Cinebook publish a number of spy or spy-like series including IR$, Lady S and Largo Winch, but the only CIA agent on (or rather in) their books is Alpha. The List was originally published by Le Lombard in 1999 as… Read More ›
British Comics
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In Review: Scared To Death – Malevolence and Mandrake
Horror comics for children have had an awkward time of it in the past so full marks to Cinebook being brave enough to translate the Belgian series Mort De Trouille into English for the first time. Written by Virginie Vanholme… Read More ›
In Review: The Chimpanzee Complex – Civilisation
The Chimpanzee Complex has been something of a revelation since it began three books ago. Near future, hardcore science fiction with a mature storyline, Cinebook chose to publish the title in the full European size rather than the American size… Read More ›
Commando: New Issue Gen
The new batch of Commando titles commemorate V-J Day, the victory over Japan and the ending of the Second World War 65 years ago this month with stories all set in the Far East and Pacific Theatre of Operations. The… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Cartoonists, Writers, Conventions (well, one) and the end of 2000 AD Review
• Joe Gordon of the Forbidden Planet International blog makes us aware that cartoonist and illustrator David Baillie has just uploaded a large PDF portfolio online. You should have a look! David, who has been published in 2000AD and the… Read More ›
Mad Scientists storm Caption 2010
(cross posted from Bugpowder with the kind permission of Daniel Fish): The Mad Scientists have retired back to their mountain core fortresses following another successful Caption in Oxford this past weekend. I had a fun time, meeting up with the… Read More ›
Stan Lee supports UK’s ‘Eagle Initiative’ for new creators
Stan Lee – the celebrated co-creator of such enduring Marvel characters as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and the X-Men – has agreed to become patron of the Eagle Initiative. Agreeing to give his backing to the innovative worldwide… Read More ›
Andersonic flies back into action with exclusive interview
The latest issue of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine, Andersonic, is now on sale. Issue 10 features a new interview with former Century 21 writer and director Leo Eaton in which he discusses his time directing the puppet series, writing… Read More ›
Metaphrog’s Louis – Night Salad graphic novel gets YouTube trail
A trailer for the Louis – Night Salad graphic novel, created by Scotland’s fab folks metaphrog, is now live on YouTube. “Our friend hey from Berlin has made an amazing soundtrack inspired by Bach’s beautifully emotive “Air on a G-string”… Read More ›
A Special Summer With The Beano
(updated 2/8/10, with thanks to Lew Stringer) Summer and Holiday Specials of British comics were once a mainstay of the news stand year: special, (usually) higher-priced “one-offs’ of popular comics that not only gave regular readers something extra featuring their… Read More ›
In Review: Yoko Tsuno – The Dragon Of Hong Kong
Roger Leloup’s tales of the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female Japanese electronics engineer, began in Spirou magazine in 1970 and while set in the modern day they can veer between full on science-fiction and more realistic straight adventure. The… Read More ›
Celebrate the life of cartoonist Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar, who died earlier this month. Photo: DavidKPhoto, via Wikimedia Next month will see an event celebrating the life of American cartoonist Harvey Pekar, who died earlier on 12th July. A joint Birkbeck Contemporary Fiction Seminar and International London… Read More ›
In Review: Valerian and Laureline – The City of Shifting Waters
The biggest science fiction comic strip in the French language world is not, as you might think, Barbarella but rather a series called Valerian and Laureline. Running for over 40 years it has reached a total of more than 20… Read More ›
In Review: Classics from the Comics 172
There’s the usual great mix of strips from a variety of DC Thomson humour comics in the latest issue of Classics from the Comics, on sale in all good newsagents now. Favourites this time around have to be a 1977… Read More ›
Warners nabs Dan Dare, Sam Worthington to star
Exciting Dan Dare film news!
More Ways to Explode: An interview with Boo Cook
Boo Cook has been working in comics for just about a decade, drawing strips such as A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Dredd, Asylum, Damnation Station and Judge Anderson for 2000AD. He’s also worked in US comics as one of the many artists… Read More ›
Comica Comiket: Independent Comics Summer Fair gathers pace
(with thanks to Paul Gravett): Independent publishers, small presses, zinesters and self-publishers are gathering under a marquee for the first ever summertime Comica Comiket Fair in Battersea Park, London as part of the Hypercomics Exhibition at the Pump House Gallery… Read More ›
Titan Books revamps web site – interviews, background features added
Titan Books has re-launched titanbooks.com, expanding coverage of their published and upcoming illustrated books, fiction and graphic novels. The revamped site has launched with exclusive video interviews with Kick-Ass’s Mark Millar and comics legend Joe Simon. Also added is a… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Chief Judges, Troll Bridge and 100 Days of Winter
Just spotted this ace ‘brief history’ of the various chief judges of Mega-City one over at the 2000AD Covers Uncovered blog. Well worth a read. Cartoonist Sean Azzopardi sent me his 100 Days of Winter collection. It’s great and reviewer… Read More ›
Commando – New Issue Gen
Straight from Commando HQ comes the details of the latest batch of four Commando comics which go on sale today. Issue 4311: The BuglerStory: Ian Clark Art and cover: IbanezOriginally issue 2720 published in 1993The plaintive notes of the Last… Read More ›