Announced at this year’s Image Comics Expo was Heartless, a new limited series by Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay, one of several new projects the wiriter has in the works including James Bond 007 for Dynamite and the leaked but still… Read More ›
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Awesome Comics Podcast, promoting the best of small press and indie comics, launched
It’s here! The first episode of the Awesome Comics Podcast dedicated small press and indie comics has arrived. Featuring Intro/Outro music courtesy of the brilliant Chad Fifer, join Vince Hunt (The Red Mask From Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony Esmond… Read More ›
Arvon “Text and Image” course with Hannah Berry, Simone Lia and Stephen Collins, announced
The Arvon Foundation is putting on a five day creative writing residential course on the power of stories born out of combining images and text in October, run by three top British comic creators. The Foundation has been offering people time and space to… Read More ›
Let Worlds Collide! Beano Past and Present is latest Gibsons jigsaw
Gibsons have just released a terrific new jigsaw blending classic The Beano characters with their modern-day, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher-led counterparts. Gibsons Beano “Past and Present” Jigsaw Puzzle is the latest in the company’s popular line of The Beano games and puzzles, which… Read More ›
Cavan Scott, George Mann and Rachel Stott face Doctor Who “Panel to Panel” Mind Probe
With the San Diego Comic Con 2015 beginning this week, Jeremy Bement brings you some Doctor Who-related listening for your journey to California. On his ace Doctor Who comics-inpsired podcast Panel to Panel this week, Jeremy talks to writers Cavan Scott and George… Read More ›
Boom! to publish Grant Morrison’s “Klaus”
Around this time last year, US publisher Boom! announced they’d be working with Grant Morrison (The Multiversity, Joe the Barbarian, We3, Action Comics and 2000AD’s “Zenith”, to name but a few of his works) on a new title. Now, as… Read More ›
Glasgow Comic Con 2015: The Setup
I have been to relatively few conventions, so I always find it incredibly interesting to watch a convention grow from an idea to a fully functioning beast ready to accept the traffic of hundreds, if not thousands of eager fans… Read More ›
BBC.com Culture Takes on San Diego Comic Con with Axel Alonso, Paul Dini and more
BBC.com Culture will host its first ever San Diego Comic-Con panel, “How Comic Books Took Over Hollywood,” at this year’s annual gathering this month, featuring Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, Batman: The Animated Series writer/producer Paul Dini, Star Wars: The Clone Wars voice actress Ashley Eckstein, and Fanboys director Kyle Newman,… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast launches this weekend, promoting British small press comics
Comics are awesome. It’s that simple. Nowhere is this more apparent than amongst the books, convention tables and creators within the small press and independent comics community in the UK. And what do you do when you find something thats… Read More ›
Achi Baba, a new Graphic Novel, explores World War One Gallipoli Campaign
12th July 1915 will see the centenary of the final attempt by Allied Forces to take the ‘strategically important’ hill of Achi Baba, a critical cornerstone in the Gallipoli Campaign’s objective to advance into Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire. Like… Read More ›
In UK Cinemas Today: Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Byung-Hun Lee and Matt Smith. Connect with Skydance Productions online: WEBSITE: http://skydance.com FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/skydanceproductions TWITTER: http://twitter.com/skydance INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/skydance
In Review: Purity Ring #1
Author: John Farman Pencils: Rodolfo Ezequiel Inks: Cristian Sauret and Juan Hernandez Publisher: Vital Publishing Do you realise how hard it is to write a review without adding in spoilers? I’ll do my best… When most of us hear the… Read More ›
Mercy Thompson – Hopcross Jilly Collection on sale now
In comic book stores this month (and also available through Amazon and other online store) is Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly from Dynamite, a hardcover collection of the full six-issue mini series written by Rik Hoskin from a plot by New York Times best-selling… Read More ›
Inspiring Colouring on offer with Mike Medaglia’s “One Year Wiser”
Need to calm down in this crazy world? Take some time out to practise mindfulness by colouring a weekly meditation with One Year Wiser: The Colouring Book from SelfMadeHero, out next week. In case it’s passed you by, colouring books for adults are… Read More ›
Waterloo! Waterloo! It’s time for Commando to be there, too!
Here’s the run down on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4823-4826), on sale now in all good newsagents (and some run by Volgans), and a number of digital platforms. Our favourite cover this week has to be… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (1st July 2015) – The Spire, Uncanny and Asterix, too!
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. This week, in the world of 2000AD’s Rogue… Read More ›
Beano becomes first comic to join hotel-focused digital download service
Gold Key Media has announced the addition of their first children’s comic, The Beano, to their innovative Media Box, a digital download service offered in hotels across the globe – meaning fans of the weekly comic won’t miss out on… Read More ›
Accent UK Brings Trolls And Gunslingers To The Glasgow Comic Con
Accent UK will have their two latest titles The Troll and WesterNoir Book 5 at the Glasgow Comic Con this coming weekend. The Troll is by Danish artist and storyteller, Martin Flink, the author of Accent UK’s Man Of Glass…. Read More ›
Team Girl Comic 11 To Be Launched At Glasgow Comic Con
Glasgow’s Team Girl Comic collective will be officially launching the 11th issue of their TGC title at the Glasgow Comic Con this weekend. With a striking zero gravity cover by Maki Yamazaki, the A5 zine has 46 pages of black and white content… Read More ›
Twang Your Thing with The Beano!
Suitable for menaces of all ages, JHS have added an Electric Guitar to their range of Beano-inspired instruments, featuring classic images from the worlds longest-running comic, plastered over its single cutaway full-sized body. The Beano Electric Guitar is the latest addition to the… Read More ›