About two years ago, Graeme Neil Reid went full time as an illustrator after having produced work part time and in conjunction with his job in the marketing and advertising industries for over 15 years. “These days I spend every… Read More ›
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Classic British Superheroes reprinted
Black Tower Adventure Volume 1 Following up on our recent story about classic British comics reprinted (now an expanded standalone page here) The Black Tower Gold Collection – the brainchild of Terry Hooper, who edits the ComicBitsOnline web site – … Read More ›
Adam Eterno art on sale on eBay
Three pages of Adam Eterno art by Solano Lopez are currently on sale on eBay. All three pieces are from the Peter Hansen IPC Archive Collection, who bought IPC’s entire archive of art some years back, and are all from… Read More ›
The Quest – First Colour Promotional Image
© 2011 John Freeman and Smuzz (SMS) Time for some gratuitous self promotion for The Quest, a comics project I’m working on with ace artist Smuzz (whose credits include 2000AD and Interzone). Here’s a terrific promotional image for The Quest,… Read More ›
Great British Comics Reprinted – a quick round up
Despite the recent release of Johnny Red Volume 1 by Titan Books, it seems there are plenty of British comics fans who are totally unaware that attempts are being made to republish a lot of our classic comic material. Johnny… Read More ›
Johnny Red Flies again
Titan Books has released the first volume Johnny Red featuring art by Charley’s War co-creator Joe Colquhoun. Johnny Red is just the latest British comics collection from Titan Books, whose other reprints include Charley’s War of course, James Bond, Modesty… Read More ›
Ramsey’s Raiders in latest Commando comic
Four new Commando comics are on sale now in all good newsagents – here’s the intel… Don’t forget, downthtubes has a special offer on Commando subscriptions – check out the ad elsewhere on this page Commando No 4363: Raiders –… Read More ›
Graphic novel celebrates the life of world’s first spaceman, Yuri Gagarin
Artist Andrew King and writer Piers Bizony have launched Yuri’s Day, a new comic graphic novel dedicated to the first man in space, celebrating both his story and the origin of the Soviet space program. Now, the Moscow Times, a… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – SPADS
Who is XIII? Book 1 – presidential assassin? Book 2 – special forces soldier? Book 3 – psychotic murderer? In the fourth XIII book, SPADS, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance take XIII back to the Special Assault… Read More ›
Effects director Shaun Whittacker-Cook interviewed in new Andersonic
Issue 11 of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine Andersonic is now available via the publication’s website and features a new interview with former Century 21 SFX director Shaun Whittacker-Cook in which he discusses his time working at Century 21 on… Read More ›
In Review: Long John Silver – Lady Vivian Hastings
Long John Silver is yet another new bandes dessinee series to be translated into English for the first time by Cinebook. Written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray, it is described not as a sequel to Robert Louis… Read More ›
In Review: Tomorrow Revisited
Steve Winders reviews Alastair Crompton’s new book about Frank Hampson
In Review: It Was The War Of The Trenches by Jacques Tardi
Jacques Tardi’s graphic novel of the Great War, It Was The War Of The Trenches, is one of those books that is critically lauded appearing in ‘Best Of’ lists as well as reviews of the year and with its complete… Read More ›
Lew Stringer previews this week’s Dandy
(Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›
In Review: Crusade – Simoun Dja
Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell
Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›
In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand
A marvellous adaptation of the novel
Commando at 50: Second Shots
Here’s the latest Commandos to hit newsagents, courtesy of DC Thomson, as the countdown to the comic digest’s 50th anniversary begins in earnest… Commando 4359: Johnny The Jinx Story: Eric Hebden Inside Art: Alonso Cover Art: Lopez Espi Originally No… Read More ›
SFX Weekender line up includes comics guests Abnett, Mills, Talbot and Lee
This year’s SFX Weekender, organised by SFX Magazine takes places next month at Pontins in Camber Sands, and the event promises to have plenty of things to interest comics fans as well as exclusive screenings, tons of prizes giveaways and… Read More ›
Markosia publishes Royal Wedding tie-in comic by Johnston, Collins and Erskine
British graphic novel publisher Markosia Enterprises is proud to present to the nation a dramatic retelling of the lives of Prince William and Kate Middleton in their new graphic novel Kate & William – A Very Public Love Story. Written… Read More ›