by Chris Claremont and John Bolton Publisher: Titan Comics Out: Now The Book: From Chris Claremont, writer of The Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, and Fantastic Four, and John Bolton, artist of Man-Bat, Shame: Conception and Books of Magic, comes a fantasy… Read More ›
British Comics – Collections
In Review: Wallace & Gromit – Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection 1
In May 2010 The Sun newspaper began a series of Wallace & Gromit comic strips, a series that ran six days a week for over three years. The strip, credited to “Aardman and Titan Comics” told the humorous antics of… Read More ›
Egmont partners with SEQUENTIAL for new ‘Charley’s War’ iPad release
Digital graphic novel storefront app SEQUENTIAL has released the first four parts of Charley’s War, the classic comic created by industry legends Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun and first published in Battle Picture Weekly over 30 years ago. The Charley’s… Read More ›
Titan Comics releases ‘Marada the She Wolf’ collection
A stunning new edition of Marada The She-Wolf by Chris Claremont and John Bolton has just been released by Titan Comics – telling a story of the white-haired, blood-soaked swordswoman and mercenary, object of unearthly desire and descendant of Julius… Read More ›
Charity Daleks’ Master Plan Graphic Novel planned for Children In Need
Two years in the making, the Daleks’ Master Plan serialised comic strip on the Kasterborous web site proved incredibly popular during the summer months, as a free 50th anniversary gift. Editor, illustrator and storyboard artist Rick Lundeen did a superb… Read More ›
Celebrate Christmas Past with special Beano and Dandy Covers Book
Under licence from DC Thomson, auction site Phil’s Comics is offering a limited edition full colour hardback book, The Dandy and The Beano – Classic Christmas Comic Covers 1937-1969. The nook – limited to a 1000 print run – will be… Read More ›
Black Sails and Dark Tales: the Return of Heros the Spartan
Remember how Google Scholar used to have “resting on the shoulder’s of giants” as their strapline? By pure accident, I’m sitting on the same bench with them! I’m in a published book – Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan, out now… Read More ›
In Review: Thunderbirds – The Comic Collection
Creators: Various, including artists Frank Bellamy, Frank Hampson, Eric Eden, John Cooper and Graham Bleathman Publisher: Egmont Classic Comics Out: Now The Book: Blast off on a thrilling adventure through Thunderbirds comic history! Discover the iconic comic strips that captured… Read More ›
The Changing Man: An Interview with Jon Haward
Lowestoft-based comic book artist Jon Haward has worked on everything from Judge Dredd to Spider-Man. In this chat with Matt Badham, however, the focus is mostly on Tales of the Buddha (Before He Got Enlightened), recently released by Renegade Entertainment,… Read More ›
Titan Comics announces new titles for 2014
Titan Comics has revealed a host of new wave of titles by a host of stellar writers and artists at New York Comic Con 2013 that will be released next year, including titles from established comics stars Rob Williams, D’Israeli,… Read More ›
Charley’s War collection draws to a close with ‘The End’
Charley’s War Volume 10: The End, published by Titan Books, goes on sale in all good book and comic shops on 25th October 2013, wrapping Charley’s World War One adventures and bringing the current the current collection of the comic… Read More ›
Knockabout, SEQUENTIAL to release free Neil Gaiman Special
Knockabout Comics, publishers of Gilbert Shelton, Hunt Emerson and Alan Moore, amongst others, and SEQUENTIAL, the digital graphic novel iPad app, have announced the forthcoming release of Neil Gaiman’s Lost Tales, a special, free, digital collection of Neil Gaiman’s ‘lost’… Read More ›
Limited edition Garth collection on sale at London Film and Comic Con
Huw J Davies-Matsumura has announced a further limited edition Garth release for this weekend’s upcoming London Film and Comic Con – a limited signed convention edition of a collection of his Garth strip “The Gold of Ragnarock”, which was initially… Read More ›
Thrud The Barbarian smashes up comic shops to get to shelves – again!
Carl Critchlow’s Thrud The Barbarian is back – and Titan Comics think they’ve got him. We all know that is a vain hope given what a dangerous clod this character is, don’t we readers? Since his first appearances in White… Read More ›
Thunderbirds: The Comic Collection details released
Egmont Classic Comics have very kindly sent over more information on their new Thunderbirds Comic Collection, set for release on 10th October, which will feature both early Thunderbirds strips and feature pages from their own 1990s Thunderbirds comic, including cutaways… Read More ›
Button Man collection on sale next week
Rebellion has a very special collection of John Wagner and Arthur Ranson’s creator-owned crime thriller Button Man out in the US and Canada next week. Button Man, first published in 2000AD, is deservedly regarded as one of the greatest strips ever… Read More ›
Overstreet Comic Art & Animation Guide Goes to Press
US publisher Gemstone reports the second book in the new Overstreet “How To” series is off to the printer. The Overstreet Guide To Collecting Comic & Animation Art, with a Silver Surfer #1 recreation cover by renowned painter Joe Jusko,… Read More ›
Best of Milligan and McCarthy – Preview Pages
Dark Horse Comics have very kindly sent us some preview pages from Best of Milligan and McCarthy – a deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk), due for… Read More ›
Knockabout Comics announce “Best of Wonder Wart-Hog” collection
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a blird! It’s a pane! It’s a blane! It’s a plird! It’s a bane! Oh… actually, it seems to be some sort of flying, anthropomorphic phacochoerus aethiopicus, wearing… Read More ›
Numbercruncher Collection announced
Titan Comics are to publish a Numbercruncher collection in December, collecting the entire much-praised series so far. Mesmerisingly written by the superb Si Spurrier (X-Men: Legacy, Crossed: Wish You Where Here) with gorgeous art from PJ Holden (2000 AD) and colourist Jordie Bellaire (Captain Marvel, Rocketeers,… Read More ›