Comics expert Pádraig Ó Méalóid has posted story about the complicated story of Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane’s ongoing disputes, presented as a timeline, which you can see here. “On the 27th January, Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane finally settled… Read More ›
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Flesh chomps back into 2000AD
Time-travelling cowboys and murderous lizards are rampaging back into the pages of 2000AD, as Flesh returns again. One of the all-time classic strips from early 2000AD, Flesh made a thrilling, blood-splattering return to the weekly British anthology title last year… Read More ›
Go Undercover, Low Life!
From the world of Judge Dredd, comes Mega-City Undercover 02 – four tales about the idiosyncratic members of Justice Department undercover unit, known as the ‘Wally Squad’. But they patrol no ordinary patch – this is the Low Life, the… Read More ›
Middle England unites to save The Hobbit
Neil Gaiman, Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen are just some top creative names backing a campaign to stop a small English pub from having to change its name at the instruction of American corporate lawyers. The Hobbit in Southampton,… Read More ›
Heroes aplenty in new Commandos
Here’s details on the latest Commandos, on sale now in all good UK newsagents… Commando No 4479: Every Man A Hero! Story: Mac MacDonald Art: Keith Page Cover: Keith Page Zander Zarris was half-British and half-Greek. As he’d never known his… Read More ›
Leeds Alternative Comics Fair back in April
The Leeds Alternative Comics Fair is back once more on Saturday 28th April, and the fourth fair is once again going to be held at A Nation of Shopkeepers, which has proved itself an ideal venue with its great atmosphere,… Read More ›
In Review: Superior
By Mark Millar and Leinil Francis YuPublisher: Titan BooksOut: NowISBN: 9780857685940 The Book: Simon Pooni had it all going for him – plenty of friends at school, good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball… Read More ›
Cardiff Comic Expo moves dates for 2013
Last month, the UK hosted two Comic Conventions, one in Cardiff and the new Super Con in London…. on the same weekend. The clash clearly had an impact on numbers and the range of creators attending each, and now it… Read More ›
In Review: Crusade – The Fire Beaks
The Crusade that has been lost to history reaches its climax in The Fire Beaks, the fourth book of writer Jean Dufaux and artist Philippe Xavier’s saga. The Crusader armies, now lead by the mercenary Lord Of Machines, mass against… Read More ›
Drokk Me! It’s only some Mega-City music
Musicians Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury are to release Drokk in May – an album inspired by Judge Dredd’s 2000AD home town, Mega-City One. Geoff Barrow is a founding member of Portishead and producer/label owner of Invada Records UK. Ben… Read More ›