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• This Week’s UK Graphic Novel Releases – 7th September 2026

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New comic titles available in UK bookshops and Local Comic Shops this week

• Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebration Comic soars into Local Comic Shops this week

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Who wants early intel to the nine new single issues being released by IDW next Wednesday – three of them Star Trek ie-ins?

• 5 Doctor Who Audio Adventures with Star Trek Similarities

  By David Ferguson on 2 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  David Ferguson explores some Doctor Who audio adventures with Star Trek echoes

• Frank Bellamy, Denis Gifford, Alan Class, and “Ally Sloper”, too!

  By Norman Boyd on 10 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A look back at a short-lived comics anthology of the 1970s featuring some of the last work of Frank Bellamy

• Coming Soon: My Beloved Other, by Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson

  By John Freeman on 10 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A powerful new graphic memoir gets its UK release soon

• Strawjack: “Figgerty’s Gallop” – Page 7

  By John Freeman on 10 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Is it curtains for Strawjack as the French attack? Heavens above!

• Italy’s Fumettomania Factory celebrates 60 Years of Star Trek

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Mario Benenati esplores why Star Trek is still relevant today…

• New Donut Squad collection out this week

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New Donut Squad collection from Neill Cameron hits the shelves! Plus, online event news!

• “The Day of Dredd” Signings lineup confirmed

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Day of Dredd arrives on the 3rd October 2026, featuring signings across the UK – and into Europe!

• Happy “Birthday” to the Boys Adventure Comics Blog

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Anniversary returns for a recommended British Comics web site

• Glory Knight collection featuring art by John M. Burns coming from Hibernia

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New girls time travel adventure comic collection heads to publication…

• Tripwire announces end to print edition

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Another print magazine goes on hiatus as distribution falters and costs rise

• The Countdown is On: 2000AD Prog 2500 Imminent!

  By John Freeman on 9 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrap ups and teases for epic thrills ahead in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

• New Battling Britons spotlights art of Victor del Fuente and Harry Farrugia

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  War comics back in the spotlight in new edition from The Paperback Fanatic

• Greg Horn Limited Edition Prints on offer at upcoming Print Show in Birmingham

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Grab a limited edition print while you can!

• Mystery Doctor Who Movie Art Surfaces

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Doctor Who movie preproduction art resurfaces

• A Murder Mystery in Commando!

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Mystery and deadly air war in the new Commando comics!

• Help ma Boab! Oor Wullie is 90!

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Ian Wheeler reflects on 90 years of Our Wullie…

• Bolton International Film Festival returns with 300 short films

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The hugely popular event’s programme offers animation, science fiction shorts and much, much more

• Celebrating TINA comic’s Tenth Anniversary in style, back in 1977 – in Holland

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Holland’s TINA comic was celebrated in style in 1977, but do you recognise any of the Spanish comic artists at a special event? Back in 1977, the Spanish art team of the art agency Creaciones Editoriales visited the offices of… Read More ›

• Coming Soon: LD Comics x Cartoon Museum: Meeting Creators and Each Other

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Showcasing comic creation and illustration

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