British comic creators are heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which will feature every incarnation of the Doctor, as well as a long list of villains, some new,… Read More ›
Month: June 2013
Call for Submissions: 100 Years of Krazy Kat
On October 13th 1913, George Herriman’s Krazy Kat – one of the most outstanding comic strips ever created – was first published in The New York Evening Journal. Krazy Kat initiated a whole new way of thinking about comics, and… Read More ›
Zenith Collection content details, 1st July release date
There’s less than a week to go before pre-orders open for the first ever complete reprint of Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s superhero 2000AD series Zenith. The limited edition hardback book will only be available from the 2000AD online shop… Read More ›
Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins’ launch Kickstarter to complete “Jimmy’s End” film series
Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins have launched a Kickstarter campaign to make the final part of their Jimmy’s End film project. The pair have already produced four short films in the series and are now looking for funds to complete… Read More ›
Digital Dandy 12 – On Sale Now
The latest Digital Dandy (Issue 12) is available now – stuffed full of Daft, Dramatic and Different comic strips. This issue features Bananaman and Appleman in a spectacular duel of fruity fencing, as well as nostril-numbing terror in Hyde and… Read More ›
Charting the Oink-verse!
(With thanks to George Shiers over on Wacky Comics): A comic blog dedicated to the classic British humour comic Oink! was launched earlier in the year, covering each individual issue of the title to the day that it went on… Read More ›
BeanoMAX bows out as 75th anniversary nears, new title on way
It’s all change over at The Beano, as the title’s monthly companion, BeanoMAX, bows out on Issue 79, on sale now in all good newsagents. The magazine will be replaced by a 32-page comic, the 100% Official Dennis the Menace… Read More ›
Nick Spencer, Chris Ward at GOSH
What are you doing on Saturday? In London? How about getting along to Gosh Comics and getting a book signed by the people who made it weeks before it’s actually released? Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Bedlam) and Christian Ward (Olympus)… Read More ›
You’re All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack!
Cartoonist Tom Gauld has followed up his widely praised graphic novel Goliath with a collection of cartoons made for The Guardian newspaper. Over the past eight years, Gauld has produced his weekly You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack cartoon… Read More ›
Neil Gaiman documentary in the works from Sequart
The Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, in conjunction with Respect! Films, has announced that author Neil Gaiman will be the next subject in its expanding line of comics-centric documentaries. In the tradition of Sequart’s Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods and… Read More ›