In a change to the usual format, the Awesome Comics Podcast gang sit down to talk about another topic – starting out making comics, how things have changed over the years – and their first returning guest pops in to talk… Read More ›
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Just One Week to the Lakes Festival’s Comic Art Auction in London!
Next week, on Tuesday 24th November, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival will be hitting London with their first ever auction of original comic art. It’s going to be a glittering affair, with celebrity auctioneers Jonathan Ross and Tim Farron MP, ridiculously delicious nosh… Read More ›
Peter Hogan and Staz Johnson – Heading for the King’s Road
Peter Hogan (Resident Alien, Sandman Presents, The Dreaming) returns to fantasy to deliver a three-issue miniseries of King’s Road next February, continuing the tale that began in Dark Horse Presents #23 back in 2013. Artist Staz Johnson (Judge Dredd) and colourist Douglas… Read More ›
Glide Into Danger With The Latest Commandos!
Here’s the lowdown on the latest issues of Commando (Issues 4863-4866) — on sale from publishers DC Thomson from tomorrow, Thursday 19th November 2015. Commando is available from all good newsagents, on subscription (and we have a special discount on… Read More ›
In Review: Thought Bubble 2015
The culmination of the Thought Bubble Comics Arts Festival in Leeds was this last weekend and, as with previous years, it was a busy bustle of comics in all forms. I was there from the Friday night party to the… Read More ›
Great British Comic Characters Reinvented: Grimly Feendish
Artist Rob Moran has sent us a very different looking Grimly Feendish to the fun-filled would-be ruler of the world from 1960s comics for our Great British Comic Characters Reinvented competition. We hope you like it! Created by Leo Baxendale,… Read More ›
Great British Comic Characters Reinvented: Nemesis the Warlock – and Night Raven!
Aces Weekly contributor Mal Earl simply couldn’t choose which of his favourite British comic characters he wanted to reinvent for our current competition – so we got three! Artist and writer Mal returned to producing comics three years ago, after a 15 year hiatus…. Read More ›
Malta Comic Con’s Massive Guest List Just Gets Bigger, adding Erskine, Langley and many more
The star-studded guest list for this year’s Malta Comic Con has been accelerating so fast over the last couple of weeks we’re only now catching up with recent announcements. Although there’s some disappointing news that artist Jon Haward has had… Read More ›
Matt Bucket Primes “The Weapon”, his debut graphic novel
The Weapon, a debut graphic novel from Devon-based artist and writer Matt Buckett, a 136 page graphic novel funded through Kickstarter. A fast paced action adventure dealing with imminent global catastrophe featuring fast cars, crazy technology and “the most tenacious female reporter on… Read More ›