4th November sees the launch of the hotly anticipated Johnny Red series from legendary Preacher creator Garth Ennis and artist extraordinaire Keith Burns (The Boys, Castles in the Sky). The explosive new series features original adventures of the fighter ace… Read More ›
Battle Picture Weekly
Cine Excess Gets Graphic in Brighton with Pat Mills, Jim McCarthy and Martin Barker
The ninth annual Cine Excess international Festival turns its focus on the world of graphic novels for the first time this year, with a special panel discussion on violence in comics featuring Professor Martin Barker, comic book writer and editor Pat… Read More ›
Johnny Red #1: The Video Trailer
Here’s Titan Comics video trailer for Johnny Red #1, written by Garth Ennis with art by Keith Burns, on sale in November. JOHNNY RED #1 Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Keith Burns Legendary British fighter ace, Johnny ‘Red’ Redburn, returns once… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Ian Kennedy’s Johnny Red #2 cover, #1 Preview Pages
Here’s a sneak peek at the covers of the second issue of their eight-issue limited series written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Keith Burns, which launches on 4th November (see news story). Titan also sneaked out some preview art… Read More ›
New Roy of the Rovers merchandise on its way?
Richard Pink, the Managing Director of Licensing Agent and Brand Licensing company Pink Key Consulting, now handling the licensing of numerous Egmont UK brands including their “Classic Comics”, has big plans for the publishing company’s best-known vintage brand – Roy… Read More ›
Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist Jim Watson
There are many comic artists that I have still to identify whose work I’ve enjoyed down the years. Others that I have identified and see that others also share my enjoyment of their work. But there are many more who… Read More ›
Curating Charley’s War: An Interview with Titan’s collection editor Simon Ward
Last year, I chatted to Simon Ward, who edited the tenth volume of Charley’s War for Titan Books. Some quotes from the conversation were used in an article that was published in the last issue of Comic Heroes magazine. Anyway,… Read More ›
Charley’s War “Micro Site” joins DownTheTubes
The Charley’s War web site formerly hosted as part the SevenPennyNightmare sites has a new home here on DownTheTubes. I’d like to thank Moose Harris of SevenPennyNightmare for very kindly hosted the semi-official site dedicated to the World War One comic strip created by Pat Mills and… Read More ›
Creator Profile: John Cooper
Perhaps best known as the artist on “Johnny Red” for Battle Picture Weekly, John Cooper, who died on 22nd February 2015, is regarded by some as the British “Gil Kane”. John first drew comic strip for TV21, drawing “Secret Agent… Read More ›
Charley’s War exhibition continues at Musée de la Grande Guerre
The grand sounding Musée de la Grande Guerre (The Museum of the Great War) in Pays de Meaux, France is hosting an exhibition of art by Joe Colquhoun from the Battle story “Charley’s War” written by Pat Mills… Read More ›