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• TG Jones stores closures ahead?

  By John Freeman on March 3, 2026 • ( 5 )

  

  Retail woe returns to Britain’s major comics and magazine retailer

• Video Review and Picture Gallery – Comics: The Famous & Forgotten Exhibition at The Beacon, Whitehaven

  By John Freeman on February 4, 2026 • ( 3 )

  

  Enjoy a quick video tour of this amazing comic art exhibition!

• Dan Dare relaunched as graphic novel project from B7 Comics

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  New threats, new adventures for a classic hero…

• Giles Annuals cover cartoons coming to auction

  By John Freeman on March 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Beautiful, timeless cartoons from Carl Giles head to auction

• In Review: Darwyn Cooke’s The Complete Spirit : Connoisseur Edition

  By Luke Williams on March 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  For the most part noir-ish Darwyn Cooke’s The Spirit might be, but essentially it is noir with a twinkle in its eye, says Luke Williams… The Book: With his masterful storytelling and flair for noir style, the late Darwyn Cooke was uniquely… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The77 Issue 12, featuring a cover by 2000AD’s Clint Langley

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Check out this successful British indie comic publisher’s latest issue

• 007 MAGAZINE launches Definitive Hardback Archive Series celebrating the James Bond films

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Premium hardback James Bond book series offers definitive archive

• Thriller writer and new James Bond author M.W. Craven joins new Lake District Book Festival lineup

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Be shaken and stirred this summer…

• Panel Borders celebrates Women’s History Month

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Celebrating Women’s History Month

• New record label, Other Shoe Records, has a famed comic creator connection

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Let there be Music, Mr Moore…

• End of an Era: Alisdair Shaw and Jim Wilkins “In Print” Doctor Who strip partnership draws to a close

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s the end of an era, is anyone prepared?

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 91

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A Dalek is never defeated…

• In Review: Return to Skull Island

  By Graham Baines on February 28, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A great addition to the existing Netflix animated series

• Celebrating The Phantom, 90 Years Young

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Phantom walks! Celebrating a comics legend – and legacy!

• Funday Times returns in The Sunday Times for one-off special

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Funday Times is back – albeit briefly…

• Peter Hansen Comic Collection heads to auction, an incredible British comics archive

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  A Boy’s Own Passion: an incredible archive of comic art is about to go under the hammer

• In Review: Good Luck, Have Fun Don’t Die

  By Tim Robins on February 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  We sent a human to the cinema so the AI could stay at home and make up your medical reports…

• Slaine takes on the Vikings – sort of! – in May

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  More chances to see this spectacular one man storytelling show

• In Memoriam: Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Smeg.

• Stunning “Thunderbird 6” art set to go under the hammer

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Stunning Thunderbirds art part of a much larger sale – the first of several this year

• Barnsley Zine Fair returns this Saturday

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The biggest zine fair in the North of England is back this weekend

• Compal offers girls comics galore, and much more, in latest massive auction

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Plenty to savour for British comic fans – but some will need deep pockets!

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