IDW’s highly anticipated Dave Gibbons Watchmen: Artifact Edition, produced in partnership with DC Entertainment, will make its debut at Comic-Con International Preview night in SanDiego on 23rd July. Dave Gibbons himself will be on hand as IDW’s special guest, signing at the publisher’s booth (#2643)… Read More ›
Month: July 2014
Emma Vieceli announced as patron for Lakes International Comic Art Festival
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th-19th October) has announced that Emma Vieceli has joined Grandville and Luther Arkwright author Bryan Talbot, artist Sean Phillips and writer Mary Talbot as a patron of the annual event. “We were thrilled when Emma… Read More ›
Bryan Hitch joins Lakes International Comic Festival line-up
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced artist Bryan Hitch as its final major guest for its weekend-long event in Kendal, Cumbria in October – making a very rare comic convention appearance in the UK. In an interview for Cumbria Live, online today… Read More ›
Dave Gibbons, MontyNero and more lined up for Chaos City Comics signing
(With thanks to Tony Esmond): Chaos City Comics has announced a major signing event on Saturday the 12th July 2014 from 1.00pm onwards featuring five comic creators including Dave Gibbons and MontyNero, co-creator of the just-released Death Sentence from Titan Comics…. Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (9th July 2014)
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale today in specialist UK comic ships on sale, Wednesday 9th July 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›
Glasgow ComicCon continues to grow
With the passing of the fourth Glasgow ComicCon, it’s gratifying to see that this convention continues to build on previous year’s successes. With the release of the ComicCon from the Contemporary Centre of Arts, this year’s event spread to… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Asylum Magazine plans special on Comics and Mental Health
Comics, graphic novels and sequential art are currently receiving critical attention in academic disciplines while enjoying widespread acclaim through popular culture. Many of the most acclaimed comics, and related tie-ins, utilise themes and characters that directly or indirectly touch on… Read More ›
Cup of O – 2000 AD Round-Up
Hello – ! Welcome to my second round-up and review of things happening over at 2000AD – the biggest event in the offing is without a doubt last week’s phenomenally ridiculous conclusion of the most recent run of Indigo Prime where (spoiler warning) Cthulhu… Read More ›
“Dungeon Fun” wins Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards
Together with Dogooder Comics, Colin Bell and Neil Slorance made Scottish comics history last weekend as their all-ages title Dungeon Fun Book One became the first ever comic in the Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards’ four-year existence to win… Read More ›
Titan Comics declares 26th July “Doctor Who Comics Day”
It’s no secret that 23rd July 2014 sees the release of two brand-new Doctor Who ongoing comic series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor by Titan Comics, which already is set to be the biggest Doctor… Read More ›