For those of you fed up with magazines for your kids wrapped in plastic, complete with plastic tat toy, a new magazine launched for 5-10 year olds called Munch Cats! might just be what you’re looking for.
Day: February 19, 2019
Rebellion to release “Battle Presents: Operation Overlord” war story as direct sales title
Rebellion’s Battle imprint is to bring stories of the beaches of Normandy in 1944 to the direct comics market with Operation: Overlord #1. The international best-selling graphic novel series by writers Michael Le Galli and Bruna Falba, with stunning art by Star… Read More ›
“War Across Europe” launches in new Commando comic!
Brand new issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (5203 – 5206) are out this Thursday, on sale in all good newsagents across the UK – and on digital platforms. Get ready for revenge in the desert, a train heist in Nazi-occupied… Read More ›
Royal Mail goes MARVEL mad with Special Issue by Alan Davis and Neil Edwards
With Captain Marvel in cinemas in a couple of weeks and Avengers: Endgame hot on its heels, it should be no surprise the Royal Mail has turned its hand to a Marvel-inspired Special Issue stamp release – and artists Alan Davis… Read More ›
Little Minxing! BRIT Awards nominees “Beano-fied” by artist Nigel Parkinson
Kids have revealed their predictions for the winners of the BRIT Awards 2019 in new research by Beano.com – and Dennis artist Nigel Parkinson has Beano-fied some of the music stars, including George Ezra, Ariana Grande and Little Mix! A… Read More ›
Charlie Adlard reflects on time as Comics Laureate in new Podcast
Walking Dead artist and UK Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard is back chatting with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team this week. Charlie helped kick off the Podcast almost two years ago with his involvement in the very first… Read More ›
Rare “Little Orphan Annie” artwork offered at auction this week
The original art from the oldest “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip ever brought to market, published in the first month of the strip’s appearance 94 years ago, will make pop culture history this Friday, 22nd February, in Heritage Auctions’ Comics & Comic Art Auction in Dallas. The item rubs shoulders with a host of art by British artists featured in the upcoming auction, as previously reported – including Dave Gibbons cover for Watchmen #1 and a number of covers created for early Marvel UK comics by American artists.