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• British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2025

  

  Your guides to upcoming British and Irish comic events

• Brass Sun snaps out in this week’s 2000AD, Battle-Action London signing incoming!

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Battle-Action creators head to Forbidden Planet

• The Enormous Crocodile heads to the Lowry, Quentin Blake exhibition continues

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry

• “The Truth About Phyllis Twigg” lifts the lid on secrets of early BBC radio

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  A Christmas audio treat from B7 Media and friends

• Illustrators 49 spotlights the art of Frank Cho, The Eternaut

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Frank Cho, Gregory Manchess and Wes Slade, too!

• Doctor Who luminaries on Commando duties!

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  More all-out war action en route this week!

• Book Palace Books exclusive Original Art Auction ends tonight

  By John Freeman on December 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t miss some great comic art gems!

• In Review: The Once And Future Riot by Joe Sacco

  By Graham Baines on December 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Graham Baines reviews Sacco’s latest full length reportage

• Have you explored The Art of Time Travel?

  By John Freeman on December 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Lifting the lid on amazing concept art

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist Frank Pé

  By John Freeman on December 1, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Mourning the loss of a Franco-Belgian giant in comics

• Memory, Mind & Media Journal launches new open access comic related collection

  By John Freeman on December 1, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  A new open access academic collection of comic-related papers

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Artist François Boucq

  By John Freeman on November 30, 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Prize-winning acclaimed artist, 70 this week

• In Pictures: A Tremendous Thought Bubble Festival 2025!

  By James Bacon on November 29, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  A whistle stop trip, and variant cover musings!

• Science Fiction comics in the spotlight in Spanish language book series

  By John Freeman on November 29, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Can you help a Spanish researcher on a quest for British SciFi comics?

• In Review: Judge Dredd by Carlos Ezquerra Apex Edition

  By Luke Williams on November 29, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  A wonderful collection of the great man’s work

• Filling the gaps on “From Cents to Pence” – Alan Class comics info sought

  By downthetubes Guests on November 28, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Can you help From Cents to Pence! author Rob Kirby?

• Rick Atkinson’s best-selling Revolution Trilogy novels to get graphic novel adaptation

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Best-selling historical non fiction series gets graphic novel treatment

• Bear Alley Books launches “Air Ace Companion”, new “Mytek” collection

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  New books from Bear Alley

• Angoulême Festival 2026 “on hold” after months of controversy

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Prestigious French comics Festival effectively cancelled

• Preorders open for “Doctor Who: UNIT Declassified” – online only Variant Cover by David and Emily Roach

  By John Freeman on November 27, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  This cover by David and Emily Roach has surely got your attention?

• Preorders open for Master Replicas Limited Edition TARDIS Figure Set and Case

  By John Freeman on November 27, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  But is it bigger on the inside?

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