As we previously reported, this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con has a huge roster of comic creators attending its show at Olympia this weekend – and they have a number of great comic-related talks, too, some definitely of interest… Read More ›
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Glasgow’s Ghost Comics Festival returns in October
Were you at Glasgow’s Ghost Comics Festival last year – the festival for alternative comics? Do you wish it would happen again? Well, there’s no need to reminisce anymore, because Ghost is back, taking place on Saturday 26th October 2019. Ghost… Read More ›
World War Two action all the way in new Commando comics
Brand new issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando (Issues 5247-5250) are on sale now in all good newsagents. Featuring firemen on the Home Front, French pilots of the Free French Forces, an underaged murder suspect, and the German invasion… Read More ›
Titan Comics Two go Mad in San Diego
Titan Comics had a host of new projects to announce at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and who better to do it than top editor David Leach and Titan Entertainment‘s Executive Vice President, Andrew Sumner? Rather than detail the… Read More ›
HBO Drama Series Watchmen debuts in October
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen, from executive producer Damon Lindelof (Emmy winner for Lost; HBO’s The Leftovers) debits on HBO in the United States in October. HBO says the new series embraces… Read More ›
New Combat Colin out now!
Lew Stringer‘s Combat Colin No.4 is available to order now and will be available exclusively from him at the London Film and Comic Con this coming weekend. Reprinting the “Combat Colin” stories from The Transformers Nos. 257 to 283, Combat… Read More ›
Marvel’s D23 Expo 2019 plans unveiled
With only one month left until Disney’s highly anticipated D23 Expo in Anaheim in the United States (23rd – 25th August), Marvel has announced its show floor lineup, which includes guest appearances and panels, stage events, exclusive merchandise. More will… Read More ›
Comics Collectable Spotlight: Author Denis Gifford – The Auction Catalogues
Following on from John Freeman’s interview with comic collector extraordinaire Peter Hansen Richard Sheaf highlights some of the auction catalogues that were produced for the liquidation of comic creator, collector and author Denis Gifford’s collection, back in 2001.
In Memoriam: Actor David Hedison
I was very sorry to learn of the passing of David Hedison, the American actor probably best known to many for his roles in the James Bond franchise, but for me, as one of the stars of Irwin Allen’s hokey but fun SF adventure show, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Early Death’s Head stories omnibus on its way in 2020!
With the new Death’s Head mini series by Tini Howard and Kei Zama launching later this month from Marvel in comic shops, it’s no surprise that a collection is also on its way, an “Omnibus” edition of Death’s Head adventures,… Read More ›
Comic Creator Spotlight: Roland Davies and “Come On, Steve!”
Here’s a few examples of the wonderful “Come on, Steve” strip, and a tribute to the strip’s creator, Roland Davies. Davies drew for the strip for both the Sunday Express and the Sunday Dispatch and I loved reading the stories… Read More ›
Marvel UK in Print: Captain Britain, Death’s Head, Doctor Who and more – A Quick Guide
Marvel UK fans often comment on the lack of Marvel UK’s “Genesis 1992” related collections, but as we have reported down the years, at least some Marvel stories created in the UK have been reprinted, by Marvel US and Panini…. Read More ›
Phil Comics offers TV21, Tornado and “Curly Wee” rarities in latest eBay auction
Who remembers Curly Wee (no tittering, now!)
Rare, classic BEM #1 zine added to British Comic Zines digital archive
Comics artist and archivist David Hathaway-Price has just added BEM #1, a rare item of 1970’s British comics fandom to his fantastic digital archive, Classic UK Comic Zines
Marvel UK Mysteries: Who Remembers “Blood-Cede” and “Graviton”?
Which titles did Marvel Comics registered as trademarks in Britain? Some interesting “Roads Not Taken” unearthed…
Dan Dare: The Evil One collection released this September
The next Titan Comics collection of classic Dan Dare stories, The Evil One, will be published in September 2019. This brand new, 160-page volume continues the adventures of Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future! First published in classic British comic,… Read More ›
DC Thomson launches “Slime Factory”
If your little one loves all things slime, then they’ll love Slime Factory magazine, a brand-new magazine from DC Thomson Media, which includes a two-page “Goo Crew” strip by current Minnie the Minx artist Laura Howell. It’s oozing with easy-peasy… Read More ›
In Review: Sensible Footwear – A Girl’s Guide
By Kate Charlesworth Myriad Editions Out: 25 July 2019 Now this, my friends, has been one of the Brit comics works on my Must Read Radar for 2019; I know Kate Charlesworth has been working on it for a long… Read More ›
2019 – 2020 Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide e-editions released
The desktop versions of the brand new 2019-20, 49th edition of the electronic Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide are now available for immediate download. Compatible with Mac and PC, this fully searchable electronic version of the Guide is available exclusively… Read More ›
Rebellion confirms ownership of the “TV21” brand
2000AD publisher Rebellion has confirmed to downthetubes that they own the TV21 brand, which suggests they also own TV Tornado and Solo – and, possibly, rights to some non-TV strips published by City Editions in the 1960s. The information comes as a result of Rebellion’s extensive work establishing the fine detail of property rights following its purchase of the Fleetway titles from both Egmont and TI Media in recent years.