Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list… and it’s another week of smashing Doctor Who releases and 2000AD continuing to fire on all cylinders, with the latest “Judge Dredd” from Michael Carroll really upping the intrigue. (By… Read More ›
US Comics
Did MAD Magazine’s cover boy Alfred E. Neuman hail from… Iowa?
Alfred E. Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humour magazine MAD, a face that had drifted through US pictography for decades before being claimed by the title’s editor Harvey Kurtzman, and later named by the… Read More ›
Monster Mayhem Galore in “The Night of the Fire-Beast’ from Insane Comics
Recently launched by US publisher Insane Comics is Night of the Fire-Beast, a meta fictional comic book based upon a lost 1958 B-movie, conceived and drawn by Chris Martinez, written by Jonathan Clode (co-editor of the terrific, Eisner Award-nominated World War One anthology… Read More ›
Sequart’s Image Comics Documentary Released Through Shout! Factory
The Sequart Organization and Respect Films have announced that Shout! Factory has picked up their documentary, The Image Revolution, for distribution. The Image Revolution examines one of the most important and daring moves in comic book history. In 1992, a group of… Read More ›
Comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey Talk Greek at Nottingham University
We’ve just got word that comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey will be contributing to Nottingham University’s conference, Sacrificing Iphigenia through the Ages, next Friday-Saturday (29th-30th January). The interdisciplinary conference is on representations of the myth of Iphigenia in… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 20th January) – Dredd Thrills and Marvel UK Memories!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list, a week which, among other things, sees the debut of my old partner in comics crime at Marvel UK, Dave Taylor, pick up the art duties on the Image… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Drawing X-Men by David Yardin
Here’s a fun little find: a series of tutorial videos by artist David Yardin on “Creating a Comic Book Page”, detailing his work process in creating the artwork (layouts, pencils, and inks) for the “Colossus” story published in Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men… Read More ›
Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: “Knock Knock”
In “Knock Knock”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, James Gordon investigates the inmate escape from Arkham Asylum while Galavan plots his next move. Bruce’s quest to unlock the secrets of his father’s office leads him… Read More ›
Discovered: Black Women in Sequence, Uncut Funk and the world of Friday Foster
An email about a new book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley took me on quite a journey of discovery this morning, leading me to the latest dates of a Funk-inspired animation… Read More ›
Superman and Marvel artist Marco Santucci joins Birmingham’s ICE event guest list
Continuing with their overseas guest announcements for this year’s International Comic Expo in Birmingham in September, the team have just announced Italian artist Marco Santucci – perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Superman – will be a… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 11th January)
This week’s 2000AD – Prog 1963 – offers a smashing start to 2016 with an intriguing opener to the new “Judge Dredd” tale, “Ghosts”, with Dredd investigating the disappearance of children supposedly selected for Judge training. Mark Sexton‘s art is great and the… Read More ›
Gotham Returns to Channel 5
While it may have had plenty of promotion elsewhere, Gotham, the Batman origin series, near sneaked back onto Channel 5 last night with the launch of its second season in the UK. In “Damned If You Do…“, the first episode… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Fantasy Sports Book Two by Sam Bosma
Written and Drawn by Sam Bosma 58 pages – colour interiors – hardback 215 mm x 300 mm Price £12.99 Published by NoBrow Press The Story: After triumphing in an otherworldly and alien basketball match Wiz and Mug’s adventures continue when… Read More ›
Star Wars Dominates Diamond’s Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015 sold through comic shops, including those in the UK, a year that saw Star Wars return to Marvel Comics in a big way in 2015 as Jason Aaron and… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week – 2000AD, Doctor Who and Elephantmen!
Here’s our latest list of new comics on sale this week, focusing largely on new comics and graphic novels on sale in comic shops and as usual, highlighting those featuring the work of British and Irish creators and British publishers,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Boom! Studios Regular Show #31, featuring art by Laura Howell
Here’s a sneak peek at the latest issue of Regular Show (#31) from Boom! Studios, written by Mad Rupert with art from The Beano‘s very own hugely-talented Laura Howell and a subscription cover by Will Kirkby! Join Mordecai the Bluejay and Rigby the Raccoon,… Read More ›
Something For the New Year: New Comics On Sale This Week – Dan Dare and Dreaming Eagles!
As 2015 draws to a close, top writer Garth Ennis seems to have taken over the US comic release list this week, but of all the titles on sale, I think Dreaming Eagles #1 from much-talked-about publisher Aftershock Comics is well… Read More ›
Starblazer remembered by legendary comic artist Enrique “Quique” Alcatena
DC Thomson’s 1970’s Starblazer – “Science Fiction Adventure in Pictures” – is remembered by Enrique “Quique” Alcatena in a new Spanish-language documentary titled, simply, Alacatena, directed by Diego Arandojo. Enrique “Quique” Alcatena is regarded as one of Argentina’s most prestigious cartoonists who also drew several… Read More ›
Hachette Launches “Draw The Marvel Way” Part Work in January
Hachette, the British publisher of titles such as Doctor Who: The Complete History and Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection is to launch How To Draw The Marvel Way on 6th January in all good newsagents. The part work – evocative… Read More ›
The British Comics Industry: Looking Back on 2015, Looking Forward to 2016
With the festive season upon us and 2015 racing to a close, over on Comic Book Resources, staff writer and comics retailer Brian Hibbs, in an article titled “Tilting at Windmills: Trouble on the Horizon?“notes we’re in an extremely odd… Read More ›