Top comics writer and author Paul Cornell – now also writing the TV show Elementary – will be on tour next month around the UK to mark the launch of his latest novel, Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Tuesday 19th May sees… Read More ›
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Top Cartoonists Steve and Luke McGarry Lined Up for October’s Lakes Comics Festival
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just announced the upcoming appearance of two top British, California-based comic creators at this year’s Festival, who will be bringing their unique cartooning talents to bear on a host of activities throughout the weekend. Steve… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 40: Kris Carter and Bruce Outback
This week on a great show all about creating comics the Awesome Comics Podcast gang are joined by the talented Kris Carter, a comics creator it’s been a huge privilege to have worked with myself in the past. Kris is the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Titan Comics new ongoing “Ninth Doctor” Doctor Who Comic
Next week (Wednesday 13th April) sees the return of the Ninth Doctor – as played by Christopher Eccleston – in a brand-new ongoing Doctor Who series from Titan Comics – and we have a sneak peek at the covers and some… Read More ›
British Creators On Board for New Images Comics
Image Comics kicked-off Emerald City Comicon with Image Expo yesterday, announcing a number of exciting creator-owned announcements that include new work by a number of British creators – including Sean Phillips, Alison Sampson, John Watkiss and Jim Campbell as well as those international… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash by Dave McKean
As we’ve previously reported, Cumbria will host a world premiere performance and the launch of a unique graphic novel – Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash by Dave McKean – as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s official arts… Read More ›
2000AD Exclusive! What Is The Secret of Prog 1977?
This rather enigmatic message about 2000AD Prog 1977 on top of a fantastic new image by Carlos Ezquerra has just reached the downthetubes team. The number, of course, coincides with the year 2000AD was founded, so The Mighty One himself… Read More ›
Nottingham Does Comics!
Nottingham Does Comics launches this month – and the organisers of the new bi-monthly discussion forum have invited comic creator Jonathan Clode, co-editor of the brilliant To End All Wars anthology to talk at their first event. “There’s some really… Read More ›
The Famous Five At 75: New Merchandise in the Works
Bulldog Licensing, which represents the estate of children’s author Enid Blyton, has announced a range of nostalgia products will launch next year to celebrate 75 years of her much-loved The Famous Five. The Famous Five are among Enid Blyton’s best-loved creations and… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week: Goldtiger, Burning Bright for 2000AD and Giant Days Delight
Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 4th April onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›
Convict Commandos Blast Back Into Action in, er, Commando!
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of Commando (Issues 4903-4906) from DC Thomson, on sale now in all good newsagents and assorted digital platforms (detailed below). This release sees the welcome return of the Convict Commandos in a new… Read More ›
Celebrating 10 Amazing Years of Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures was launched on the back of the amazing success of the revived series the previous year, and over on LowCulture, Paul Lang recalls how he first got wind of the Magazine when he saw some top-secret early… Read More ›
Crouch End Comic Art Festival Returns in June
The third Crouch End Comic Art Festival (CECAF) will take place at the Earl Haig Hall, Crouch End, London on 18th June 2016, hosting the best and brightest cartoonists and independent publishers currently active in the UK comic scene. “The… Read More ›
Oliver East’s “Take Me Back To Manchester” Exhibition Opens
In 1872, Maharajah, an Asian Elephant, walked from Edinburgh to his new home in Belle Vue Zoo with his keeper Lorenzo Lawrence. Oliver East, a Manchester-based artist, walked the same route in April 2016, as inspiration for a full-length comic,… Read More ›
Captain Britain, 40 Years On – What Next For Marvel’s Very British Superhero?
October see the 40th anniversary of the ‘birth’ of Captain Britain in Captain Britain Weekly, but what’s next for the Marvel hero? Last month, Marvel UK and Captain Britain fan Mark Roberts published a feature recounting news about a potential Captain… Read More ›
Batman versus Superman Box Office Plunge Prompts Questions
What are the key differences between two of DC Comics top heroes, Superman and Batman that make them so different – and could a 1990s story written by Dave Gibbons and drawn by Steve Rude be a better example of illustrating them,… Read More ›
Sneak Preview – Sliced Quarterly Issue #2
Edited and Designed by Ken Reynolds Cover by Lukasz Kowalczuk Contributors – Chris Sides, Max Meier, Ken Reynolds, Peter Johnson, Freja Steele, Lukasz Kowalczuk, Kathryn Briggs, David Thomas, Denis Vermese, Ben Peter Johnson, Daniel Ableev, Bob Schroeder, Saffron Knight, Simon… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist Gerry Dolan
When artist Gerry Dolan died last November I started writing this tribute, but for various reasons it got pushed back in its publication until now, and I can only apologise to those of you who already knew of his passing… Read More ›
Europe Comics Invades London! (with help from Pat Mills, Posy Simmonds, Paul Gravett and others)
This month, Europe Comics will be travelling to London with various events scheduled all across the capital featuring a host of comic creators, including Pat Mills, Chris Riddell, Sarah McIntyre, Mike Medaglia and Posy Simmonds. Working in association with Comica London, they’ll be participating in… Read More ›
If Only It Were True: Hashtag Comics’ Dream Investors
Whoever tells you there’s no money in comics clearly doesn’t appreciate the potential value of a good Intellectual Property – a value that comic publishers large and small are more than happy to remind us of, especially when there’s some… Read More ›