Issue 11 of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine Andersonic is now available via the publication’s website and features a new interview with former Century 21 SFX director Shaun Whittacker-Cook in which he discusses his time working at Century 21 on… Read More ›
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In Review: Long John Silver – Lady Vivian Hastings
Long John Silver is yet another new bandes dessinee series to be translated into English for the first time by Cinebook. Written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray, it is described not as a sequel to Robert Louis… Read More ›
In Review: Tomorrow Revisited
Steve Winders reviews Alastair Crompton’s new book about Frank Hampson
Lew Stringer previews this week’s Dandy
(Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›
In Review: Crusade – Simoun Dja
Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell
Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›
In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand
A marvellous adaptation of the novel
Commando at 50: Second Shots
Here’s the latest Commandos to hit newsagents, courtesy of DC Thomson, as the countdown to the comic digest’s 50th anniversary begins in earnest… Commando 4359: Johnny The Jinx Story: Eric Hebden Inside Art: Alonso Cover Art: Lopez Espi Originally No… Read More ›
SFX Weekender line up includes comics guests Abnett, Mills, Talbot and Lee
This year’s SFX Weekender, organised by SFX Magazine takes places next month at Pontins in Camber Sands, and the event promises to have plenty of things to interest comics fans as well as exclusive screenings, tons of prizes giveaways and… Read More ›
Markosia publishes Royal Wedding tie-in comic by Johnston, Collins and Erskine
British graphic novel publisher Markosia Enterprises is proud to present to the nation a dramatic retelling of the lives of Prince William and Kate Middleton in their new graphic novel Kate & William – A Very Public Love Story. Written… Read More ›
Madcap wrestling strip heads to The Dandy
Who’d have thought Birdsong and New British Comics artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell would get a chance to appear in The Dandy? But he is – albeit as part, we think, of the revamped comic’s experimental line up of strips that are… Read More ›
Thunderbirds are Go – Again!
A re-imagining of the classic 1960s TV series Thunderbirds is in the works from the man who originally co-created the show – Gerry Anderson. With the launch of a new set of Royal Mail stamps celebrating the work of Gerry… Read More ›
Bob Monkhouse: Beano Artist?
It’s been a matter of debate for British comics fans for many years, but DC Thomson staff think they may have confirmed the late, great comedian Bob Monkhouse wrote and drew for The Beano. It’s well known Monkhouse, who had… Read More ›
Commando is 50! – Editor Calum Laird Speaks
Commando comic is fifty years old this year – in the UK only the Dandy and the Beano are older than it – and since there are eight Commandos a month it has by far the highest issue count of… Read More ›
Wishing you a very Merry Midwinter and a Happy New Year
I’ll be back posting in the New Year with more interviews from the Sci-Fi Art Now contributors but in the mean time, Oliver Wetter (aka Fantasio) just sent me this cheeky Christmas card you might enjoy! Check out more of… Read More ›
Commando evades blizzards, heads for newsagents
Here are the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando to fight their way through the snowdrifts to the newsagents’ shelves. Just in time for Christmas, too. If anyone is having difficulty getting copies in the seasonal weather, Commando editor Calum… Read More ›
Eagle Times Sample Issues Now Available
Eagle Times, Britain’s longest running comics fanzine, is making sample issues available to purchase without the need to join the Eagle Society. While the magazine concentrates on the original 1950s and 1960s Eagle, the current issue includes features on the… Read More ›
Glasgow’s Hope Street Studios looking for intern
Hope Street Studios in Glasgow are looking for any illustration students interested in a paid internship, who would mainly be doing comic book work but possible storyboarding and design. Top artist and Sci-Fi Art Now contributor Gary Erskine, who is… Read More ›
Read Duncan Long’s Masque of the Red Death for free
Duncan Long has released his Christmas gift for his fans – a newly illustrated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of the Red Death (in PDF format). “A Poe story may seem an odd choice for Christmas,” he notes, “but… Read More ›
Indifference Engine released in time for Christmas
One of the upcoming titles from Markosia thrust into my eager paws over the past couple of months was The Indifference Engine, written by Cy Dethan (writer of Cancertown) with pencils by Robert Carey. It’s a great timeline-spanning four-part mini-series,… Read More ›