Comic book news site Broken Frontier (www.brokenfrontier.com) has rolled out Brits on Top!, a special week-long event celebrating the British comics scene – with coverage of 2000 AD, The Dandy, Commando and the upcoming STRIP Magazine. The event includes plenty… Read More ›
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Lobey Dosser: A Very Surreal Glaswegian
(Updated with GI Bride pictures and extra information): I’ve been discussing the ephemeral nature of newspaper strips and newspaper strip characters with friends this week, so it seems apt that my attention was drawn to a character and artist whose… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: TOXIC’s new strips, Mudman and STRIP Magazine news
Here’s a quick round up of British comics news courtesy of various sources… Bro vs. Bro by Laura Howell • Lew Stringer reports the website for Egmont’s popular TOXIC magazine for boys has recently had a revamp. Although some of… Read More ›
British comic shops trade on despite riot damage
Forbidden Planet Manchester – shop window damaged in riots but still open Comic shops in Manchester, Birmingham and other cities are open for business as usual, despite coming under attack from looters over the past few days during Britain’s riots…. Read More ›
Tank Museum to host Charley’s War exhibition
Charley’s War creator Pat Mills will be appearing at an event celebrating the critically-acclaimed Battle Picture Weekly strip at Britain’s Tank Museum in October. The event ties in with a planned exhibition of Charley’s War art which is being loaned… Read More ›
Dougie’s War – a modern day Charley?
Many fans of Charley’s War often contact this site – and ask Pat Mills – wondering if there are plans to revive the saga, perhaps in a modern setting. Pat has mentioned in the past that he had always… Read More ›
In Review: Orbital – Nomads and Ravages
Orbital is Cinebook’s longest running science fiction series after the Worlds of Aldebaran books and which, like the Largo Winch books, tells each story over two books. The second pair of Orbital books, Nomads and Ravages, originally published in 2009… Read More ›
British Newspaper Strip Club changes hands
There’s a change of command at the All Devon Collectors Club, longtime archivists of British newspaper strips. An offshoot of the old South West Comic Collectors Club, the ADCCC, mainly centred on the Exeter area, has members far and wide… Read More ›
Titan Books Grabs Gordon (Flash, that is)
Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo is set for a March 2012 release Titan Books has announced the publication of The Complete Flash Gordon Library in 2012. Compiling every strip and every story, this series of restored full-colour hardcover volumes… Read More ›
Thought Bubble official hotel announced, event plans promise snapshot of UK comic industry
The Leed-based comics festival Thought Bubble has just made a number of announcements – includinga remindert that this major comics event has been expanded over a week with a massive two day comic con. “Since our biggest and most successful… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – The Night Of August Third
Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith?Book 2 – Captain Steve Rowland?Book 3 – Prisoner Steve Rowland?Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner?Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly?Book 6 – Writer John Fleming? The seventh book in the XIII… Read More ›
Tim Booth conquers pages of latest Spaceship Away
Artist Tim Booth has pretty much taken over the latest issue of Dan Dare and Eagle-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away, delivering not just art and story on most of its strips but colouring on a new Garth reprint, too. We’re… Read More ›
Vatican hitman, Japanese warriors and more in Paragon 8
Issue 8 of the indie comic anthology Paragon is just out featuring a complete 15 page adventure starring the time-travelling demon-hunting Japanese warrior Jikan, ending the current story arc written by The Legendary Shark and drawn by Davey Candlish. Also… Read More ›
Planet Replicas launch Dredd costumes – ideal for vigilantes?
Prepare to dispense justice like Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson – officially licensed Judge replica costumes from Planet Replicas are coming. (We can just see these being snapped up by those ‘real life superheroes’ the media loves reporting on at… Read More ›
Classic and New Commando tales go on sale
The latest salvo of DC Thomson’s Commando title are on sale in all good newsagents and on iPad — and there’s also some good news for fans of the glorious cover art that graces many of these comics this month…. Read More ›
In Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Century: 1969
By Alan Moore and Kevin O’NeillPublisher: Top Shelf/KnockaboutOut: NowThe Book: The second volume detailing the exploits of Miss Wilhelmina Murray and her extraordinary colleagues. Volume two takes place almost 60 years after the events of Century: 1910, in the psychedelic… Read More ›
MCM Expo attracts host of comic creators
The first MCM Expo in Manchester, taking place tomorrow (Saturday 30th July) has gathered a strong line up of comic creators alongside its TV and film guests. Warpaint and 2000AD artist John McCrea, artists Leigh Gallagher, Stephen Downey, Al Davison… Read More ›
Pirates of Pangea teaser poster revealed by Phoenix Comic
The team behind The Phoenix Comic, which launches “early next year” in the UK, continue to tease potential readers with some tasty artwork and other announcements. The latest news includes the release of promotional art for Pirates of Pangea, “an… Read More ›
Belfast ‘Barcamp" announced for comic creators
(with thanks to Andy Luke): The date has been confirmed for the second Comics Barcamp in the English speaking world – essentially an “unconference”, a creative business brainstorming seminar, run along communal lines. To take place at Blick Studios in… Read More ›
What Should Spaceships Look Like?
An article published by the BBC this week pays tribute to SF artist Chris Foss, who not only introduced SciFi Art Now but also influenced many of its contributors. The feature comes as Foss is promoting a new book about… Read More ›