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Creating Comics under a Killing Moon! An interview with Chris Denton and Neil Roche
Jimmy Baker chats with Chris Denton and Neil Roche about their latest plans for their popular fantasy adventure
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Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Mal Earl
A chat with writer and artist Mal Earl, creator of “Prodigal”, which will debut in Issue 1 of The77
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Meet The77 Creators: Writer and Former Tharg Steve MacManus
A chat with writer and former Tharg Steve MacManus, writer of “The Tinkling Triangles” with art by Brendon Wright for The77
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Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Lew Stringer
Morgan Spiceman has a quick chat with artist and writer Lew Stringer, who’s bringing an all-new character to The77 anthology…
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In Pictures: The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie Exhibition
Comic artist Tony O’Donnell was lucky enough to explore The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie exhibition
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Meet The77 Creators: Writer Alan Holloway
Here’s another in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology. This time out, it’s a chat with writer Alan Holloway, writer on “Temporal Anarchy” with art… Read More ›
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Meet The77 Creators: Writer Dave Heeley
A chat with writer Dave Heeley, writer on “The Only One” and “Division 77” which will debut in Issue 1 of The77
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Collecting Comic Art: An Interview with 2000AD art collector Robert Cox
Morgan Spiceman chats with comic art collector Robert Cox about his love of 2000AD and more
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Meet The77 Creators: Dave Bedford and Morgan Gleave
Here’s the second in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology. This time out, it’s a chat with writer Dave Bedford and artist Morgan Gleave, the… Read More ›
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Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Drew Marr
Here’s the first in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology, beginning with its youngest, Dundee-based Drew Marr
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In Review: Doctor Who – The Haunting Of Villa Diodati
The Doctor and her gang arrive at the Villa Diodati at Lake Geneva in 1816 on the night that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Paul Mount doesn’t find the subsequent story wanting…
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In Review: Doctor Who – Fugitive of the Judoon
Paul Mount argues Doctor Who – Fugitive of the Judoon leaves us with far more questions than answers…
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In Review: Doctor Who – Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror
Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror is great rollicking fun. Metvier’s script is nimble and fleet-footed, action sequences rattle along, never at the expense of the story, argues reviewer Paul Mount…
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In Review: Invasion – 1984
By John Wagner, Alan Grant (writing as Rick Clark) and Eric Bradbury Publisher: Treasury of British Comics / Rebellion Out: Now Review by Andrew Darlington WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING! I was born to the immediate post-war… Read More ›
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In Review: Doctor Who – Orphan 55
Reviewed by Paul Mount WARNING: Spoilers Ahead Written by: Ed Hime Directed by Lee Haven-Jones First Broadcast: 12th January 2020 – BBC One The Doctor and her friends discover that the luxury resort where they are holidaying is hiding a… Read More ›
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In Review: Doctor Who – Spyfall, Part Two
Reviewed by Paul Mount In part two of Spyfall, a terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance? Now and again a Doctor Who… Read More ›
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In Review: Doctor Who – Spyfall, Part One
Paul Mount reviews the first episode of the new Doctor Who series. Hold onto your helmets!
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The Joy of Audio – Delivering Dan Dare: The Audio Adventures Volume Three
As already revealed, B7 Media have announced plans to crowdfund a third volume of its critically-acclaimed Dan Dare: The Audio Adventures, coinciding with Eagle comic hero Dan Dare’s 70th anniversary in 2020. Here, producer Helen Quigley offers an insight into… Read More ›
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When British Comics were… European!
Bambos Georgiou takes a look at just some of the European comic strips that once featured in Fleetway’s British weekly comics
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Creating Comics: Writing That First Issue of a New Comic, by Monty Nero
The first ever issue of the new Frenemies title by Monty Nero and Yishan Li has gone out digitally – to backers only – so it seemed like a good time to ask co-creator and X-Men writer Monty Nero to… Read More ›