Glasgow-based cartoonist MJ Wallace, a regular submitter to Team Girl Comic, has a collection of her light-heared and funny comic Rollerskates and Breakfast Dates on sale now. Rollerskates and Breakfast Dates comprises some wonderful autobiographical… Read More ›
Month: August 2014
In Review: Red Baron – The Machine Gunners’ Ball
Cinebook present a new series, Red Baron, set during the First World War and “loosely inspired” by the life of German fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, written by Pierre Veys and illustrated by Carlos Puerta. This isn’t the Luftwaffe against the… Read More ›
New AAIIEEE!! horror anthology on sale now
The latest issue of the British indie horror anthology comic AAIIEEE!!! is on sale now, an issue that includes a great story from writer Si Spencer. Inspired by the 1970s Amicus portmanteau horrors films, this collection of tales, edited… Read More ›
Northern Irish myth inspires new comic project from Daniel de Sosa
Oi! Tales of Bardic Fury is a fantasy slice-of-life comic from London-based comic creator Daniel de Sosa, set in ancient Ireland that follows Bryan the Bard, a fresh graduate from the Great Academy in Tara, as he undertakes… Read More ›
Madefire Motion Book Tool offers digital comic creators new vistas
With abject apologies to my old friend, artist Liam Sharp who is integral part of the project team (it’s been a busy old month), the launch of the Madefire Motion Book Tool to create digital comics with added animation and… Read More ›
Amazon issues statement on eBook pricing
The online bookseller Amazon has issued the following statement about their aim to reduce eBook prices, and comment on their ongoing dispute with publisher Hatchette, who have resisted price drop requests from the multinational company . We’re running it… Read More ›
Plok! From video game star to comic strip hero!
Veteran video game designers The Pickford Bros have released an eBook of the first volume of their weekly webcomic, Plok The Exploding Man, starring the hero of their 1993 SNES game. At the end of his Super Nintendo game… Read More ›
Titan Magazines bites into “Wolfblood” magazine rights
Titan Magazines is to publish a one-off Wolfblood magazine to tie in with the return of the cult werewolf teen drama to CBBC in the autumn. Created by Debbie Moon, the BAFTA-nominated supernatural series, a co-production between CBBC and ZDF/ZDFE,… Read More ›
Tartan Squirrel release official Thunderbirds pins
Tartan Squirrel, an official licensees to ITV and have produced a range of impressive-looking Classic Thunderbirds limited edition collectable pins to celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2015. The company has released a range of eight pins including the Classic… Read More ›
All-New Thunderbirds Revealed
Pictures of all five of the new Thunderbirds vehicles from ITV Studios new Thunderbirds Are Go! have appeared online, revealing most have, in the main, retained the iconic design of the originals, apart from Thunderbird 5. ITV previously released images… Read More ›