Titan Comics is enjoying quiet success with its Dragons: Riders of Berk series, most the work of top comics writer Simon Furman, who you’ll know from his incredible work on Transformers down the years, as well as being the co-creator… Read More ›
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British Comics Out This Week: Johnny Red #4
The latest issue of Titan Comics Johnny Red mini series is out tomorrow in all good comic shops. Here’s a look at some of the pages, which come wrapped this issue on a stunning lead cover from Kev Walker… Johnny… Read More ›
Leap into February with the new Doctor Who Adventures
February is here – but there’s a perfect way to beat those end of winter blues (especially as February is one day longer with it being a Leap Year)… the latest issue of the greatest comic book the galaxy has… Read More ›
UK’s Spring Fair to showcase new Deadpool costumes — and a Batman ukulele!
Marvel wall lights, Deadpool costumes, a new Captain America-inspired lifestyle collection and Beano-inspired games are just some of the comic-inspired items that will be on display at the upcoming Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham this coming weekend. Blackburn-based JWP… Read More ›
Wagner And Grant’s “Rok Of The Reds” Kicks Off In March
First announced in February last year, BHP Comics will launch the Alan Grant and John Wagner-penned mini series Rok of the Reds in March, featuring stunning art by Dan Cornwell, coloured by Abigail Bulmer and lettered by Jim Campbell. Rok of… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Rivers of London – Night Witch #1 (And Body Work Exclusive Edition News!)
We’re delighted to share with you the first fully coloured look at the forthcoming Rivers of London: Night Witch #1 written by Ben Aaronovitch (Remembrance of the Daleks, Rivers of London novels) and Andrew Cartmel (Written in Dead Wax) with art by Lee Sullivan (Doctor Who, Judge Dredd) and Luis Guerrero (Doctor Who, The Troop)… Read More ›
Kevin Gunstone’s “Future Primitive” Gets New Print Edition from Markosia
Markosia Enterprises has announced the February print publication of the award-nominated digital series Future Primitive, with a special limited edition hardback set to debut at this year’s London Super Comic Con. We plugged Future Primitive on its initial “digital first” release back in 2014,… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 31: John Cullen
Daily strip genius behind NHOJ, John Cullen, joins Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond on the latest Awesome Comics Podcast to talk about the exhilarating and terrifying adventure of creating daily comics, his plans for future collections and his now infamous… Read More ›
Alec Worley and Pye Parr’s “Realm of The Damned” heads to Judge Dredd Megazine
A stunning-looking Black Metal-infused gothic horror series “Realm of the Damned“, written by Alec Worley and drawn by Simon “Pye” Parr, will debut in Judge Dredd Meagzine Issue 369, on sale from 17th February. The Megazine has established an impressive… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 27th January) – Doctor Who and Mean Girls, Too!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list… and it’s another week of smashing Doctor Who releases and 2000AD continuing to fire on all cylinders, with the latest “Judge Dredd” from Michael Carroll really upping the intrigue. (By… Read More ›
Win the Fourth Doctor’s iconic scarf in the latest Doctor Who Comic
The time-travelling thrills continue in on the streets of London in the latest issue of Doctor Who Comic (Issue 2.5), on sale in all good newsagents across the UK. In this month’s bumper issue from Titan Comics, reprinting some of… Read More ›
Dinosaur Action set to celebrate 100th issue with Top Dino Facts, Dino Blaster and More
British publisher Signature Publishing’s Dinosaur Action magazine celebrates its milestone 100th issue next month. Launched in 2007 as Dino-Mite, the title became Dinosaur Action in 2013. It was Signature Publishing’s first children’s magazine and has since gone on to sell over 1.2… Read More ›
Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics – Win a pair of tickets to the exhibition at the House of Illustration
As we previously reported, Comix Creatrix: Women Making Comics is the UK’s largest ever survey of the work of pioneering female artists working in the comics medium – and web site Ents24 is running a competition to win tickets. Comix… Read More ›
Cam Kennedy Commando comic Classic Resurfaces!
Four classic Commandos get the re-issue treatment this week from DC Thomson, including one story drawn by Cam Kennedy, gift-wrapped in a cover from (no relation) Ian Kennedy. These four issues are on sale in all good newsagents and available via… Read More ›
Dave Gibbons set to WOW in Liverpool in May
Comics Laureate and Honorary Doctor of Comics from Dundee University Dave Gibbons is to be a guest at Liverpool’s WoWFest 2016 in May, talking about his career to date, his inspirations, and how to practically develop creative ideas and bring them… Read More ›
Preview – Einstein: An Illustrated Biography
Written by Corrine Maier Illustrated by Anne Simon Published by NoBrow Press in March 2016 Hardback with 72 pages in full colour – £13.99 Format 225 x 300mm. ‘Welcome to another dimension… where time and space are intricately woven… ‘… Read More ›
Titan Books Announce Latest Modesty Blaise Collection
On its way to bookshops in March is Modesty Blaise: Ripper Jax, the latest instalment of the best-selling collection of the acclaimed action adventure strip created and written by the late Peter O’Donnell. It’s been a long run for this series, with… Read More ›
Former Tharg Steve MacManus Set To Spill the Beans on 2000AD’s Early Days
2000AD has announced it is to publish the memories of arguably its most definitive editor – Steve MacManus – in September 2016. In 1973, 20-year-old Steve MacManus joined Fleetway Publications in London as a sub-editor on one of the UK’s… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Midnight Tea by Jenika Ioffreda
One upcoming new independent comic that caught my eye on social media recently is a new project from Jenika Ioffreda, one of the creators I met for the first time at Malta Comic Con last year. Jenika’s new project, Midnight Tea,… Read More ›
2000AD Thrill-Cast teases possible return of “War of the Worlds” Martians in new “Scarlet Traces”
The first 2000AD Thrill-Cast of 2016, released last week, looks ahead at some of the Things To Come in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine – and there’s some fantastic teases for numerous projects, including the new… Read More ›