The latest issue of Eagle Times, the quarterly journal of the Eagle Society – is available now from the organisation. While remaining dedicated to the memory of Britain’s national picture strip weekly Eagle, the team behind the Society have made a… Read More ›
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10 Questions: An Interview with Comics Writer and Novelist Rik Hoskin
Rik Hoskin is a comic book writer and novelist from the UK. He’s written comics for Star Wars, Doctor Who, Superman, Shrek and a successful Spider-Man title aimed at younger readers, among many others. His most recent work includes… Read More ›
London’s Cartoon Museum gets a permanent new home
London’s Cartoon Museum has announced it has secured a new, permanent home in the centre of the capital, just as it launches its 50 Glorious Shows! exhibition, marking 12 years in its current home on Little Russell Street. The new… Read More ›
Eagle in the 1980s: The TV ad!
Cartoonist Lew Stringer has come across this advertisement for the launch of the new Eagle comic in 1980s, making the most of the return of Dan Dare and the title’s ambitious photo stories. The ad features Grange Hill actor Vincent… Read More ›
Europe Comics spotlights top-selling continental comics to mark Bologna Children’s Bookfair
This week is Bologna Children’s Bookfair, attended by publishers from across the globe. To celebrate, Europe Comics have gathered some of their extended previews of their bestselling children’s series and graphic novels. Europe Comics began as an idea of Franco-Belgian… Read More ›
Beano goes pop with Art & Hue!
As part of the ongoing celebrations throughout 2018 to mark 80 years of Beano, Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the iconic British comic. Art & Hue has delved into vintage… Read More ›
In Review: 2000AD Prog 2074
The latest issue of 2000AD (Prog 2074), featuring a cover by US artist Emily Zeinner, is on sale now in all good comic shops and newsagents in the UK, as well as various digital platforms globally. This week, the Galaxy’s… Read More ›
Jessica Martin talks career and creating comics with Doctor Who: Panel to Panel
Episode #97 of Jeremy Bement’s Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and its focus is actress, singer and comic artist Jessica Martin, best known to many Doctor Who fans as Mags from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. She’ll be… Read More ›
Dark Horse’s New Series Journeys Into “The Quantum Age”
Dark Horse has announced the next adventure in Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s beloved Black Hammer universe, The Quantum Age: From the World of Black Hammer. The Quantum Age follows Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil and Doctor Star… Read More ›
IDW announces new Star Trek: The Next Generation series, Terra Incognita
After the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Broken, which introduced the alternate “Mirror” villainous version of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew to comics, and the excitement around the upcoming five-week mega-event Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The… Read More ›
Dundee’s McManus Gallery becomes the McMenace Gallery as Beano celebrates 80th anniversary
Beano Studios and The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum will come together this summer for a bespoke exhibition dedicated to the beloved Beano characters and comic. In Beano’s 80th year, the special collaboration will see The McManus revise their… Read More ›
Crouch End set to go comic crazy as CECAF returns in June
9th June 2018 sees the return of CECAF (Crouch End Cartoon Arts Festival), once again taking place at the Earl Haig Hall, London. CECAF will host the best and brightest cartoonists and independent publishers from the UK comics scene, including… Read More ›
London’s Cartoon Museum celebrates the world of British cartoons and comics with “50 Glorious Shows!”
In February 2018, London’s Cartoon Museum celebrated twelve years at 35 Little Russell Street, during which time it has put on 50 exhibitions of cartoons, comics, caricature, graphic novels and animation. 50 Glorious Shows! is the museum’s 51st exhibition at… Read More ›
Bigger, bolder and banging onto your radar – the new 100% Biodegradable, on sale now!
The latest issue of the ace digital comics anthology 100% Biodegradable – the biggest issue yet featuring a cover by Edward R. Norden – is available now from Comicsy! (Declared bias alert – I’m co-writer on “Skow Dogs” with editor… Read More ›
In Pictures: Marvel Superheroes storm Madame Tussauds Blackpool (in an unlikely “Love Island” crossover!)
Madame Tussauds Blackpool launched its epic new Marvel Superheroes addition at a VIP-filled launch this week, and I was lucky enough to be there on the night… Truth to tell, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of the event… Read More ›
Commando Collectors gather for second Swapmeet
Colin Noble reports on the second Commando Swapmeet organised by Andy Yates, which took place last weekend. These events focus entirely aimed on British comics and the emphasis is on DC Thomson’s war title, Commando, the longest running picture library… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival announces second wave of guests for October
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced more guests for its Festival weekend in Kendal (12th – 14th October 2018), who include veteran British comics artist Ian Kennedy and New Yorker illustrator Stanley Chow. The latest guests revealed are Steven Appleby,… Read More ›
Feuding footballers and a jinxed bomber haunt this week’s new Commando comics!
Brand new Commando (Issues 5107 – 5110) are on sale this Thursday (22nd March 2018). Go toe to toe with our feuding footballers, survive a flight in a jinxed Lancaster bomber, hold off Iraqi patrols in the Kuwait desert, and beat… Read More ›
Doug Braithwaite “Paradise X” art, and other British artists, feature in latest ComicLink auction list
Auction house Comic Link have some interesting art coming up for auction soon that includes a number of British artists, some noted below. Fellow artist David Roach spotted this mightily impressive spread from Marvel’s Paradise X by Doug Braithwaite, inked with… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Hatch – The Next Day by Glenn B. Fleming (Reprise)
Comics creator and publisher Glenn B. Fleming has restarted his crowdfunding appeal to get a collection of his Hatch stories funded – but this time on IndieGogo, after behind the scenes problems that are, quite frankly, enough to make any… Read More ›