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• This Week’s UK Graphic Novel Releases – 5th October 2026

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s guide to new graphic novels and collections due for release this week in bookshops

• 6000 Not Out: Four All-New Commando Adventures celebrate a Major Milestone for the British War Comic

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Commando celebrates an amazing landmark issue!

• This Week’s UK Graphic Novel Releases – 27th September 2026

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Your guide to some of the graphic novel releases available through UK bookshops this week

• Britain’s Greatest Superheroes’ 50th Anniversary: Celebrating Captain Britain

  By David Brazier on 20 September 2026

  

  David Brazier celebrates 50 years of Britain’s leading Marvel character

• Diamond UK British Publishers Books Solicitations – September 2026

  By John Freeman on 11 September 2026

  

  Starlord archive, new work from Gill Hatcher, and Black Mirror, too

• Panel Borders: Photography and Fine Art in Comics

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Exploring the world of fine arts, comics and photography

• Selkie Awards 2026 Shortlist Announced

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Scottish comic awards return for second year

• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando Editor Kate McAuliffe

  By Jeremy Briggs on 5 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Jeremy Briggs catches up with Commando editor as the title hits its 6000th issue…

• The Adventures of Tintin: ‘The Shooting Star” Decoded

  By downthetubes Guests on 4 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Damien Dessane explores more Tintin secrets…

• First guests announced for Vworp Meet Manchester Doctor Who Birthday Bash

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Big Manchester Who birthday event in the works

• T-Shirt Makers Weird Fish offer chance to win Exclusive BEANO Art

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Join the shoals and celebrate 75 years of Dennis the Menace with Weird Fish tie in t-shirts

• Buster comic art, Doctor Who fan rarities and more on offer in latest Phil-Comics auction

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A great selection of British comics, art, and more, at auction this weekend

• Frank Quitely announced as winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Top British artists joins the ranks of this prestigious award’s winners

• Roads Not Taken: The 1632 Comic

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Plenty of comic projects founder early, for different reasons. This was one of them

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Get Ready for Murderbot, The Graphic Novel

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure…”

• 5 Space Opera Comics

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  David Ferguson explores some top science fiction comic sagas…

• $716,750 for Captain America Leads Heritage’s recent Comics and Comic Art Auctions to staggering $18.17 Million

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The appetite for appealing classic comic art is undimmed in two recent Heritage Auctions events

• In Review: Avengers: Endgame Encore

  By Tim Robins on 1 October 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Re-edited movie re-released ahead of that Doomsday thing a-coming soon…

• Strawjack: “Figgerty’s Gallop” – Page 10

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A spy, you say? Strawjack is watched as he returns home… but he has planned for that!

• New Gerry Anderson’s The Secret Service collection out next month

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Includes new documentary fronted by Matthew Sweet

• Comic Social Announces Launch of a Dedicated App Built exclusively for Comic Readers

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New comics community network app now in beta

• New comics talent storms into Aces Weekly volume 82

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The latest volume of the long running digital anthology begins its run

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Arts of Eddie Campbell

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Indie comics veteran Eddie Campbell’s first art book in the works

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