Picked up the Halloween special edition of Monster Fun in Sainos the other day. I don’t recall seeing on supermarket shelves before but I only whizz into Sainsbury’s for a couple of items these days (their fiery ginger beer does what it says on the tin).

I didn’t read many comics before Star Wars came out which led me to the Marvel UK Star Wars comics and 2000AD but I would pick up old annuals at jumble sales so I have a couple of Monster Fun ones from back in the day (along with ones from Eagle, various Jerry Anderson spin-offs, etc). So while it doesn’t quite hit the nostalgia button it might for others of my age I am happy to see it back and doing well - it went monthly in May 2023 due to popular demand. Also good to see it doesn’t have some plastic tat on the cover that goes straight to landfill despite received wisdom being that you couldn’t shift comics any other way.

Overall it’s a great comic - nicely put together (large glossy pages) with plenty of stories running from 2-5 pages created by some top talent in a range of styles (getting Roger Langridge is a bit of a coup), all mixed in with activities and a page for reader’s art.

Price: it is a quid more than the usual £3.99 but it does have extra pages.