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• The Real Dan Dare? Journalist, Pilot and Newspaper Editor Terence Horsley

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Was journalist, pilot and newspaper editor Terence Horsley one of the influences for EAGLE’s space hero?

• Comics: The Famous & Forgotten Exhibition opens at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven

  By John Freeman on January 20, 2026

  

  Amazing selection of classic comic art on display in Cumbria

• Doctor Who – the Fifteenth Doctor – battles the Daleks!

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

  

  Taking on the pepper pot perils!

• Road Safety Campaigns: Do you remember Tufty Squirrel, or “The Beacon”?

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

  

  Comics – a weapon in the battle for public safety!

• In Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders Volume 2: The Gene Genie

  By James Bacon on February 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Written by Joel Meadows and illustrated by Andy Bennett When Watson leaves Holmes to help Crick unravel the DNA helix and finds himself in the employ of England’s most evil man, Holmes is forced to team up with an unlikely… Read More ›

• BAFTA Games in Concert Earns Rapturous Standing Ovation at Festival Hall, UK tour to follow

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

  

  Iconic video game soundtracks live on stage

• In Memoriam: Comics Archivist Alan Vince

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  A highly regarded expert on EAGLE and Dan Dare has passed

• DC Thomson teases this year’s annuals, and new comic collections

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

  

  London Book Fair will sees launch of full 2027 range

• Roy of the Rovers artist Barrie Mitchell exhibition in the works

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

  

  Veteran British comic artist deservedly in the spotlight

• Retro Review: Marvel Platinum Deluxe Edition – The Definitive Thor

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

  

  Enthralled by Norse Gods once again!

• Comics Assemble! A New Democratic Comic Convention Comes to Gloucester

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

  

  New indie comic event announced

• In Memoriam: Cartoonist Paul Sample, creator of Ogri

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

  

  The creator of many a biker’s favourite has passed

• New Quentin Blake exhibition at London’s Southbank Centre

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

  

  Helping celebrate 75 years of the South Bank Centre

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 87

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Time Lord interest in the Doctor’s latest battle continues…

• In Memoriam: Science Fiction and Terran Trade Authority artist Bob Layzell

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Farewell to an SF art legend

• Creating Comics: More Roy Wilson Prelims in latest Phil-Comics eBay auction

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  More superb Roy Wilson art under the hammer

• John Russell Fearn’s ‘Vargo Statten’ novel, The Catalyst in the Spotlight

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  John Russell Fearn’s international status as an SF author lives on

• Daleks invade Cartoonists Club of Great Britain

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Plumbing the depths of Skaro!

• In Review: For the Record by David Robertson

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  David Robertson’s latest anthology is intensely personal, but very accessible…

• Sino-French Graphic Novels in the Spotlight at University of Cambridge

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Bande dessinée in person and online event

• Flash Gordon celebrated by The Museum of Classic SciFi

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A classic American newspaper strip and film hero in the spotlight

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist, Game Designer Vu Danh

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The unexpected death of an incredible artist has broken

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