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• Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner awarded MBE

  By John Freeman on 14 June 2026

  

  Deserved and much overdue honour for a top British comic creator!

• DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics launches first Football Picture Story Monthly collection

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2026

  

  Football Picture Story Monthly is back, in time for the Word Cup!

• British creators aplenty among the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers 2026 Nominees

  By John Freeman on 26 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Strong showing for British creators and publishers in this year’s nominations

• In Review: The New Adventures from The Trigan Empire Book I

  By Steve Winders on 25 June 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Steve Winders offers his take on the recently-released new Trigan Empire tale…

• Rebellion tease Scream Halloween Special 2026

  By John Freeman on 25 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A a devilish mix of doppelgängers and horrifying transformations awaits!

• Dinosaur Drawings Galore from Steve White, DinoCon news, and a new prehistoric shark book

  By John Freeman on 25 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Special DinoCon booklet available now

• Starlog to return as print magazine

  By John Freeman on 25 June 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  STARLOG The Magazine returns in Autumn 2026, in print

• Are You Ready for Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker?

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2026 Doctor Who transmedia project is here!

• New 2000AD, First Tease for 50th Anniversary Celebration next March!

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New thrills, plus save those dates!

• PSYComics launches Kickstarter for “Odysseus – In Defiance of the Gods” collection

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A myth reborn. A hero redefined. A journey you won’t forget

• Tube Surfing: Superman Sold, free Manga Exhibition returns, and a special edition from Twisted Comics

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Twisted Comics partners with Stonewall and other news items

• First Rogue Trooper film reviews praise Duncan Jones take on 2000AD character

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Positive early reviews for new 2000AD film

• Children’s Authors, Illustrators, rally against AI, launch “We Are Better Than This” campaign

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New awareness for creator rights launched

• Rabbit Hole Comics Research: Who drew Britain’s “Deputy Dawg” comic?

  By John Freeman on 22 June 2026 • ( 4 )

  

  Who drew Deputy Dawg for TV Comic? Can you help?

• Batman and Superman, voices for Refugees since the 1940s

  By John Freeman on 21 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Each year, 20th June marks World Refugee Day, the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.  Refugees from the terrors of war and persecution, and disasters such as famine, have always stirred mixed reaction, not all… Read More ›

• Drawing Dragons with Jimmy Hansen: Lost Cover Art, Unearthed

  By John Freeman on 21 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Spotlighting ther lesser known work of BEANO artist Jim Hansen

• DWAS announce new book, “Doctor Who 70-79”

  By John Freeman on 19 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New Doctor Who Appreciation Society book delves deep into Doctor Who history

• Buster’s Tom Thug heads into the future! Original art up for sale

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Original BEANO and Buster art by Lew Stringer up for sale

• Time ripe to promote comics and magazines in literacy push?

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s never been a better time to promote comics and magazines, says industry expert

• “Eric Clapton Beano” still has plenty of allure!

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s going to cost you a little more than three old pence!

• Annual GOOF comic returns in time for Macc-Pow

  By John Freeman on 17 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Be the envy of all your friends, don’t miss out on this fun comic!

• Unearthed: “Cliff Mayhew”, a short-lived comic strip drawn by Jim Holdaway

  By John Freeman on 17 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A short-lived strip by the Modesty Blaise artist discovered

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