Issue 11 of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine Andersonic is now available via the publication’s website and features a new interview with former Century 21 SFX director Shaun Whittacker-Cook in which he discusses his time working at Century 21 on… Read More ›
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In Review: Long John Silver – Lady Vivian Hastings
Long John Silver is yet another new bandes dessinee series to be translated into English for the first time by Cinebook. Written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray, it is described not as a sequel to Robert Louis… Read More ›
In Review: Tomorrow Revisited
Steve Winders reviews Alastair Crompton’s new book about Frank Hampson
Lew Stringer previews this week’s Dandy
(Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›
In Review: Crusade – Simoun Dja
Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell
Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›
In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand
By Jonathan Stroud and Andrew Donkin (script), Lee Sullivan (art) and Nicolas Chapuis (colour)Publisher: Corgi Children’s (UK, paperback) Disney Hyperion (US, hardcover)Out: Now (hardcover) 3rd February 2011 (paperback) The Book: The first volume in the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence, now… Read More ›
Commando at 50: Second Shots
Here’s the latest Commandos to hit newsagents, courtesy of DC Thomson, as the countdown to the comic digest’s 50th anniversary begins in earnest… Commando 4359: Johnny The Jinx Story: Eric Hebden Inside Art: Alonso Cover Art: Lopez Espi Originally No… Read More ›
SFX Weekender line up includes comics guests Abnett, Mills, Talbot and Lee
This year’s SFX Weekender, organised by SFX Magazine takes places next month at Pontins in Camber Sands, and the event promises to have plenty of things to interest comics fans as well as exclusive screenings, tons of prizes giveaways and… Read More ›
Markosia publishes Royal Wedding tie-in comic by Johnston, Collins and Erskine
British graphic novel publisher Markosia Enterprises is proud to present to the nation a dramatic retelling of the lives of Prince William and Kate Middleton in their new graphic novel Kate & William – A Very Public Love Story. Written… Read More ›