Writer: John Richard Farman Artist: Will Pickering Publisher: Vital Publishing A new series is being launched by Vital Publishing – and it looks to be quite intriguing. John Farman is expanding on the “Damned Universe” that he has created and is… Read More ›
Month: March 2016
Striker’s Future Still Up in the Air, Despite Fan Support
The clock is ticking again for Striker, with the football strip soon to reach the end of its current adventure – and still stuck as a digital-only strip on The Sun‘s web site, despite pleas from hundreds of fans to… Read More ›
First Dynamite James Bond Collection Out in June
The first collection of Dynamite Entertainment‘s James Bond stories is out in June, collecting Vargr, a story written by Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority) and drawn by Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated, Guardians of the Galaxy). In Varger, after a mission… Read More ›
In Review: Eagle Adventure Special #1
Publisher: Hibernia Out: Now I was a reader of the 1980s Eagle from Issue One. My father bought me a copy of that first, glossy issue as he had been a reader of the original comic in the 1950s. I… Read More ›
British Creators at work on DC Universe: Rebirth
DC Entertainment has revealed its plans for the DC Universe: Rebirth relaunch at a special event held at WonderCon in the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend -plans that include work by several British creators, including Dan Abnett, Bryan Hitch, Simon… Read More ›
In Review: DTHRTL Issue 1
Silent comics – so difficult to review, yet the good ones can be so compelling that they deserve to be reviewed, and Bob Turner’s DTHRTL (that is Death Rattle to the non-text savvy amongst us) is definitely deserving of a review. Issue 1… Read More ›
Andy Diggle Joins Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival Line-Up
Top comics writer and former 2000AD editor Andy Diggle is the latest big name creator to confirm for the Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival. Andy’s most recent projects include Thief of Thieves with Robert Kirkman at Skybound, Uncanny and Control… Read More ›
In Review: Stephenson’s Robot Issue 2
Accent UK’s steam-punk themed anthology Stephenson’s Robot returns for the second of seven issues. The main story of the titular robot set during the First World War is written by Dave West and illustrated by Indio!, the shorter Chronicles Of… Read More ›
Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: “Mr Freeze”
In “Mr Freeze”, this week’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, cryogenics ace Victor Fries goes on a body-snatching spree. The episode also introduces B.D. Wong as Hugo Strange. Here’s some teaser pics… Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, David Mazouz as future… Read More ›
Cheshire’s Weaver Words literature festival offers cartoon workshops from Colin Shelbourn
This year’s Weaver Words literature festival in Frodsham, Cheshire will include cartoon workshops for both adults and teenagers, and children, too, run by Lake District-based comic creator and illustrator Colin Shelbourn. Sharpen your wit as well as your pencils for… Read More ›