Paul Gravett shares his memories of pioneering underground comix publisher Lee Harris
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Jimmy Broxton heads up new comics imprint
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Vaughn Bode’s Cobalt 60 returns in New Augmented Reality Graphic Novel by his son
Heavy Metal and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist Mark Bodé is to launch a new graphic novel, based on one of his father Vaughn Bodé’s earliest works – the ground-breaking Cobalt 60. In the late 1960s, Vaughn Bodé was one of… Read More ›
Who the heck are Europe Comics, anyway? A quick guide to this exciting pan-European project
Many comics fans with a social media presence may have noticed sponsored ads for a project called Europe Comics popping up in their feeds. I’ve run a couple of stories on some books and re-posted some of their items, but… Read More ›
Soaring Penguin’s “Meanwhile…” anthology will return next year with more new Strangehaven
London-basex Soaring Penguin Press has announced a revamp for its acclaimed (but, sadly, low selling) anthology, Meanwhile…, which features all-new “Strangehaven” by Gary Spencer Millidge and David Hine and Mark Stafford’s terrific “The Bad, Bad Place“. “Essentially, sales were less than… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: TorsoBear – The Final Chapter
Independent comics creator and publisher Brett Uren has just launched the Kickstarter for Torsobear: Back on the Blocks – the third and final volume of the much-praised cartoon noir comic book about toy-on-toy crime in a fantastic city of playthings, created… Read More ›
Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa out to Challenge with “Breaking The Ten”
Out today from US publisher NBM in all good comic and books shops if Breaking the Ten, the first of a two-volume story by Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa. In troubling times, some people find comfort in religion. But sometimes,… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 38: Jennie Gyllblad
Darn it! I’m late giving this week’s Awesome Comics Podcast a plug. This week, it’s the turn of super busy, super talented Swedish comic book artist and designer Jennie Gyllblad to take centre stage as guest – the mind behind… Read More ›
Jamie Me’s “Start Again” adult comic hits back at online taunters
Offering a heady adult-oriented mix of sex, superheroes and sarcasm set in Leeds, Jamie Me‘s explicitly British comic Start Again is well on the way to successful crowdfunding, but still looking for further support before the campaign ends next week…. Read More ›
True War: Real-Life Action, All In Pictures
We tend to think that in the United Kingdom the widening out of the presentation of comics to a more mature audience started in the 1980s, initially with Warrior and then the run of various titles such as Deadline and Crisis that followed… Read More ›