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Lawless Convention Cancelled, returns in 2021
Sad news from the organisers of the annual Lawless convention in Bristol
Thunderbirds Legends: The Prequel Story to International Rescue Retold
The official Gerry Anderson web site has released the first of three Thunderbirds Legends animated videos
ComicScene Magazine expands online shop to offer independent comics sales route, Creator Directory launched
ComicScene Magazine has expanded its online comic shop to support independent comic creators
Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 postponed until August
Due to the global Coronavirus Pandemic, Portsmouth Guildhall has taken the decision to move this year’s Portsmouth Comic Con
Marvel Tales out in June to feature Captain Britain
Marvel Comics heads back to the 1970s in June with the release of Marvel Tales #1: Captain Britain, reprising the hero’s original origin
Is Your Comic Shop offering Kerbside Collections? Let comics writer Leah Williams know!
Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams is assembling data about comic shops offering kerbside collections, not just in the US, during the Coronavirus Pandemic
TV Series That Might Have Been: The Trigan Empire
This week sees the release of The Trigan Empire Volume One from Rebellion under their Treasury of British Comics imprint – a comic that we’ve just learnt almost became a TV series
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Mal Earl
A chat with writer and artist Mal Earl, creator of “Prodigal”, which will debut in Issue 1 of The77
Engage! Star Trek: Panel to Panel comics podcast launched
Jeremy Bement, host of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has launched a new one in a similar vein – about Star Trek comics
Vanguard creator Dan Butcher headlines latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Dan Butcher, creator of the acclaimed independent British superhero comic Vanguard, headlines the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
100-page FutureQuake 2020 on sale now, and more!
The latest issue of the brilliant FutureQuake anthology is on sale now
Writer Brandon Seifert latest guest on Doctor Who: Panel to Panel
Episode 118 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and features an interview with comics writer Brandon Seifert. Brandon joins podcast host Jeremy Bement to talk about his two-part story, The Doctor and the Nurse, also reviewed in the… Read More ›
Comic Connections: TV Century 21, Dan Dare and Eagle – and Doctor Who
Revealing the many links between Gerry Anderson’s publications such as TV Century 21 and Dan Dare and Eagle…
Meet The 77 Creators – Comic Artist Brendon Wright
Morgan Spiceman chats with comic artist Brendon Wright about his work on The77 and more
Limited Edition Mekon Statuette, Ian Kennedy poster added to new Dan Dare Audio Adventures crowdfunder
Limited edition Dan Dare posters by Ian Kennedy and a small number of Mekon statuettes created by Neil Blackbird Sims are being offered as perks for backers for the third volume of the award-winning Dan Dare Audio Adventures
Sláine: The Horned God – Collector’s Edition debuts in May
Rediscover one of the most influential graphic novels ever, with Sláine: The Horned God – Collector’s Edition
Out Now: The Spencer Nero Club #1: Folklore and Fire
Meet Gypsum, Smallpiece, Venables and Tookey – pupils at the increasingly-odd institution known as Blackabbots School. Together, they are The Spencer Nero Club…
Meet The77 Creators: Writer and Former Tharg Steve MacManus
A chat with writer and former Tharg Steve MacManus, writer of “The Tinkling Triangles” with art by Brendon Wright for The77
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Lew Stringer
Morgan Spiceman has a quick chat with artist and writer Lew Stringer, who’s bringing an all-new character to The77 anthology…