US comics publisher Image Comics has announced more details of the forthcoming 24 PANELS Anthology, the charity comics project curated by Kieron Gillen (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PHONOGRAM) we highlighted earlier this year when a call for submissions went out…. Read More ›
Lizz Lunney
Orbital Comics Hosts “Comics in the Kitchen” Exhibition in June
Comics. Food. Artists. Recipes. For Orbital Comics next thematic exhibition, the brilliant London comic store has gathered a bunch of food-loving cartoonists and illustrators and asked them what they really enjoy cooking these days. Their answers will be up on the… Read More ›
Something For the Weekend – Bone China, Doctor Who and Unmentionables!
Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 7th March onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›
Comic Creators Worldwide Pay Homage to David Bowie
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring. – David Bowie David Bowie‘s work – and indeed, Bowie himself – has often inspired comic creators across the globe, be it as they listened… Read More ›
One Beat Zines announces third anthology, “Identity” will launch at Thought Bubble
One Beat Zines, thezine-making collective/distro run by Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele has announced the impending release of their third anthology since they launched almost exactly one year ago. Identity – available for pre-order from the OBZ shop – is a book full of varied and diverse female… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014: The View from the Twittersphere
I think everyone who attended is still reeling from the fantastic weekend the 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival proved to be, which began with the amazing 24 Hour Comics Marathon organised by Dan Berry and the announcement of… Read More ›
Alternative Press take over London this Saturday
A quick reminder that Alternative Press will be at the Bishopsgate Institute, London this Saturday (10th May), an event created collaboration with the London Radical Bookfair and the Alliance of Radical Booksellers From 10.00am – 5.00pm and with help of 85 small press exhibitors, the AP team will… Read More ›
OFF LIFE magazine announces live London #QuickDraw event
To help launch the brand new House of Illustration gallery in London’s Kings Cross, the OFF LIFE team – makers of the free street comic distributed in London and Bristol – are holding a free #QuickDraw event in April. “Every… Read More ›
Nick Abadzis, Stephen Collins, Lizz Lunney and more join Lakes Festival line-up
Britain has a long tradition of humour comics such as The Beano, Dandy and VIZ – so it should come as no surprise that the cheeky gang at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival have lined up a number of… Read More ›
London’s Gosh! makes March British Comics Month
London’s Gosh! comic store has announced a huge range of British Comics-related events taking place through March, all focused on creators, and British comics publishers – be they small or large – such as SelfMadeHero, Blank Slate.The store will also be… Read More ›