Cross-posted with permission from Andy Luke’s LiveJournal Comics Barcamp, an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment, happened on 3rd September 2011 at Blick Studios, Malone Road, Belfast. Sponsored by Blick,… Read More ›
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I’m ready for my close-up: Autumn Sci-Fi
As the Autumn nights start to draw in, ace podcast Panel Borders – who normally do comics stuff, but we think this item will appeal to our readers, too – has a couple of recommendations of DVDs worth staying in… Read More ›
Commando "Draw Your Weapons" exhibition opens at National Army Museum
The National Army Museum has just opened its small, but perfectly formed, exhibition based on the art of Commando comic, and Richard Sheaf was there for downthetubes on its opening night… The official opening night on Thursday (having been open… Read More ›
Ron Jobson Artwork Up For Auction
Mention the character of Captain “Space” Kingley to readers of a certain age or collectors of 1950s annuals and you tend to get a remarkable reaction.
Panel Borders: Garth Ennis’ Battlefields
Starting a month of shows about war comics on radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to award-winning writer Garth Ennis about his interest in the genre, from the backdrop of conflict in his debut strip Troubled Souls to his… Read More ›
It’s Ace! Dalek comic art for sale
Rummaging through my loft I came across this page of art from Marvel UK’s 1993 Doctor Who Year Book by Lee Sullivan – a strip I edited while editor of Doctor Who Magazine. It really needs a better home than… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Gosh! It’s Electric Man!
Concluding radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at comic book shops, later today Alex Fitch talks to Josh Palmano and Andrew Salmond, the proprietors of Gosh! Comics in London which, after 25 years, has relocated from Great Russell… Read More ›
Are falling sales bad news for The Dandy?
The Dandy’s sales figures have taken a tumble
Draw Your Weapons! New Commandos are on sale now…
The latest issues of Britain’s only monthly war comic, Commando, are on sale now – and along with those comes details of the Draw Your Weapons exhibition at the National Army Museum, which includes a number of special events, listed… Read More ›
Panel Borders: The Shop around the Corner
Continuing radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at comic book shops, Alex Fitch talks to the former proprietors of comic shops that existed in the 1980s and 90s and have left lasting impression on their fans. Dark Horizons… Read More ›