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• 2000AD: 49 Years and Counting!

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  No, we’re not too early – read on to find out why!

• 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!

• How British comic cover dates have (largely) lied to you for decades

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  British publishers have been confusing us for decades. Here’s how.

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 90

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Tidying up after his enemies…

• Coming Soon: The Curse of Frankenstein Seven-Inch Single

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Step inside the shadow-drenched world of The Curse of Frankenstein

• Stop Messing About! Happy Centenary, Kenneth Williams!

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Remembering a British comedy legend

• Paper Doll Fun, inspired by the classic movie, Forbidden Planet

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Paper doll fun inspired by a classic SF film

• Starlord Archival Collection slips into Rebellion release schedule

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Keep Watching the Stars!

• Mattel reveals major Masters of the Universe publishing program

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New books, comics, and more on the way

• Reading Comics Through The Body, first comics monograph by Gareth Brookes

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Award-winning graphic novelist Dr Gareth Brookes first comics monograph, Reading Comics Through The Body, has been published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of their series aimed at comics academics, Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Gareth, who graduated from… Read More ›

• Lost Original “Jungle Book” illustrations come to auction, alongside an “Ice Cold Blonde”

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Only four originals from the limited series are known to have survived

• Dennis the Menace is minted! New 50p BEANO coin released

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Even “groan ups” shouldn’t miss this!

• 2000AD returns to America — and this time, it’s weekly!

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Great news for American 2000AD readers

• Northumbria University PhD student maps mysterious upper atmosphere of Uranus for the first time

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  First-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere uneiled

• Billy Bunter strip by Reg Parlett offered across two Catawiki auctions

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Complete strip at auction, one page bids closing today

• Into the Daft Dimension as Doctor Who storms the newsstands once more

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Doctor Who craziness ahead!

• Walking Dead head to Liverpool!

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t miss this special event with artist Charlie Adlard…

• First Look: Rafael Garcia: Henchman by Peter Murreita and David Schrader

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Slacker absurdity on the way from Titan Comics!

• Drawing sharks, sneakers and more – it’s all in the latest How to THINK When You Draw!

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Sign up and grab your copy now!

• Thrills aplenty hit the newsstands in new 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine!

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New thrills from Tharg out today, and classic Action aplenty on the way!

• An Early 2000AD Cover Mystery Solved?

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  We head back nearly 50 years to hopefully solve a 2000AD mystery!

• Batman/ Judge Dredd Anniversary Edition gets early release

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Caped Crusader meets the Lawman of the Future – in a brand new oversized edition

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