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Hay Festival announces Conics And Graphic Novels Day lineup
Hay Festival offers “Comics & Graphic Novels” day for 2026
Coming Soon: a new “Brenda and Effie” book from Paul Magrs
Brenda and Effie forever!
Bible Comics in Britain – and Beyond
A quick guide to some British Bible Comics, and more
New from Bear Alley Books, Action: The Sevenpenny Nightmare
A comprehensive guide to the controversial 1970s comic
Don’t Steal This Book: AI protest at London Book Fair
Empty book highlights AI theft
Giles Annuals cover cartoons coming to auction
Beautiful, timeless cartoons from Carl Giles head to auction
007 MAGAZINE launches Definitive Hardback Archive Series celebrating the James Bond films
Premium hardback James Bond book series offers definitive archive
Thriller writer and new James Bond author M.W. Craven joins new Lake District Book Festival lineup
Be shaken and stirred this summer…
Mattel reveals major Masters of the Universe publishing program
New books, comics, and more on the way
In Memoriam: BYTE Magazine illustrator Robert Tinney
His art helped define the visual identity of the personal computing revolution
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser – Leviathan’s Vault
Do you dare to open the Lament Configuration?
Bookshop.org and Draft2Digital Partner, Enabling Independent Bookstores to Profit from Self-Published Ebooks
UK indie bookshops will be able to sell self-published ebooks to their customers
“Meet the Shrivelwoods”, new tales from 2000AD’s Kek-W
New chapbook for the buying now…
Don’t miss out on “The Time Team Unearthed”
New amazing looking Doctor Who art book out soon
Leap of Eighth, new unofficial Doctor Who book, out in May
New guide to the Eighth Doctor’s adventures on its way
In Memoriam: Science Fiction and Terran Trade Authority artist Bob Layzell
Farewell to an SF art legend
John Russell Fearn’s ‘Vargo Statten’ novel, The Catalyst in the Spotlight
John Russell Fearn’s international status as an SF author lives on
Comics Retail Industry Icon Bill Schanes buys Bud’s Art Books
Good news from across the pond