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Creating Comics: Sean Michael Wilson on adapting the world’s oldest known novel, The Tale of Genji, into manga
How do you adapt a 1000-plus page novel into comics? Writer Sean Michael Wilson has some thoughts…
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham ‘Miracleman’ Series Returns
After 30 years, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham complete their “Miracleman” saga this October in “Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age”
Lake District welcomes comic creator Bernard Hage for Comic Art Europe “Living Together” residency
Lebanese artist Bernard Hage, also known as “The Art of Boo”, has arrived in the Lake District for a two-week comics residency, as one of the winners of the Comic Art Europe 2022 Open Call, which challenged comic creators to come up with work based… Read More ›
Striker Complete Collection latest: Volume 19 available now
A quick look at the latest Striker: Complete Collection volume, and a snapshot of the collections of the creator-owned football comic that have gone before…
In Review: UFO Comic Anthology Volume Two
If you thought the first UFO Comic Anthology was good, prepare to be blown away by the second, available now from Anderson Entertainment
Hibernia’s latest Comic Archive, “Blazing Battle Action”, available now
Blazing Battle Action is the sixth in Hibernia’s acclaimed Comic Archive series, exploring comics history through interviews, articles and rare art
War at Sea, in the Air and on Land! Get ready for an action-packed set of Commando comics
No theatre of war is left untouched in four Commando tales, on sale this week in newsagents and online
Rebellion Releases Round Up – 2000AD, Roy of the Rovers and more
Here’s our quick guide to this week’s releases (and titles you may have missed, launched recently), from 2000AD publisher Rebellion, including this week’s edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic itself
Conan the Barbarian heads to Titan… Titan Comics, that is!
Titan Comics takes on Conan and other Robert E. Howard creations, across books and comics, both new and collected classics
2000AD veteran Alan Langford delivers exclusive “Captain Condor” cover for Eagle Times
A very special cover for the non-profit magazine, Eagle Times
Westerns, ho! Anderson & Garland latest Collectors’ Auction offers cowboys aplenty – and Joe 90, too!
Anderson & Garland’s next Collectors’ Auction takes place next week and includes comics Star Wars and Gerry Anderson TV show-related toys
First win in 50 years for a graphic novel at 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards
Long Way Down, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, has won the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal – the first graphic novel to win since Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in 1973
Planet of the Apes returns to Marvel, but will we get Apeslayer, too?
Marvel’s stories from the iconic film series will kick off in early 2023
Man Vs Bee-no! It’s a Beano Mini Adventure!
Comedy legend Rowan Atkinson has been immortalised in a special bespoke Beano comic strip to launch new series Man vs Bee on Netflix on 24th June in the UK
British comic art, rare “Free Gift” TV Century 21 comics, Marvel UK gems offered in latest Phil-Comics auction
Some great items on offer again including rare Beano, Dandy and Gerry Anderson-related items from this British comics-focused eBay auction house
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One cover sells for record $2.4 million
The Dark Knight returned Thursday to claim the record for the most expensive mainstream American comic book cover art sold at auction
TV Century 21 returns, but as audio annuals, not a comic
Audio adventures featuring Gerry Anderson classic series are on their way
Coming Soon: Blazing Battle Action, a new British Comic Archive title from Hibernia
Blazing Battle Action is the next Comic Archive available from Hibernia Comics, and will officially go on sale next week
Roy of the Rovers Stuff: a look back at the newspaper strips
The newspaper strips in Today and the Daily Star newspapers remembered