Have you ever been sick of being misrepresented? Of having no one like you to look up to? Have you ever wanted to change everything?Well, FabMan has. In a world populated by superpowers, the superhero is common. Sadly for FabMan… Read More ›
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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in Beano’s 75th Anniversary edition
Wimbledon winner Andy Murray will appear in the 75th anniversary issue of The Beano, which goes on sale on Wednesday 24th July. Andy is the first British men’s Wimbledon champion to appear in The Beano as the last one, Fred… Read More ›
Beano, Dandy 2014 annuals now on sale
DC Thomson’s 2014 annuals are now on sale in all good bookshops and from online book stores. • The Beano Annual 2014 includes the usual mix of strips – Dennis the Menace, Roger the Dodger, Minnie the Minx, The Numskulls,… Read More ›
A1 gets weirder with second issue!
Titan Comics A1 #2 goes on sale in all good comic shops on Wednesday (10th July) featuring three great strips and available in three variant covers. With strips written by Dave Elliot and W.H. Rauf, and art from Barnaby Bagenda, Sami… Read More ›
Gary Erskine chosen to honour Andy Murray for Sunday Mail
Scottish comics artist Gary Erskine – currently busy promoting the amazing-looking Roller Grrrls project – landed a plumb commission to draw Wimbledon winner Andy Murray for yesterday’s best-selling Scottish newspaper, the Sunday Mail. The Scottish newspaper was clearly in no… Read More ›
Space Oddities Kickstarter aims to publish short strips pitched to CLiNT
Three talented creators have combined forces in a Kickstarter crowd funding project that aims to bring a number of strips pitched to Mark Millar and Titan’s CLiNT title to print in a collection titled SPOD! Oddities From Space. “In a… Read More ›
Dredd’s ‘Day of Chaos: Endgame’ on sale next week
Hundreds of millions will die and mile-high tower blocks will crumble – but will Mega-City One fall? Day of Chaos: Endgame – on sale from 18th July – is the city-shattering, full-throttle conclusion to what is rightly acclaimed as one… Read More ›
SelfMadeHero announces autumn releases
Talking of SelfMadeHero, the company has just announced some of its upcoming autumn releases The graphic novel renaissance in Britain continues apace, and our creators are receiving more attention and acclaim than ever before. This year the company has already… Read More ›
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-Zine details released
DC Thomson has released details about its 100% Official Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-zine, whose release tie in with the return of popular CBBC animation series Dennis the Menace and Gnasher. Launching on Wednesday 24th July, Dennis the Menace… Read More ›
Dandy not dead, just resting, say DC Thomson
We reported yesterday on the demise of the Digital Dandy – but DC Thomson have announced that while the current version of their first dedicated e-comic is no more, they aren’t done with Dandy yet. In a statement on the… Read More ›
Guest Post: Jamie Smart says “Make New Comics”
With the hopefully temporary suspension of the latest incarnation of Digital Dandy, just months after the demise of its print edition, British comics fans are feeling a little under siege as our industry continues to face threats to its business… Read More ›
Back in Time: An Interview with Chronos Commandos creator Stuart Jennett
Stuart Jennett, Creative Director at Alien Apple Studios, is a name older downthetubes might remember as a once rising star in comics, delivering some terrific work for Marvel UK in the early 1990s on their Warheads title – and then… Read More ›
Digital Dandy Bites the Dust
We’re sorry to report that DC Thomson has pulled the plug on its Digital Dandy project, just 13 issues into its electronic run. DC Thomson has yet to officially confirm the title’s cancellation – as of this morning there had… Read More ›
FutureQuake blasts out three ace new editions
Three fantastic new indie titles are on sale now from FutureQuake Press – including Issue 23 of the brilliant anthology FutureQuake, wrapped in a superb Elvis-inspired cover by Kev Levell. There’s a host of both well known and lesser-known names… Read More ›
Andy Fanton takes over The Beano
Comic creator Andy Fanton seems to be on a mission to take over the Beano this week, – he wrote this week’s Little Plum, Ball Boy and the issue features his first ever script for Beano legends The Bash Street… Read More ›
Air, Land and Sea – Commando’s coming at you from all fronts!
Here’s the rundown on the latest batch of DC Thomson’s Commando comic – one sale from today in all good UK newsagents – and in digital editions. Commando No 4615 – Palace’s Buckingham Story: Alan Hebden Art: Keith Page Cover:… Read More ›
Planet Jimbot’s ‘Wolf Country’ launched
Wolf Country issue 1, the latest Planet Jimbot comic – written by Jim Alexander with art by Luke Cooper – is out now. Wolf Country Issue 1 an all-new self-contained story, which Jim tells us will have “major ramifications” for… Read More ›
Neil Gaiman’s “Closing Time” features in new horror anthology
A short story by award-winning British comics writer Neil Gaiman features in Hauntings, a spine-tingling horror anthology published by Tachyon Publications and compiled by Ellen Datlow, an acclaimed editor of the genre that collects the most chilling ghost stories from… Read More ›
2000AD announces Comic Con plans
With just weeks to go before the keystone of the comic book convention calendar, Britain’s 2000AD is gearing for San Diego Comic Con with a host of exclusive posters and T-shirts. Publishers rebellion have also announced their special guest for… Read More ›
Cinebook set to launch Van Hamme’s ‘Wayne Shelton’ series in English
On sale soon from Cinebook is the first book of a new series from Jean Van Hamme , creator of XIII – which has just reached its conclusion – and Belgian artist Christian Denayer. In Wayne Shelton: The Mission, a… Read More ›