Twentieth Century Fox released its first trailer to promote the upcoming release of Kingsman: The Secret Service recently, based on the comic created by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, which is due for an October release. I’ve only just seen it,… Read More ›
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Comic Creators on board for Fifth Stoke Newington Literary Festival
Comic creators Oscar Zarate and ILYA and SF authors Ben Aaronovitch and Stephen Hunt will be rubbing shoulders with Mog the Cat (and a host of mainstream authors) at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival which returns for a fifth year for the weekend 6th-8th June 2014. The pair… Read More ›
Godzilla movie merchandise roll-out is almost as big as the monster
Paving the way for Godzilla’s return to the big screen on 16th May, Legendary Comics official graphic novel, Godzilla: Awakening is on sale in all good book and comic shops across Britain next week (7th May). The cover reveals the King of the Monsters in… Read More ›
Scotland’s Robert the Bruce celebrated in new comic
A new comic book, King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence, is now available to order directly from the King Robert the Bruce educational web site. The web site, developed by staff and students at Fife College, celebrates Dunfermline’s historic… Read More ›
Glasgow comic makers documentary released
Independent film maker and director John Wilson has just released Independent Comics: Glasgow a short documentary exploring comic book writers based in Glasgow on YouTube, filmed in various locations and featuring interviews with Team Girl Comic‘s MJ Wallace and Roachwell creator… Read More ›
Batman at 75: Official Celebrations announced
Marking the milestone 75th anniversary of DC Comics’ Batman, Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Entertainment have revealed plans for a year-long celebration befitting one of the world’s most popular comic heroes. We imagine Titan Magazines, who publish Batman comics under… Read More ›
Keep your eyes peeled – Bananaman is heading for the big screen
Typical! Just as you go on holiday, some big news breaks about British comics and now we’re playing catch up… but it’s surely good news that one of DC Thomson’s best-known characters, Bananaman, looks set to star in his own… Read More ›
It’s no secret: Dave Gibbons signing announced at Forbidden Planet
Join Dave Gibbons signing The Secret Service at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 22nd March. Two masters of the form, Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, came together to produce this remarkable new graphic novel from Millar and Hollywood director… Read More ›
Calvin & Hobbes artist Bill Watterson’s film poster for “Stripped”
US artist Bill Watterson seems to be making forays back into the world of comic art, some 20 years after he ended his world-famous and much-loved newspaper strip Calvin & Hobbes about a boy and his talking tiger. Watterson has… Read More ›
Empire celebrates “X-Men: Days of Future Past” with 25 variant covers
Film magazine Empire is going all out to promote X-Men: Days of Future Past, with its March issue, on sale now, featuring no less than 25 commemorative X-Men covers ahead of the release of the latest Marvel Comics-inspired film in… Read More ›