British comics-related news, interviews and features
A Marvel Fact Files Wolverine Special, a new oneshot from Eaglemoss Publications, goes on sale 20th June 2013 in newsagents, priced £12.99. Since making a brief appearance in The Incredible Hulk comic in 1974, Wolverine has become a favourite character… Read More ›
Orders for a very special 21st anniversary issue of British independent media magazine TRIPWIRE are now being solicited through Diamond – and the title will be available to order in bookshops at the end of this month. The special edition,… Read More ›
Here’s Chris Weston‘s cover for 2000AD Prog 1837, available in UK stores on 19th June 2013 and next month in the US. The digital version will also be available next week worldwide via the 2000AD Apple Newsstand app. The issue… Read More ›
[embedplusvideo height=”309″ width=”500″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/u0LvgVWCYt4?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=u0LvgVWCYt4&width=500&height=309&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep7103″ /]The first issue of the new A1 from Atomeka Press and Titan Comics is on sale now in all good comic shops, and the publisher has just released this trailer and sample pages from… Read More ›
Much later than expected or planned, Print Media has just announced that the print edition of STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine Issue 2 should now be on sale in newsagents from Thursday 20th June 2013. In a statement on its… Read More ›
In 1986 there was something dark, evil and paranormal lurching in Banner Cross, Sheffield and it was on a killing spree… The full details of these gruesome murders were kept out of the press at the time, but now the… Read More ›
The latest volume of Aces Weekly showcases some of the brightest talent from across the globe in an exclusively digital weekly comic art magazine – and its fifth volume, a seven-issue, seven-week run – has just launched. Published by David… Read More ›
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay – better known as Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, will make guest appearances in a special VIP edition of The Beano, which goes on sale on this Saturday (15th June… Read More ›
Improper Books, publishers of the acclaimed graphic novel Porcelain, have just announced a new title: Knight & Dragon, written by Matt Gibbs, with art from Bevis Musson and colours by Nathan Ashworth. Knight & Dragon playfully subverts the story of… Read More ›
The Digital Dandy Issue 10 is out now, and it’s full of top class comic fun! Here are 10 things you won’t want to miss… Kingo Bango, the Dandy‘s big, blue cover star, is offering rides into space! Or is… Read More ›
Timed to coincide with the release of new Warner Bros film, Man of Steel, the first issue of Titan Comics new Superman is on sale now. Featuring Henry Cavill in the lead role and directed by Zack Snyder, the Man… Read More ›
Fan favourite artist Trevor Hairsine is returning to 2000AD next week for the first time in 13 years. First appearing in the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1994, Hairsine has gone on to become one of the hottest artists in the… Read More ›
The Beano is celebrating 75 wonderful years of rebellious fun, farts and laughter at Southbank Centre’s Festival of Neighbourhood in London – and you can join in the party at Beanotown, a recreation of the fictional home of the… Read More ›
In the 1990s Rod Barzilay had the idea to bring Eagle comic’s best known character, Dan Dare, back into print, not updated for a Star Wars audience as in 2000AD or as a political commentary as in Revolver, but rather… Read More ›
The Beano is letting loose Dennis the Menace’s trusty sidekick Gnasher, to raise funds for the Bristol Children’s Hospital this summer, as the famous cartoon dog joins forces with Aardman’s triple Oscar-winning character Gromit, for charity initiative Gromit Unleashed…. Read More ›
by Rod Barzilay. Illustrated by Graham BleathmanPublished by Haynes Publishing at £16.99Hardback 128 pages, with colour on every page Review by Steve Winders The Book: A technical manual devoted to the Space Fleet organization featured in the famous Dan Dare… Read More ›
The third series of Pirates of Pangaea recently drew to a close in The Phoenix – one of the title’s most popular strips – and Neill Cameron reports work is proceeding apace on the next chapter (“and indeed the next… Read More ›
Artist and writer Garen Ewing’s latest adventure of Julius Chancer, The Secret of the Samurai, a prequel to his three book Rainbow Orchid saga, is starting a four week run in The Phoenix beginning this weekend. The twenty page adventure… Read More ›
It's all change for Commando as DC Thomson unveil the first set to feature new-style gatefold-out covers, as the title's price rises to £2 per issue. “Over the last two years we've been listening to our readers’ thoughts about Commando… Read More ›
The Commando team, as well as managing to publish 104 issues of the comic each year, have been using the official Commando Comics Facebook page to give some behind the scenes info on their titles. This includes some of the… Read More ›