Comic creator Pat Mills has hinted that he has plans to revive British girls comics with an all-new title he’s currently discussing with publishers. In an interview for the Bring Back Bunty website created by Jo Bevean, which she has… Read More ›
Month: August 2011
Scar Comics announces Madam Samurai sequel
Empire award winning screenwriter Gary Young (Harry Brown and Eagle Award winning artist David Hitchcock (Springheeled Jack) are combining their considerable talents once again for the return of the mute female warrior known only as Madam Samurai. Since last year’s… Read More ›
Ace Doctor Who fanzine Vworp Vowrp returns
The team behind the wonderful Doctor Who fan magazine Vworp Vworp – a fanzine about the long-running and best-seling Doctor Who Magazine – are taking pre-orders for their second issue The new issue includes an all-new comic strip featuring the… Read More ›
British comic shops trade on despite riot damage
Forbidden Planet Manchester – shop window damaged in riots but still open Comic shops in Manchester, Birmingham and other cities are open for business as usual, despite coming under attack from looters over the past few days during Britain’s riots…. Read More ›
Tank Museum to host Charley’s War exhibition
Charley’s War creator Pat Mills will be appearing at an event celebrating the critically-acclaimed Battle Picture Weekly strip at Britain’s Tank Museum in October. The event ties in with a planned exhibition of Charley’s War art which is being loaned… Read More ›
Dougie’s War – a modern day Charley?
Many fans of Charley’s War often contact this site – and ask Pat Mills – wondering if there are plans to revive the saga, perhaps in a modern setting. Pat has mentioned in the past that he had always… Read More ›
In Review: Orbital – Nomads and Ravages
Orbital is Cinebook’s longest running science fiction series after the Worlds of Aldebaran books and which, like the Largo Winch books, tells each story over two books. The second pair of Orbital books, Nomads and Ravages, originally published in 2009… Read More ›
British Newspaper Strip Club changes hands
There’s a change of command at the All Devon Collectors Club, longtime archivists of British newspaper strips. An offshoot of the old South West Comic Collectors Club, the ADCCC, mainly centred on the Exeter area, has members far and wide… Read More ›
Titan Books Grabs Gordon (Flash, that is)
Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo is set for a March 2012 release Titan Books has announced the publication of The Complete Flash Gordon Library in 2012. Compiling every strip and every story, this series of restored full-colour hardcover volumes… Read More ›
Mazeworld collection set for 2011 release
Rebellion (the publishers of 2000AD) are to release a collection of Mazeworld, the acclaimed story written by Alan Grant, later this year. The creator-owned comic series ran in 2000AD between 1996 and 1999. With the tagline “Is Death the Door… Read More ›