On sale now from publishers Telos Publishing is The Comic Strip Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who in Comics: 1964 — 1979. Written by New Zealand author Paul Scoones, the book documents the early history of… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Panel Borders radio show on The Phoenix / new British Horror Films
Panel Borders: The Phoenix In the first of a new series of Panel Borders, we start a month of shows looking at comic book anthologies with a recording of a panel discussion of the children’s comic The Phoenix. Creators Daniel… Read More ›
DREDD is Number One!
DREDD 3D has stormed its way to the top of the UK film charts, taking over a million pounds on its opening weekend and trouncing competition that includes the new Total Recall remake – the first 18 certificate film to… Read More ›
SciFi Postcard Book to be released in January 2013
Just through my door this weekend: an advance copy of the Sci-Fi Art Now postcard book ILEX asked me to compile earlier this year, which features illustrations by a number of British comic artists, including Rian Hughes, Smuzz and… Read More ›
Dredd on Horseback?
Actor Karl Urban may be the new Judge Joseph Dredd now — but in the past he has been associated with another British originated comic strip. Wendy has been called Britain’s last girls adventure comic and the reason that most… Read More ›
Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts!
The Comics Forum has published the first in a series of articles about the short works of Alan Moore over on its blog. This series, cheekily entitled ‘Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts’ has been guest edited by Maggie Gray,… Read More ›
Haynes to publish Dan Dare Spacefleet Operations Manual
British publisher Haynes is following up its successful fictional guides to the workings of Thunderbirds and Wallace & Gromit with a Dan Dare Spacefleet Operations Manual, written by Rod Barzilay with illustrations by Graham Bleathman. Set for release next June,… Read More ›
Airfix Are Looking For Their Original Box Art
The British plastic kit manufacturer Airfix are looking for the loan of original artwork that was used for their box lids during the 1960s and 1970s for an exhibition due to take place at the RAF Museum at Hendon, London… Read More ›
Doctor Who / The Dandy / Elephantmen in discussion on the radio
Squeezing in a trio of radio appearances on 104.4 FM and elsewhere before Resonance FM runs a three week repeat schedule while the studio is refurbished, Alex Fitch is covering a variety of subjects over the weekend… Clear Spot: Out… Read More ›
Ninja Turtles, Grandville and other anthropomorphic comics on Resonance FM
Continuing Panel Borders’ month of shows about anthropomorphic comics, Alex Fitch talks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, Rich Magallanes (Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon animation) and British comic book writer David Baillie about the ever popular franchise. Alex… Read More ›
Compal offers TV21, Eagle rarities in latest auction
Trigan Empire art by Don Lawrence Early issues of TV Century 21, Thunderbirds sweet cigarette cards, copies of Tornado, artwork by Don Lawrence, Ken Reid, John Bolton, Dudley Watkins and others are just some of the auction lots in the… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Big Questions
Starting a month of shows about anthropomorphic comics on radio show Panel Borders – comics about animals with human attributes – Alex Fitch talks to American cartoonist Anders Nilsen about his epic 658 page graphic novel Big Questions. The book,… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Resident Aliens / Caption podcast with Brown and Duffield
Panel Borders: Resident Aliens In this week’s episode of Panel Borders on Resonance 104.4 FM (London), the last of our series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch talks to Steve Parkhouse and Peter Hogan about… Read More ›
Monty Nero offers online digital painting class
Monty Nero’s cover for CLiNTVolume 2 Issue 3 Ace artist Monty Nero, whose credits include Death Sentence for CLiNT Magazine, is teaching two weeks of live online digital painting classes from 6th August 2012. These courses, organised by the Computer… Read More ›
Multiverse #6 Digital Editions on sale
Multiverse #6 – available on Graphic.ly While the print edition of comics magazine Multiverse #6 has yet to hit UK comic shops, it is available at various online locations, including Graphicly, Myebook and Comicsplus. Edited by Mike Conroy, each 52-page issue includes… Read More ›
Lazy Oaf launches chic Batman clothing range
Image: Viktor Vauthier © Lazy Oaf East London-based fashion street wear label Lazy Oaf has just launched a very stylish range of Batman-themed clothing, in the run up to the release of The Dark Knight Rises on 20th July. Image… Read More ›
Famous Five to ape Doctor Who (or is that Timeslip?)
The cast of The Famous Five1978 production, scripted byRichard Carpenter London-based Kindle Entertainment, makers of the critically acclaimed CBBC show Leonardo are to turn Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five into a time travel show. The company recently announced it has… Read More ›
Past Perfect #54
A look at Paul Ware’s Past Perfect magazine, by Richard Sheaf
In Review: The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator
Writer / Director: Edgar WriterArtist / Animator: Tommy Lee EdwardsNarrator: Julian BarrattMusic: Unloved (David Holmes, Keefus Green and Jade Vincent)Publisher: Microsoft 4 online episodes, approx 7 mins each The plot: Brandon Generator, a freelance writer with writer’s block, overdoes on… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Tom Gauld and Simone Lia discuss Cabanon Press
Panel Borders: Cabanon Press In the second of a series of shows about comic book creators who have collaborated together, Alex Fitch talks to celebrated British cartoonists Tom Gauld and Simone Lia in a conversation recorded at this year’s Spring… Read More ›