British comics-related news, interviews and features
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 ›
2000AD celebrates its 43rd birthday this week – no mean achievement in today’s difficult marketplace! Plus check out our latest listing of upcoming Books and Specials from Rebellion
From the desert dunes to Soviet snow, with a shortcut through the Ardennes! Brand-new Commando from DC Thomson Media, Issues 5307 – 5310, are on sale this week in good newsagents and via digital platforms
Mike Williams catches up with The77 anthology team member Ben K Sy for the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor of the new retro anthology
Beano and Doctor Who cartoonist Lew Stringer is selling off some of his original art, including one of his “Daft Dimension” strips for Doctor Who Magazine
The latest reported ABC Magazine Sales Figures, which include news stand sales of British comics and young people’s magazines, probably don’t make for great reading for many publishers…
Comic artist, writer, tutor and creator of the hilarious Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, Kev F. Sutherland has launched a modest crowdfunder for Findlay Macbeth re-writing Shakespeare’s tragedy
Joe Gordon reviews “The Wolf of Baghdad” by Carol Isaacs, “a beautifully-crafted, warmly emotional work”….
Writer and artist Steve Bright recalls the origins of Bananaman, a splendiferous and silly superhero created for Nutty with David Donaldson and artist John Geering
The latest Compal Comics auction has gone live, and their February – March 2020 offering not only includes some great classic comics, but plenty of great art too
ComicScene 12 is on sale across the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the United States from 20th February 2020, with DC’s Harley Quinn taking front and centre, the latest issue of Britain’s comic news magazine featuring a beginners guide to her history and comics
Bananaman’s 40th commemorative Beano comic is available in all good newsagents, supermarkets and through digital delivery now, fronted by a great cover from Nigel Parkinson
Dr William Proctor, Senior Lecturer in Transmedia, Culture and Communication at Bournemouth University has announced his next academic project will be a book-length study of 2000AD sister comic, CRISIS
Beano is celebrating the 40th birthday of one of the super hero world’s fruitiest creation, Bananaman, with the launch of a special edition of the weekly comic, featuring an extended story for the character.
Concept art for the animated series Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, first broadcast back in 2002, has surfaced online, work created by concept artist Dave Max.
The Limited Edition release of the much-anticipated Masters of British Comic Art, featuring a cover by author and 2000AD artist David Roach, is now on offer on the Treasury of British Comics web shop.
Enniskillen ComicFest returns on 1st and 2nd May 2020 for its fifth year – and the award-winning event will spotlight some classic British comics as well as three creators who helped shape them
Cardiff Comics Carnival will be returning on Sunday 29th March at its new venue: Kongs, on St. Mary’s Street
Comic creator and Awesome Comics Podcast co-host Dan Butcher has just released Vanguard Book Three, collecting more adventures centred on his unique and much-praised take on superheroes, set in Britain
With over 600 vintage comic listings, from the 1920s through to the 2000s, there’s something for most collectors in the latest Phil-Comics eBay auction this week