Remember when you used to laugh in the 1980s and Nineties? Well, now you can relive those happy moments as every Doctor Who comic strip Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett produced for Marvel UK during that period is collected together in… Read More ›
Month: September 2017
P M Buchan’s HANGOVER at Thought Bubble 2017
If you’re at Thought Bubble this weekend, then look out for P M Buchan’s HANGOVER – a new anthology of horror and horror-comedy comic strips created by Buchan and a range of some of the world’s brightest emerging comic creators,… Read More ›
Dan Dare “mini-documentary” to feature on BBC “Inside Out” magazine show
A Dan Dare mini-documentary will screen as part of an upcoming edition of Inside Out BBC North West on Monday 2nd October at 7.30pm. The mini-documentary will tell creator Frank Hampson’s story, celebrating Dan Dare and Eagle, and bringing the story… Read More ›
Al Davison and Yen Quach partner on “Future Echoes”, launching Liminal Comics
When a former editor from DC/Vertigo reaches out to you out of the blue and tells you she wants to do something with you “like comics, or something awesome,” it is an easy yes. Alisa Kwitney – who worked on… Read More ›
In Review: Super Robot Mayhem #1 Sample Art
Creative Team Created by Jeremy Biggs, Adrian Mursec Writer: Jeremy Biggs Artwork: Javier Bordon Design: Paul Nicholson Colours: Javier Bordon, Yel Zamor, Jeremy Biggs Letters: Jon Scrivens Publisher: Subversive Comics The Book: Have you ever wondered what would have happened… Read More ›
Zero in on latest Commando comics!
Brand new Commando comics from DC Thomson (Issues 5055-5058) are on sale now in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. Expect Wildcats, Catalinas and Zeroes as heroes dodge Panzers in ruined villages in France, navigate hostile tropical islands, and… Read More ›
Page 45 comic shop co-owner Stephen L. Holland probed in latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival podacast
Stephen L. Holland, co-owner of the superb Nottingham-based comic shop Page 45 and Lakes International Comic Art Festival patron talks about the store, the comics industry and the festival in the latest podcast from the fast upcoming event’s team. Stephen… Read More ›
Bryan and Mary Talbot announce RAIN, their latest graphic novel project
Bryan and Mary Talbot have announced they have gained funding from the Arts Council for another project together – RAIN, a 150 page graphic novel tackling environmental issues to be published by Jonathan Cape, probably in late 2019. “In a… Read More ›
Netflix reveals Star Trek fans’ favourite episodes ahead of Star Trek Discovery premiere, tie-in comic launches in October
Streaming…the final frontier! Ahead of the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery on Monday (25h September), Netflix has revealed fans’ favourite episodes of Star Trek. With 695 episodes of Star Trek currently beaming on the streaming service, Netflix now brings meaning to a… Read More ›
Creating Comics: A chat with Millarworld 2017 New Talent Annual winner Simon James
Simon James, a 23-year-old writer and Lancaster University graduate from Manchester, had his script chosen from over a thousand to appear in the Millarworld 2017 New Talent Annual, now on sale in all good comic shops from Image Comics. downthetubes talked… Read More ›