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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!

• 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

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Parallel Truths

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New multi-themed comics anthology blends the vision of top authors with ace comic artists

• New book, “Drawn to Extinction”, probes AI impact on comic creators

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Concerned about the impact AI is having on comic creators and the comic industry? This book is for you

• In Review: Disclosure Day

  By Tim Robins on 14 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Tim Robins reviews Stephen Spielberg’s latest blockbuster

• Still time to The 2026 Japan International Manga Award

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Still time to enter!

• The77 resurrects Hitler – but not how you might expect!

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Latest issue available now!

• Comics site Shelfdust picks up a Newspaper Route, partnering with The Comics Courier

  By John Freeman on 12 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Partnership offers incisive comics criticism and retrospectives

• BEANO’s 2026 Britain’s Funniest Class revealed

  By John Freeman on 11 June 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  BEANO has crowned the winner of its 2026 Britain’s Funniest Class competition

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