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Fed up with the lack of new British humour comics being published by the major publishers, Rochdale-based comics creator Joe Matthews decided to publish his own. As we previously reported, Issue Three of his wonderful Funny Monsters Comic is… Read More ›
With less than two days to go before the Broken Frontier Kickstarter campaign for its proposed comics anthology to reach its target of $58,000, comics writer and artist David Hine, one of the creators involved in the project, reveals why he feels it could be… Read More ›
With Marvel’s new Secret Wars on sale now in all good comic shops, we thought we’d take the opportunity you back to 1985 – and Marvel UK’s reprint of the original Secret Wars comic, which included an originated two-page comedy strip… Read More ›
A special interview with one of an unsung heroes of Eagle comic…
Continuing our spotlights of the guests attending the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October 2015, we’re profiling Brighton-based Shojo artist Chie Kutsuwada. Chie Kutsuwada is a popular manga artist based in Brighton who was born and brought up in Japan. After graduating Royal College of Art,… Read More ›
One of the highlights of last year’s “Best of….” list that we ran amongst creators was the first volume of Torsobear. Largely the work of a group of creators based in the south of England, it’s a great anthology with a central theme… Read More ›
Continuing our spotlights of the guests attending the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October 2015, we’re profiling Brighton-based Shojo artist Inko. Inko is Brighton-based Japanese manga artist actively producing manga cartoons, illustrations, and picture books. She grew up in Kyoto, a very traditional and arty… Read More ›
Here’s a fun, faux, Doctor Who comic cover we thought you’d enjoy, by John Charles, a fine colourist and comic artist I’ve known for some years now – and currently seeking work. John has been into comics since he was twelve and is… Read More ›
The team behind the e-zine and web site Journey Planet are working on a Dan Dare-themed issue of the title and are looking for articles on any aspect or version of Dan Dare from the 1950s through to the Virgin… Read More ›
With just over two weeks to go, expectations for Wonderlands, the UK’s first ever graphic novel expo are high. With a long list of guests that includes Posy Simmonds, Dave Gibbons, Hunt Emerson, Paul Gravett, Steve Bell and… Read More ›
Here’s the first of our spotlights on the guests attending the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October 2015, starting with internationally-acclaimed Shojo artist Akiko Hatsu. Born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Akiko Hatsu worked as assistant to her older sister, the manga… Read More ›
Comic creators Paul H. Birch and 2000AD‘s Gary Crutchley join the line up of the quarterly digital anthology 100% Biodegradable next issue, the title edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham that also features the ongoing WarWorldz Universe story “Death… Read More ›
I recently came across a fascinating two-part study of the first Dan Dare story by Colin Smith on Sequart, which includes some observations of modern takes on the character such as the Virgin Comics reboot by Garth Ennis and Gary Erskine…. Read More ›
Volume 16 of David Lloyd’s weekly e-comic Aces Weekly beginning this week features the first publication of Bantah Six, a new strip from writer Phillip Vaughan and artist Rossi Gifford which tells the story of a graffiti gang on the… Read More ›
When is a comic con not a ‘Comic Con’? When it’s a ‘Graphic Novel Expo’. Wonderlands: The UK Graphic Novel Expo is taking place on Saturday 30 May 2015 at the University of Sunderland’s Chester Road campus as part of… Read More ›
Conventions are an integral part of any comic creator’s calendar; they provide a great opportunity to make money, gain new fans and meet other professionals. And there are so many of them nowadays that wherever you are in the… Read More ›
Aftershock Comics, the major new American comic book publisher registering high on the Richter scale of comics and graphic novels movers and shakers, are coming to the UK this September in search of talent. Former Marvel Comics Executive Editor Michael… Read More ›
Last week saw the Birmingham Comic Festival in Birmingham, and FutureQuake Press were there in full force, celebrating 10 years of their publications which include Zarjaz, the 2000AD-inspired zine, and the outstanding anthology title, Futurequake. Here’s editor and publisher Dave… Read More ›
Following up on our reports on the international and British guests attending this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October – which includes Steve Bell, Darwyn Cooke, Dave McKean, Kieron Gillen, Kathryn and Stuart Immonen and many more – the organisation… Read More ›
US comic writer and artist Matthew Dow Smith is the focus of Jeremy Bement’s latest Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast about his Doctor Who work at IDW. While perhaps best known for his Doctor Who work, Matthew, who has been… Read More ›