Benoit Peeters, Professor of Graphic Fiction and Comic Art at Lancaster University, who will be one of those championing Tintin in the “Asterix vs Tintin” debate tomorrow at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, discusses how comic books help us… Read More ›
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The Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons and Oxford University Press create a new way to introduce children to classic stories and poetry
Current Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons has teamed up with comprehension expert, Lindsay Pickton, and global education publisher, Oxford University Press, to create 28 brand new Graphic Texts, now available, as part of their wider Project X reading and writing programme. Authors… Read More ›
New Thunderbirds Are Go magazine, new season UK launch date announced
The latest issue of DC Thomson’s Thunderbirds Are Go magazine is on sale now in all good newsagents, and the second season’s UK launch date on ITV has been announced. Inside the inevitable poly bag, lurking behind that creepy… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 67: The More Things Change…
Change is coming! That sounds a lot more dramatic than it actually is, but Vince Hunt, Dan BUtcher and Tony take a moment to give a message about what the Awesome Pod will be like going forward from now on…. Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 66: Prog 2000, Indie Superheroes and more!
In this podcast Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond let loose and talk comics and more. The two main topics of conversation this year are the epic event that was the release of 2000AD Prog 2000 and a discussion on… Read More ›
2000AD: 40 Years Of Thrill Power Festival Tickets On Sale Today
The ultimate 2000AD experience is coming for one day London mega-event coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the long-running science fiction weekly comic! Next February (2017), Rebellion toasts 40 years of the publication of legendary British weekly comic 2000AD by presenting a huge celebration in the… Read More ›
Saturation Point: Have We Got Too Many Comic Cons?
I was very sorry to hear yesterday that Jeff Chahal, organiser of the highly-regarded, comics-focused NICE convention in Bedford, has reluctantly decided to cancel his 2017 event – although he hopes to be action next year. The decision followed news… Read More ›
2015 Winter Flood Stories inspire powerful new Lakes Festival Comics Exhibition, “Five Bridges”
Ahead of Kendal’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival this weekend (14th – 16th October), some of the event’s Exhibitions are now open, with others to follow on 12th October. Beatrix Potter Reimagined, which runs until 28th October 2016 is open now at Kendal Library, as are Making… Read More ›
In Review: Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff by Barrie Tomlinson
By Barrie Tomlinson Publisher: Pitch Publishing Out: Now The Book: Roy Race was Melchester Rovers’ super striker, who became player-manager of the club. He is known everywhere simply as ‘Roy of the Rovers’. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is… Read More ›
IDW picks up English rights to David Foenkinos “Lennon”, adapted by Eric Corbeyran and Horne
The year was 1975 and an ex-Beatle, at the height of his fame, chose New York City to raise his young family, setting career, adoring fans, and creative contemporaries aside. Just five years later, John Lennon was dead. Now, US… Read More ›