Revealing the many links between Gerry Anderson’s publications such as TV Century 21 and Dan Dare and Eagle…
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Meet The 77 Creators – Comic Artist Brendon Wright
Morgan Spiceman chats with comic artist Brendon Wright about his work on The77 and more
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Lew Stringer
Morgan Spiceman has a quick chat with artist and writer Lew Stringer, who’s bringing an all-new character to The77 anthology…
Chris Riddell on Desert Island Discs today
Former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell – illustrator, author and political cartoonist – appears on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs later this morning
In the Works: Joe and his Killer Robot Dad, featuring art by Mick McMahon
2000AD veteran Mick McMahon is working on a new multimedia comics project alongside a great creative team
Meet The77 Creators: Writer Alan Holloway
Here’s another in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology. This time out, it’s a chat with writer Alan Holloway, writer on “Temporal Anarchy” with art… Read More ›
Posy Simmonds and Bill Morrison join growing Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2020 guest list, Gemma Correll’s ident art revealed
Gemma Correll’s art for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival unveiled, and more guests, including Posy Simmonds, announced
Alex Paknadel, Nigel Twumasi talk creating comics in latest LICAF Podcast
The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast features interviews with the brilliant writer Alex Paknadel and Nigel Twumasi from Mayamada in its latest episode
In Memoriam: Polystyle Publications editor John Harvey
We’re sorry to report the passing of former Polystyle Publications staff member John Harvey, whose duties included editor of Pippin in Playland, and who also wrote the title’s “Sooty and Sweep” stories
In Three Short Weeks, Action comic is back!
It horrified prudes and censors alike – but the ground-breaking British comic Action is back, in just three short weeks!
Crowdfunding Spotlight – Borderx: A Crisis In Graphic Detail
Find out more about Borderx: A Crisis In Graphic Detail, a comics anthology to raise funds and awareness for the humanitarian crisis at the southern US border
First Philippine International Comics Festival announced for June 2020
Komiket is launching the PICOF – the 1st Philippine International Comics Festival this summer
Launch date soon for Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Monsters”?
Are we about due for a concrete publication date for Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith?
Meet The77 Creators: Dave Bedford and Morgan Gleave
Here’s the second in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology. This time out, it’s a chat with writer Dave Bedford and artist Morgan Gleave, the… Read More ›
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Drew Marr
Here’s the first in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology, beginning with its youngest, Dundee-based Drew Marr
The77 anthology secrets revealed in new Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Mike Williams catches up with The77 anthology team member Ben K Sy for the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor of the new retro anthology
Fancy a free Comic Art Masterclass from Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster? Read on…
Comic artists Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster join forces for a free Comic Art Masterclass next month at Paisley Central Library, on Saturday 7th March 2020, as part of Renfrewshire Libraries celebrations for Will Eisner Week
British Comic Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (July – December 2019) – Good News, at least, for Beano, again
The latest reported ABC Magazine Sales Figures, which include news stand sales of British comics and young people’s magazines, probably don’t make for great reading for many publishers…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: A Chat with ‘Findlay Macbeth’ creator Kev F. Sutherland
Comic artist, writer, tutor and creator of the hilarious Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, Kev F. Sutherland has launched a modest crowdfunder for Findlay Macbeth re-writing Shakespeare’s tragedy
Bucheon, Korea’s UNESCO City of Literature, seeks out comic creators for new Residency program
Bucheon, Korea’s UNESCO City of Literature, has announced the launch of a Residency program of 2020 that hopes to encourage involvement from many comics creators interested in Korean culture