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The Road to Bannockburn
Slainte, travellers of the aether, and welcome to the Bannockburn Comic Blog. I'm Al Harron, proprietor of The Blog That Time Forgot, contributor to The Cimmerian Blog, member of the Robert E. Howard...
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All Of Scotland Is Calton Hill
So the big rally at Calton Hill has been and gone. Estimates for the number of attendees range from 8,000 (if you ask the BBC) to 30,000 (if you ask the police). Dozens of Scotland's best and brightest...
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Better Together When Standing Apart; Or, Why I'm Voting Yes
In the Wednesday 25th September issue of the Greenock Telegraph, Council leader Stephen McCabe wrote a piece explaining his reasons for supporting the union. It is presented without a counterpoint,...
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Of Brownyis and of Bogillis full is this Buke...
This Hallowe'en marks a full year since the publication of my first comic, so it seems appropriate to mark the occasion with some sketches of some beasties which may or may not appear in the comic.I...
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To A Cone
I'd said I would occasionally post on wee bits of Scottish news and issues, so I figured the recent reports that Glasgow City Council are planning to spend £65,000 on raising the plinth that supports...
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Bannockburn: A Mythic History Of The Battle Which Shaped A Nation
Note: I planned on introducing Bannockburn on St. Andrew's Day for quite some time, before the events of 29th of November came to pass. As of writing, eight people perished with a dozen more wounded in...
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That I lived to a straight and simple creed...
In the last analysis, I reckon, I have but a single conviction or ideal, or whateverthehell it might be called: individual liberty. It’s the only thing that matters a damn. I’d rather be a naked...
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On Burns' Nicht & Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn
Wikipedia handily translates into English and Gaelic.Most Scots, and I'm sure a fair good few non-Scots, know about this auld sang, but for those that don't: "Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn,"...
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Duelling Bannockburn Comics!
Let battle commence!IT’S among the most famous victories of the Scots over the English, and now the story of the Battle of Bannockburn has been recreated in bloody and harrowing detail in a new comic...
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The Adventures of Melville: Bannockburn, Part One
The wee blue bow is a gift from my niece. Melville wears it proudly. In doing my research for Bannockburn, I was thwarted by circumstance: the Bannockburn Heritage Centre, which would have been my...
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The Adventures of Melville: Bannockburn, Part Two
Silly tortoise, what do you need with a helmet? You're living in one!Continuing on our adventure, this time preparing for battle!The Battle RoomBefore we go on, I should point out the ticket options....
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Cinniúint na Déithe: Clontarf 2014
Mr. Bates,New York City. Dear Mr. Bates: You may, or you may not have noticed my work in Weird Tales, Oriental Stories, Ghost Stories, Fight Stories, Action Stories, and Argosy; but that doesnt matter...
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Bannockburn Intro
Battles are great. Full of action and excitement as men prove their mettle, a chance to do their deed for God, their lord, and their people. The flower of nations astride their noble steeds, pennons...
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