Tim Robins take on the latest challenge for the pugilistic professor of archaeology
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The77 Publications, MarkWHO77, continue comic creator focused videocast series with chats with artist Andrew Richmond, Robin Smith and John Wagner
Check out the latest The77 Publications and MarkWHO77 Videocasts, two smash “round table” interviews
Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 35
In the latest episode, the Doctor, Ace and UNIT have been ambushed by the Daleks…
A Step Back in Time: Dan Dare Tooth Powder Cards
Many might think licensing comic characters is a modern phenomena, but you couldn’t be more wrong
Tony Hancock graphic novel event lined up for London’s Cartoon Museum
Join the team behind the new, powerful graphic novel exploring the life of comedian Tony Hancock
Best of British magazine celebrates 85 years of BEANO
The July edition of the long-running nostalgia magazine, Best of British, features an affectionate and wholesome tribute to The Beano
A Potted History of early British Spider-Man comics – Part One
A quickfire guide to Spider-Man’s earliest appearances in Britain, from “Out of this World” to Mighty World of Marvel”
Cambridge University hosts major academic Comic Conference, “Better Living Through Comics”, next month
A major academic conference poses the question “Do comics have a role to play in wellbeing?” next month
Paul Cuvelier, creator of “Corentin”, biography on its way from Les Impressions Nouvelles
A new biography about an acclaimed yet troubled Belgian illustrator is on its way
Learn how to publish comics, from the publishers of the new Quantum anthology
Time Bomb Comics have launched a free Patreon as part of their Quantum comic initiative
Cartoon Capers a-plenty at the Waterside Arts Festival in July
Cartoon craziness ahead in Hythe, next month, co-ordinated by the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain
Robert Harrop Beano and Dandy figures offered en masse in upcoming auction
Some smashing Beano and Dandy figures offered at auction
Marvel celebrates Iron Fist 50th anniversary with new collection of early stories
Iron Fist is 50 years old next year, and Marvel is celebrating!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders
A brand new graphic novel starring the World’s Greatest Detective, is, hopefully, in the works, support permitting…
In Review: Asteroid City
Wes Anderson’s new film leaves Tim Robins rather underwhelmed…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Brightside, a spy-fi adventure by Stu Perrins and Nico Valdez
More steampunk spy-fi from Markosia is on offer on Kickstarter
Claudia Christian’s Dark Legacies comics project in the spotlight at London Film & Comic Con
Claudia Christian’s Dark Legacies project in the spotlight
That Time “Del Boy” met Dan Dare…
The Dan Dare Corporation has come up with a canny comic crossover!
“3 Generations” exhibition, featuring art by the family of comic creator David Leach, announced
Three generations of artists, exhibited together
Bryan Talbot’s “Scumworld” re-released on an unsuspecting planet
A controversial early strip created by Bryan Talbot has been re-released