Stephen ‘Stref’ White, creator of the upcoming graphic novel Milk is offering his fans the chance to own an original piece of signed artwork from the book. Join the Milk fan group on Facebook then follow the links there to… Read More ›
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Cold Day at Marvel UK: Strip by Strip Feature
As previously noted, Panini UK has just released A Cold Day in Hell, its first collection of Doctor Who strips featuring the Seventh Doctor, played on TV by Sylvester McCoy, in May 2009. downthetubes has now published an in-depth ‘strip… Read More ›
Comic Expo 2009: Smaller is Beautiful
Following up on our publication of Kev Sutherland’s take on this year’s Bristol Comic Expo, which has generated plenty of comment here, on my Facebook page and in the original Quality Communications forum where the former convention organiser posted his… Read More ›
London Hosts Centenary Manwha Exhibition
The Korea Creative Content Agency and Korean Cultural Centre UK have announced a celebration of the centenary of Korean comics, known as manhwa, with a host of interrelated special exhibitions, events and film screenings, starting next week. Manhwa: A Language… Read More ›
Lorenzo Sketch Books Launched
The Etherington Brothers are pushing boundaries again, adding another attraction to their StudioBlinkTwice web site which documents their many fab creations – a new online shop selling Blink Twice professional comic board, Malcolm Magic books and more. The launch coincides… Read More ›
Bryan’s Badger Detective Trailed
The official trailer for award-winning comic creator Bryan Talbot’s next graphic novel, Grandville, has just been released. Bryan, probably best known as the author of Britain’s first ever graphic novel, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright but also creator of The… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Saturday 9 May
• During a short interview for an upcoming issue of Star Trek Magazine about his new IDW comic, Alien Spotlight – Romulans, Ian Edginton also gave me a quick run down on his other current projects. As usual, the acclaimed… Read More ›
Eagle Awards Announced After All!
There has been a lot of Internet buzz about the 2009 Eagle Awards, following new Eagle Awards organiser Cassandra Conroy announcing that there wouldn’t be an award ceremony at the 2009 Bristol Comic Expo this coming weekend. Many were of… Read More ›
TOXIC Goes Star Trek
The latest issue of Egmont’s TOXIC – out today – comes with free Green Alien Ears and an Outer-space Water Blaster, capitalising on the hype for the new Star Trek film. (We remember Spock having green blood, but not green… Read More ›
In Review: Western
Reviewed by David Hailwood Well, what can I say? The contributors to Accent UK’s latest anthology must’ve played some very bizarre games of Cowboys and Indians when they were children. In fact, I’m willing to bet their games had almost… Read More ›
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie…
— Out, Out, Out! What’s that? She turned into a man and re-named herself Tony Blair? The cunning minx…
In Memoriam: Adrian Kermode
We’re sorry to report the death of British journalist and comics writer Adrian Kermode
Who Gazes Upon The Watchmen? Chapter Two
At the beginning of April we reported that four pages of original Watchmen artwork by artist Dave Gibbons that had just sold on eBay, selling for between £4,058 and £5,600. Since then, three more pages have been sold. The first… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 28 April 2009
• In his latest Lyin in the Gutters column, Rich Johnston reports Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch‘s Fantastic Four run for Marvel has had an altered schedule due to personal issues for both creators. The last double-sized edition, #569, has… Read More ›
As Rainbow Orchid Preps for Print, Parts go Offline…
Garen Ewing’s full web version of his comic strip The Rainbow Orchid, is going to remain online for just one more week. “Book publication of volume one (Egmont UK) is set for 4 August 2009, so after the bank holiday… Read More ›
Hi-Ex Comics Convention Returns In 2010
After the successful second Hi-Ex comics convention held in Inverness on Valentine’s weekend this year, organisers Vicky Stonebridge and Rich Clements have been in touch to let us know that Hi-Ex will return in 2010. After heavy snowfall prevented many… Read More ›
Orang Utan Moves to Light Speed
British indie publisher Orang Utan Comics have just released two new comics, both available to order online – and which will be on sale at the Comics Expo in Bristol next month. FTL#1, available from Indyplanet, is the first issue… Read More ›
Mirabalis Continues Online
New episodes of Mirabilis, which ran in the dead-but-just-resting The DFC, have just been posted online: www.mirabilis-yearofwonders.com/Episodes.html The creation of Dave Morris and Leo Hartas, Mirabilis was originally intended to appear in episodic form in Random House’s weekly comic, before… Read More ›
Smart Wins TOXIC Poll
Jamie Smart has won the TOXIC Crazy Comic Poll
Tube Surfing: 22 April 2009
It’s been a busy couple of weeks so our quick round ups of British comics news here have been a bit lacking. My apologies. • The reason things have been scant here is down to the soft launch of weirdandbeard.com,… Read More ›