We’re very sorry to report of the passing of another great of British humour comics, cartoonist Terry Bave, who has died after a short illness, aged 87. His many credits since the 1950s included work for Wham!, Cor!, Whizzer and… Read More ›
Month: December 2018
New Paragon annual out now!
Inside the new, elephantine-sized Paragon annual from writer and publisher Davey Candlish, there’s a host of fun strips from some great independent comics talents
Lucille Clerc’s take on Jungle Book offered as new print
Print Club London is offering a stunning new, limited edition Jungle Book-inspired screen print, Jungle Book – Aqua Green by illustrator Lucille Clerc
In Review: Illegal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin, with art by Giovanni Rigano
Writers: Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin Art: Giovanni Rigano Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Out: Now Review by Jonathan Rigby of Page 45, Nottingham The Book: This is an award-winning powerful and timely story about one boy’s epic journey across Africa… Read More ›
Doctor Who writer Ed Hime part of ITV’s “Sapphire and Steel” reboot
Research for the downthetubes review of Doctor Who – It Takes You Away has revealed award-winning writer Ed Hime is part of the team working on the reboot of ITV’s fantasy drama Sapphire and Steel.
Liam Sharp, JM De Matteis join Portsmouth Comic Con line up
Comic creators JM De Matteis and Liam Sharp have joined an already impressive guest list for Portsmouth Comic Con next May, and Star Wars actor Clem So has been announced as the event’s first media guest
“Unseen Art of Ron Embleton” exhibition announced
London’s Messum’s Gallery is to host an exhibition of work by Eagle and TV21 Ron Embleton in January, one of Britain’s best known comic and historical illustrators, with a reputation that stretched far beyond our shores
Thunderbirds art sells for £4550 in latest ComPal auction
The Bob Monkhouse Archive featuring his collection of original artwork produced some record-breaking results in the latest auction at Comic Book Auctions – with a Frank Bellamy double page artwork for TV Century 21 breaking the record for any Thunderbirds piece sold… Read More ›
London Cartoon Museum move to Wells Street gets underway
After 12 years at 35 Little Russell Street, London’s Cartoon Museum is moving to brand new premises at 63 Wells Street, London WC1 – very near Oxford Circus. We previously reported on the reasons behind the move, which include a… Read More ›
Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather exhibition opens at San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum
The San Francisco-based Cartoon Art Museum is celebrating the art of John Severin‘s final Marvel Comics western series, Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather, in an exhibition that will be on display from now through April 2019. Johnny Bart made his debut in… Read More ›