Advisory: Strong Language in some sample panels On sale soon under Heavy Metal‘s Virus imprint is Never Never #1, described by Belfast-based creator Mark McCann as an amalgamation of Peter Pan, The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. In other words, a… Read More ›
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Writer Peter Hogan is latest “Last Geek In Space”
Another great podcast from Alan Cowsill with a top British comics creator!
2020 Hugo Awards sees win for Nnedi Okorafor’s LaGuardia, The Expanse, Good Omens and illustrator John Picacio
Good news for a host of terrific authors and other creators
Mark Stafford and Soaring Penguin Press help beat back the threat of Cartoon Museum closure caused by “Bastard Virus”
Ace indie publisher and awesome artist rally to help save amazing comics space
House of Illustration evolving into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration
Fantastic expansion plans announced at new location
The Cartoon Museum gains almost £100K in National Lottery Heritage Fund support, helps save it from closure
Terrific news of new financial support for the Cartoon Museum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Look-In “Robin of Sherwood” collection gets green light
Great news for fans of the Hooded Man
“Garth” dropped from Daily Mirror, “not appropriate” for today’s newspaper market
Sad news, as the “Garth” strip draws to a close in the Mirror newspaper
Cutaway Comics launches Doctor Who “Splinter Universe” comics project with crowdfunder for Eric Saward’s “Lytton”
Cutaway Comics, an independent comic imprint based in Manchester, has launched its titles featuring worlds and characters from BBC’s Doctor Who – drawing them into darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. The project has launched with a crowdfunder… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Cartoonist Brian Walker
Marking the passing of a comics legend
Mike Higgs’ Moonbird adventures … in Germany!
A British comics character gets a German makeover
Eagle 1950 – 2020 exhibition opens at Southport’s The Atkinson gallery on Monday, after lockdown deferral
Great news for Eagle and Dan Dare fans!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Rusumat – New Stories from Rising Artists
Digital comics provider Rusumat has set an ambitious target to bring new comics to life
Don’t Miss Out on Comic-Con’s 2020 Souvenir Book!
A terrific, free souvenir from this year’s virtual event
In Review: Spacewarp
Peter Duncan is hugely excited by Pat Mills new project. But how do we tell non-comic readers to read it?
Sneak Peek: Long Coat and Leather Jacket, by John Farrelly
An action packed comics trailer you should not watch (we’re joking!)
In Review: TechnoFreak #3 – Karaoke Killers
Clones, kidnappers, and a far too clever talking cat!
Beano & Dandy – A Celebration of Dudley D Watkins gets DC Thomson web shop release
A terrific-looking decade by decade look at the work of the acclaimed artist
Renegade Game Studios and Oni Games To Publish Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Game
More gaming fun, with Tea Dragons
WebFind: How Reading Comics Re-Shaped British Army Recruitment in the 1970s
Back in 1973, the British Army changed its recruitment marketing after research into popular war comics