Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Seth, the cartoonist behind the comic book series Palookaville, which started… Read More ›
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In Memoriam: Artist and Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra
At the start of this week, 2000AD sadly confirmed that we had lost the mighty Carlos Ezquerra. Many in the Brit comics community and worldwide fans will remember Carlos suffering from cancer several years ago, and the Get Well Soon, Carlos… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Simon Grennan’s “Drawing in Drag by Marie Duval”
Trouser-wearing, French-speaking, home-wrecking Victorian cartoonist Marie Duval – best known for her work on Allie Sloper – appears to have drawn a new comic book – ‘Drawing in Drag…’ But has she? Looking more closely, Drawing in Drag by Marie… Read More ›
Judge Dredd Co-Creator Carlos Ezquerra dies aged 70
Carlos Ezquerra, legendary co-creator of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and many more all-time classics for 2000AD has died, aged 70. One of the all-time greatest comic book artists, the Spanish illustrator was one of the titans of 2000AD but had recently… Read More ›
Coming Soon: PanelxPanel #16 – Giant Days
PanelxPanel #16 – Giant Days is on sale later month, covering US publisher Boom’s Giant Days series, by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar and Jim Campbell. PanelxPanel is a digital magazine celebrating the medium of comics, edited by Strip… Read More ›
Mike Bryson’s “Country Characters” set to cheer during Lakes Festival weekend
Cartoonist Mike Bryson has announced he a small exhibition of some of his “Country Characters” at the Signature Gallery in Kendal during the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. On Sunday 14th October, Mike will be in the gallery, with his… Read More ›
When Dan Dare went Pop: Loose Talk’s first single from 1982
Back in the 1980s, pop-rock group Loose Talk produced a song based on Eagle‘s Dan Dare (in his 1982 re-launch incarnation, not the 1950s original). But there’s a tip of the hat to another SF saga too, in the promotional… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Animator and Comics Artist Guy Delisle
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Guy Delisle, the award-winning Canadian animator and comics artist. In… Read More ›
British Comic Heroes under one roof! Rebellion snaps up TI Media’s classic comics catalogue
2000AD publishers Rebellion have acquired all the comic titles owned by TI Media, reuniting publications dating back to Comic Cuts with the titles they purchased from Egmont in 2016. This means virtually every classic British comic title published out of London… Read More ›
Coming Up: US Comic Convention Round Up – are you ready for New York Comic Con?
Here’s a quick guide to some US comics events, via Scoop, the free weekly e-newsletter published by Gemstone. (Sign up here). Baltimore Comic-Con and New York Comic Con dominate October’s schedule, but there are plenty of great Halloween/horror-inspired events towards the… Read More ›
When “The Goodies” took over Cor!! (drawn by Joe Colquhoun)
Network has just released The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection, as a general DVD release and a now sold out limited edition set – and there is a quick mention of the tie-in comic strip that appeared in weekly humour comic… Read More ›
Weird War – and look Who’s involved in the latest Paragon anthology!
Sweet Nellie Bligh! The latest issue of indie comics anthology Paragon, edited by Davey Candlish, looks brilliant! What other comic has Doctor Who and Ian Fleming fighting Saddam Hussein? Because that’s what you get in “Shadow Rats: WMD“, written by… Read More ›
Ride ‘Em, Cowboy! Book Palace has more British western comics, Eagles for sale
Book Palace has a new selection of British Pocket Library comics on offer including scarce, hard to source late issues of Cowboy Picture Library. The last 150 issues of this series – which include art by creators such as Jordi… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist Norm Breyfogle
We’re sorry to report the passing of award-winning American comic artist Norm Breyfogle, aged 58, and artist perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Batman and Detective Comics, who worked with a number of British creators over his… Read More ›
In Review: A Place for Birds by Robbie Cathro
Created by Robbie Cathro Black and White – 20 pages A5 – £6.00 The Story: The artist waits each year for the birds to pass over her home during their migration. What will come from their visit? The Review: I… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Satoshi Kitamura
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Tokyo-born illustrator Satoshi Kitamura who, after dropping out of school to pursue… Read More ›
Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell revealed as artists on new Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth game
Osprey Games, a division of Osprey Publishing, has revealed 2000AD artists Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell as the artists on its upcoming Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth card game. As we previously reported, Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth, set to… Read More ›
New Striker comic distribution stymied by WHSmith, but the publishers have a cunning plan…
The new Striker football comic – its launch the result of a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign earlier this year – has been hit by distribution problems that mean Issue 3 will now not go on sale until next week in newsagents…. Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Nottingham Comic Con – Comic Anthology: Inter Space
Nottingham Comic Con has launched a Kickstarter for its third anthology, Inter Space, a 40 plus page all ages comic conglomeration featuring stories from some great creators, many of them at the event on Saturday 20th October. This book has… Read More ›
Jump On Board! This week’s new 2000AD aims to entice new readers
New readers should have no qualms about jumping on board and buying 2000AD tomorrow as a brand-new roster of stories starts in the bumper Prog 2100. There are some great strips included, particularly the Judge Anderson tale penned by Alan… Read More ›