Rare and much sought-after US comics, including Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of Batman, will go under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week. The auction of US comics from a ‘one owner’ collection will take place on Thursday… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Battleships By L Ashwell Wood
Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood
Doctor Who-Inspired Cover for 2000AD
There’s a rather splendid Doctor Who-inspired cover on this week’s edition of 2000AD. Judge Dredd is depicted surveying a portaloo-style TARDIS with a Tom Baker-like scarf trailing out from under the door! Drawn by D’Israeli, it’s promoting Episode 2 of… Read More ›
Comic Book Alliance charity offers Batman fans the chance to star in a comic alongside their hero
Last updated 10th December Yes, you read that correctly! Thanks to the Comic Book Alliance, this is a fund-raising auction where the highest bidder will get to star alongside the Dark Knight in his very own comic! Not only will… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Kapow Comic convention, War Comix and Mag, Scientist
Kapow! Comic Con Trailer on Vimeo • Mark Millar has announced a new London-based comics convention, Kapow (9-10th April 2011) which will host the first Stan Lee Awards ceremony (see Newsarama and Bleeding Cool for more news). The guest line… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Spandex!
Continuing British comics radio show and podcast Panel Borders’ month of shows looking at unusual depictions of superheroes, in an interview recorded at the Thought Bubble festival in Leeds, Alex Fitch talks to writer/artist Martin Eden about his small press… Read More ›
Panel Borders chasing Batwoman and Promethea this week
Continuing British radio show Panel Borders month-long look at unusual depictions of superheroes, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and graphic designer J. H. Williams III about his work from early forays into the superhero genre for DC’s imprint… Read More ›
Unique Ron Embleton Man from U.N.C.L.E. art offered on eBay
Illya in Oils by Ron Embleton A one off oil painting by much-admired TV Century 21 and Wulf the Briton comics artist Ron Embleton of David McCallum as Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘s Illya Kuryakin is currently being offered on eBay. The… Read More ›
Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds art, Commando Issue 1 in comics auction
The Winter 2010 auction at British auction Compalcomics includes another Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds board and is sure to attract strong bids from his legion of fans. The company’s last catalogue in September saw a 1968 Thunderbirds board by Frank Bellamy from… Read More ›
On Air with Panel Borders: Becky Cloonan
Continuing Panel Borders month-long look at unusual takes on superheroes, Alex Fitch talks to artist Becky Cloonan about her work, focusing on the series Demo, written by Brian Wood which is a more down to earth look at the problems… Read More ›