Rebellion is putting the funny back in funny pages this Free Comic Book Day – and has released a free preview!
Comic Previews
Sneak peeks at new comics
Sneak Peek: Rad Erwank & Conspiracy Dog by Łukasz Kowalczuk, Kek-W and Jack Teagle
Rad Erwank & Conspiracy Dog is an utterly bonkers 48-page black and white comic available to pre-order now from Diamond or direct from US publisher Alternative Comics. It’s scripted by Łukasz Kowalczuk and 2000AD‘s Kek-W, with art by Jack Teagle… Read More ›
Journey’s End – 2000AD’s occult horror series Caballistics Inc. draws to a close
More than a decade after it last appeared, one of 2000AD’s most popular modern series – Caballistics Inc. is to conclude this Christmas in a special final episode. Long hoped for by fans, occult horror action series Caballistics Inc. will… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Commando’s new one-off World War One saga, running through November
DC Thomson, publishers of the long-running war comic Commando comic, have announced a new five-part series, ‘The Weekes’ War’, launching this week and running through November, all featuring new covers by the legendary Ian Kennedy. A special war saga depicting… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations
Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations is available to order now from publisher Rebellion’s web shop, ahead of its release at the end of November. Debuting in March 1973, in the first issue of Shiver and Shake, a two comics in one… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Simon Grennan’s “Drawing in Drag by Marie Duval”
Trouser-wearing, French-speaking, home-wrecking Victorian cartoonist Marie Duval – best known for her work on Allie Sloper – appears to have drawn a new comic book – ‘Drawing in Drag…’ But has she? Looking more closely, Drawing in Drag by Marie… Read More ›
In Preview: “Adrift” by John Tucker
Adrift Created by John Tucker 40 pages – Black and White – £2 Launching at Thought Bubble Festival this month The General Idea: This is a world exactly like ours. Full of motorways and people and forks. One day, gravity… Read More ›
In Preview: “Amnesia Agents” by Jason Cobley and James Gray
Written by Jason Cobley Art and Lettering by James Gray Black and White interiors – 52 pages – £6.99 The Story: Amnesia Agents are tasked with tracking down missing memories and forgotten people. The barrier between Earth and Echo has… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: 2000AD Prog 2097 – and some hints of new thrills in Prog 2100!
As the countdown continues toward 2000AD Prog 2100, here’s a quick look at the next issue of Britain’s only SF weekly comic, on sale on Wednesday in all good newsagents, UK comic shops and via various digital platforms. This issue… Read More ›
Coming Up from Black Mask Studios: a stylish crime thriller, “Snap Flash Hustle”
Our thanks to ace letterer Jim Campbell for highlighting Snap Flash Hustle, a new comic from written by Pat Shand, with art by Emily Pearson. Jim’s lettering this four-issue series from Black Mask Studios, a comic book and graphic novel publishing… Read More ›
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen finale continues in October, new omnibus edition out next year
Echoing British girls comics of the 1960s and 70s, Kevin O’Neill‘s fantastic cover for the third jaw-dropping instalment of his and Alan Moore’s astonishing League of Extraordinary Gentlemen swan-song The Tempest takes us from a boarding school in Big Brother-dominated… Read More ›
In Preview: ‘Close’ by Chris Sides and Chris Travell
Written by Chris Sides Art by Chris Travell Lettered and Edited by Ken Reynolds Cover design and art by Colin Lorimer Published by Comichaus The Story: Given six months in prison and slapped with a restraining order against celebrity starlet… Read More ›
In Review: A Real Job by Alberto Madrigal
Written and drawn by Alberto Madrigal Published digitally by Europe Comics (forst published as Un lavoro vero) 129 pages – Full Colour Release Date 15/8/2018 The Story: Javi has left Spain for Berlin. He doesn’t speak German and hardly knows anyone there…. Read More ›
Cover Reveal: Posy Simmonds’ new graphic novel, Cassandra Drake, out in November
Here’s the cover of Posy Simmonds‘ much-anticipated new graphic novel, coming out from Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels on 1st November 2018, titled Cassandra Drake. Comics guru Paul Gravett tells us he’s been lucky enough to read the first half and… Read More ›
2000AD Sci-Fi Special covers by Tula Lotay and Emily Zeinner revealed!
Rebellion have revealed Tula Lotay‘s cover to their 2000AD Sci-Fi Special, on sale from 20th June in all good newsagents and comic shops. For the first time in 2000AD’s 41-year history, an entire issue of the comic title will have… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Slaughter Hawk by Dave Broughton
Slaughter Hawk Created by Dave Broughton Full Colour – Perfect bound – £7.50 The Story: A dark hero stalks a dystopian city of the future. Is he merely an urban legend or is he the hero that the people of… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who’s Seventh Doctor returns to comics this week!
The Seventh Doctor and Ace – played by Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred on screen in Doctor Who in the 1980s – return to comics week, with the launch of the three-part mini series, Operation Volcano. Written by series script… Read More ›
In Preview/ Review: Bella at the Bar Volume One
Written by Jenny McDade Art by John Armstrong On Sale: 12th July 2018, 114 Pages ISBN: 9781781086254 Publisher: Rebellion Publishing/ Treasury of British Comics The Book: Bella’s gymtastic adventure begins here! Bella Barlow is a young orphan with ambitions to… Read More ›
In Preview: Apollo, a stunning new graphic novel about the first Moon landing, touches down in stores next month
Out next month from SelfMadeHero is the eagerly- anticipated Apollo, written Dead Canary Comics founders Chris Baker and Matt Fitch with art by Mike Collins – and this story of the first moon landing is looking absolutely stunning. Apollo is… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight Sneak Preview: The Edge Off by Fraser Campbell and Iain Laurie
Here’s a preview of a preview, if you understand what I mean. The Edge Off is a new comic that will be hitting Kickstarter on the 20th April 2018. The creators are very wisely creating a bit of buzz… Read More ›