2000AD, the beloved weekly home of Judge Dredd turns 40 years old this year. As part of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, celebrate with two insiders who’ve worn the mantle of ‘Tharg’, alien editor of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Steve… Read More ›
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Dan Dare Audio Adventures gets Radio Award nominations
I’m delighted to report B7 Productions, the company behind the new Dan Dare Audio Adventures and an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic SF novel I, Robot, has four nominations for the 2017 NYF Radio Awards. The Dan Dare Audio Adventures… Read More ›
Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo Returns to Sunderland in June
The Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo is returning to the University of Sunderland City Space building on Saturday 3 June 2017. Running from 10am to 5pm it will feature its usual selection of talks, panels, workshops and a Publisher’s Hall of… Read More ›
First details of “Comic Book Hero: Working with Britain’s Picture Strip Legends” released
The first details of former Tiger and Roy of the Rovers editor Barrie Tomlinson‘s next book on British comics, Comic Book Hero: Working with Britain’s Picture Strip Legends, have been released. The book, published byPitch Publishing Ltd, goes on sale in… Read More ›
Beano cartoonist Marc Jackson joins Lancaster Comics Day line-up
Aces Weekly and Beano cartoonist Marc Jackson is coming to Lancaster Comics Day on Sunday 11th June, to run one of his special Cartoon Club events, alongside the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Other guests at Lancaster Comics Day include… Read More ›
2017 Lakes International Comic Art Festival Programme Revealed, some of the British Comics events highlighted
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just revealed its programme for its Festival Weekend in October 2017, celebrating comic art from across the world, and I’ve picked out just some of the highlights for fans of British comics. The Festival Weekend features… Read More ›
In Memoriam: 2000AD Comic Artist Edmund Bagwell (Edmund Perryman)
I’m sorry to report the passing of artist Edmund Bagwell, aka Edmund Perryman, who I first met as one of the team working in the Marvel UK basement back in the 1990s, bringing his unique style to the Black Axe series… Read More ›
Comics project for Syrian refugees picks up pace, seeks further backing and creators
Here’s a smashing comics project from the Comics for Youth Refugees Incorporated Collective, a US-based non-profit organisation that produces and delivers free comic books for refugee children, based on the folklore from their own homes. Working in conjunction with mental health… Read More ›
British Cartoonists work on show in Greek Cartoonists Association “Sweet Europe” exhibition
A number of British cartoonists’ work features in a “Sweet Europe“, on this week in the Syntagma Metro Exhibition Center in Athens, the second cartoon exhibition of its kind organised by the Greek Cartoonists Association. “Sweet Europe” features 150 cartoons by… Read More ›
Spider-Man Homecoming – Picture Preview
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, as seen in Civil War, Spider-Man Homecoming – in cinemas from 7th July 2017 sees young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) return home to live with his Aunt May. Here’s some pictures from the… Read More ›