Crowds gathered at Olympia, London from 6-8th July for another hugely successful London Film and Comic Con. High-profile TV and movie guests included Bernard Cribbins, Freema Agyeman and John Simms from Doctor Who, Gillian Anderson from The X-Files, Gates McFadden and… Read More ›
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Rogue Trooper history for sale
“The Emperor” came across some cracking early Rogue Trooper art and concepts by Dave Gibbons on eBay
Panel Borders: Scott Snyder and Jock – The Black Mirror
In the first of a series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch of radio show Panel Borders talks to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock about their 2010 / 2011 collaboration on Detective Comics, collected… Read More ›
Treating Comics Seriously: Six Questions For Curator Jesper Ericsson
Jesper Ericsson is the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen which celebrates the 200 year history of the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment from its creation in 1794 to its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994. The… Read More ›
Steadfast! Commando Art Exhibition in Aberdeen
For the third time in less than twelve months the Commando archive has been opened to allow artwork to be used in a public exhibition. After the Draw Your Weapons exhibition in London’s National Army Museum and the Battlelines exhibition… Read More ›
Gaiman at Edinburgh Book Festival – tickets still available
A quick reminder that Neil Gaiman will be at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 13th August alongside Chris Riddell (who’s the Edinburgh Book Festival’s illustrator in residence). The pair of them will be discussing Coraline turning ten years old. “We… Read More ›
Eagle Times Pays Tribute to artist Bruce Cornwell (Volume 25, Number Two)
The latest issue of Eagle Times leads with a tribute to Dan Dare artist Bruce Cornwell, who died on 2nd March 2012. Summer 2012 Contents ‘The Hands of Gods’ – a look at how three talented artists, Frank Hampson, Ron Embleton… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Brockley (co)Max
Above: Sarah Gordon, Howard Hardiman, Simone Lia, Gary Northfield, Julia Scheele, Kieron Gillen, Woodrow Phoenix and Alex Fitch at Brockley Max In the last of Panel Borders series of shows about comic book communities around the UK, Alex Fitch talks… Read More ›
Commando Steadfastly Soldiers On
For the third time in less than twelve months the Commando archive has been opened to allow artwork to be used in a public exhibition. After the Draw Your Weapons exhibition in London’s National Army Museum (with downthetubes being the… Read More ›
Call for Papers: The Adventures of Tintin essay collection
Abstracts are now being accepted for inclusion in an anthology to be produced by UK comic scholars on “The Adventures of Tintin.” Proposed essay topics should creatively engage with the critical, philosophical, and social issues explored in the Tintin universe…. Read More ›