If you’re an art lover and like to support worthy causes, artist Gordon Tait has lovingly reproduced a stack of Beano panels onto one canvas. Funds raised from the sale of the painting via eBay will go to the Willow… Read More ›
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Tomorrowland continues, guest starring… William Shakespeare?
Tomorrowland #2 is on sale today in all good comic shops from Titan Comics, continuing the music-led adventure from the Eisner award-winning writer of Wolverine: Origin and The Darkness. Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, DJs at the world-renowned Tomorrowland festival,… Read More ›
Cape joins SEQUENTIAL digital comics project
SEQUENTIAL, the literary graphic novel app, have partnered with venerable publisher Jonathan Cape to make digital versions of Cape’s graphic novels available via Apple’s App Store. SEQUENTIAL is the new digital graphic novel storefront and reader, designed from the ground… Read More ›
Titan Comics Tomorrowland #2 preview!
This coming Wednesday sees the release of Titan Comics Tomorrowland #2 in all good comic shops across the UK – and we've got some preview pages for you. Written by Paul Jenkins, the Eisner award-winning writer of Wolverine: Origin and… Read More ›
Foyles Bookshop history retold in comics… big comics!
(via Paul Gravett): The history of Foyles, London’s famous bookshop and 2012 Bookseller of the Year, the location of many comic-related events down the years, has been illustrated by a stellar cast of graphic novel artists including Bryan Talbot, Hunt… Read More ›
Steampunk from the South West: Arthur tries for his Shilling
An enthusiastic group of British creators have baneded together to source crowdfunding for Arthur Shilling, a new ongoing comic series blending steampunk and the paranormal set for release on the 21st September 2013 at the first Dev Con in Plymouth…. Read More ›
Robbie Morrison – Taking Dante DrownTown
In advance of his appearance with artust Jim Murray tomorow (Saturday 24th) at Edinburgh BookFest’s Stripped weekend, for the latest Panel Border podcast Alex Fitch talks to Robbie Morrison about his career in comics so far, from his 15 year… Read More ›
Doctor Who: Our Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge gathers pace
Find more photos like this on downthetubes Comics Forum Lee Sullivan – well known for his amazing Doctor Who art, but whose credits include Robococop and Judge Dredd – has kindly allowed us to add his first stab at drawing… Read More ›
Bayford Lodge, once home to Frank Hampson, up for sale
Noted as a property of “special interest”, Bayford Lodge, once the home and studio of Frank Hampson, the co-creator of Eagle comic’s Dan Dare and Ladybird Books artist, is up for sale once again – for just under £1.5 million…. Read More ›
Scar Comics launches Kickstarter appeal for ‘Forgotten Planet’ project
In 2006, scientists announced Pluto was to be de-classified as a planet, and many felt a slight pang of disappointment as our Solar System lost its little Ice baby. But what if there was a darker reason behind this cosmic… Read More ›
TOXIC comic sales up, but bad news for other news stand titles in latest ABCs
There’s good news and bad news for British news stand publishers lurking in the latest ABC sales figures for January – June 2103 for comics and related magazines, with some titles on sale in WH Smiths and other newsagents celebrating… Read More ›
17th Japan Media Arts Festival Issues Call for Entries
The Japan Media Arts Festival has just launched its annual call for entries to its competition that reaches out to both comic artists and animators worldwide. A comprehensive festival of Media Arts (=Media Geijutsu), the event honours outstanding works from… Read More ›
Vicious Vikings aplenty in Tim Hall’s ‘Skragbeard’
If vicious Vikings and demon lords are the kind of things that grab your attention when searching for a comic to read, then look no further!
Award-winner Corbain Wilkins seeks backing for ‘Breaker’s End’
2012 Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize winner Corbain Wilkins has a new graphic novel, Breaker’s End, in the works and hopes to release a special edition using the Kickstarter crowdfunding service. Breaker’s End tells the story of a fragile, ageing… Read More ›
Planet Jimbot’s Amazing & Fantastic Tales
Amazing & Fantastic Tales #2 – a new comic from Planet Jimbot, the indie imprint run by Jim Alexander and Jim Campbell, is on sale now. Pulp gets a modern twist with comic strips and text stories combined in this… Read More ›
Aces Weekly back with Scarpa, Baskerville, Langridge and – Psycho Granny!
Volume Six of this revolutionary digital comic Aces Weekly begins its latest seven-issue, seven-week this week, once again showcasing some of the brightest talent from across the globe in an exclusively digital weekly comic art magazine published by David Lloyd…. Read More ›
Best of Milligan and McCarthy out in September from Dark Horse
One of comics’ most fruitful collaborations is to get its due in Best of Milligan and McCarthy – a deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk). There is… Read More ›
Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden’s fantastic ‘Dept of Monsterology’ out in October
Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden‘s long-in-gestation project, Dept of Monsterology, is on its way at last from Renegade Entertainment – and having seen pages, read the original pitch and knowing the quality of the work of both creators, I have… Read More ›
Manga Jiman winners capture the Choshu Five for this year’s competition leaflet
As we previously reported, the search for the best manga talent in the UK is on as London’s Embassy of Japan is now accepting entries for its manga writing competition, Manga Jiman. The Embassy recently caught up with Sara Ferreira… Read More ›
Chronos Commandos #2 out next week, first issue sells out in UK
The second issue of Titan Comics’ Chronos Commandos by Stuart Jennett hits comic stores this coming Wednesday, 14th August and we’ve got a great preview for you. When the Allies and Nazis develop time-diving technology that could see the course… Read More ›