Active Images, run by British creator Richard Starkings, have been busy this month. Not only do they have Elephantmen #54 on sale and are busy plugging the Tenth Anniversary Collection of Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection, but the company has also… Read More ›
US publisher Dynamite has released a preview of interior pages for Legends of Red Sonja #1, a collaborative effort uniting Gail Simone with a star-studded and prestigious and international creative team including Marjorie M. Liu, Mercedes Lackey, Kelly Sue DeConnick,… Read More ›
The world of comic books is caught in an endless cycle of regurgitated ideas, so Con Artist Entertainment, the team behind Project: Overwatch project, argue the only real solution to this is to move away from the overused character and… Read More ›
Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien is back at Dark Horse Comics today (11th September), with Resident Alien: The Suicide Blond #1 on sale now in all good comic shops. A straightforward suicide . . . or a murder?… Read More ›
The Unwritten original graphic novel by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, on sale 1st October in the UK, features a stunning cover by Yuko Shimizu and includes 31 pages of fully painted art by Al Davison, with additional art by… Read More ›
The third issue of Dark Horse Comics Catalyst Comix, on sale 4th September in UK comic shops and online, features a wrapround cover by Brendan McCarthy and more great art from artists Dan McDaid (Doctor Who) and Paul Maybury (Aqua… Read More ›
Comic artist Luke Cooper , whose work includes GoodCopBadCop and Wolf Country for Planet Jimbot, has just posted a trailer for his upcoming graphic novel from US indie publisher Blackline Comics, Hollow Girl: I Am No One. “The comic is… Read More ›
Weirdo was a magazine-sized comics anthology created by Robert Crumb in 1981, which ran for 28 issues. It served as a “low art” counterpoint to its contemporary highbrow Raw. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb’s interests at the time –… Read More ›
On sale now in all good comic shops from Dynamite Entertainment is Damsels – Giant Killer – a 32 page, stand alone, one-shot from Leah Moore & John Reppion, with cover art by Chrissie Zullo, interior art by Dietrich Smith… Read More ›
During a meeting to discuss many things yesterday, Andy Diggle reminded me that the latest issue of Uncanny, his latest title for US publisher Dynamite, is on sale now in UK comic shops, part of the company’s Crime Line. Illustrated… Read More ›
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s take on Marvel’s Young Avengers has been widely credited as one of the most innovative and exciting comic series of the year. Young Avengers Volume 1 – collecting the first five issues of the comic… Read More ›
The Sequart Research & Literacy Organization (sequart.org) has just released its newest book of comics analysis, Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan, edited by Chad Nevett. Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s… Read More ›
Award-winning Charles “Charlie” Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller, one of over 80 comic guest at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, is best known for his work on the long-running, best-selling Image Comics series… Read More ›
Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden‘s long-in-gestation project, Dept of Monsterology, is on its way at last from Renegade Entertainment – and having seen pages, read the original pitch and knowing the quality of the work of both creators, I have… Read More ›
Yes, we know we’re talking US comics. And we’re talking about a game, not comics. But Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has just unveiled details for the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition that will be sold in the… Read More ›
Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse‘s Resident Alien saga for US publisher Dark Horse resumes on 14th August with The Suicide Blonde #0, on sale in all good comic shps on both sides of the Atlantic and as a digital edition…. Read More ›
American comic creator Brian John Mitchell (who kindly promotes downthetubes on his web site) has a novel twist to his comics creation – he’s been creating them at the size of a pack of matches in various genres, from auto-bio… Read More ›
Ahead of its tour of America, in a panel discussion recorded in Welwyn Garden City, actors Simon Bamford (who played Ohnaka) and Nick Vince (Kinski) – plus restoration producer Russell Cherrington and restoration editor Jimmy Johnson discuss the reconstruction of… Read More ›
Marvel has announced the return of many Marvel UK characters in Revolutionary War, a new comic from Alan Cowsill and Andy Lanning, launching next year. The series will feature many characters first created back in 1992 in a line of… Read More ›
IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special in the final week of 2013. This oversize issue will be written by Doctor Who writer Paul… Read More ›