The first two stories of the latest Commandos from DC Thomson, on sale this week, continue the VE-Day series first issued for the 50th anniversary 15 years ago. Denis McLoughlin handles the tank story with Commando regular, Ibanez, take care… Read More ›
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Smuggling Vacation sequel Day of the Deal finally goes on sale
There will be plenty to look out for and buy at this weekend’s Comic Expo in Bristol this weekend (if you’re one of the lucky ones who have a ticket for this now sold out event) – but one title… Read More ›
In Review: Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham
By: Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Blank Slate The Book: Psychiatric Tales delves inside the mysteries of mental disorders – presenting explanations and recollections using the cartoonist’s own experiences as both a psychiatric and care nurse and as someone who himself has… Read More ›
Cinebook Announces Titles For Late 2010
Cinebook, the Canterbury based publisher of translated Franco-Belgian graphic novels, have released their catalogue for the second half of 2010 and it includes new series that haven’t been translated into English before. These new series are Long John Silver, written… Read More ›
Comics @ Belfast Urban Arts Academy
With its own comics convention, 2-D, at the start of June and the Belfast Telegraph newspaper having just given away a second set of free DC Thomson reprint comics over the course of a week, Northern Ireland has an active… Read More ›
Paul Rainey’s 2000AD marathon draws to a close
In November 2006, after an impetuous, ill-thought out bid on eBay, comic creator Paul Rainey won the first 1188 programmes of 2000AD… and so began a marathon read that became a long-running decision to rad and review them every issue… Read More ›
In Review: Pandora’s Box – Gluttony
The third of the Pandora’s Box series of individual but themed stories based on the seven deadly sins, it was inevitable that Gluttony would concentrate on food. The book takes the BSE and vCJD scares of recent years and sets… Read More ›
Hairsine delivers "Masked" cover
Top artist Trevor Hairsine has provided the cover to a new superhero short story anthology edited by my friend and ace SF book editor Lou Anders, who used to work for me on Star Trek Magazine and Babylon 5 Magazine…. Read More ›
With Great Power is now… Masked
My friend Lou Anders, who used to work for me on Star Trek Magazine and Babylon 5 Magazine, but these days is an award-winning editor for Pyr Books, and who very kindly introduced me to artist John Picacio whose work… Read More ›
In Review: Good Dog, Bad Dog
It was the first of the DFC Library books to be released and Good Dog, Bad Dog is perhaps the most complete book of the three released so far. Written and illustrated by Dave Shelton, this is a fun ride… Read More ›
Buy Your Commando…
New Commandos from DC Thomson now on the news stand in the UK highlight the work of top veteran comic artist Ian Kennedy and sees the start of the VE-Day stories, marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World… Read More ›
Classical Comics ‘The Tempest’ shortlisted for major book awards
Classical Comics adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been shortlisted for two different awards. The company will hear this week if it has won a gold, silver or bronze Independent Publisher (or “IPPY”) award from Independent Publisher Online: no small… Read More ›
In Review: Cinebook Recounts The Battle Of Britain
If you are looking at the cover of Cinebook Recounts The Battle Of Britain thinking that it looks a little familiar that is because this is the third time that it has been published in the UK. The first time… Read More ›
New DC Thomson Books From Waverley
Waverley Books are the Scottish publisher of DC Thomson tie-in books with many Maw Broon cookery titles under their belt as well as the magnificent History Of Beano and they will be adding to these titles over the rest of… Read More ›
Nich Angell at work on Brief History of the Next Universe
Comics artist and animator Nich Angell has a full colour collection of short sci fi stories entitled A Brief History of the Next Universe due soon. “The book is going to pull together brand new stuff I’m doing right now,… Read More ›
Classics from the Comics plays Cops and Robbers
Issue 169 DC Thomson’s Classics from the Comics is now on sale in all good newsagents — another gem of a 68-page retro monthly, full of comic classics from the publisher of The Beano and The Dandy. Humour strips in… Read More ›
In Review: Comics at the London Book Fair
Last month the London Book Fair cranked up its coverage of comics and graphic novel publishing this year and David Baillie went along for downthetubes to see what was happening… LBF photos by Joel Meadows The London Book Fair is… Read More ›
In Review: The Spider Moon
The Spider Moon is the last of the first batch of books from the new DFC Library range, written and illustrated by Kate Brown it is set in a manga styled fantasy land of islands floating not just in the… Read More ›
Dundee Comics Day 2010
The fourth annual Dundee Comics Day, part of the Dundee Literary Festival, will take place at Dundee University on Sunday 27 June 2010 and this year’s theme is Creating Comics. The guest speakers have now been announced and include Alan… Read More ›
In Review: New British Comics #2
They’ve been jolly polite over at New British Comics: editor Karol Wisniewski sent me a copy of #2 eons ago (long before Wasted #3, below!) and again, it’s slipped through the cracks. Which it really shouldn’t have, because NBC#2 is… Read More ›