London’s Imperial War Museum is organising a Comics & Conflicts Conference (curated by Panel Borders Alex Fitch) in August, aimed at comics scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts. Taking place on 19th-20th August, conference speakers and guests will include Charley’s War creator… Read More ›
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Eagle Times Sample Issues Now Available
Eagle Times, Britain’s longest running comics fanzine, is making sample issues available to purchase without the need to join the Eagle Society. While the magazine concentrates on the original 1950s and 1960s Eagle, the current issue includes features on the… Read More ›
Mirabilis graphic novel released as iPad app
Mirabilis: Year of Wonders, a graphic novel by Dave Morris and Leo Hartas first seen in The DFC comic launched in the App Store for iPad this week. Mirabilis is a fantasy adventure story for young adults which opens New… Read More ›
Etherington Brothers join The Dandy – with dragons
Here’s the first official artwork from the Etherington Brothers brand new series, YORE!, which will be making its early 2011 debut very, very soon in The Dandy. This is just the latest of several strips the Etheringtons, creators of Malcolm… Read More ›
Artist Brian Lewis profiled in new Eagle Times (Volume 23, Number Four)
The latest issue of Eagle Times for Winter 2010 (Volume 23, Number Four) is on available now and has the usual intriguing mix of Eagle comic-related goodies to offer, including a profile of the artist Brian Lewis, whose work included… Read More ›
Battleships By L Ashwell Wood
Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood
Tube Surfing: Kapow Comic convention, War Comix and Mag, Scientist
Kapow! Comic Con Trailer on Vimeo • Mark Millar has announced a new London-based comics convention, Kapow (9-10th April 2011) which will host the first Stan Lee Awards ceremony (see Newsarama and Bleeding Cool for more news). The guest line… Read More ›
In Review: Thought Bubble 2010 by Matthew Badham
This report is a bit late. I was summoned back from Thought Bubble on Sunday morning (I had planned to stay for some of the events that were taking place on that day) because my wife had picked up a… Read More ›
Charley’s War: The Great Mutiny released by Titan Books
Titan Books have just released Charley’s War: The Great Mutiny by Pat Mils and Joe Colquhoun, the seventh volume of their Charley’s War collections from Battle Picture Weekly. Opening in September 1917, Charley is caught up in the mutiny by… Read More ›
Sweet! FA returns after 20 years in onine form
For many years, FA magazine – originally published as Fantasy Advertiser – was arguably the best comics fanzine in Britain, but 20 years ago publication sadly ceased. We’re delighted to report that it’s back, in sparkling online form, run by… Read More ›
Panel Borders: On Air, at ComICA…
Wonder Woman drawn by Nicola Scott Starting a month of radio shows looking at unique renderings of superheroes, Panel Border latest episode – Panel Borders: Team Batman, Robin and Catman – is about depictions of masculinity in superhero comics via… Read More ›
New Dandy and Beano out today
The Dandy’s new look has had a mixed response
Preview: Markosia’s The Indifference Engine by Dethan, Carey
Cy Dethan and Robert Carey’s new project, The Indifference Engine, is set to be released soon by publishers Markosia. The team on the book have kindly sent us a review copy of this tightly-written multi-universe-spanning adventure tale — and it’s… Read More ›
Moominvalley recreated in Bury Art Gallery
The magical world of the Moomins from Finland has delighted and captivated children and adults alike for the last 65 years. This week (Saturday 23rd October 2010), a new exhibition opens in Bury Art Gallery
Century 21 Reprint Books To Continue
There’s hope yet for a continuation of the Gerry Anderson “Century 21” collections
The Dandy – Pulling Back From The Xtreme
Take a long hard look at the cover of the current issue of Dandy Xtreme. Stripped of its free gifts (five chewy sweets and a small toy light sabre) there is nothing to suggest that it is a comic, let… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts is a freelance artist and lecturer who’s worked in the videogame industry as a character artist for 12 years before going fully freelance in October 2008. In his time he worked on games such as Colin McRae Rally,… Read More ›
Striker Comic Archive released Free online
Football comic Striker is to have its entire 25-year archive made available to read free on its official website, striker3d.com. The library has been launched with the release of the first seven stories from 1985 to 1987 and new episodes… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Interview: Paul McCaffrey
Paul McCaffrey graduated from Newcastle Polytechnic (as was) with a BA in graphic design. Since then, he’s mainly worked in the area of children’s educational illustration, so he’s done a lot of work you’ll never see for books you’ve never… Read More ›
Tony Lee, Mark Buckingham and Richard Piers Rayner take on more TARDIS tales for IDW
A British creator line up that includes writer Tony Lee and artist Mark Buckingham will keep US Publisher IDW’s Doctor Who comics afloat in the coming months. While the Eleventh Doctor has already had several comic strip adventures in Britain’s… Read More ›