Mirabilis: Year of Wonders, a graphic novel by Dave Morris and Leo Hartas first seen in The DFC comic launched in the App Store for iPad this week. Mirabilis is a fantasy adventure story for young adults which opens New… Read More ›
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ILEX Manga title wins Harvey Award
UK publisher of Sci-Fi Art Now Ilex’s bestselling The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga has been announced as the winner of the 2010 Harvey Award for ‘Best American Edition of Foreign Material’, and was also recently shortlisted for… Read More ›
Rogue Trooper: a round table with the new creative team
Art from the new Rogue Trooper story for Prog 2011 by Staz Johnson. Story by Gerry Finley-Day. © 2010 Rebellion Rogue Trooper is one of science fiction comic 2000AD‘s most iconic characters. A deserter in a future war, he roams… Read More ›
Radio 4 to air Eagle: The Space Age Weekly
A panel from Dan Dare: Prisoners of Space recently usedby the Daily Telegraph (with thanks to Tony O’Sullivan): It looks like there is treat in store for Eagle fans just before Christmas. BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting “Eagle: The Space Age Weekly” on… Read More ›
Brian Eno, Jason Bruges and other UK artists in Yota Space digital exhibition
Volume by UVA and 3D Never mind heading to New York for a shopping trip before Christmas (if you can afford such trips, that is) – now about travelling East for some stunning digital art? Yota Space, an exhibition of… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: John Ridgway
John Ridgway.Photo: Jeremy Briggs Acclaimed comics artist John Ridgway, whose credits include work for Commando, Doctor Who Magazine, Warrior, Torchwood Magazine and Age of Heroes (which will be re-published in STRIP Magazine next year), was originally trained as an engineer… Read More ›
Cinebook Release Their January-June 2011 Schedule
Cinebook , the Canterbury-based publisher of European bandes dessinee albums translated into English, have released a PDF copy of their first 2011 catalogue onto their website. In the six months between January and June 2011 the company will publish 20… Read More ›
Battleships By L Ashwell Wood
Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood
London Kapow comic event snags Judge Dredd exclusive
Visitors to the upcoming Kapow! Comic Con next April (9th – 10th) will be amongst the first in the world to get an exclusive sneak peek at various upcoming comics, movie blockbusters and hit TV shows from some of the… Read More ›
Doctor Who-Inspired Cover for 2000AD
There’s a rather splendid Doctor Who-inspired cover on this week’s edition of 2000AD. Judge Dredd is depicted surveying a portaloo-style TARDIS with a Tom Baker-like scarf trailing out from under the door! Drawn by D’Israeli, it’s promoting Episode 2 of… Read More ›
Spaceship Away 22 soars to the shelves
Spaceship Away Part 22, the comics magazine inspired by Eagle and featuring all-new Dan Dare advntures is now available from publisher Rod Barzilay. This issue features a simply glorious wrap-around cover from Ian Kennedy and the Dan Dare adventure, Green… Read More ›
ComICA Continues with Steve Bell, Gonzo and Much More…
Here are the exhibitions, events and conversations still to come in the 2010 Comica Festival, which this year teams up with the London Print Studio at 425 Harrow Road, London W10. The centre-piece of the festival is That’s Novel, an… Read More ›
A chance to win a signed book by Neil Gaiman, courtesy of the Open Rights Group
Britain’s Open Rights Group – the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, consumer rights and creativity on the internet – marks its fifth birthday today, and is offering anyone who joins by donating or than £5 between… Read More ›
downthetubes offers Commando subscription discount
We regularly plug DC Thomson’s Commando title, published eight times a month (delivered in two packs of four for subscribers) and offering a range of war-inspired adventure stories. Now, downthetubes is pleased to offer an exclusive discount on a subscription… Read More ›
In Review: Thought Bubble 2010 by Matthew Badham
This report is a bit late. I was summoned back from Thought Bubble on Sunday morning (I had planned to stay for some of the events that were taking place on that day) because my wife had picked up a… Read More ›
In Review: Grandville Mon Amour
by Bryan Talbot Published by: Jonathan Cape (UK) Dark Horse (US) Out: 2nd December 2010 (UK) 22 February 2011 (US) The Book: Set three weeks after the finale of Grandville, Grandville, Mon Amour pits Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock of Scotland… Read More ›
Zombies? British Comics have been there, done that back in 1979…
Prompted by the hit US TV show, there’s plenty of interest in The Walking Dead, drawn by Britain’s very own Charlie Adlard and published by Image Comics. Indeed, it seems comic fans just can’t get enough zombies at the moment,… Read More ›
Transformers Prove We’re Two Nations Divided by a Common Language
Hasbro, the toy company behind the hugely successful Transformers toy range (which has of course spawned both movies and comics) have had to scrap the UK launch of one of their latest characters due to a what can only be… Read More ›
Draw the World Together Transformers Auction launches
In case you haven’t seen it yet, comics charity Draw the World Together has launched its promised Transformers Auction. It offers an amazing array of goodies from the world of Transformers. Some of the comics and books on offer include… Read More ›
Dan Dare inspired a lifetime of science for Professor Pillinger
Dan Dare fans inspired by his adventures might well be interested in Professor Colin Pillinger’s new book, My Life on Mars. Colin gained his PhD from the University of Swansea, Wales, in the late 1960s , and became one of… Read More ›