In the year that LEGO – which has its officially became the world’s biggest toy and conquered the world’s box offices with the incredible and hilarious LEGO Movie, BRICK 2014 is heading for London’s ExCeL Centre for four days… Read More ›
Events
Mammoth Cult Comics book to be launched at Comics Festival 2014
Not all comics are corporate global franchises spun off into endless merchandise and movies. Some of the very best comics are cult comics, defined as “honest, heartfelt, homemade” by Ilya, editor of The Mammoth Book of Cult Comics from Running Press Book… Read More ›
Darryl Cunningham talks “Supercrash” at Comica 2014
Britain’s leading graphic journalist Darryl Cunningham will be talking about his terrific new book, Supercrash: How To Hijack The Global Economy as part of this year;s Coomica Festival in London, a book published by Myriad Editions that makes the origins of… Read More ›
Tardi to make first ever UK appearance with Pat Mills
Reflecting on the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, French artist Tardi is to makes his first ever public appearance in Britain on 10th November, in conversation with Pat Mills, the writer and co-creator of of Charley’s War, the compelling saga of a… Read More ›
Convention Report – MCM London Comic Con October 2014
Ah. MCM Expos. What a pickle. We hardcore comics fans feel bad in our gut if we don’t support the industry but come over all They Live with shades on at the actual reality of the event. This year… Read More ›
Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014: Part 2
This is the continuation of our round-up of some of the creators who were appearing at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal over the weekend of 17-19 October 2014. The first part is here and this final part… Read More ›
Leamington Comic Con: The Shock of the New
Report by Steve Tanner from Time Bomb Comics Well, this weekend was a revelation. It was probably one of the busiest comic-themed weekends of the year, what with the comics cognoscenti heading en masse to the second Lakes International… Read More ›
Bryan Talbot Signing for Grandville Noel at the Forbidden Planet Megastore
Join Bryan Talbot, signing Grandville Noel – the latest Grandville book in the acclaimed saga – at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 26th November from 6 – 7.00pm. NO BADGER DOES IT BETTER! With his trusty adjunct, Detective… Read More ›
Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014: Part 1
‘Welcoming’ is a good description of the second Lakes International Comic Art Festival held over the weekend of 17-19 October 2014 in Kendal in the Lake District. After the inaugural festival last year had proven popular, this year everything seemed… Read More ›
In Review: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival – The First Timer’s View
(Updated with photos: 21 Oct 2014) I didn’t manage to get to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival when it started up last year so it was on my ‘to do’ list for this year. I was born in Cumbria and… Read More ›