(via Tim Perkins): The second Maltese Comic Convention has announced its first guests for this year’s line up, who include Liam Sharp (left), Gary Erskine and Tim Perkins (below). Taking place 16th-17th October, the convention will take place in the… Read More ›
Month: July 2010
Sci-Fi Art Now Covers Revealed
ILEX Press have released the covers for their UK and US editions of SciFi Art Now – and they look superb. The UK cover, above, is by the brilliant World Fantasy Award winner and Hugo Award-nominated artist John Picacio. This… Read More ›
Dudley D. Watkins gallery launched as Courier revamps web site
(with thanks to Lew Stringer and the Forbidden Planet International blogs who spotted this first): DC Thomson has just revamped its web site for its Scottish newspaper The Courier – and included a fantastic gallery of comic work by Dudley… Read More ›
Frank’s Fantastic Send Off – thanks to his fans
We’re pleased to report that the late comedian and comic creator Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom had the fantastic send off he would have wanted thanks to his fans last week – rather than a pauper’s funeral. The comedian’s financial… Read More ›
First 2000AD Dredd cover to go under the hammer
Judge Dredd hits the big time
In Review: The Scorpion – The Holy Valley
Adventurer, womaniser, swordsman, thief, swindler, arrogantly self assured of his own survival, with blood ties to one of the most important people on the planet, and a woman whom he both hates and desires, and who appears to reciprocate those… Read More ›
Bosnian publisher announces Strip magazine for the UK
Bosnian-based comics publisher PrintMedia has announced plans to move into the UK market with a new comic magazine later in 2010. The title, which is still in development, will include new strips by creators such as PJ Holden (2000AD, Battlefields,… Read More ›
Madame Tussauds Marvel Superheroes 4D Winners
The winners of our Marvel Superheroes 4D competition, run in partnership with SciFiPulse.net, were Yvonne Clark from Bridgend and Andrew Dommett from Tividale, who each won a pair of tickets to the new exhibition at Madame Tussauds in London. Congratulations… Read More ›
Tripwire returns with Futurama, Straczynski, Cornell and Michael Moorcock goodness
Ace media magazine Tripwire is back with another info-packed issue! The Eagle Award-nominated British-American magazine about comics and genre culture returns this July bringing even more of the quality features you’d expect from their previous issues. Beneath an exclusive Futurama… Read More ›
Questionable Elephantmen hits comic stores
The latest issue of Elephantmen, written by former Marvel UK staffer Richard Starkings (whose career has simply spiraled upwards ever since) is now on sale, with art by Marian Churchland, Axel Medellin, Moritat & André Szymanowicz. In Issue 26 –… Read More ›