Doctor Who writer Stephen Wyatt has written a one woman play specially for actress and comics creator Jessica Martin. Directed by Samuel Clemens, You Thought I Was Dead, Didn’t You? is inspired by the lost female film stars of British… Read More ›
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Malta Comic Con 2019 dates, attendance package deals announced
Organisers Wicked Comics have announced some fantastic deals for Fans and Creators travelling to this year’s Malta Comic Con, spanning over the weekend of Saturday 2nd November and 3rd November 2019 – so if you’re after a bit of winter… Read More ›
From The Trenches and In Pictures: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018
This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival – the weekend-long event in Kendal, Cumbria, now in its sixth year – saw dedicated comics fans brave Storm Callum in their hundreds to enjoy a weekend of creator events, exhibitions (some still… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who’s Seventh Doctor returns to comics this week!
The Seventh Doctor and Ace – played by Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred on screen in Doctor Who in the 1980s – return to comics week, with the launch of the three-part mini series, Operation Volcano. Written by series script… Read More ›
Jessica Martin talks career and creating comics with Doctor Who: Panel to Panel
Episode #97 of Jeremy Bement’s Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and its focus is actress, singer and comic artist Jessica Martin, best known to many Doctor Who fans as Mags from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. She’ll be… Read More ›
Titan Comics follows up Thirteenth Doctor team news with Seventh Doctor Doctor Who mini series announcement
Hot on the heels of revealing the Thirteenth Doctor’s first adventures will be created by an all-female creative team, Titan Comics have announced a Seventh Doctor mini series written by former TV series script editor Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch,… Read More ›
That Was the Comic Week That Was: 2000AD “Ultimate” launch, the perils of polybagged comics and the passing of a girls comic pioneer
A little later than planned, here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond last week. Just in case you missed some of our British comics coverage… • Our most popular item last week was without… Read More ›
Jessica Martin’s “A Star Is Drawn” to launch at ICE Birmingham
Comic creator Jessica Martin’s latest book, A Star Is Drawn will be launching exclusively at ICE Birmingham 2017 next month (Saturday 9th September 2017). A collection of Jessica’s distinctive portraits and sketches, it features some of the brightest stars in entertainment… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Jessica Martin’s Life Drawing – A Life Under Lights
Having created two comic biographical vignettes on the lives of actresses Clara Bow and Vivian Leigh, plus a full length graphic novel detailing the 1930s Hollywood life of the fictional Elsie Harris, actress, singer and comic creator Jessica Martin’s latest… Read More ›
From The Trenches: A Guest’s Eye View of True Believers Comic Festival 2017 by Jessica Martin
Comic creator Jessica Martin, one of many talents at the event, reveals how she’s now a “True Believer” after her trip to Cheltenham this weekend… On Saturday 5th February, I was a guest at the True Believers Comic Festival in… Read More ›
True Believers Comic Festival returns to Cheltenham in February
Following up on its success of with previous events, which saw the True Believers Comic Festival voted amongst the Top Five comic cons in the UK, the event is returning to Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday 4th February 2017 for a… Read More ›
Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival Goes Free! (Free to enter, that is…)
The first ever Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival, taking place 15th – 17th July, is now a free event – giving full access to an amazing guest list and exhibitors for the general public all three days. Guests lined up include creators Dan Berry,… Read More ›