As Brett Ewins’ MP Steve Pound was getting rather swamped by people raising concerns about Brett’s case following the report by Tony Wright, comic creator ‘The Emperor’ offered to act as a go-between and forward updates to concerned parties (via… Read More ›
Month: March 2012
Graphic Novel Night in Polmont
To tie-in with World Book Night, Meadowbank Library in Polmont near Falkirk will be holding a free Graphic Novel Night on Saturday 21 April 2012. Running from 1900 -2130 the event will bring together graphic novelists and artists to discuss… Read More ›
Digital 2000AD catches up with print edition
2000AD have announced that digital editions of its comics are now available within 48 hours of them hitting newsstands in the UK. In a major digital leap forward for the seminal British comic book, digital editions of 2000AD and its… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Comic stamps
Starting a month of shows all about British Comics, radio show Panel Borders’ Alex Fitch interviews Richard Scholey, from design company The Chase, and Philip Parker, Head of Stamps strategy, Royal Mail, about the new range of comic book stamps… Read More ›
Dee-Con 2012 – Dundee’s Free Manga and Anime Convention
With most Scottish comics fans decamping this weekend for the Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness, the next major Scottish event in the comics calendar will be the manga, anime and games convention Dee-Con at the University of Dundee Students Union… Read More ›
Drokk track offered in new Megazine
The latest issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine (322) is on sale now with an exclusive downloadable track from a brand new album by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Emmy-nominated composer Ben Salisbury. DROKK is the pair’s ‘soundtrack’ for Judge… Read More ›
David Lloyd’s ‘Kickback’ graphic novel arrives on the iPad
It’s the mask protesting about corruption and greed around the world, and its creator David Lloyd, the artist behind V for Vendetta, has just released an interactive graphic novel for the iPad addressing those very issues. “V for Vendetta was… Read More ›
Latest Commandos Have A Chilly Theme
Just to prove Commando is read around the world here are four members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 reading Commando in Antarctica. They are (left to right) Lt Col Pete Davis, Surg Lt Simon Hornby RN, Major Justin… Read More ›
CD Comics ‘Meadowhell’ reveals the true horror of shopping
Meadowhall Shopping Centre is located between Sheffield and Rotherham and is just like every other shopping mall – but independent comic company CD Comics has published a humorous Surreal Murder Mystery Graphic Novel on CD-ROM that has sold triple figures… Read More ›
In Review: Turning Tiger Special Edition
Written by an Ulster man living in Scotland, drawn by an English woman, published by a Canadian company and set in small town America, Turning Tiger is quite the international collaboration. Originally published as a two issue mini-series, it has… Read More ›
STRIP Magazine #4 on sale next week
Good news at last from Print Media Productions. STRIP Magazine #4 has finally arrived in the UK and will be on sale in British comic shops next week. In the latest edition of the all-ages adventure anthology comic, which features a cracking… Read More ›
In Review: Anthology One
Anthology One is the first publication to come from the new UniVerse imprint set up as part of the various comics related courses run by the University of Dundee. Co-edited by Dr Chris Murray of the university’s School of Humanities… Read More ›