An impressive -sounding comics festival just dropped into the UK comics calendar for 2021…
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Coming Soon: “The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy: A Parody”, a cartoon collection by Paul Magrs
Warning, some rude words used in this new cartoon collection from Doctor Who author (and much more), Paul Magrs…
Geek Retreat expands stores across the UK with future plans for European roll-out
Geek Retreat, the geek culture retailer, gaming café and events venue rolled into one, has big expansion plans through 2021 and beyond
A Radio Milestone! Alex Fitch has Made 500 Panel Borders radio shows… Roll on 500 more…
Panel Borders, Britain’s only regular radio show about comics, hits its 500th episode tonight! Producer and presenter Alex Fitch reveals the show’s origins, and some favourite interviews…
Comic Creator Spotlight: Bob Monkhouse, and a posthumous cancer research fund raiser
This week sees the anniversary of the birth of comedian and comic artist Bob Monkhouse, who was “resurrected” in a good cause…
Peter O’Donnell “Garth” adventure features in latest Comics Revue
An early Garth adventure gets an airing – something of a rare event!
Catawiki International Comic Art Auction Spotlight: Trigan Empire and more!
Don Lawrence and Ted Kearon art on offer
New edition of Jack Kirby’s “Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles” out this month, and there’s a bit of a mystery attached…
A Captain America comic cover art mystery… can you solve it?
WebFind: The Modern Boy, a fantastic resource for Biggles fans and more
A fascinating guitar to the first title to publish the Biggles stories of W.E. Johns
FANSCENE set to draw to a close with special issue devoted to “Fantasy Advertser”
Latest additions to the Classic UK Comic Zines archive
The Spirit of Will Eisner exhibition now open at Musée Thomas Henry in Cherbourg
Let’s hope we can get to see this before it closes, eh?
Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips out now in Spanish, English edition available in July
If you’re a newspaper strip fan, “Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips” is definitely a collection you need
Comics used to study social movements at America’s Penn State College of Education
Comics used to communicate complex ideas in usable ways that movements and communities can understand
LDComics Women’s Graphic Novel Awards is back for 2021
LDComics has announced their annual women’s graphic novel competition, open to women-identifying artists only, is back this year – and ready to seek out the new, up and coming talent. Digital submissions opened on 26th April and the LDComics team… Read More ›
Wally Wood’s dramatic Shock SuspenStories No. 6 cover for EC offered at auction next month
A powerful pre-Comics Code cover is up for auction next month
Beano introduces new Bash Street Kids – the first in years – next week
New kids at Bash Street mean even more trouble for Teacher!
Macc-Pow@Home offers great virtual line-up of comic creator interviews, kickstarted by 2000AD colourist Jim Boswell
Comic creator Marc Jackson has a terrific-line-up of guests for his virtual version of Macc-Pow
Catawiki Comic Art Auction Spotlight
Some fantastic lots going under the virtual hammer later today, including Jeff Hawke and Robot Archie art
Tube Surfing: New Beano, 2000AD, and a ComicScene Best of Indie Summer Special cover reveal
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Beano, Dandy annuals and more on sale in early August
Here’s the line-up for this year’s Beano, Dandy and other annuals from DC Thomson Media