We’re sorry to report the passing of Misty and Tammy comic artist and illustrator Maria Barrera Castell (Gesalí), who died recently, aged 85
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Rare “Trigan Empire” record, complete set of VULCAN on offer this week on Catawiki auction site
A Don Lawrence curiosity of note, and other items on offer this week on Catawiki…
In Review: Moon Knight (2022)
Although not exactly a “braw bricht moonlicht nicht”, Marvel’s six-part series, Moon Knight, is not without highlights, feels Tim Robins…
Date set for next Great British Comics Swap Meet
The team behind the now regular Great British Comics Swap Meet have set the date for their next event in July
Netflix, Tiger Bay announce “The Archies” cast, directed by Zoya Akhtar
A new film inspired by Archie Comics is in production in India, for release next year
Bryan Talbot’s classic story, “Batman: Mask”, revisited in new podcast
Check out this podcast about some all-time “Serious Superhero Comics”, in particular, the great Legends of the Dark Knight deep cut Batman: Mask.
Comics featuring debuts of Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men and Wonder Woman hit the market in a single sale
Detective Comics #27, Amazing Fantasy #15, Superman #1 and Batman #1 headline a blockbuster auction of some rare American comics in the current Goldin, closing 21st May 2022 – and Gil Kane Green Lantern art, too
In Review: The Sarge Volume One
Out today in all good book and comic shops, The Sarge is a cracking war comic romp, ripped from the pages of Battle, that more than passes muster for all-out action adventure
Air aces, and some, not so much, in this week’s Commando comics!
Not every Commando story is always a tale of daring… writer Calum Laird delivers a slightly oddball adventure this week!
In Review: Doctor Strange – Under the Knife (Marvel Select Panini Edition)
Mark Waid and Kev Walker continue a fine tradition of intriguing stories about the Sorcerer Supreme, now available as a Marvel Select title from Panini UK in your local WHSmith or supermarket
Dark Horse teases Navigator, a new SF graphic novel from Academy Award-winner and Director, John Bruno
When aliens come to attack, Our our only hope may be one of their own…
Doctor Who Unofficial Annual 1988 vworps into view
The next non-profit unofficial Doctor Who annual project from Terraqueous Distributors is on course for release later this month
New Croixe-Noire crossmedia project comic heads to newsagents this month
Step into the world of Croix Noire, featuring art by Mike Collins, but watch your back. This is not the safest place to be…
Captain Carter Mini-Series Cover Gallery
A quick guide to Marvel’s newest British superhero, springing from animation to comic…
New book, “The Laughs of a Nation”, charts the comics of wartime publisher Gerald G. Swan
More vintage British comics documented by the unstoppable Alan Clark!
Thank You, George Pérez: You Stretched Our Imaginations
A comics legend has passed, but he will not be forgotten
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who: Origins #1, out in June, starring the Fugitive Doctor
Check out a first look at Doctor Who – Origins, materialising from Titan Comics next month
Catawiki offers Luis Bermejo Western art, “Paddy Payne” art by Bill Lacey, and more
Vintage British comic art again in the mix of the latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
In Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (12A, 2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is deliriously silly and a lot of fun; don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, enthuses Tim Robins
In Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
Ahead of heading into see Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Tim Robins revisits the 2016 feature film, which was, for him, not Strange enough…