The Pheonix Comic Wins April Fools’ Day
by Richard Bruton
April 1st, a time to distrust anything you see on the Internet and also the day that the Phoenix Comic dropped a very special issue through its readers’ letterboxes…
Oh yes, instead of their normal Phoenix Comic that its subscribers were expecting to drop through the letter box this week, that was the cover that greeted them for issue 587, cover dated 1 April 2023.
But if you look at the bottom right-hand corner…
Now that is rather wonderful, don’t you think?
According to the Phoenix on their Facebook, it features…
“Cutting-edge technology and spoon analogy in #587 of SpoonWeekly!
Look out for these epic stories… 
Ladle Vs Spoon Soup up Cutlery Drawers Triangular Spoons
The new SP2N design revealed – And MORE!”
Oh, well played Phoenix, well played.
You can get hold of The Phoenix Comic in the UK and abroad by subscribing here. It’s also available at certain stores in the UK. It’s the home to some great, great kids comics, including the work of Jamie Smart and Neill Cameron, whose Bunny Vs Monkey and Mega Robo Bros are quiet magnificent and have been featured here at Comicon many times.
Or works like No Country by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady, plus more great works from the likes of Adam & Lisa Murphy, Jamie Smart, Neill Cameron, Robert Deas, Jess Bradley, Laura Ellen Anderson, Joe List, James Turner, James Stayte, The Etherington Brothers, Dan Boultwood, Faz Choudry, Philip Pullman (yes, THAT Philip Pullman), Fred Fordham, Chris Riddell, Alexander Matthews, Joe Brady, Kate Ashwin, Robin Boyden, Dave Shelton, Kate Brown, Patrice Aggs, Andreas Schuster, and many more!
It’s a great comic with a very good April Fools’ for 2023!
