A fantastic range of puppets, Gerry Anderson’s memorabilia, some comic art, and more, is up for sale next week
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Lakes Festival Focus: A Chat with Jaime Hernandez
The countdown to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival has begun! Check out our first guest interview of 2022!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Pilgrim 2121: Secrets and Lies #1 – 4
B7 Media has just launched the Kickstarter for its SF thriller mini-series, Pilgrim 2121: Secrets and Lies, the first project in a new line of its B7 Comics line, written by me, John Freeman, with art by Neil Edwards, coloured… Read More ›
Skyrora’s British space endeavours forge ahead, Shetland space base in development
Space news, but no sign of Dan Dare, sorry…
Brittney Palmer’s Star Wars cards for Topps prove massive hit
Some new limited edition Star Wars trading cards for Topps have proven a sell-out hit
Mysteries abound in the latest quartet of Commando, out this week
Check out the intel on Commando Issues 5571 – 5574 available this week
Killer Robot on the loose in this week’s 2000AD, and new Treasury of British Comics releases, too!
Manic machines, creepy horror, and lots of light relief on offer courtesy the late, great, Leo Baxendale!
Discover the secrets of UK Anime and Manga Fanzines
Anime and manga scholar Helen McCarthy will lead a free online discussion on UK Anime and Manga Fanzines next month
Five brand new 2000AD audio adaptations heading your way from Penguin Audio
New audio dramas, including “Judge Dredd: Origins” and “Judge Anderson: Shamballa” will be released next week
Lilah Sturges talks Doctor Who and more in new podcast
The new Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast hosted by Jeremy Bement is live
Omnibus edition of Osamu Tezuka’s “Princess Knight” out next week
Check out this new omnibus edition of a classic manga from the legendary Osamu Tezuka
Award-winning artist Aurel’s study of man’s relationship with apes and monkeys focus of upcoming exhibition
Our relationship with our closest animal relatives in the spotlight
More Doctor Who “Daft Dimension” offered on eBay – and a rare copy of FOOM, featuring first ever New X-Men appearance!
A mutant Marvel rarity goes under the virtual hammer!
Alan Moore livestream event announced for October, ahead of release of new short story collection, “Illuminations”
Alan Moore will be talking about his first ever short story collection with Stewart Lee
Yellow Submarine exhibition set to surface at Windermere’s Jetty Museum
Windermere Jetty Museum will be hosting Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s feature exhibition “Yellow Submarine – Bill Morrison’s Odyssey Through Pepperland”
Art Spotlight: Paul Mann’s new limited edition “The Birds” poster
Check out this chilling tribute to the Alfred Hitchcock film
ET’s in a bad mood! Juan Aguilera pokes fun at a Spielberg classic
Goodness me, that’s one annoyed alien in the latest Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction!
Free Comics from Rebellion!
Claim a wild 2000AD Regened sampler, that folds out to a thrill-powered poster
No fowling! You can now play Runequest – as a duck!
If you’re a fan of the role playing game Runequest, how’d you like to play it – as a duck?
Crowdfunding Spotlight: War of the Worlds-inspired “Thunder Child: The Spectre of a Dying Planet” storms the seas
You should definitely check out this steampunk title, inspired by the classic SF novel by HG Wells