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The Really Heavy Greatcoat
The Really Heavy Greatcoat
Author(s)	John Freeman and Nick Miller
Website	http://www.downthetubes.net
Current status/schedule	Updates monthly
Launch date	1987 in print; 2001 online
Genre(s)	Story/Humour

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The Really Heavy Greatcoat is a British cartoon strip by John Freeman and Nick Miller, later published as a webcomic.

History

The Really Heavy Greatcoat debuted in the Lancaster, Lancashire listings magazine On the Beat in February 1987, and its successor, Off the Beat. It is now published primarily online as a web comic on the web comics platform Tapastic.

The strip has previously been by the community web site virtual-lancaster.net and published for mobile by ROK Comics and in the international comics magazine Comics International,^[1] one of the most respected journals in the comics industry, and has been selected for publication in various titles, including The Norm published by syndicated US cartoonist Michael Jantze^[2] and Paper Tiger, an independent UK comics anthology.

The cartoon is written by former Marvel UK and Titan Magazines editor John Freeman and drawn by Nick Miller, a cartoonist whose work has appeared in various UK and US magazines for many years including US publisher Eureka Productions. The strip, often poking fun at newsworthy events as well as satirising comics counterculture, centres on a greatcoat brought to life sometime in the 1960s after being exposed to mind-enhancing drugs stuffed in its pockets.

The strip has a dedicated following in Lancaster and on the internet, with a detailed listing on The Comics Database,^[3] and has spawned several spin-offs, including The Underversity drawn by Paul J. Palmer.

In 2014, John Freeman began to publish an archive of the strip on the web comic platform Tapastic. New strips are added intermittently. In 2015, Nick Miller began the weekly The RHG on the same service, a satirical strip which occasionally features the Greatcoat and its modern-day owner, layabout Kevin.

References

^ The RHG has appeared in Comics International since #197, published in 2006
^ Jantze, Michael (May 14, 2005). "The Norm Extra". The Norm Magazine, No. 8, Pg. 41
^ Comic Book DB - The Really Heavy Greatcoat (1987)

External links

The Really Heavy Greatcoat at Down The Tubes, detailing background to The Really Heavy Greatcoat
The Peculiar History of the Really Heavy Greatcoat, an ongoing archive of the strip on Tapastic
The RHG, The latest adventures sometimes featuring the Greatcoat, largely written by Nick Miller
Team Sputnik, artist Nick Miller's web site
ComicBookdb.com - Comic Book Database

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[1] The RHG has appeared in Comics International since #197, published in 2006

[Norm_magazine-2] Jantze, Michael (May 14, 2005). "The Norm Extra". The Norm Magazine, No. 8, Pg. 41

[3] Comic Book DB - The Really Heavy Greatcoat (1987)

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+'''''The Really Heavy Greatcoat''''' is a British [[cartoon strip]] by [[John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman]] and Nick Miller, later published as a [[webcomic]].
-'''The Really Heavy Greatcoat''' is a cartoon that debuted in the [[Lancaster, Lancashire]] listings magazine ''[[On the Beat]]'' in February [[1987]], and its successor, ''[[Off the Beat]]''. It is now published primarily online as a web comic on [http://www.downthetubes.net downthetubes], a frequently visited site by many in British comics. It is also published in the international comics magazine ''[[Comics International]]''<ref>The RHG has appeared in Comics International since #197, published in 2006</ref> , one of the most respected journals in the comics industry, and has been selected for publication in various titles, including ''The Norm'' published by syndicated US cartoonist [[Michael Jantze]]<ref name="Norm magazine"> Jantze, Michael ([[May 14]] [[2005]]). "The Norm Extra". ''The Norm Magazine, No. 8'', Pg. 41 </ref> and ''Paper Tiger'', an independent UK comics anthology.
+==History==
-The cartoon is written by former [[Marvel UK]] and [[Titan Magazines]] editor [[John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman]] and drawn by [[Nick Miller (artist)]], a cartoonist whose work has appeared in various UK and US magazines for many years including US publisher [[Eureka Productions]]. The strip, often poking fun at newsworthy events as well as satirising comics counterculture, centres on a greatcoat brought to life sometime in the 1960s after being exposed to mind-enhancing drugs stuffed in its pockets.
+''The Really Heavy Greatcoat'' debuted in the [[Lancaster, Lancashire]] listings magazine ''[[On the Beat (magazine)|On the Beat]]'' in February 1987, and its successor, ''Off the Beat''. It is now published primarily online as a web comic on the web comics platform [[Tapastic]].
+The strip has previously been by the community web site virtual-lancaster.net and published for mobile by [http://www.rokcomics.com ROK Comics] and in the international comics magazine ''[[Comics International]]'',<ref>The RHG has appeared in Comics International since #197, published in 2006</ref> one of the most respected journals in the comics industry, and has been selected for publication in various titles, including ''The Norm'' published by syndicated US cartoonist [[Michael Jantze]]<ref name="Norm magazine">Jantze, Michael (May 14, 2005). "The Norm Extra". ''The Norm Magazine, No. 8'', Pg. 41</ref> and ''Paper Tiger'', an independent UK comics anthology.
-The strip has a dedicated following in Lancaster and on the internet, with a detailed listing on the [http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6918 The Comics Database], and has spawned several spin-offs, including [[The Underversity]] drawn by [[Paul J. Palmer]].
+The cartoon is written by former [[Marvel UK]] and [[Titan Magazines]] editor [[John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman]] and drawn by [[Nick Miller (artist)|Nick Miller]], a cartoonist whose work has appeared in various UK and US magazines for many years including US publisher [[Eureka Productions]]. The strip, often poking fun at newsworthy events as well as satirising comics counterculture, centres on a [[greatcoat]] brought to life sometime in the 1960s after being exposed to mind-enhancing drugs stuffed in its pockets.
+The strip has a dedicated following in Lancaster and on the internet, with a detailed listing on The Comics Database,<ref>[http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6918 Comic Book DB - The Really Heavy Greatcoat (1987)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and has spawned several spin-offs, including [[The Underversity]] drawn by [[Paul J. Palmer]].
+In 2014, John Freeman began to publish an archive of the strip on the web comic platform [[Tapastic]]. New strips are added intermittently. In 2015, Nick Miller began the weekly ''The RHG'' on the same service, a satirical strip which occasionally features the Greatcoat and its modern-day owner, layabout Kevin.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
+* [http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=16980 ''The Really Heavy Greatcoat'' at Down The Tubes], detailing background to The Really Heavy Greatcoat
-* [http://www.downthetubes.net downthetubes.net] The main site featuring The Really Heavy Greatcoat's latest adventures. You will also find samples of the strip there. The creators would like to put one on Wikipedia but every time they do some editor or other decides it's a violation of copyright, even though their names are on the art, so they've given up.
+* [http://tapastic.com/series/The-Really-Heavy-Greatcoat ''The Peculiar History of the Really Heavy Greatcoat''], an ongoing archive of the strip on Tapastic
-* [http://www.teamsputnik.co.uk Team Sputnik] Artist Nick Miller's web site
+* [http://tapastic.com/series/the-rhg ''The RHG''], The latest adventures sometimes featuring the Greatcoat, largely written by Nick Miller
-* [http://www.qualitycommunications.co.uk/ci Comics International] Publishes The Really Heavy Greatcoat in its print edition
+* [http://www.teamsputnik.co.uk Team Sputnik], artist Nick Miller's web site
 * [http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6918 ComicBookdb.com - Comic Book Database]
-* [http://www.itsourcity.org.uk/Funnies/greatcoat1.htm] Lancaster's "It's Our City" group] A special development protest greatcoat. Creators Miller and Freeman have often highlighted both Lancaster community and national issues (for example, British post office closures) in the Really Heavy Greatcoat and their strips have been re-used by campaigning organisations
+{{Tapas (platform)}}
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+[[Category:1987 comics debuts]]
+[[Category:1980s comics]]
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+[[Category:2001 webcomic debuts]]
+[[Category:2000s webcomics]]
+[[Category:2010s webcomics]]
+[[Category:Satirical comics]]
+[[Category:Fictional objects]]
+[[Category:Anthropomorphic objects]]
+[[Category:Self-reflexive works]]
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+{{Webcomic-stub}}
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v t e Webtoons published by Tapas
First published in Korean	A Girl Who Sees Smells (2015–20) Who Made Me a Princess (2017–22) The Deluxe Taxi (Red Cage) (2018–19) Pan Peter (2019–22) Tomb Raider King (2019–2023) Dr. Brain (2021–present) Navillera: Like a Butterfly (2021) Solo Leveling (2021–present)
First published in English	The Awkward Yeti (2012–present) Sarah's Scribbles (2013–present) No Girlfriend Comics (2014) The Really Heavy Greatcoat (2014–22) Breaks (2014–present) The RHG (2015) Fantome-Stein (2015–17) Radio Gaga (2015–17) Autophobia (2015–22) Erma (2016–present) Heartstopper (2016–present) Maddie in America (2016–17) Street Angel (2016–17) Cheshire Crossing (2017–19) War and Peas (2017–present) DeadEndia (2018) The Power of Stardust (2018–22) The Beginning After the End (2018–present) DPS! Only (2020–21) Fangs (2019–20) The Goodbye Family (2019–21) How To Date Your Dragon (2020) Warrior Unicorn Princess (2021–present) The Innkeeper Chronicles (2022–present)
First published in Italian	The Enchantment Agency (2015–19)
Adaptations	A Girl Who Sees Smells (2015) Street Angel (2018) Cheshire Crossing (2019) Taxi Driver (2021–present) Dr. Brain (2021–present) The Goodbye Family (2021–present) Navillera (2021) Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022) Solo Leveling anime (2023–present) Erma: The Game (2023) Solo Leveling video game (2023) Who Made Me a Princess (2024) The Beginning After the End anime (2025) Tomb Raider King animated series (2026)