Panel Borders: James Moran Vs Comics Continuing a month of shows about webcomics, Alex Fitch talks to screenwriter James Moran (Cockneys vs Zombies, Torchwood) about his new webcomic Day + Night, an urban vampire tale that casts the creatures of… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Dennis the Menace, Daleks and Darth in Cover of the Century poll
Dennis the Menace, Daleks and Darth Vader rub shoulders with other memorable magazine covers in a new poll celebrating 100 years of the Professional Publishers Association – Britain’s trade organisation representing more than 200 publishing-related companies. The PPA Cover of… Read More ›
Steampunk Radio with Panel Borders
Panel Borders: Steampunk Geniuses Continuing a month of shows looking at webcomics, Alex Fitch talks to the creators of a popular online steampunk strip that combines Victoriana, mad scientists, fantasy and strong female characters. Phil and Kaja Foglio discuss the… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Colin Andrew
The following tribute is compiled with grateful thanks to Martin Baines, Gerry Dolan, Martin Griffiths, the Illustration Art Gallery (from where much of the information featured below about Colin’s career was sourced), Steve Holland , the New Camden Journal and… Read More ›
Fishy Fun: Comic Characters sunk to new depths!
Here’s a daft but fun item for comic and fish lovers: Custom Fishbowls. This new, small British operation will take your suggestion for whatever kind of fish bowl or theme of a fishbowl you want and make it – and… Read More ›
ComPal auction offers Dan Dare, Spider and Kelly’s Eye art
The Spring 2013 Comic Book Postal Auction closes next week – and they have some fantastic British comic lots on offer, as usual, including original art from strips such as Dan Dare, The Spider and Kelly’s Eye as well as… Read More ›
Radio shows on experimental animation / British webcomics
I’m ready for my close-up: Animating the city Alex Fitch talks to the directors of two new cutting-edge animated films which mix animation and live action footage to beguiling effect. Zoltan Sostai discusses his film Cycle, a spiritual successor to… Read More ›
Birmingham Comic Con offers manga, TV and film attractions
MCM Birmingham Comic Con and Memorabilia, Britain’s biggest collectors’ event, come to the NEC on 16-17th March, and the team behind it tell us they have an awesome line-up of film and TV guests waiting to meet fans, host panels… Read More ›
Lee Sullivan continues work on ‘Minister of Chance’
Lee Sullivan’s “The Horseman” poster for The Minister of Chance. © Minister of Chance Comic artist Lee Sullivan, whose latest published comics work is Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2 from IDW (read our interview), has dropped us a line… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Dalek Designer Raymond Cusick
We’re sorry to report the passing of Raymond Cusick, designer of Doctor Who‘s Daleks, and we thank Nick Abadzis for giving us permission to reproduce his visual tribute, posted on his blog earlier today. While editing Doctor Who Magazine some… Read More ›
Radio interviews with Martin Rowson and Mike Carey
Panel Borders: Updating the classics Concluding a month of shows looking at the connections between comics and books, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of authors who have used graphic novels and comics to update classic literature. Mike Carey discusses his… Read More ›
New Blake and Mortimer game released
Fans of Blake and Mortimer, the bande dessinees adventure saga published in the UK by Cinebook, may be interested to know a new PC game based on their adventures is now on sale. Explore, enjoy and think is the key… Read More ›
Prisoners of Time: An Interview with artist Lee Sullivan
(Updated 25/2/13): British comic creators will be heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which launched last month with a First Doctor story drawn by Simon Fraser. ‘Prisoners of… Read More ›
Comics and graphic novels in the Resonance FM charity auction
Resonance FM, the London based radio station which Panel Borders is broadcast from, is currently running a fundraiser that’s going on until 21st February. The Arts Council funding of the station only goes so far (and no programme makers, including… Read More ›
Radio show with David Hine, Mark Stafford and Catherine Anyango
Panel Borders: Darkness and inhumanity in literature Continuing our month of shows about comics and literature, Alex Fitch talks to a trio of graphic novelists about adapting classic 19th century novels as sequential art. In a panel discussion recorded at… Read More ›
Heritage Auctions heads for London Super Con
Heritage Auctions, the US-based leading collectibles auctioneer, will once again be exhibiting at the London Super Comic Convention, with company staff on hand to talk with potential consigners, bidders and other interested parties. “Consignments of comics and comic art will… Read More ›
Dan Dare On The Radio: A Thrilling Serial
The spaceman character of Dan Dare was introduced to British comics readers in the first issue of Eagle comic in April 1950 and both he and the comic were an immediate success. In July 1951 the strip was transferred to… Read More ›
Dead lie Waiting for Midlands Comic Con!
From a metal band’s new comic to the galaxy’s most bad ass bounty hunter to two of the best new games to come out of Japan, this Saturday’s MCM Midlands Comic Con at Telford International Centre comes jam-packed with geeky… Read More ›
Radio interviews with Michael Chabon and Matt Fraction
Panel Borders: The amazing adventures of Fraction and Chabon Continuing a month of shows looking at the connections between sequential art and literature, Alex Fitch talks to writers Matt Fraction and Michael Chabon about their friendship, reading experiences outside of… Read More ›
Radio interviews featuring Denise Mina and John Higgins
Starting a month about the links between comics and literature, radio show and podcast Panel Borders presents Swedish Thrillers and dark Sci-Fi Fantasy this coming weekend. Alex Fitch looks at an example of a series of books that are being… Read More ›