Here’s the latest Commando release information from DC Thomson for Issues 4971 – 4974, going on sale Thursday 1st December 2016. It’s of course entirely coincidental one edition out this week is titled “Press Gang”, just as DC Thomson issues… Read More ›
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MASK (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) Returns Today!
M.A.S.K. is back thanks to IDW, written by Brandon Easton, with art by Tony Vargas and cover artist Tommy Lee Edwards Launching from the events of IDW’s REVOLUTION! five-issue mini series, which concludes this week, the M.A.S.K. team streaks into a dangerous, unstable… Read More ›
Roy of the Rovers: A Collector’s Guide
The recent release of longtime comics editor and writer Barrie Tomlinson‘s book Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff (Barrie himself talks about that project here, and Ian Wheeler’s review is here) made us wonder what other Roy of the Rovers books… Read More ›
“Beau Peep” blows his last post at the Daily Star, nearly 40 years after first appearance
Veteran strip writer Roger Kettle has announced the sad news that the Daily Star has made dropped its longest-running comic strip, Beau Peep, which had been running in the newspaper since the first issue in 1978. Beau Peep will end sometime… Read More ›
It’s Time For… the Awesome Comics Podcast Catch Up!
I’m not quite sure why the wonderful woolly mammoth that is Awesome Podcast and downthetubes contributor Tony Esmond doesn’t plug said ACP here himself (perhaps he’s too shy, or just busy with his night job as a Steven Seagal impersonator), but… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: the Doctor battles the Master! – New Comics On Sale (w/c 28th November 2016)
Here’s this week’s round up of new comics in British newsagents and comic shops skewed, as ever to highlighting British creators and publishers. This is a bit of a quick round up owing to various circumstances, some work related, but… Read More ›
Gillen, Walker announced for Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Forbidden Planet signing
Writer Kieron Gillen and artist Kev Walker will be signing the first issue of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 7th December 2016 at 6.00pm. In Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, following her time in… Read More ›
Celebrating 40 Years of 2000AD: Anniversary cover by Carlos Ezquerra revealed
Carlos Ezquerra’s cover for the 40th Anniversary Edition of 2000AD has been revealed, with the artist wryly commenting online “It’s been hard, but I managed to survive…” The cover features two of his best-known characters: Judge Dredd and Johnny Alpha,… Read More ›
In Review: The Last Driver
Written by Chris Baker Art by Shaky Kane 56 pages – Full Colour Published by Dead Canary Comics “In a world riddled with death, despair and giant man-eating monsters, one man does his best to not let the apocalypse get… Read More ›
New Eaglemoss Marvel Fact Files features Death’s Head, Steve Dillon tribute in New Year
The next issue of Eaglemoss’ Marvel Fact Files (Issue 195, published here in the UK on the 8th December 2016 features a stunning original Death’s Head schematic gatefold, the work of Simon Furman and Kev Hopgood. For the first time,… Read More ›