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Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
“Roy Lichtenstein and the Origins of Pop Art: The Most Modern Art” Webinar
A virtual trip through Pop Art and the controversy Roy Lichtenstein often stirs is online next week
My Goodness! That’s a lot of Guinness – vintage advertising for auction, that is…
Some rather wonderful Guinness promotional posters and more are up for sale next week…
2 Tone’s unexpected comic connections revealed as new exhibition opens in Coventry
A major 2 Tone exhibition in Coventry has some unexpected comic connections
In Review: The Fun Factory of Farringdon Street by Alan Clark
What?! Another indispensable guide to early British comics from Alan Clark? Oh yes…
Early cover art by 2000AD’s Colin Wilson unearthed for ground-breaking New Zealand music paper “Rip it Up”
Some early work by 2000AD and Blueberry artist Colin Wilson has a familiar look…
Geek Retreat expands stores across the UK with future plans for European roll-out
Geek Retreat, the geek culture retailer, gaming café and events venue rolled into one, has big expansion plans through 2021 and beyond
A Radio Milestone! Alex Fitch has Made 500 Panel Borders radio shows… Roll on 500 more…
Panel Borders, Britain’s only regular radio show about comics, hits its 500th episode tonight! Producer and presenter Alex Fitch reveals the show’s origins, and some favourite interviews…
Comic Creator Spotlight: Bob Monkhouse, and a posthumous cancer research fund raiser
This week sees the anniversary of the birth of comedian and comic artist Bob Monkhouse, who was “resurrected” in a good cause…
Catawiki International Comic Art Auction Spotlight: Trigan Empire and more!
Don Lawrence and Ted Kearon art on offer
FANSCENE set to draw to a close with special issue devoted to “Fantasy Advertser”
Latest additions to the Classic UK Comic Zines archive
Wally Wood’s dramatic Shock SuspenStories No. 6 cover for EC offered at auction next month
A powerful pre-Comics Code cover is up for auction next month
Murky Depths: Latest 1950s British Science Fiction videocast reveals the real history of “Creature from the Black Lagoon” in print
Think you know everything there is to know about Creature from the Black Lagoon? Think again!
Rare Colin Wilson “Rogue Trooper” art offered on eBay
Early 2000AD art up for sale from the legendary Colin Wilson
Catawiki Comic Art Auction Spotlight
Some fantastic lots going under the virtual hammer later today, including Jeff Hawke and Robot Archie art
Tube Surfing: New Beano, 2000AD, and a ComicScene Best of Indie Summer Special cover reveal
A quick comics news fix for you
Society of Authors gears up to announce 2021 winner of “Queen’s Knickers Award” for illustrated children’s books, and more
Some great books and creators are in the running…
Rare World War Two Chinese comics offered at auction
Much sort after rare manhua on offer in upcoming auction
British comic rarities in latest Phil-Comics, including first issue of Beezer, attract frantic bidding
Fans are going a bit gaga over are issues of some British comics …
Auction site Catawiki marks anniversary of Tintin creator Hergé’s birth with special auction
Rare Tintin collectables under the hammer this week