The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced the full line-up of comic creators for the Comics Family Zone, one of its most popular events last year, comprising both free and pre-bookable events. Based in Kendal Library, Westmorland Shopping Centre and the Shakespeare… Read More ›
(Updated, 22/7/14): Network, the DVD and Blu-Ray label, has officially announced the return of the legendary British weekly TV Century 21 (better known as TV21). The special comic is being published as a special supplement to Network’s ’Supermarionation’ limited edition… Read More ›
Yes, we admit it – this isn’t a British comics news story. But the announcement from US publisher IDW that they’re to publish the amazing Corto Maltese saga in English for the first time is welcomed here at DTT HQ,… Read More ›
Following on from two highly successful How To Create a Graphic Novel masterclasses, publisher SelfMadeHero teams up again with Guardian Masterclasses to offer a third opportunity to discover how to craft a graphic novel, which combines an introduction to the… Read More ›
As Doctor Who Adventures reaches its landmark 350th issue, the editorial team have announced that they’re looking for the ultimate Doctor Who family in the UK. There will be Doctor Who goodie bags stuffed with prizes for the overall… Read More ›
Do you think you’ve created the next Judge Dredd, Dan Dare, Batman or the next X-Men? Or would you like to be the next artist to draw Superman or Green Arrow? If you think you’ve got what it takes to… Read More ›
The 2014 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con. Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the US… Read More ›
The UK’s Embassy of Japan has launched this year’s manga-writing competition, Manga Jiman 2014, with fantastic prizes up for grabs. Now in its eighth year, Manga Jiman can be translated as ‘having pride in manga’ and the Embassy of Japan… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing of Jan Shepheard, an “unsung heroine” of British comics and first Art Editor of 2000AD, who may best be remembered by our readers for her famous “Judge Dredd” logo, but who created many… Read More ›
The Beano, Marvel Comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and top fantasy adventure drams Game of Thrones are among the final nominees in this year’s Licensing Awards, announced this week. Approaching 5,000 licensed products were entered into the Product Awards… Read More ›
Issue 5 of the brilliant 100% Biodegradable, a 30-page colour and black and white bi-monthly digital science fiction comics anthology, is bursting with self contained strips, dragged kicking and screaming from some of the most deranged minds working in the UK… Read More ›
Continuing a month of episodes looking at the connections between comics and literature on Britain’s only regular comics radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to Adrian Edwards, co-curator of the exhibition Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK… Read More ›
If you’re at London Film and Comic Con today (and can actually get in – the queues yesterday were horrendous for those without advance tickets) then you might want to track down ace creator Garen Ewing, author of the marvellous… Read More ›
Britain’s 2000AD, digital title Aces Weekly and the indie title GoodCopBadCop were among the winners of the inaugural True Believer Awards last night. The awards ceremony, hosted by actor Anthony Head at London Film and Comic Con last night, announced… Read More ›
The current Eagle Times, available now, features downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs’ latest piece on Lost Eagle – the aborted 1973 re-launch of Eagle comic with painted Dan Dare artwork by Frank Bellamy and Joe Colquhoun. Jane Colquhoun, Joe’s daughter, provided much… Read More ›
(with thanks to James Hudnall): The Tracking Board is reporting that Superman Returns and X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer is developing James Hudnall’s fantasy comic Age of Heroes for film. The strip, drawn by John Ridgway, has appeared most recently in the… Read More ›
Comic Heroes, the specialist comic news and features magazine published by Future, is no more. The title will cease publication with its 24th issue, on sale in two weeks, its digital companion title, Comic Review, already no longer being… Read More ›
Netflix. Spotify. Both have transformed the way many people consume film and music. Now, for the first time ever, claims a new digital comics distributor, comic book fans will have unlimited access to vast libraries of their favourite media for just… Read More ›
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th-19th October) has announced that Emma Vieceli has joined Grandville and Luther Arkwright author Bryan Talbot, artist Sean Phillips and writer Mary Talbot as a patron of the annual event. “We were thrilled when Emma… Read More ›
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced artist Bryan Hitch as its final major guest for its weekend-long event in Kendal, Cumbria in October – making a very rare comic convention appearance in the UK. In an interview for Cumbria Live, online today… Read More ›