Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
We all know comic creators have many strings to their bows, and 2000AD artists Boo Cook and Simon Davis are no exception. They’ve just released an album via Bandcamp, Forktail, a love letter to all things folk horror/ Wicker Man and ancient… Read More ›
Vincent Desjardins is an illustrator hailing from Bloomington, Indiana in the United States and his blog, “Light and Shade” will take you down a wonderful memory lane, celebrating the very best in children’s book illustration. While the blog hasn’t… Read More ›
From Charley’s War to Halo Jones, we’ve already revealed in two posts (here for 20000AD, here for Treasury of British Comics releases) that it’s going to be a busy year for Rebellion, with 34 new graphic novels due to be unleashed. From… Read More ›
Wearing costumes for fun is far from new and costume parades were an integral part of early comic and other media conventions. But cosplay as a concept, in many ways a whole separate world to comic and other media fandom,… Read More ›
Starring… Scott Adkins – Mike Fallon Ray Stevenson – Big Ray Ashley Michele Greene – Charlie Adams David Paymer – Milton Michael Jai White – Mick Ray Park – Mac Amy Johnston – Jane The Ripper Perry Benson – Finicky… Read More ›
The original cover art from Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man #100 – considered one of the most iconic covers of the 1970s and an auction item we highlighted ourselves recently – could sell for as much as $300,000 in Heritage Auctions’… Read More ›
Titan Publishing will release a Black Panther: The Official Movie Special later this month – celebrating the making of Marvel Studios’ hotly anticipated new movie, Black Panther. From exclusive cast interviews to concept art, this is fans’ all-in-one guide to… Read More ›
Pippa Pigg publishers Redan Publishing is launching Fun To Learn Friends Art magazine next month, which will contain art and craft activities featuring favourite pre-school characters such as Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol and PJ Masks. FTL Friends Art is aimed… Read More ›
Eisner Award-winning comics legend Garth Ennis (Preacher, Punisher) and artist PJ Holden (Warhammer Monthly, Johnny Woo, 2000AD) once again take command for a new action-packed miniseries inspired by Wargaming’s massively popular online game World of Tanks. World of Tanks: Citadel from… Read More ›
If you’re a comic artist or illustrator seeking some inspiration, then you may be interested to learn that twelve galleries and museums across the UK are to launch simultaneous Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing exhibitions in February 2019, followed… Read More ›
Comedians Stewart Lee and Josie Long discuss their appreciation of the medium and forays into creating strips in Panel Borders: Comics on Comics this week. Stewart Lee is an English stand-up comedian, writer and director who was one half of… Read More ›
Production is underway on New Line Cinema’s Shazam! David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) directs the origin story, which stars Zachary Levi (TV’s Chuck) as the titular DC Super Hero, along with Asher Angel (TV’s Andi Mack) as Billy Batson, and Mark… Read More ›
The latest issue Big Issue North magazine (Issue 1221), on sale now from street vendors across the North West, features a cover by and interview with cmic creator Bryan Talbot, creator of the Grandville graphic novel series. Grandville: Force Majeure… Read More ›
There’s a very different episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival out now. Rather than interviewing a comic creator, the team pick comic artist Pete Taylor‘s brains about how to create a comic. Starting from the beginning with thinking… Read More ›
Episode #94 of Jeremy Bement‘s Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast is live, and current Doctor Who Magazine editor-in-chief Marcus Hearn joins him for an extensive interview. As well as being editor of DWM, Marcus – who I first worked with… Read More ›
Writer/artist Brian Gorman‘s long-delayed graphic novel about the iconic Manchester band, Joy Division, is to be published in April. This is great news, as it’s taken nearly ten years for this marvellous-looking book to see print and personally, im looking… Read More ›
The comics news site ComicsFlix has just announced two great new print titles – including Comic Scene UK, a subscription only monthly comic magazine – as part of a return for its team’s return to publishing. Also in the works is a… Read More ›
Next month sees the DVD, Blu-ray, and digital release of comic book movie, Accident Man in the US (the UK date hasn’t been announced) – based on the comic crated and written by 2000AD creator Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, with artists… Read More ›
Happy 40th anniversary, Blake’s 7! This month marks 40 years since Terry Nation‘s SF adventure series launched on BBC1, and there’s been no shortage of celebrations – not least of them artist Pete Wallbank‘s marvellous cover art for an upcoming… Read More ›
Doctor Who and 2000AD artist Graeme Neil Reid‘s first Art Raffle of 2018 is live and there is a brother and sister (spoilers) to choose between in this Star Wars: A New Hope themed month. Graeme is a Scottish artist… Read More ›