A page of Dan Dare artwork from the original Eagle is currently up for sale on eBay, on offer from American comics creator and editor Scott Dunbier. The art is a page from the story The Phantom Fleet, first published… Read More ›
Month: December 2011
In Review: Cinebook Recounts The Wright Brothers
Cinebook return to their historically factual series Cinebook Recounts with the story of the first manned flight of a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in America in 1903 with The Wright Brothers, written by J P Lefevre-Garros and illustrated by… Read More ›
Put some dinosaurs in your Christmas!
Here’s something that might make for a great last minute stocking filler – Dinohistoria, a different, fun and entertaining, educational card game for all the family. Dinohistoria has 56 playing cards, each with an illustration licensed by the Picture Library… Read More ›
Age of the Wolf set to return to 2000AD
The claws are out for the return of post-apocalyptic werewolves series, Age of the Wolf, to 2000AD early next year. Lycanthrope-hunting heroine Rowan Morrigan is to return to the weekly comic in February 2012 in Age of the Wolf: She… Read More ›
2000AD lined up for London Super Comic Convention
2000AD is to attend the country’s newest comic book convention, the inaugural London Super Comic Convention will take place at the Excel Centre in London on 25th-26th February 2012. Many of the guests are some of the biggest names to… Read More ›
Comics Forum 2011 interviews online
(with thanks to Norman Boyd): MP3s of some of the talks from Comics Forum 2011 are now available for download from the website at http://comicsforum.org. Nearly two hours of free audio content features creators such as Ian Williams (Graphic Medicine),… Read More ›
STRIP Magazine #2 on sale now in the UK
STRIP Magazine #2 is on sale now in all good UK comic shops, including many offering mail order. STRIP Magazine Issue Two, the first comics title from Print Media Productions, features a Hook Jaw cover by Rufus Dayglo, which has… Read More ›
John Ryan exhibition in Rye
For anyone venturing to the south east corner of England there’s an exhibition of Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan‘s work at Rye Art Gallery until mid February 2012. John Ryan, the author, illustrator and animator, who died in 2009 in… Read More ›
New Eagle Times released (Volume 24 Number Four)
The latest issue of Eagle Times – Volume 24 Number Four – is now available from the Eagle Society. Contents include: From Under the 1950s Christmas Tree, Pepys Card Games – a seasonal look at the numerous Pepys games, which… Read More ›
British ‘My Favorite Martian’ strips to be reprinted
Fans of the 1960s comedy My Favorite Martian are in for a treat next year, when US publisher Hermes Press publishes a complete collection of the strips that featured in Britain’s TV Century 21, most drawn by the legendary Bill… Read More ›