Marvel Comics heads back to the 1970s in June with the release of Marvel Tales #1: Captain Britain, reprising the hero’s original origin
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Engage! Star Trek: Panel to Panel comics podcast launched
Jeremy Bement, host of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has launched a new one in a similar vein – about Star Trek comics
Boom Studios reveals new Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! preview
US publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a brand new look at Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!
David Baillie, Conor Boyle and other British creators feature in upcoming Heavy Metal Magazine
Heavy Metal Magazine 299, the Mythic Worlds special, on sale now in all good comic shops in May, features a number of British comic creators
New Jack Kirby Care Packages art print offer launched
Don’t miss out on the new Jack Kirby Care Packages – beautifully presented sets of art prints based on the cosmic creator’s art for DC Comics
Live action series “Stargirl” gets May debut date on DC Universe
New DC Universe series Stargirl will premiere on the streaming service in the United States on Monday 11th May
Adrian Mackinder’s book on Stan Lee on the way from Pen and Sword
Writer, performer and producer Adrian Mackinder‘s first book, its title recently revealed as Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World, is on course from Pen and Sword Books, due late 2020. Writing about the commission on his blog last year,… Read More ›
Last Gasp announces anniversary Slow Death Zero collection
Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the legendary underground comix horror title, San Francisco-based publisher Last Gasp have announced they will be releasing Slow Death Zero
Michael Golden’s Micronauts Artist’s Edition Celebrates the Masterful Illustration of Miniature Heroes
IDW Publishing will release the latest addition to its multiple Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition line with Michael Golden’s Micronauts Artist’s Edition this June – and a portion of profits will be donated to the long-term medical care of series writer Bill Mantlo.
Looking Back at “The Boys” – A Retrospective Review by Luke Williams
Luke Williams gives us a retrospective review of the original of The Boys, co-created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson…
Marvel’s new British super team writer Paul Grist among Invasion 2020 line-up next weekend
Paul Grist is just one of several great comic creators at Invasion 2020 in Taunton next weekend…
Vault Comics announces Reemsborko as global agent for Natasha Alterici’s Heathen
US comics publisher Vault Comics has appointed Reemsborko Ltd as the global agent for Heathen, the critically acclaimed and best-selling comic and graphic novel series.
Compal Comics offers more Bob Monkhouse British comic art gems, Amazing Spider-Man #1
The latest Compal Comics auction has gone live, and their February – March 2020 offering not only includes some great classic comics, but plenty of great art too
Victor Gorelick: A Tribute, by Nancy Silberkleit, Co-CEO, Archie Comics
Along with the rest of the comics industry, Nancy Silberkleit was shocked to learn the sad news of the death of Archie Comics editor-in-chief, Victor Gorelick…
Jim Aparo’s Detective Comics #444 cover offered for sale on ComicArtFans
Collector Steven Morger has some classic US comic art up for sale on ComicArtFans, including this amazing Detective Comics #444 cover by Jim Aparo
Great American Comic Strip Online Auction offers artworks by legendary comic artists from all eras
Two lots of artwork from the private collection of critically acclaimed former comic artist and illustrator Jack Kent each could sell for over $10,000 in an upcoming auction…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: DOSE! by Sean Ellis and John Gebbia
US independent publisher IT’S ALIVE has launched a crowdfunder on Indiegogo for DOSE! by Sean Ellis and John Gebbia
“Friday Foster” collection instigated by Javier Meson and David Moreu for Spanish publisher Norma Editorial
Following up on yesterday’s downthetubes post revealing Portland-based Ablaze Publishing is to release a collection of the ground-breaking 1970s US Sunday newspaper strip Friday Foster, co-created by James Bond newspaper strip writer Jim Lawrence and Spanish artist Jorge Longarón, with art also by Gray Morrow, comes the information that Barcelona-based Norma Editorial will be the first to publish the collection, in Spanish.
PULP trailer teases new graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Image Comics have released a specially drawn trailer for the original graphic novel tale, PULP, on its way to us from this May from the multi-Eisner Award winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Friday Foster, first nationally syndicated comic strip across the US with a black female lead character, collected at last
There’s terrific news for fans of the stunning 1970s US newspaper strip, Friday Foster, this week. 50 years since it debuted, an English language collection of the is on its way from Ablaze Publishing, edited by Christopher Marlon