Spider-Man by Mike Collins Today sees the start of the first of three Draw the World Together auctions, organised by comic creators using comics to raise money for charity. The auction on eBay features sketches provided by some of DWTs… Read More ›
Month: August 2010
Tube Surfing: Drinking, Drawing… and other stuff too!
• If you’re in the area this Sunday, you could do worse than pop along to Manchester Comic Collective’s (MCC) monthly Drink ‘n’ Draw. It kicks off at 4pm and is usually lots of fun (although I haven’t made it… Read More ›
Working 9 to 5 – Superheroes for hire is Markosia’s latest adventure
British publisher Markosia’s new comic Hero 9-5, written by Ian Sharman with art from David Gray focuses on a world where being a super hero is just another job. A world where only the rich can afford the comprehensive hero… Read More ›
Burke and Hare first editions on sale from creators
With the news that Insomnia Publications, the company behind graphic novel Burke & Hare, has ceased trading, its creators Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering can now offer out copies for sale of the first edition of the book. “Will and… Read More ›
Setting the Scene: Page 2
The action moves indoors, as hopeful warriors seek work… This page introduces most of the central cast.
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Duncan Long
Crystal Dragon cover for Asimov’s – featured in SciFi Art Now The format of SciFi Art Now – out this October – is such that it promotes the art of the creators, but there’s not much room to tell you… Read More ›
Bellamy’s "Happy Warrior" Reprinted
(with thanks to Dave Wilson and Norman Boyd): Some web trawling by Eagle comic fans has thrown up the find of new collection of Frank Bellamy’s world-famous strip Winston Churchill: The Happy Warrior. The collection is only available from the… Read More ›
In Review: Classics from the Comics Issue 173
The latest issue of DC Thomson’s ‘Retro’ title, Classics from the Comics is on sale now in all good newsagents, offering another fine medley of humour and adventure strips from a variety of the publishers’ current and past titles, including… Read More ›
Bellamy, Beano and Buster comic art up for grabs in latest ComPal auction
The Autumn 2010 auction at British comics auction site Compalcomics has just opened, with 315 lots in the catalogue including a magnificent Beano front cover artwork drawn by Dudley Watkins and some rare Thunderbirds artwork from TV Century 21 by… Read More ›
Phoenix to rise from Insomnia’s ashes
Comics collective The Sleepless Phoenix is now taking pre-orders for its 192-page black-and-white anthology on creative seed site Kickstarter.com. The planned collection – born from the demise of British publisher Insomnia Publications – will feature the work of more than… Read More ›