Belgian illustrator Charlotte Dumortier has been announced as the East London Comic Art Festival’s artist in residence 2018. ELCAF – London’s biggest annual festival dedicated to showcasing the best in comics, illustration, sequential art, and storytelling – returns 22nd –… Read More ›
Day: March 16, 2018
The Editor’s Cut: Kirsten Murray reveals how the Commando war comic celebrated International Women’s Day
Earlier this month, DC Thomson released two very special issues of their war comic, Commando, which focused on female heroes. Published on International Women’s Day, the stories were commissioned by Heritage Brands Editor Kirsten Murray and marked something of an… Read More ›
Beano Studios unveils 2019 Beano Annual cover, out in August
Over on Twitter, Beano Studios has revealed the covers of Beano Annual 2019, a title that usually goes on sale around August each year. After the news of problems at DC Thomson-owned Parragon Books earlier this month, it’s great to know this… Read More ›
Music Hall Memories: That time comics writer Tim Quinn met Eartha Kitt
Writer Tim Quinn recalls an unexpected encounter with a childhood legend…
Latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast spotlights North American Conventions and more
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast does like to treat its many listeners, and with Episode 24 they’ve included two great interviews that turn the spotlight on the world of North American comic conventions. First, the team have a chat… Read More ›
WebFind: Terry Posters, an incredible Czechoslovakian poster site
A project by Prague-based Kino Svetozor, the Terry Posters collection consists of over 20,000 posters from Czechoslovakia between 1930 and 1989, many offered for sale. There’s amazing art represented here by a huge range of influential talents,, including Karel Vaca,… Read More ›