The Really Heavy Greatcoat Archive: Strip Archive

 

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



2003
Uncle Julien and gangJanuary: 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

Dennis the CatJanuary: 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
KevinFebruary: 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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