Art by Reinhard Kleist The University of Dundee’s Matthew Gallery is hosting a new comics exhibition in November, in partnership with Germany’s Goethe Institute and there’s an artist’s talk to open it this evening (Wednesday 31st October).Comics, Manga & Co…. Read More ›
Month: October 2012
Organisers celebrate MCM Expo success
Last weekend’s MCM London Comic Con smashed all previous attendance records, with more than 70,000 visitors coming through the doors of ExCel. Claimed by the organisers as Europe’s equivalent to San Diego Comic Con, MCM London Comic Con the team… Read More ›
STRIP Magazine #5/6 finally arrives in UK comic shops tomorrow
After several frustrating delays due to shipping issues, Strip Magazine Issue 5/6 – a giant-size double issue of Print Media’s action anthology – will finally reach UK comic shops tomorrow (Wednesday 31st October 2012). Priced at £4.99, the 96 page… Read More ›
Neil Gibson aims to bring comics into the mainstream
Comic book writer Neil Gibson is to give a talk at the flagship Regent Street Apple Store in London on 15th November 2012 about his passion for the comic book medium, and, like many other creators of the medium, campaign… Read More ›
CD Comics issues free Hallowe’en sampler
Sheffield-based CDComics is releasing a free ‘Taster’ of its digital titles free via Amazon on 30th/31st October 2012 – a sneak peek into a world of surreal murders and mysteries from the mind of their creator, Craig Daley. Whether it’s… Read More ›
Photo Review: Dundee Comics Day 2012 – Part 1
The Dundee Comics Day returned to Dundee University’s Tower Building for its fifth year as part of the Dundee Literary Festival and this year the normally one day event spread out over the weekend. Friday 26 October saw a screening… Read More ›
In Memoriam: 200AD artist Jose Luis Ferrer
We’re sorry to report the passing of Catalan comics artist and illustrator Jose Luis Ferrer
Charting the best in SF? Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010
If you’re looking for a book as a Christmas present for the SF fan in your life that will potentially keep them quiet for hours – not just reading it, but the novels they buy as a result of reading… Read More ›
Temple 12, free comic showcase, available now
Have you forgotten how good it tastes? The 66-page Temple APA Issue Twelve is now available to download as part of a complete breakfast a totally free pdf file, containing contributions from the likes of Dave Hailwood, Paul Eldridge, Simon… Read More ›
BBC’s Merlin turned into a game – so, where’s the comic?
Yes, yes, we know this is a British comics blog. But what’s wrong with a little bit of a distraction when Merlin, the one BBC show crying out to be a comic is developed as a game? (We’re still hoping… Read More ›