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• The Sun Still Besmirching Ron Smith

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2009 • ( 5 )

  UPDATE, 5th August 2009: We’re pleased to report that since this story was first published, The Sun appears to have removed the offending story referred to from its web site (see news story). We have left this report live for… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: The Art of Kevin O’Neill

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2009

  Concluding Sci-Fi comics month on the podcast Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to artist Kevin O’Neill about his work with writer Pat Mills, from his early days working on Nemesis the Warlock and A.B.C. Warriors for 2000AD to the hero… Read More ›

• GI Joe UK – First issue Details

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2009

• Tube Surfing: Harker, Comic Book Signings, Manwha UK and a Creators Union

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2009

  • Brilliant news! The much-praised indie title written by Roger Gibson and drawn by Vincent Danks, Harker – described by one reader as a detective series with an X-Files/Avengers twist, which doesn’t do it justice – is now available in… Read More ›

• Redeye 2.1: Buy It, Read It and Plug It

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2009

  

  The latest iteration of Redeye magazine is simply brilliant

• Tube Surfing: Apple Comic Reader Rumours, Alternative Press and Excalibur

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2009

  • We’re now just days away from the opening of London’s Alternative Press Festival will have officially begun. Jimi Gherkin reports that he’s seen the first copy of Publish You, the APF Book which includes a huge range of comic… Read More ›

• The Adventures of Tank Boy

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2009

  Based on an interview conducted last year, we’re delighted to present an interview by Matthew Badham with London-based comic book artist and British comics aficionado Rufus Dayglo, whose credits include animation, work for IDW Comics in the US and 2000AD… Read More ›

• GI Joe UK Issue 1: Sneak Peek!

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2009

  Here’s a peek at the cover to Issue One of Panini UK’s G .I. Joe comic, out in mid August. The issue’s comic strip is written by Ferg Handley, with pencils by John Royle, inks by Lee Townsend and colour… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Billy the Cat, Cradlegrave and Cla$$ War for iPhone

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2009

  • Over on his brilliant site Bronze Age of Blogs, Pete Doree has posted a short article on DC Thomson’s much-loved teen hero Billy the Cat, prompting artist Sean Phillips to respond with this fab drawing of William Grange in… Read More ›

• Fanderson’s FAB (Magazine, That Is…)

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2009

  FAB 63, the latest issue of the Gerry Anderson Fanderson club, now in the post to all Fanderson members, is a bit of Thunderbirds special and includes some not-to-be-missed comics attractions, including the finale of an epic Fireball XL5 strip… Read More ›

• First Look at new Prisoner Mini Series

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2009

  Various websites, including Forces of Geek has posted a news story featuring a preview of the new ITV/AMC version of The Prisoner. The footage offers an intriguing first look at the upcoming six-part mini-series remake of the original 1960s series,… Read More ›

• Marvelman – Copyright Marvel Comics

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2009 • ( 3 )

  British superhero character Marvelman is a character that had become mired in a legal quagmire for years, his modern re-telling and reinvention by Alan Moore and others forcing a name change to Miracle Man thanks to Marvel legal concerns. It… Read More ›

• Hell’s Gate Springs from Dublin!

  By John Freeman on July 24, 2009

  The recession may be bad news for most, but it has its silver lining. Case in point: it’s given Dublin-based comic creator Alan Nolan the chance to publish At Hell’s Gate, the kind of thing he’s always wanted to do… Read More ›

• Markosia Dances out The Dark

  By John Freeman on July 24, 2009

  British indie publisher Markosia Enterprises have teamed up with Chris Lynch (Monkeys with Machineguns, Photonic Graffiti) and Rick Lundeen (100 Covers, Epoch) to publish The Dark — a four-issue, cyberpunk-styled comic series. With nods toward the novels of authors such… Read More ›

• Bear-Shaped Comics Collection Launched!

  By John Freeman on July 24, 2009

  Richy K. Chandler, the creative force behind UK indie title Tempo Lush comics, has been wanting to put out a collection of his Tempo Lush Mini Comic range since the first one featuring Lucy the Octopus was released to the… Read More ›

• Birmingham Comic Show Wins Lottery Grant

  By John Freeman on July 22, 2009 • ( 1 )

  In a major coup for the organisers – perhaps signifying comics are indeed becoming more mainstream once more – the annual British International Comic Show has been awarded a £6,000 Arts Council grant to help further their work in bringing… Read More ›

• Insomnia Joins "Buskers" Project

  By John Freeman on July 22, 2009

  Popquiz, hotshots: What do Mos Def, Kevin Spacey, former Blur front man Damon Albarn, musician Ian Brown, comic writer and publisher Sean Michael Wilson and Japanese cartoonist and illustrator Michiru Morikawa have in common with Insomnia Publications? Answer: the fledgling… Read More ›

• Meet and Greet Dave Gibbons Competition

  By John Freeman on July 22, 2009

  Podcast website Geek Syndicate have just launched a competition to offer a Watchmen fan the chance to win an exclusive Meet and Greet with original Watchmen illustrator, Dave Gibbons. The winner will have their favourite character drawn by Dave Gibbons…. Read More ›

• British Dragon Joins Marvel Advisors

  By John Freeman on July 22, 2009

  Cypriot-born British businessman Theo Paphitis – one of the judges on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den – has joined Marvel Comics International Advisory Board. Comprised of business leaders from key international growth markets, the Advisory Board works with Marvel executives to… Read More ›

• Rainey’s Book of Lists Collected At last

  By John Freeman on July 21, 2009

  Ace British comic creator Paul B Rainey has just been in touch to say that he’s finally put together a collection of his critically-acclaimed Book of Lists comic strips in trade paper back form. Suicidal birds, edible guitars, licky dogs,… Read More ›