Continuing their new partnership with legendary English publishers 2000AD, IDW Publishing is proud to announce a collection of Al Ewing and Brendan McCarthy’s The Zaucer of Zilk. The mind blowing story centres on a despondent, alienated young man who finds… Read More ›
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IDW confirm creative talent on new Judge Dredd US title
After announcing their partnership with the 2000AD at WonderCon 2012 earlier this year, US publisher IDW Publishing and Rebellion have announced Edgar-nominated and Anthony Award-winning Duane Swierczynski and Nelson Daniél, as the creative team for their brand-new Judge Dredd US… Read More ›
Gerry Anderson Walks For Alzheimer’s Research
On 28 June 2012 television and film producer, writer and director Gerry Anderson went public with his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease to promote the launch of the Alzheimer’s Society charity sponsored Memory Walks. He will always be associated with the… Read More ›
MKomix Fair: comic creators in abundance!
A quick reminder that the MKomix Comic Fair organised by comic creator Paul Rainey takes place this Thursday (19th July) in the Milton Keynes Art Gallery. Full details of the event, which reads like a Who’s Who of some top… Read More ›
Spaceship Away 27 on sale now
Issue 27 of the Eagle-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away is available now, this time with a background theme drawing on the Dan Dare story The Red Moon, featuring a number of paintings relating to that story from both Don Harley… Read More ›
Photos from the Opening of the Aberdeen Commando Exhibition
It’s not often a comics event is opened with a bagpiper, even in Scotland, so driving into the car park of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen on a slightly overcast summer’s morning to the skirl of the pipes set… Read More ›
Past Perfect #54
A look at Paul Ware’s Past Perfect magazine, by Richard Sheaf
International Alternative Press Festival returns to London
A quick reminder that the 2nd International Alternative Press Festival begins on 20th July, featuring an inspired assortment of creative events in London. The festival events lead up to the 4th-5th August weekend Small Press Fair in Holborn’s Conway Hall…. Read More ›
American Illustration, Comics, and Animation Conference announced
What is the future of illustration studies? What can comics scholars learn from animation studies and vice versa? Do illustrated books or graphic novels resist the supposed obsolescence of the book? What do pictures want (now)? These and related questions… Read More ›
Cam Kennedy sketchbook on sale from Atomik
Open publication – Free publishing – More Cam kennedy 2000AD artist Cam Kennedy‘s eyesight is fading and means, sadly, it is unlikely we’ll see many more new comics from him, so it is important to treasure whatever art from him… Read More ›
The Dark Newt Rises – in The Dandy!
Watch out, folks – there’s a new superhero in town… well in The Dandy, anyway, as Lew Stringer brings the Dark Newt to the weekly comic next week. “This is the first time I’ve solely created a character for The… Read More ›
Former Radio 1 DJ Recalls Time with Roy of the Rovers
On the day Chris Moyles has announced he is finally leaving Radio 1, another BBC DJ has recalled his time as a comic characters in Roy of the Rovers in 1990. Den of Geek have interviewed Simon Mayo about his… Read More ›
London Film and Comic Con 2012
Crowds gathered at Olympia, London from 6-8th July for another hugely successful London Film and Comic Con. High-profile TV and movie guests included Bernard Cribbins, Freema Agyeman and John Simms from Doctor Who, Gillian Anderson from The X-Files, Gates McFadden and… Read More ›
Rogue Trooper history for sale
“The Emperor” came across some cracking early Rogue Trooper art and concepts by Dave Gibbons on eBay
New British Small Press Community launched
Comic creator Trystan Mitchell just dropped us a note to mention an excellent new Small Press Comics Community Forum has just been birthed in the UK, dedicated to small press comics and self publishing. Some excellent discussions and experience sharing… Read More ›
Commando: Spot The Difference
Twenty-five years ago Commando published an issue entitled “Roll Of Honour” featuring a cover by artist Ian Kennedy. To celebrate the 65th anniversary of D-Day in 2009, Carlton Books released the then latest of their Commando reprint books entitled D-Day:… Read More ›
Print Express launch Comic Printing Competition
The folk at British online printers Print Express love designers, writers, artists and anything creative and they’ve been running a number of competitions to help support interesting, creative people. Now they’ve decided to do something a little bit special – and… Read More ›
2000AD announces San Diego ComicCon schedule
Along with many British comic creators, 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will be flying the flag for British comics and heading to the greatest show on Earth with a packed schedule of exclusive signings and panels. “San Diego Comic-Con 2012… Read More ›
In Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Century: 2009
The third chapter of the third volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an epic finale…
75 years of The Dandy exhibition
The Cartoon Museum will be holding an exhibition of all all things Dandy related this autumn