BBC Radio 4 FM are broadcasting a 30 minute documentary looking at seventy years of the American comicbook series Classics Illustrated on Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 1130. As the first issue, The Three Musketeers, was originally published in October… Read More ›
Month: October 2011
Treating Comics Seriously – Six Questions for Dr Chris Murray
Dr Chris Murray is a lecturer and programme convenor in English for Dundee University’s School of Humanities with research interests in comics, film and popular culture. He has contributed articles to the academic International Journal of Comic Art, Gothic Studies,… Read More ›
Roy of the Rovers returns in special Daily Mail strip
The Daily Mail has published a special Roy of the Rover strip to mark this weekend’s biggest match of the season, the 161st Manchester Derby. Featuring Champions Manchester United versus super-rich City, the strip emphasizes it’s the hottest ticket in… Read More ›
Dundee Commando exhibition open
A quick reminder about the Commando exhibition in Dundee Jeremy Briggs gave an advance plug for last month, which has now opened, in advance of Dundee Comics Day on 30th October. Marking the 50th anniversary of Commando, It’s in the… Read More ›
Charley takes on Hitler in latest collection of classic war comic
Charley’s War: Hitler’s Youth, the eighth volume of the classic World War One comic strip by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun, first published in Battle Picture Weekly, is now on sale from Titan Books, although the official publication date is… Read More ›
Wear your red (or white) poppy with pride on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Sunday falls on 13th November and across the world, services and events have been arranged, with the public being urged to take the time to remember all who died for their country in the two World Wars and… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – For Maria
Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith? Books 2&3 – Captain Steve Rowland? Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner? Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly? Books 6 & 7 – Writer John Fleming? Book 8 – Agent Jason… Read More ›
In Review: Super Animal Adventure Squad
The most junior of the third batch of DFC Library titles is Super Animal Adventure Squad written and illustrated by James Turner. Agent K (a cat), Agent Irwin (a pelican), Agent Rex (an iguana), Agent Beesley (a rather posh bee)… Read More ›
STRIP Magazine’s courier curse strikes again
Courier problems have hit STRIP Magazine again, meaning the planned launch date had to be pushed back. STRIP Magazine is printed in Bosnia and shipped from there. After problems with Strip Zero earlier in the year it was shipped earlier… Read More ›
In Review: Blake And Mortimer – The Gondwana Shrine
The Gondwana Shrine is the fourth of the new adventures of Blake And Mortimer by writer Yves Sente and artist André Juillard, originally published in French in 2008 and based on the original characters created by E.P. Jacobs. Following on… Read More ›