Caption, the longest running comic convention in the UK is back for 2011, celebrating small press and indie press comics. This year’s theme is Austerity, as the organisers thought this might be appropriate to the current climate in the UK…. Read More ›
Month: May 2011
Thundercats Returns to British Comics
Hot on the heels of news that Disney have issued an edict that Panini UK can no longer originate Marvel superhero comic strip comes word that the company has grabbed the rights to a title where new comics are almost… Read More ›
I went to the Bristol Comic Expo and all I got was These Great Comics…
My ‘haul’ included The Only Good Dalek, an intriguing preview from Corvus Press, and FCBD books thanks to Diamond The Bristol International Comic Expo this year wasn’t the weekend I was expecting, largely because of woes caused by French strikers… Read More ›
Opinion: British Marvel is Not American Enough for Disney
Mighty World of Marvel Issue 1published in 1972 by Tony Ingram For about forty years now, Marvel have had a close relationship with Britain and its comics industry, dating back originally to Odhams Press and their groundbreaking weekly comic Smash!,… Read More ›
Doctor Who Classics: Planet of the Dead re-mastered
US publisher IDW is currently publishing early Doctor Who stories from the Seventh Doctor era and the latest issue, on sale now in the US, features a rather special anniversary story by none other than myself and the wonderfully talented… Read More ›
In Review: Eagles Over The Western Front Volume 1
Forty years ago the weekly magazine Look and Learn was a parental purchase in many British households as parents saw its articles as educational while its younger readers saw its comic strips, including the now legendary Trigan Empire, as exciting…. Read More ›
Read Strip Magazine Issue Zero
Print Media Production has published an online version of STRIP Magazine Issue Zero, which outlines some of the comic strips they plan to publish and the ‘Strip Spotlight’ Challenge for comic creators. Open publication – Free publishing – More comic… Read More ›
V For Vendetta in G For Glasgow
As part of the events surrounding the new Glasgow Comic Con in June there will be a screening of V For Vendetta at the Glasgow Film Theatre. Taking place at 5:30pm on Friday 17 June, the evening before the convention,… Read More ›
Raid yourself some new Commandos!
Keeping up the pressure on potential fans to subscribe to the war digest title, the Commando team are currently offering a copy of the latest collection to those who take up the offer. Selected by current Commando editor Calum Laird,… Read More ›
Slaine stalks the States!
21 years ago, Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Sláine: The Horned God took the Celtic barbarian – a 2000AD regular – in a stunning new direction. Now, this magical, violent classic is blazing its way to the US in a… Read More ›
Dalek creator Terry Nation celebrated in new book
Aurum Press release The Man Who Invented Daleks later this month (25th May), focusing on the life of script writer and author Terry Nation, and includes background on the creation of the Dalek comic strips for TV Century 21 and… Read More ›
More comic talent joins London MCM Expo line-up
With the cream of comic book talent gathering at its famous Comic Village, the MCM Expo London Comic Con is the only place to be on 27-29 May if you’re a fan of comics, graphic novels and manga. Over 100… Read More ›
In Review: Iznogoud The Infamous
The Grand Vizier of Baghdad, who’s one desire in life is “to be Caliph instead of the Caliph”, returns in Iznogoud The Infamous, his seventh book published by Cinebook. Written by Asterix’s Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Jean Tabary, this… Read More ›
Bristol Expo Line Up continues to grow as weekend nears
An exclusive Watchmen print by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins will be on saleat the Bristol International Comic Expo A quick reminder – as if you needed one – that the Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo takes place… Read More ›
David Attenborough inspires new horror web comic
London journalist Paul Slade has just posted an unusual and exclusive six-page comics story drawn by Hans Rickheit – inspired by a story recounted by world-renowned naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough. Paul, whose credits include The Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Fortean… Read More ›
Glasgow comic talent cameo in All Star Superman
(With thanks to Adam Thewlis and the team at the Italian ‘All Star’ blog): Here’s a fun item for the weekend. There’s a long tradition of artists featuring friends in comic strips as an in joke: Bryan Talbot, for example,… Read More ›
Cinebook Release Their Summer/Autumn 2011 Catalogue
The Canterbury based graphic novel publisher Cinebook have just released their catalogue for the second half of 2011 and it shows their continued dedication to bringing previously untranslated Franco-Belgian bandes dessinees albums to the English speaking world with an impressive… Read More ›
Free Comic Book Day is here!
Saturday 7th May is Free Comic Book Day – the day many specialist comic shops across the UK join with stores across the world to promote our industry by offering a range of free comics to attract, potentially, many new… Read More ›
Blank Slate announces ‘Nelson’ graphic novel, firms up 2011 schedule
Nelson, a new collaborative graphic novel from Blank Slate Books will be launching this November at the Thought Bubble convention in Leeds, and features an awesome line-up of British comics talent (detailed below). So, who is Nelson? Well, Nel Baker’s… Read More ›
Peter Davison Doctor Who Comic Art for sale: The Moderator
I’m reluctantly selling, via eBay, an original page from Episode Three of the Peter Davison story ‘The Moderator’, published in Doctor Who Magazine Issue 87, cover dated April 1984, drawn by Steve Dillon. The story, written by Steve Parkhouse, sees… Read More ›