Comics @ Sci-Fi London takes place this weekend (30th April – 1st May) – a two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at… Read More ›
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STRIP Magazine sampler prepped for Bristol Comic Expo
Here’s the cover of STRIP MAGAZINE Issue Zero – which will be given away free to Bristol International Comic Expo visitors next month. The sampler is the first print promotion for the monthly STRIP Magazine from Print Media Productions,… Read More ›
In Review: Largo Winch – Golden Gate / Shadow
Largo Winch, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq’s James Bond-like billionaire returns in his latest two part adventure in Cinebook’s Golden Gate and Shadow. Winch’s old friend Simon Ovronnaz has been hired to play Mike Shadow in a… Read More ›
New Birmingham Comic Con announced
(via Paul Birch at Speech Balloons): Birmingham is to host 2011 B.C., an all-new comic convention on Saturday 27th August. Reporting for the Birmingham Mail’s Speech Balloons coulmn, Paul Birch reports the new day and-a-half event of 2011 B.C. is… Read More ›
In Review: Long John Silver – Neptune
Literature’s best known pirate returns in Neptune, the second book of the ongoing story of Long John Silver written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray. In the first book Lady Vivian Hastings employed Silver and his men to… Read More ›
Tripwire back in Diamond Distributors Previews catalogue
(with thanks to Joel Meadows): After a gap of two years, ace comic and media magazine Tripwire will be available to order from Diamond US in Previews. If you go to page 351 of Previews May 2011, you can order… Read More ›
In Review: Dreams and Everyday Life
Dreams and Everyday Life by Aviv Ratzin Publisher: Tabella Publishing Out: Now The Book: Dreams and everyday life is about ‘the important things’ in life. Not careers, health, wealth, or social status, but rather the innumerable everyday, human situations and… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Dan Dare in the 20th Century
Continuing Panel Borders month of shows about collectives and anthologies, the team have a recording of a panel discussion from Sci-Fi London in 2010, celebrating the continuing popularity of the iconic British Space Hero Dan Dare, whose first appearance in… Read More ›
Holy Mustard, Batman! It’s a competition
Batman Live Opening Put on your apron, dust off your mixing bowls: it’s competition time and National Family Week is looking for a cooking hero – who could win a VIP pass to the Batman Live Arena show when it… Read More ›
Hellblazing! 25 Years of John Constantine
Hellblazer writer Jamie Delano will be making a rare public appearance in the UK this weekend at in London. For those who don’t already know, John Constantine: Hellblazer, published by DC Comics, centres on a magus who investigates occult crimes,… Read More ›
In Review: The Boys – Highland Laddie
The Boys: Highland LaddieWriter : Garth Ennis Artist: John McCreaCollecting issues #1-6 of the Highland Laddie series, along with a complete cover gallery.by Darick RobertsonOut: 22nd April 2011 (Titan edition) The Book: Mind reeling from recent events in The Boys… Read More ›
Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos Vol 6 No 3 Now Available
The new issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos has just been released with its usual selection of complete stories from artist Sydney Jordan’s Daily Express strip, detailed background notes on the strips themselves as well as other articles. Volume 6 Number… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Weddings, Selling, Voting and Recovery
At the time of writing the royal wedding is less than two weeks away and Markosia’s Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story written by Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston and illustrated by Mike Collins (on the bride’s side) and… Read More ›
Eagle Times Enters Its 24th Year Of Publication (Volume 24, Number One)
Eagle Times, the journal of the Eagle Society, reaches its 24th year of publication (Volume 24, Number One) with three articles on British artists – from original Eagle, cutaway artist Hubert Redmill and the rather better known Brian Lewis, plus… Read More ›
Countdown to Comics Launch Pad Begins
2000AD editor Matt Smith, photographed at Bristol UK Comics Festival, 2004, holding a copy of small press comic FutureQuake Add a Caption Save CaptionCancel This summer, a unique event takes place at The Studio, Birmingham, bringing together seasoned professionals and… Read More ›
Darkie’s Mob joins Titan’s ‘Battle’ line-up
After a long wait, Titan Books has published a full, uncensored collection of Darkie’s Mob, John Wagner and Mike Western’s hard-hitting Far East World War 2 adventure, first published in Battle Picture Weekly. In the hellish, humid jungles of Burma,… Read More ›
Commando crunches up sales, revamps digital app
The latest issues of Commando are on sale in all good newsagents and includes a tale written by occasional downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham. Editor Calum Laird tells us the Commando iPad and iPhone app has just been updated and improved… Read More ›
Myriad Editions announces First Graphic Novel Competition
Scouting through the large number of graphic novel publishers at the London Book Fair, I came across news of a graphic novel competition being run by Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions, publishers of the brilliant Rumblestrip album by Woodrow Phoenix some… Read More ›
London Book Fair maintains interest in graphic novels
The London Book Fair will again be promoting graphic novels tomorrow (13th April) with a seminar entield The Graphic Novel Renaissance, chaired by Paul Gravett. Has a “tipping point” been reached for graphic novels? Leading editors and publishers from the… Read More ›
MCM Expo London Comic Con Records Best Ever Ticket Sales
Advance ticket sales for next month’s MCM Expo London Comic Con – which includes the presentation of the Eagle Awards – have just topped an incredible 15,000, the highest recorded at this stage in the show’s decade-long history. The event’s… Read More ›