We recently published an item by comic creator and digital publisher Liam Sharp on his concerns about the manner of some online criticism of comic creators, making an erudite appeal for calm – and common sense. His appeal reminded me… Read More ›
J. Michael Straczynski
J. Michael Straczynski signing at GOSH, London tomorrow
Babylon 5 creator and Academy-Award-nominated author J. Michael Straczynski will be at GOSH London tomorrow (8th January) signing and chatting to fans from 5.00 – 7.00pm. Famously known in comics for his superb and successful run on the Amazing Spider-Man,… Read More ›
Quote Me: To Write is to Take Chances, says J. Michael Straczynski
“To write is to take chances. Sometimes you succeed, sometimes you don’t, because the measure of success is in the eyes of the reader. And a subjective opinion is always right for that reader, always true for that person.”J. Michael… Read More ›
Writing Comics: First Points
Comics is a very versatile medium that’s got possibilities that people have not even begun to touch… Alan Moore, interviewed in the fanzine Zarjaz #3 I take the same approach to writing a comic as writing a script; I flesh… Read More ›
Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon released
Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1, written by British creators Leah Moore and John Reppion and penciled by Matt Triano is on sale now in all good comic shops. Sherlock Holmes is busy doing what he does best, solving a… Read More ›
30 Years of Knight Rider to be celebrated at Memorabilia
Break out your Look Ins! The 30th Anniversary of cult SF detective show Knight Rider will be marked at Memorabilia at Birmingham’s NEC later this month, with a rare signing event by its original star, David Hasselhoff. Memorabilia Birmingham, Britain’s… Read More ›
Eagle Awards voting opens
Voting is now open for the Eagle Awards, the annual prize given to the best American and British comics as decided by comic readers. We’re pleased to report that as befits their British origins, the nominations include a substantial amount… Read More ›
In Review: Tripwire Magazine #54
Published by: Joel Meadows The Magazine: The latest Tripwire annual includes interviews with Matt Groening and David X Cohen about plans for their new run of Futurama on Comedy Central, veteran movie poster artist Drew Struzan, the team at visual… Read More ›
Tripwire returns with Futurama, Straczynski, Cornell and Michael Moorcock goodness
Ace media magazine Tripwire is back with another info-packed issue! The Eagle Award-nominated British-American magazine about comics and genre culture returns this July bringing even more of the quality features you’d expect from their previous issues. Beneath an exclusive Futurama… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Eternal Warrior, Enid Blyton and Kit Williams
• It’s about time we re-plugged the Eternal Warrior, Paul Grist’s pastiche on British comics hero Adam Eterno, who first appeared in Thunder back in the early 1970s. Over on the Bleeding Cool forum, some Americans have started screaming that… Read More ›