Remember those days of the small press scene when you would turn up at Bristol and it would be the same small press and indie comics for sale year in and out? Well, “No more!” shout the mighty… Read More ›
Day: December 5, 2014
New Commandos take you down “Doom River” and into a deadly desert!
Here’s the details of the latest issues of Commando (Issues 4763 – 4766) from DC Thomson, on sale now in all good newsagents across the UK and digitally for iPad and iPhone. Commando No 4763 – Ambush In The Ardennes… Read More ›
First Ever British Comic sells at auction for over £2000
Potentially Britain’s first ever comic title, a rare offering of the Glasgow/Northern Looking Glass Issues 1-13 in the latest Comic Book Auctions in a bound volume have sold for £2,350 – well over the estimated sale price of of £400-500. “To… Read More ›
Voting begins for Peters Book of the Year 2015 – more kudos for Phoenix creators
Hot on the heels of the good news for Adam Murphy and his Blue Peter Book Award nomination for Corpse Talk comes more good news for the creators whose work has also featured in The Phoenix. Von Doogan and the… Read More ›
Blackpool to host one day Comic Con in September 2015
Blackpool Comic Con is to take place on 12th September 2015 at the northern seaside town’s world famous Winter Gardens. “Like never before Blackpool will play host to the brightest and best Comic Con that the UK has to offer,” say… Read More ›
Paul Magrs Doctor Who story “Stuff of Nightmares” on Radio 4Extra over Christmas
Hornets’ Nest: The Stuff of Nightmares, a Doctor Who audio drama written by Paul Magrs starring Tom Baker, Susan Jameson and Richard Franklin is being broadcast on Radio 4Extra starting on 16th December. You could sit down and listen to it… Read More ›
Adam Murphy’s “Corpse Talk” nominated for Blue Peter Book Award
Adam Murphy’s Corpse Talk, published by David Fickling Books, is one of six titles nominated for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015, announced yesterday. It’s the first time a book using comic strips to tell real-life stories has been nominated… Read More ›