The Last Of The Navel Navigators, a new project from David Hailwood (editor of 100% Biodegradable and my co-writer on “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”), is out now! Featuring a cover by Brett Burbridge, the children’s book – a comedy… Read More ›
Books
DC Thomson confirms Beano annual publisher Parragon Books closure discussion begin this week
Beano and Commando publisher DC Thomson has confirmed its Bath-based company Parragon Books, publisher of the top-selling Beano annual and many popular titles under license, will enter into consultation about the potential closure of the business this week. The company… Read More ›
Myriad Editions set to celebrate women cartoonists and comic creators in Britain with “The Inking Woman”
Due for release in March, Myriad Editions The Inking Woman by Nicola Streeten and Cath Tate, will be published one week after a study of early female cartoonist, Marie Duval. Taking its name from the terrific The Inking Woman exhibition… Read More ›
In Review – Read Em and Weep Book Two – Goodnight, John-Boy
Written by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill Available through Amazon on Kindle and Paperback See also: Read Em and Weep Book One – Serial Killer The Story: The Geek Detective is back! Now comic book editor and armchair serial killer,… Read More ›
Get Inside the Mind of Jamie Hewlett! New Book from TASCHEN launches in London tonight
From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with Gorillaz, a Chinese contemporary opera to an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett – whose new book from TASCHEN launches tonight in London – is one of the most… Read More ›
Major Winnie-the-Pooh opens at the V&A next month
Get ready for the UK’s largest ever exhibition on Winnie-the-Pooh, for ages two to one hundred and two. A multi-sensory and playful exhibition, Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring A Classic will explore the magical world of the charismatic bear, star of the most popular… Read More ›
Doctor Who Target Book covers revisited – new limited edition collections from Who Dares
Who Dare Publishing has just released a smashing new limited edition portfolio – The Target Cover Art of Andrew Skilleter. Andrew’s perhaps best known for his Doctor Who art (although he’s done a lot more) and this is the fourth… Read More ›
Comic artist Keith Burns turns his hand to new World War Two Ladybird Books
Launched earlier this year as part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history – featuring stunning art by “Johnny Red” artist Keith Burns…. Read More ›
Cartoonists, writers all reveal “The Secret Life of the Pencil”
The Secret Life of The Pencil was published last week – a hardbound book of super-close-up photos of pencils! Before you start wondering if this is another example of University researchers getting money to engage in crazy studies, it’s not… Read More ›
Join Bram Stoker’s great grand-nephew for a literary fright night at Northumbria University
Dacre Stoker, the best-selling co-author of Dracula the Un-Dead, the official Stoker family endorsed sequel to Dracula, due for Release next year, is set to appear at Northumbria University next week. In his free public lecture, Stoker on Stoker, author… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: cyberpunkdreams by Rob Chant
cyberpunkdreams is a great-looking dystopian world project, encompassing several different media including an illustrated collection of short stories that has already achieved its £4000 Kickstarter target, conceived by Cambridge-based author cyberpunk author Rob Chant. It’s a project by Late Night Games,… Read More ›
Gateway, the SF novels that inspired Marvel UK’s “Warheads”, comes to TV
The NBCUniversal-owned cable network owned Syfy has announced it is developing Frederik Pohl‘s award-winning best-seller Gateway as a series, novels that once inspired comic creator Paul Neary while he was developing Marvel UK’s Warheads back in the 1990s. First announced… Read More ›
In Review: Binary System by Eric Brown
By Eric Brown Publisher: Solaris (Rebellion) Out: Now The Book: After surviving a catastrophic starship blow-out, Delia Kemp finds herself stranded on the inhospitable, ice-bound world of Valinda, populated by the Skelt, a race of hostile aliens who will stop… Read More ›
WebFind: Meet the Spook Squad – Adventures Too Scary for Boys!
Meet the Spook Squad – Adventures Too Scary for Boys – an irresistible concept that applies to animation, toys, games, books and a wealth of potential merchandising opportunities. And, perhaps, comics too? The action is led by four feisty girls… Read More ›
“Doctor Who”? No, it’s “Doctor Men”! New Mr Men-inspired figures revealed
The new Doctor may be female – and there’s no knocking that here on downthetubes. But Doctor Who‘s men still rule the roost for a new range of Dr Men figures that will be distributed in the UK by RP2 Global,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Definitive “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault” book in the works, out in October
Following 2015’s hugely successful in-depth book Thunderbirds: The Vault by Marcus Hearn, author Chris Bentley has written Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault, which will be published in October by Signum Books. Lavishly illustrated, judging from the teaser images released… Read More ›
In Review: Women Who Kill, illustrated by Sarah Tanat-Jones
By Sarah Tanat-Jones Publisher: Cicada Books Out: Now The Book: There is nothing more shocking or fascinating than the story of a homicidal woman. We are told that violence is a man’s domain – that a woman is pre-programmed to nurture and… Read More ›
Revealed – Untold Dalek History, in… DALEK! (What else could you call it?)
Comics author Cavan Scott (Doctor Who, Vikings) has revealed some details about DALEK, an untold history of the Doctor’s greatest foes, due for release from BBC Books later this year, co-written with George Mann and Justin Richards. “The book is… Read More ›
That’s Novel! Turn your house into a vintage library for a snip, thanks to Décor Books
Décor Books is a brand new website offering a collection of high quality modern and vintage books for interiors – sold by the metre from just £29. The site is the brainchild of Lauren Giles, who has a long-standing love… Read More ›
Dinosaur are Forever – TASCHEN’s new “Paleoart” book released
TASCHEN’s stunning-looking new book Paleoart: Visions of the Historic Past, featuring a wide range of gorgeous dinosaur and prehistoric animal-inspired visuals, has just been released. And yes, it’s not cheap at £75, but it looks absolutely gorgeous! It was 1830… Read More ›