It has been a while since we have had a Tube Surf so… The Phoenix had a bumpier than expected take-off when their distribution deal through Waitrose supermarkets left many potential readers puzzled when no Waitrose had copies of the… Read More ›
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Cursed Earth Mega-epic kicks off new 2000AD book range
One of the all-time greatest Judge Dredd stories ever told is returning in a brand new pocket-sized format.The Cursed Earth, the first ‘mega-epic’ featuring the famous Lawman of the Future, is being published in B-format for the first time. A… Read More ›
Hewlett, Blake, Simmonds at British Library event
The Lords of Flatbush by Jamie Hewlett The British Library in London is offering comic fans the opportunity to join a remarkable panel of artists and experts including Quentin Blake, designer and comic artist Jamie Hewlett, satirical cartoonist Martin Rowson… Read More ›
2000AD Book Schedule announced
As it celebrates three and a half decades of some of the greatest comics of all time, 2000AD is unleashing a flurry of top-notch thrills in graphic novel form this year.The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic has lined up a sizzling schedule… Read More ›
Boffins and Burglars infiltrate Commando!
The latest issues of Commando are on sale now, and it’s intrguing to see how cover artist Janek Matysiak on #4464 and one of this set’s reprint issues, 4466, has changed styles with a move to digital art. Commando No… Read More ›
New Dennis the Menace shows – and a musical – on the way
Ahead of tomorrow’s London Toy Fair, DC Thomson has announced a renewal of its partnership with leading content producer Red Kite Animations to co-produce the new series of Dennis and Gnasher. As The Beano begins the countdown to its 75th… Read More ›
Blasé Books releases Pictorial Guide to British 1950s Sci-Fi and Horror Comic Books
(via Lew Stringer): Redditch-based Blasé Books have just released The Pictorial Guide to British 1950s Sci-Fi & Horror Comic Books. Designed by comics creator Mike Higgs, the 288-page full colour softback by comic historian Mike Morley (one of the contributors… Read More ›
Tim Perkins takes you to Worlds End
Before you read this story, let me first declare an interest: I have known the publisher and comic creator of this stunning new book,Tim Perkins, for many years, since my time at Marvel UK. I know how he and his… Read More ›
Johnny Red: Red Devil Rising!
Continuing the adventures of Britain’s best-loved aerial combat pilot, Johnny Redburn, Titan Books releases Johnny Red – Red Devil Rising at the end of the month in the UK (27th January). This is the second hardback volume reprinting the classic… Read More ›
Cardiff Comic Expo line-up revealed
Ticket sales for this year’s Cardiff Comic Expo next month (25th-26th February) are booming – and are expected to increase further with publication of the event’s schedule, outlined in full below. In addition to the event itself, show producer Mike… Read More ›