Cinebook returns to the American Civil War for their fifth book of The Bluecoats – Rumberley, written by Raoul Cauvin and illustrated by Willy Lambil, translating the 15th of Les Tuniques Bleues albums into English for the first time. The… Read More ›
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‘Kill Shakespeare’ creators hit the UK for signing tour
The Canadian creators of IDW Publishing’s Kill Shakespeare comic book series look to court controversy this month by bringing their take on Shakespeare and his characters to the birth country of the Bard himself this month – on a two-week… Read More ›
Fantabulous! An art collection from Oliver Wetter
The artists who contributed to SciFi Art Now are a talented bunch, and always pushing the envelope when it comes to get their work “out there” for their fans and prospective clients. Oliver Wetter has gone a step further than… Read More ›
Mezolith writer Ben Hegarty visits Lancaster
Internationally renowned storyteller Ben Haggarty, writer of The DFC‘s Mezolith strip, returns to Lancaster on Thursday 10th May with the epic tale of Gilgamesh. Possibly the oldest story in the world, this ancient masterpiece will be presented by Ben in… Read More ›
Drokk’s Debut Gig at Orbital Comics announced
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury will be performing extracts from the new record, Drokk – Music Inspired By Mega-City One, released on Invada UK, at Orbital Comics on the 16th May. As we’ve previously reported, this project kicked off when… Read More ›
Dark Judges make their mark on 2000AD web site
Fear. Fire. Mortis. The Dark Judges have returned to 2000AD. The countdown, which has been running at www.2000adonline.com, came to an end earlier today and the site has closed (although you can still get to the site’s online shop –… Read More ›
Unofficial ‘City of Dredd’ guide goes on sale
The critically-acclaimed unofficial guide to Judge Dredd’s Mega-City One, City of Dredd 2134, is now available from lulu.com. City of Dredd 2134, by John Caliber, collects all the locations to have featured in official Judge Dredd and Dreddworld literature (comics,… Read More ›
The Sloperian: A New Fanzine About Old Comics
The style of British comics has changed many times over the years. The type that we grew up with were the picture strip weeklies which were heavy on comic strip pages and light on non-strip pages, while today many British… Read More ›
All change for look and feel of Commando comic
With news on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando comes news of another change to its format
Comics documentary maker faces funding threat
The Invisible Artist from Northern Visions NvTv on Vimeo. (with thanks to Andrew Luke): Northern Visions TV (NVTV), Greater Belfast’s community TV station which backed the comics-related film The Invisible Artist last year, is under threat of closure because of… Read More ›