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Moebius tribute by Geof Darrow a highlight of this week’s Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction
British comic art and much more on offer this week
Happy New Year! Pre-orders open for Vworp Vworp! #5, the premiere Doctor Who fanzine
The premiere fanzine devoted to Doctor Who comic strip and art is available to pre-order now
Beano “Bash Street Kids” artist David Sutherland awarded OBE
Congratulations to the legendary comic artist, now 90, on his honour
Johnny Alpha Strontium Dog statue in the works
Who doesn’t want a Johnny Alpha Statue?
Digital Comics Spotlight: War Medicine a new mini-series from Top Cow Talent Hunt-winning Hannibal Tabu
A new western comic with a fantastical edge, available now
5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Lift Off! Soldiers From Space and Starblazer, new SF digital comic collections, out now
Two out-of-this-world digital comic collections are out today from DC Thomson Media, featuring classic Commando and Starblazer stories
In Review: Hallowscream Issue Fourteen
A look back at this year’s enjoyable horror anthology from the Back to the Depths team
Classic Tony Hancock episodes restored for special tribute night on Gold, airing next month
Two classic comedy shows have been colourised for a special celebration of legendary comedian Tony Hancock
Snixx-Snaxx! Make tracks to grab a special Shaman Kane subscription offer
Don’t miss out on this limited time “Shaman Kane” subscription offer!
Dan Dare “Project Pluto” art offered on Catawiki, auction ends soon
Ending Wednesday, a small auction of art by Martin Baines featuring art from the Dan Dare story, “Project Pluto”
Artist Robert Hack mind probed for landmark Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast
Artist Robert Hack in the spotlight in this latest podcast from Jeremy Bement
Creating Comics: José Villarrubia’s incredible colour restoration on new “Absolute Swamp Thing” collection surely makes it a “must buy”
Check out this stunning new hardcover Absolute Swamp Thing collection featuring new, carefully restored colour work by José Villarrubia
Merry Christmas from downthetubes!
Happy Christmas from Roy of the Rovers and gang, a classic Christmas cover from 1971
downthetubes in the spotlight in new look Judge Dredd Megazine, on sale now
The boss in the spotlight thanks to Matthew Badham. Did you know he once ran a Literature Festival?
Mamiya Rinzo, samurai explorer, focus for new graphic novel
Check out this new manga on the explorer Mamiya Rinzo by Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima
Anti-heroes aplenty in new Commando comics set, out this week
New issues of Commando sneak into newsagents and digital stores just before Christmas
New Eagle Times comes Christmas sprinkled
The latest magazine from the Eagle Society is out now, and, as ever for this time of year, has a few Christmas touches
Comics Up Close – New Perspectives in Comics comes to Manchester in February
It’s time to book your place for the upcoming “Comics Up Close” event in Manchester in February
Comic Creator Spotlight: John Rosol, a cat loving Philadelphian
A profile of a funny but, apparently, often overlooked Saturday Evening Post cartoonist