Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame – The Official Movie Special is available now in hardcover and in news stand variants from Titan Comics in the UK – and Titan have provided some interior images of the title, on sale in the… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
A Marvel Fan’s Best Sleepover?
Dreams really can come true for Marvel fans this summer; to celebrate National Sleepover Day, which falls today, Thursday 9th May, Madame Tussauds Blackpool is offering one lucky super-hero super-fan the chance to host the ultimate sleepover with the stars… Read More ›
Rebellion launches Roy of the Rovers Comics App
Roy of the Rovers, Britain’s greatest footballer of all time, is back in new comics and books, with a brand new look and a scintillating new story for the 21st century – and now you can keep up to date… Read More ›
HBO releases WATCHMEN Official Tease
US channel HBO has released its first a teaser trailer for a new series based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons seminal 12-part comic series Watchmen. Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, this drama series… Read More ›
New Beano-inspired toys, artworks and meal boxes on their way
UK licensing agency Rocket Licensing, who also represent brands as diverse as Ghostbusters, Horrible Histories and Vikings, have secured a number of new Beano-related licensing deals, which will see the release of new toys, meal boxes and classic high-end art… Read More ›
Upcoming Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction offers Frazetta, Gibbons, Kirby and more
There are some amazing items of original comic art and illustration in the next Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction taking place in Chicago (16th – 18th May), including work by Carl Barks, Brian Bolland, Alan Davis and… Read More ›
Storm in a Coffee Cup: Some of the Funniest Responses to that Game of Thrones gaffe
Eagle-eyed Game of Thrones viewers spotted a rogue disposable coffee cup that somehow made it into the final cut of Season Eight, Episode Four, “The Last of the Starks” on Sunday, for all of two seconds, prompting some hilarious and… Read More ›
Complete unpublished Alex Toth “Nightmare” strip offered by Heritage Auctions
Coming up in the next big Heritage Auctions next week (16th – 18th May) is the art for a complete strip by the much-acclaimed Alex Toth titled “Nightmare”, an unfinished and unpublished eight-page story drawn for DC Comics in 1970
In Review: Doctor Who Appreciation Society – Capitol IV
John Freeman provided us with his insights into attending the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Capitol IV convention, as a guest, earlier in the week. I thought it would be a nice contrast to offer a few of my own observations,… Read More ›
FlashBat… Er, Flashback: The 1963 Batmobile!
Three years before the Batman arrived on US TV in 1966, DC Comics approved construction of a custom made Bat Car that toured America. Heritage Auctions sold it at auction back in 2014, opening bidding at $90,000. The first touring… Read More ›
Happy Free Comic Book Day 2019!
Free Comic Book Day is back this weekend, and across the UK many comic shops are again taking part, with free comics for customers on offer, including Funny Pages from 2000AD publisher Rebellion and Doctor Who and Robotech from… Read More ›
Panel Borders: The Name’s Bond…
On this week’s Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to three members of the same family who are involved with making comics. Shelly and Philip Bond discuss respectively editing and drawing comics published by Vertigo and IDW, such as Black Crown… Read More ›
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse storms UK’s home entertainment Official Film Chart
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse swings five places up to Number One on the Official Film Chart detailing top UK home entertainment sales across Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download, after a tight battle with Mary Poppins Returns. Following its release on… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Podcast probes the work of Harvey Kurtzman with artist Brad Brooks
Offering a slightly different episode, on Episode 51 0f the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast finds Pete Taylor chatting to freelance designer, comics creator and author Brad Brooks about EC and MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman, the comic making process,… Read More ›
Oxford Comics Network probes The Holocaust in comics, also announces Tom Gauld event
The Oxford Comics Network has announced a new series of events, starting on the 7th May with “Early Holocaust Narratives in Comics”. Philip Smith of the University of The Bahamas seeks to examine representations of the death camps, particularly in… Read More ›
Two Days back with Doctor Who – A Guest’s Eye View of Capitol IV
Doctor Who may be a worldwide phenomenon unlike any other today, but back in the 1970s, its fandom was small, although growing, and one organisation, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, was at the forefront of celebrating the BBC’s best-known science… Read More ›
Hellboy: The Board Game Launched worldwide
Mantic Games, in partnership with Dark Horse Comics, have just launched Hellboy: The Board Game, available now in stores worldwide
British Airways “Jet Jason” – rare merchandise featuring Dave Gibbons art uncovered!
At the end of last year I revealed a ‘lost’ British comics character, Jet Jason, created as a British Airways mascot and initially brought to life for Fleetwings, the official magazine of British Airways Junior Jet Club by writer Donne… Read More ›
Animation brings family history to life in moving new film, “Irene’s Ghost”
An award-winning documentary featuring the animation expertise of a Northumbria University academic will make its North East debut next weekend. Irene’s Ghost uses animation mixed with filmed footage to tell the story of director Iain Cunningham’s mother Irene, who died when… Read More ›
Original Cyberman head, Harry Potter set plans, Catweazle scripts up for auction next month
In addition to a massive amount of James Bond-related and rock and pop memorabilia in the upcoming Astons Entertainment & Memorabilia Auction in May, there are Doctor Who and Harry Potter lots that may be of interest – and some… Read More ›