The comics news site ComicsFlix has just announced two great new print titles – including Comic Scene UK, a subscription only monthly comic magazine – as part of a return for its team’s return to publishing. Also in the works is a… Read More ›
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Accident Man? Buy the movie, but don’t forget the comic!
Next month sees the DVD, Blu-ray, and digital release of comic book movie, Accident Man in the US (the UK date hasn’t been announced) – based on the comic crated and written by 2000AD creator Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, with artists… Read More ›
Tammy’s classic comic story “Bella at the Bar” back in print, exclusive cover reveal!
Two new collections from British girls comics are on their way from 2000AD publishers Rebellion – and the good news is that they aren’t just sticking to collecting stories from Misty. The great news is that one of the new… Read More ›
Oxford-based TORCH to host several comic-related events, Bryan and Mary Talbot on guest list
Launched in May 2013, Oxford-based TORCH provides an important opportunity for the city’s humanities scholars to collaborate with researchers across other disciplines, and institutions; work with academics across all stages of their academic careers; develop partnerships with public and private… Read More ›
Mort Walker’s “Beetle Bailey” in Britain
How “Beetle Bailey” crossed the pond. You’ll be surprise who drew him!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Steven Ingram’s “Left” on Kickstarter
Artist and writer Steven Ingram has been making comics for over 10 years and since 2013 he has been self publishing Left which tells the story of Sam, a girl who is trying to keep away from a cult she was a member of… Read More ›
Time to celebrate: Egmont UK’s long-running comic magazine TOXIC hits 300
Buried inside a gaudy plastic bag on British newsstands right now is TOXIC Issue 300, but no-one seems to have noticed the landmark except some of its creative team – and Phil Boyce over at the Oink! blog, who posted… Read More ›
Web Find: Classics Illustrated World War Specials with John M. Burns covers
Back in 2014, Classic Comic Store published two Classics Illustrated special issues, re-publishing some of their World War-inspired material, but what I missed back then is that both feature new covers by ace British artist John M. Burns. Running to… Read More ›
The Ballad of Halo Jones, M.A.C.H. 1 and Mazeworld – a guide to collections out in 2018 from 2000AD
A new colour version of Alan Moore and Ian Gibson’s all-time classic SF adventure The Ballad of Halo Jones leads an incredible year of graphic novel releases from 2000AD, which also includes the release of Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson‘s stunning… Read More ›
Titan Comics teases “The Prisoner” projects, more new series revealed, lost Jack Kirby project collected
Titan Comics have revealed the covers and teased interior art on their celebratory The Prisoner comic first teased and reported on downthetubes last October. They’ve also announced the impending publication of an oversized artist edition of a lost The Prisoner… Read More ›
Creating Comics: A Turn of the Millennium Interview with Alan Moore, Part Two
First published on the Engine Comics web site way back in 2002, this is the second part of a wide-ranging interview with Alan Moore specifically about writing comics with Daniel Whiston is a fascinating read, and is re-published here on… Read More ›
In Review: 2000AD Prog 2065
The latest issue of 2000AD, on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops, continues to stoke up the fires for all its protagonists, with some particularly grim outlooks for the ABC Warriors and Savage – and Dredd isn’t… Read More ›
Artist and writer Nick Brokenshire joins Star Wars Adventures creators
Artist Nick Brokenshire, whose credits include IDW’s Amelia Cole series and The Once and Future Queen for Dark Horse Comics, is the latest creator to work on IDW’s all-ages Star Wars Adventures title. He’s both written and drawn a story… Read More ›
Saga, Walking Dead top 2017 comic store books sales chart
Diamond Book Distributors has announced the top 25 best-selling graphic novels from publishers they distribute to comic shops through 2017, based on sales data gathered from their retailer network and retail partners – and it looks like US publisher Image Comics… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sliced Quarterly Volume 2, the Experimental Comic Anthology
Sliced Quarterly, an experimental comic anthology, is running a crowdfunding campaign to print its second trade paperback collection. The diversity of the strips included offers a fascinating snapshot of creative talent out there in the indie field right now and… Read More ›
In Pictures: Orbital Comics “Kirby Consciousness” Exhibition, Image Comics-inspired exhibition on now
For anyone who couldn’t get to the “Kirby Consciousness” exhibition at Orbital Comics in London, here are a few hurried snaps Richard Sheaf took the other evening, offering plenty of examples of Jack Kirby comics and artists taking their own spin on his work. In… Read More ›
In Review: A Night With Friends For Nosferatu
By Grisso Published by Enigmatic Labs – $3.00 – Black and White mini comic Warning: Adult humour and comment below! The Story: We get to meet some of Nosferatu’s friends. Lead by Nosferatu, they have an intervention with the elusive… Read More ›
In Review: Start Again #1
Written and created by Jamie Me Art by Toni Doya Colours by Sean Callahan Available through Vault29 | £3.50 | Full Colour NOTE: Adult and Maure Themes The Story: Start Again is a superhero boy meets girl comic set… Read More ›
British comic fanzines celebrated in style in FANSCENE – a new fanzine, of course!
I’m delighted to report the release of FANSCENE, a very special celebration of over fifty years of comics fandom in Ireland and the UK. It’s a privilege to have been asked to be part of this free mammoth publication put… Read More ›
Johnny Nero’s strange new adventures in India: or, how Women’s Liberation helped a comics cheat
In the third of a series of articles, publisher, comics creator and historian of Tamil comics Nathan Viswa reveals some more disturbing and bizarre instances of British comics conflagration and copyright theft on the Indian sub-continent… In the previous case… Read More ›