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British Government Cancels Comics For Troops This Christmas

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300px-Adventures_in_the_Rifle_Brigade_trade_paperbackYou're a British soldier in Afghanistan. Every day brings new dangers, new injuries, new deaths. A bit of escapism back at the barracks can go a long way.

The Ministry of Defence have cancelled plans to comics and graphic novels out to British troops in Afghanistan in time for Christmas. Originally arranged with British comics pressure group, The Comic Book Alliance had secured donations of thousands of comic books from willing publishers. But, as delivery was being arranged, at the very last minute the MOD pulled out, citing budgetary constraints and restricting parcels to "necessary equipment".

Currently the CBA are working with the charity Support Our Troops (SOS), to try and see if they can help for the New Year. But that has kind of scuppered plans for Christmas…

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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