The latest issue of PanelxPanel (Issue 8), a new digital magazine celebrating the medium of comics, is available now. The magazine features plenty of the best creators discussing craft and process, and articles taking deep dives into some of the… Read More ›
Magazines
Black Panther movie special announced from Titan
Titan Publishing will release a Black Panther: The Official Movie Special later this month – celebrating the making of Marvel Studios’ hotly anticipated new movie, Black Panther. From exclusive cast interviews to concept art, this is fans’ all-in-one guide to… Read More ›
Redan Publishing launches new Fun to Learn title next month
Pippa Pigg publishers Redan Publishing is launching Fun To Learn Friends Art magazine next month, which will contain art and craft activities featuring favourite pre-school characters such as Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol and PJ Masks. FTL Friends Art is aimed… Read More ›
Bryan Talbot takes over Big Issue North!
The latest issue Big Issue North magazine (Issue 1221), on sale now from street vendors across the North West, features a cover by and interview with cmic creator Bryan Talbot, creator of the Grandville graphic novel series. Grandville: Force Majeure… Read More ›
Doctor Who: Panel to Panel probes Doctor Who Magazine editor Marcus Hearn
Episode #94 of Jeremy Bement‘s Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast is live, and current Doctor Who Magazine editor-in-chief Marcus Hearn joins him for an extensive interview. As well as being editor of DWM, Marcus – who I first worked with… Read More ›
ComicsFlix news site announces return of stripzine Atomic and a new, subscription-only comic magazine
The comics news site ComicsFlix has just announced two great new print titles – including Comic Scene UK, a subscription only monthly comic magazine – as part of a return for its team’s return to publishing. Also in the works is a… Read More ›
New Andersonic zine delves into 1990s Captain Scarlet comics and more
Issue 23 of the fab Andersonic zine is now available via the title’s website (and eBay for a short period in the Collectibles > SF > Thunderbirds section). There’s a great mix of articles in the ‘zine, including a look… Read More ›
Egmont launches Disney Descendants magazine
Egmont Publishing recently launched a new magazine inspired by the Disney Channel’s original movie, Descendants, coinciding with the release of the follow up, Descendants 2, released on 20th October. The original movie, which has a huge fan base, followed the story of… Read More ›
Fanzine Flashback – KA-POW, Britain’s first comics zine?
Over on the superb Classic Comics UK Zines site run by David Hathaway-Price, there’s a wonderful addition to its growing archive – the first issue of KA-POW, possibly Britain’s first comics fanzine. Published in July 1967, KA-POW #1 was edited… Read More ›
PJ Masks magazine launched in the UK
Immediate Media Co has just launched PJ Masks Magazine, following the adventures of Connor, Amaya and Greg and their alter egos, Catboy, Owlette and Gekko – a crime-fighting trio who “sometimes make mistakes, but always try to do what’s right”…. Read More ›
Plan Hatched to celebrate 50 years of British Comic Zines – with an all-new fanzine, of course!
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Phil Clarke and Steve Moore‘s KA-POW #1 – the first British comic fanzine (Although in Ireland Tony Roche got there first of course, with his Merry Marvel Fanzine). Now, a… Read More ›
New Comic Heroes celebrates women in comics, Spider-Man
The latest edition of Comic Heroes (Issue 32) is on sale now in all good newsagents and its own dedicated digital app. The latest issue, in case you weren’t sure, celebrates women in comics with a selection of features (including… Read More ›
New Eagle Times spotlights Dan Dare’s “Lion” days
The new Eagle Times – Summer 2017 issue (Volume 30, Part Two) – is out now. Features include “Life After Eagle“, about Dan Dare‘s brief run in Lion, the second part of downthetubes contributor Steve Winders article about Frank Bellamy’s “The… Read More ›
A New Doctor for “Doctor Who” – and a New Doctor Who Magazine editor
Panini UK have just announced longtime Doctor Who Magazine, editor Tom Spilsbury is stepping down from the role – but a name familiar to the title’s thousands of readers worldwide is stepping into his place. Doctor Who Magazine, first published in… Read More ›
Redan launches “World of Dinosaur Roar!” Magazine
Media company Nurture Rights has partnered with Redan Publishing – publishers of titles such as Sparkle World and Peppa Pig – for the launch of a new magazine based on Dinosaur Roar, entitled World of Dinosaur Roar! The pre-school aimed magazine… Read More ›
Coming Soon: PanelxPanel, a new digital comic anthology
PanelxPanel, launching later this month, is a brand new digital magazine celebrating the medium we love: comics. Edited by Strip Panel Naked host, Hass Otsmane-Elhaou, it will features a rotating set of writers ranging from critics to professionals, fans and comic… Read More ›
New York Times bring city’s stories to life with comic tales
The New York Times Magazine has a new series featuring New York stories by a dozen outstanding comics artists, introduced by a marvellous tale from Kevin Huizenga. Other creators involved are Bill Bragg, Robert G. Fresson, Tillie Walden, Wesley Allsbrook,… Read More ›
Big Issue celebrates the life of “Tiger who came to Tea” author Judith Kerr
On sale this week from their street vendors is The Big Issue 1257, which cover features one of the most iconic images in children’s literature: art from Tiger who came to Tea by author Judith Kerr. Inside, you can read a… Read More ›
Andersonic Issue 22 proves a model of a fanzine!
Issue 22 of the fabulous Gerry Anderson series/inspired zine Andersonic is on sale now available from their website (and eBay for a short period in the Collectibles > SF > Thunderbirds section). This issue includes: David Palmer interview – Model… Read More ›
Signature Publishing launches Transformers: Rescue Bots magazine next week
The official magazine for the animated TV series Transformers: Rescue Bots will launch next week in the UK (19th May 2017). Transformers: Rescue Bots is a toyline, story book series, and animated television series based on toy manufacturer Hasbro’s Transformers franchise,… Read More ›