Bad Press Limited, publishers of the adult comic Wasted, have announced their festive competition, running from 10th December 2010 to 10th January 2011. If you spend £9 (excluding postage) or more at www.badpressltd.com, they’ll enter you in a grand prize… Read More ›
Month: December 2010
Detective Comics 27 goes under a UK hammer
Rare and much sought-after US comics, including Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of Batman, will go under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week. The auction of US comics from a ‘one owner’ collection will take place on Thursday… Read More ›
Winter Combat In Carnoustie
Carnoustie Library will be hosting a war comics exhibit during the month of December. As well as Commando images taken from the World War 1 story The 11th Hour, written by Ferg Handley, and with artwork of by both Ian… Read More ›
Because I Am collection from Paul Davies
Brighton-based teacher and creator of ‘indie’ comics short stories Paul Davies has just self-published a collection of the same called Because I Am, via lulu.com. “It’s a collection of nine graphic short stories, drawn between 2004 and 2009,” says Paul…. Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Ross joins Kapow line up, Cardiff Comic Expo and more
• British TV presenter, comic book writer and lifelong comic fan Jonathan Ross has confirmed he will be a guest at Kapow! Comic Con and host the Comic Pros vs. Fans Game Show live on stage. The event takes place… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Oliver Wetter
Oliver Wetter, online often referred to as fantasio, is currently working as freelance artist & illustrator from his studio in Konz, Germany. His passion is to tell visual stories inspired by quickfire ideas. Sci-Fi Art Now: What tools do you… Read More ›
Brian Eno, Jason Bruges and other UK artists in Yota Space digital exhibition
Volume by UVA and 3D Never mind heading to New York for a shopping trip before Christmas (if you can afford such trips, that is) – now about travelling East for some stunning digital art? Yota Space, an exhibition of… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: John Ridgway
John Ridgway.Photo: Jeremy Briggs Acclaimed comics artist John Ridgway, whose credits include work for Commando, Doctor Who Magazine, Warrior, Torchwood Magazine and Age of Heroes (which will be re-published in STRIP Magazine next year), was originally trained as an engineer… Read More ›
Cinebook Release Their January-June 2011 Schedule
Cinebook , the Canterbury-based publisher of European bandes dessinee albums translated into English, have released a PDF copy of their first 2011 catalogue onto their website. In the six months between January and June 2011 the company will publish 20… Read More ›
The Rainbow Orchid: Volume 3
The cover image for the third volume of Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid has just been released showing Evelyn and Julius fighting above lava. This does seems rather at odds with one of the teaser images that Garen has posted… Read More ›
Battleships By L Ashwell Wood
Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood
UK indie comics distributor Smallzone launches Print on Demand service
British independent comics distributor Smallzone – also the team behind Scar Comics – has just announced a UK-based Print on Demand service for all UK comic publishers. The service, arranged in partnership with BookVault, enables publishers to print books and… Read More ›
Fay Dalton Scoops Pickled Award
British illustrator Fay Dalton has won the Pickled Ink agency’s Pickled Award, launched earlier this year in a bid to find an artist to draw a new graphic novel by Super Gran creator and writer Jenny McDade. The judges, who… Read More ›
London Kapow comic event snags Judge Dredd exclusive
Visitors to the upcoming Kapow! Comic Con next April (9th – 10th) will be amongst the first in the world to get an exclusive sneak peek at various upcoming comics, movie blockbusters and hit TV shows from some of the… Read More ›
Doctor Who-Inspired Cover for 2000AD
There’s a rather splendid Doctor Who-inspired cover on this week’s edition of 2000AD. Judge Dredd is depicted surveying a portaloo-style TARDIS with a Tom Baker-like scarf trailing out from under the door! Drawn by D’Israeli, it’s promoting Episode 2 of… Read More ›