Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Part-work magazines, 1930s style, on Bear Alley
Anyone buying one or more of the current US superheroes, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars or Judge Dredd part works might be interested in taking a look at what part-work magazines were like some eighty years ago. Artist L… Read More ›
New Zealand Mint releases first in series of Thunderbirds 50th anniversary coins
The New Zealand Mint has released the first of six Thunderbirds 50 Years 1oz silver coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic show created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, soon to be revived with new show Thunderbirds Are Go! Delivered in a Thunderbirds-themed… Read More ›
It’s Even Bigger on the Inside, Doctor Who? humour strip collection, announced
It’s Even Bigger on the Inside, a collection of Doctor Who? strips and cartoons largely published in Doctor Who Magazine or other Marvel UK releases is now available to pre-order from MIWK Publishing. Due for release 3rd March 2015,… Read More ›
Walking Dead game nominated for British Academy Games Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the British Academy Games Awards in 2015. A total of 51 games, including The Walking Dead: Season 2, based on the comic created by Robert Kirkman… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (11th February 2015) – Darth Vader, the Sculptor and the end of… Wild’s End!
Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 11th February 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with a… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Comics’ Musical Connections
Kerrang! is known for writing about music, but some of us at the heavy metal magazine also spend an inordinate amount of time reading comics and, are, apparently “stupidly excited about the upcoming London Super Comic Convention, taking place 14th… Read More ›
Winter Soldier Now Available in Marvel Heroes 2015
Gazillion has unleashed the deadliest Marvel Comics assassin, Winter Soldier, into Marvel Heroes 2015, available for £12.99/€13.99 from the online store for the game. Previously known as Captain America’s sidekick during World War Two, Bucky Barnes, Winter Solider is… Read More ›
Thunderbirds Are Go Model Sets Revealed
ITV has released another teaser video to promote Thunderbirds Are Go, this time focusing on Tracy Island and other sets from the upcoming series. The video is available through the official Thunderbirds Are Go YouTube channel. The miniature sets… Read More ›
Titan Comics new UK Doctor Who Comic out later this month
Titan Comics is to launch a new UK-based Doctor Who Comic on 26th February 2015, on sale in all good newsagents and supermarkets every four weeks. The 84-page comic joins Immediate Media’s Doctor Who Adventures, Panini’s Doctor Who Magazine (and the spin-off, The Essential… Read More ›
In UK Cinemas Today: Shaun the Sheep Movie
From Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep The Movie is coming to cinemas worldwide in 2015! In this new trailer, watch more of Shaun and The Flock’s hilarious adventures in the Big… Read More ›
In UK Cinemas Today: Jupiter Ascending
Starring: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth Earth needs a heroine…
In UK Cinemas Today: Rendlesham UFO Incident
Rendlesham UFO Incident is written and directed by Daniel Simpson (Spiderhole, H) and tells the story of three UFO investigators plunging deep into Rendlesham Forest over three days. Daniel spent nearly four years filming on handheld cameras and created… Read More ›
LEGO Doctor Who Set to Materialise Later This Year
Doctor Who and LEGO fans around the world are celebrating the news that The LEGO Group will be producing a LEGO Doctor Who set. The concept for a Doctor Who set came from the LEGO IDEAS (http://ideas.LEGO.com), a crowdsourcing community where LEGO… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Interstellar dogfights for Doctor Who!
Next Wednesday (11th February 2015) sees the release of Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #8, uniting the creative genius of writer Al Ewing (2000AD, Judge Dredd) and artist Warren Pleece (2000AD, Vertigo comics) and we have a sneak peek! Interstellar dogfights still… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (4th February 2015) – 2000AD, Crossed and Miracleman!
Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops today, Wednesday 4th February 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with a… Read More ›
Titan launches “Shaun the Sheep” movie magazine
On sale now in all good newsagents is Titan Magazines new Shaun the Sheep – The Movie Magazine, the official companion to the cinematic release this month. The title (the latest Totally… issue) sees Shaun and the The Flock journey to… Read More ›
Kev F Sutherland helps promote new Rubies Beano range at Spring Fair
Now where oh where is that @Rubies_UK stand? I’ve got faces to draw #springfair @BeanoComic pic.twitter.com/jkTfxgx5DS — Kev F Comic Artist (@KevFComicArtist) February 2, 2015 DC Thomson Consumer Products has announced several new products and partners in the gifting and homewares… Read More ›
Diego Comics launches “European Comics Journal” project
Diego Comics Publishing – the only publisher in the United Kingdom that focuses on some of the best-selling Italian authors for teenagers and adults – has launched a Kickstarter for its proposed European Comics Journal, aiming to rlease the first issue… Read More ›
Grey’s Anatomy’s Rachael Taylor joins Krysten Ritter and David Tennant on “Jessica Jones”
Marvel and Netflix have announced that Grey’s Anatomy actress Rachael Taylor will star as Patricia “Trish” Walker in Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones, an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015 following Marvel’s Daredevil. Netflix recently added former Doctor Who… Read More ›