Like many people who grew up in the pre-digital era, for Alan Woollcombe childhood entertainment meant chocolates, bikes and comics, along with now extinct hobbies such as plane spotting, bird watching and stamp collecting. This is a story about a lifelong love affair of his. But it’s not for a person…
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Alan Davis cover for Limited Edition Hero Initiative edition of Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide
Hot on the heels of The Avengers: Endgame’s largest worldwide box office opening of all time, Uncanny X-Men, Avengers and Excalibur artist Alan Davis brings Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to the cover of this year’s Hero Initiative limited edition The Overstreet Comic… Read More ›
FlashBat… Er, Flashback: The 1963 Batmobile!
Three years before the Batman arrived on US TV in 1966, DC Comics approved construction of a custom made Bat Car that toured America. Heritage Auctions sold it at auction back in 2014, opening bidding at $90,000. The first touring… Read More ›
Taschen’s “Stan Lee Story” gets unlimited XXL release
First published as a signed Collector’s Edition costing £1750 a copy, that sold out within a week, Taschen’s Stan Lee Story is now available as an unlimited XXL edition, priced a tad more modestly. An unparalleled account of the life… Read More ›
Airboy returns, crowdfunding continues to expand revival from Chuck Dixon and It’s Alive!
Thanks to a hugely successful crowdfunder by publisher It’s Alive!, Chuck Dixon is returning to write Airboy #51, joined by artists Brent McKee (on pencils and inks) and Jok (colour and letters), with a story that picks right up where… Read More ›
Hellboy: The Board Game Launched worldwide
Mantic Games, in partnership with Dark Horse Comics, have just launched Hellboy: The Board Game, available now in stores worldwide
Strong showing for British creators in Eisner Award nominees
The nominees for this year’s Eisner Awards have been revealed and include a number of terrific British creators, including John Allison, Jim Campbell, Alex de Campi, Al Ewing, Lee Garbett and Sean Phillips
IDW continues the Star Trek: Discovery story with “Aftermath”
Following the shocking events of the Season Two finale, the thrills of the wildly popular Star Trek: Discovery – broadcast on CBS in North America and Netflix across the rest of the globe – continue in a new three-issue comic book miniseries from IDW Publishing, Star Trek: Discovery – Aftermath
Happy Birthday, Javier Hernandez, creator of El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie!
Happy birthday today to Javier Hernandez, the American comic book creator, comic book instructor and radio host, perhaps best known for El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, a unique blend of Mexican and Chicano folklore, Aztec mythology and mysticism, and comic book pop culture
Panini’s new Marvel graphic novel release fuels fan Avengers 4 movie rumours?
While Marvel fans are eagerly awaiting Avengers: Endgame and the conclusion of the Infinity War, Tim Robins notes thoughts are already turning to Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and Panini UK’s latest graphic novel release, the unwieldy-titled Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Avengers Rebooted, is feeding something of a growing frenzy about a potential new super villain who may soon be heading to the big screen