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• Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner awarded MBE

  By John Freeman on 14 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Deserved and much overdue honour for a top British comic creator!

• DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics launches first Football Picture Story Monthly collection

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2026

  

  Football Picture Story Monthly is back, in time for the Word Cup!

• New 2000AD, First Tease for 50th Anniversary Celebration next March!

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New thrills, plus save those dates!

• PSYComics launches Kickstarter for “Odysseus – In Defiance of the Gods” collection

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A myth reborn. A hero redefined. A journey you won’t forget

• Tube Surfing: Superman Sold, free Manga Exhibition returns, and a special edition from Twisted Comics

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Twisted Comics partners with Stonewall and other news items

• First Rogue Trooper film reviews praise Duncan Jones take on 2000AD character

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Positive early reviews for new 2000AD film

• Children’s Authors, Illustrators, rally against AI, launch “We Are Better Than This” campaign

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New awareness for creator rights launched

• Rabbit Hole Comics Research: Who drew Britain’s “Deputy Dawg” comic?

  By John Freeman on 22 June 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Who drew Deputy Dawg for TV Comic? Can you help?

• Batman and Superman, voices for Refugees since the 1940s

  By John Freeman on 21 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Each year, 20th June marks World Refugee Day, the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.  Refugees from the terrors of war and persecution, and disasters such as famine, have always stirred mixed reaction, not all… Read More ›

• Drawing Dragons with Jimmy Hansen: Lost Cover Art, Unearthed

  By John Freeman on 21 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Spotlighting ther lesser known work of BEANO artist Jim Hansen

• DWAS announce new book, “Doctor Who 70-79”

  By John Freeman on 19 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New Doctor Who Appreciation Society book delves deep into Doctor Who history

• Buster’s Tom Thug heads into the future! Original art up for sale

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Original BEANO and Buster art by Lew Stringer up for sale

• Time ripe to promote comics and magazines in literacy push?

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s never been a better time to promote comics and magazines, says industry expert

• “Eric Clapton Beano” still has plenty of allure!

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s going to cost you a little more than three old pence!

• Annual GOOF comic returns in time for Macc-Pow

  By John Freeman on 17 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Be the envy of all your friends, don’t miss out on this fun comic!

• Unearthed: “Cliff Mayhew”, a short-lived comic strip drawn by Jim Holdaway

  By John Freeman on 17 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A short-lived strip by the Modesty Blaise artist discovered

• Bumper 2000AD, and a new Judge Dredd Megazine this week!

  By John Freeman on 16 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Delivering thrill power aplenty, every week!

• WebFind: WattPop, featuring the comic strip POP and its pioneering creator John Millar Watt

  By John Freeman on 16 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Early British cartoonist, and painter in the spotlight

• Vice Press celebrates Star Trek: Captain Picard Day with stunning U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D painting release

  By John Freeman on 16 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Superb new prints celebrate special Star Trek celebration

• Rayker, Back in the ranks in new Commando story!

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t miss a deadly battle between a Churchill and a Tiger I tank in the unforgiving North African Desert!

• Marvel Black & White: Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X slices into stores in November

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New Dark Horse archive collection gets power-packed launch

• Next Peter Hansen Collection Auction offers a huge range of Vintage Toys and other collectables – and more comic goodies

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  More amazing items from the vast Peter Hansen collection to go under the hammer

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