Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Vice Press, under license from Rebellion, has just launched its latest release in their officially licensed line of limited edition 2000AD art prints – Sláine by legendary artist Glenn Fabry. Sláine is the next release in Vice Press artist series, following… Read More ›
British game makers Cubicle 7 – already publishers of the Doctor Who Card Game and Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space – has showcased a new Doctor Who licensed game designed by Jeff Tidball (Horus Heresy, Pieces of Eight, Mercante) at the GAMA Trade… Read More ›
A collection of Andy Capp memorabilia, including rare original drawings by Reg Smythe, is going under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, today, with live bidding available from The Saleroom.com. Included in the auction items are two… Read More ›
The UK Literacy Association has just announced the shortlist for its 2016 awards, which includes work by creators such as Rebecca Cobb, Viviane Schwarz, Alex T. Smith, Eoin Colfer and many more, the titles published by David Fickling Books, Puffin,… Read More ›
Roy Lichtenstein. The art world may love him but to comics fans he is a copyist, modifying others’ work and then passing it off as his own. From that perspective, his most infamous work is 1963’s ‘Whaam!’ based in the main… Read More ›
Titan Magazines’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Official Movie Magazine is on sale now in all good newsagents across the UK, launched just ahead of the 25th March release of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film. With 100 pages… Read More ›
MCM Birmingham Comic Con returns to the NEC this weekend for another feast of geeky entertainment… and alongside all the exhibitors, comic artists, eSports tournaments and cosplay competitions, the show will be playing host to a great line-up of special… Read More ›
This week the Awesome Comics Podcast gang are joined by the creator of Bertie Bear, and super nice guy, Andy W.Clift to talk about his comics, his influences, his work as a flatter for Marvel and so much more! Not only… Read More ›
In “The Son of Gotham”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK (14th March), Gordon confronts a suspect who is connected to Galavan, but falls short of obtaining any information. Meanwhile, Bruce gets one step closer to discovering the name… Read More ›
Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 7th March onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS #4 is on sale now in all good UK newsagents and some comic shops, re-presenting several stories first released in the US as separate titles by Titan Comics. As we previously reported stories from… Read More ›
Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have announced the air date for Super Hero High, a one hour tie-in TV special to launch its DC Super Hero Girls brand to a TV audience. Airing on 19th March 2016 on Boomerang, the show is… Read More ›
Sonar Entertainment has optioned the rights to Vivek J. Tiwary novel The Fifth Beatle: The Story of Brian Epstein, to develop as a multi-part event series with Tiwary serving as executive producer. News site Deadline (among others) reports Sonar Entertainment has optioned the rights to the best-selling… Read More ›
A selection of over 50 pieces of original artwork from the WH Allen / Target Books range from the 1970s and 80s goes on display for the first time together at the Cartoon Museum in London next month. The exhibition… Read More ›
Have you ever wondered what the wacky folk behind Doctor Who Adventures magazine get up to when they are not busy baking cakes? Now the BBC cameras reveal all! Tune into CBBC today (Tuesday 8th March) morning at 10.45am to watch All… Read More ›
Panel Borders, the only regular monthly look at comic books, graphic novels and sequential art steam* broadcast in the UK over the airwaves, delves into the story behind one of the country’s most controversial comics tonight. Guest presenter Professor Martin… Read More ›
It’s an epic show this week, as Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond are joined by British comics titan Pat Mills on the Awesome Comics Podcast – and boy, do they all have one hell of a time. The… Read More ›
Art Rookie – an online sales platform for UK artists and designers, supporting British creatives on their road to commercial success – is hosting its debut exhibition ‘Best of British’ in collaboration with theprintspace in London later this month. The organisation is showcasing an… Read More ›
In “A Bitter Pill to Swallow”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK (7th March), Gordon runs into a hitman known as Eduardo Flamingo; Penguin and Nygma have another encounter. Here’s some teaser pics… Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, David… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing of Professor Tony Dyson, the British robot genius who originally built Star Wars R2-D2. A convention regular around the globe, 2015 marked his first appearance in the country he had made his own – Malta – for Malta… Read More ›