The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has unveiled its first comic art mural at LICAF 2022
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Artists Assembled! An amazing anniversary montage of classic British comic artists art
Artist Mike Perkins has kindly shared a smashing image featuring art by Ron Smith, Mike Western, Chris Weston and others
BEANO’s “Dennis” anniversary celebrations include limited edition figure from Blu Goblin
The BEANO’s original prankster gets an upmarket limited edition figure release
New Judge Dredd thrill begins in this week’s 2000AD
A quick look at what’s coming up in this week’s edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic…
Lakes Festival Focus: An Interview with artist Andrea Settimo
Find out more about this brilliant Italian comic artist
WebFind: Harvey Mercheum, a growing Harvey Comics resource
A smashing resource for Harvey Comics fans
Wolf & Wood Creative Director Ryan Bousfield joins Lakes Festival line up
Games fan and 2000AD artist Mick McMahon also part of an lineup for special preview discussion for “The Last Worker”
The Fantasy Illustrations of Virgil Finlay explored
A wonderful tribute to a pulp magazine legend
Aces Weekly Volume 59 – the latest digital release, available now
A positively pulsating new volume of the smashing digital anthology has just launched
Two Marvel UK mini-series added to Marvel Unlimited
Two more Marvel UK limited series have been added to the Marvel Unlimited digital platform
Tove Jansson retrospective “Illustrators” book released
Out now, an appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson, creator of the much-loved Moomin books
Lakes Festival Focus: An Interview with Comic Artist Dean Ormston
Dean teases some upcoming projects, and discuses his approach to creating comics
Timeslides, featuring art of Colin Howard, available soon
Timeslides: The Doctor Who Artwork of Colin Howard is on its way from Candy Jar Books
Edinburgh International Film Festival goes into administration
Sad news for fans of the world’s oldest film festival
This Comic is Haunted anthology gets full launch
The first issue of a new horror anthology from The77 Publications is now available
Titan Comics Kamen Rider Zero-one #1 – Special Sneak Peek!
Check out this first look at interior art for Titan Comics hotly anticipated Kamen Rider Zero-one #1
New exhibition celebrates decades of US comic strips, and Bill Blackbeard, the man who saved them from destruction
An incredible exhibition opens next month in the US, homaging the man who rescued thousands of rare comics for posterity
Create a new hero – or heroine – for the Lake District!
Design a hero – or heroine! – for Britain’s loveliest national park!
Lakes Festival Focus: An interview with illustrator and colourist Fiona Stephenson
The acclaimed pin-up illustrator talks about her work
Tom of Finland comes to London for a festival of erotic art
The annual Festival presented by Tom of Finland Foundation takes place 8th – 9th October 2022 in London and Los Angeles