Woking-based auction house Ewbank’s is hosting an auction of watercolour art by award-winning children’s book illustrator Barbara Firth later this month. The auction includes some of her illustrations for Walker Books Leapfrog; art from Barnabas Walks written by William Mayne,… Read More ›
Books
In Review: Fantastic Adventures
Peter Duncan enjoys a journey along roads not travelled for British comics…
Fantastic Adventures probes British Comics “Roads Not Travelled”
Hibernia has just launched the fifth volume in its superb Comic Archive series – Fantastic Adventures – delivering a gem of trip back to comics projects that, for different reasons, never saw the light of day, alongside more great interviews… Read More ›
“Dreaming through the Locking Glass” – Cumbrian artists respond to confined times
Many Cumbrian artists will feature in a charity fundraising collection of art
Rebellion announces America: Lost & Found – The Rediscovered Scripts
Unearthed for Judge Dredd fans and aspiring comic writers alike…
Laugh your way out of Lockdown with Sunil Agarwal and Ian Baker
cartoonists Sunil Agarwal and Ian Baker are determined to see the funny side of Covid-19…
New Lethbridge-Stewart “Downtime: Children of the New World” cover revealed
Two comic artists provide covers for a new Doctor Who spin-off novel
In Review: Judges Volume Two
A compelling must-read for Dredd fans…
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter backs Black Lives Matter, joins other support efforts
Numerous projects are supporting Black Lives Matter – these are comic relate
Unseen Art of Hollywood Storyboards heads to book shelves later this year
Expected in August this is a great-looking history of film storyboards and the important and long-neglected art of storyboarding
Star Trek celebrated: new art by Pete Wallbank revealed
What’s your favourite science fiction franchise? Pete Wallbank truly honours one…
Massive transmedia project, Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious, announced
The BBC has a brand-new multi-platform Doctor Who story told across audio, novels, comics and more
ZLONK! ZOK! ZOWIE! There’s a new Batman book on the shelves, old chum…
A new book from Crazy 8 Press by Jim Beard that sounds Bat-tastic…
Axel Scheffler illustrates Free Information Book explaining the Coronavirus to Children
Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it.
Puffin re-jigs 80th anniversary celebration plans, takes “Festival of Big Dreams” virtual
Children’s book publisher Puffin has re-vamped its 80th anniversary celebration plans
Out Now: Soviet Space Graphics
Out now from Phaidon is Soviet Space Graphics by Alexandra Sankova, published in collaboration with the Moscow Design Museum
Creative Things To Do While Self Isolating: Enter a Gilbert White Writing Competition
Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire has launched a writing competition to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of British naturalist Gilbert White
Which Bond is Best? Bond vs. Bond may hold the answers…
Bond vs. Bond by Paul Simpson, an unofficial but comprehensive guide to Ian Fleming’s world famous secret agent, is on sale now
Beano book “Dennis in Star Paws: The Rise of Minnie” by Nigel Auchterlounie, out now
Studio Press latest Beano book – Dennis in Star Paws: The Rise of Minnie, by the brilliant Nigel Auchterlounie – is out now
In Review: Deadly! Irish History – The Vikings by John Farrelly
John Farrelly might just be one of the finest cartoonists you’ve never heard of