An Irish gangster on the run after a job gone wrong stumbles upon a young woman lost in the Dublin mountains… Luke Williams catches up on “Bog Bodies” by Declan Shalvey and Gavin Fullerton
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2000AD@45 free online event lines up more than 60 guests this weekend
Talk about star studded! 2000AD’s “The Galaxy’s Greatest” online event hits your computers, tablets and laptops this weekend – all for free!
New “Metallic Dynamite” SF comic anthology in the spotlight on latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Pete Taylor and and Mike Williams “yak” with comic creator Jordan Thomas, chatting about his new anthology, “Metallic Dynamite”
Alison Bechdel joins Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up in October
The creator of “Dykes to Watch Out For”, “ Fun Home” and “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” is coming to the UK in October
WebFind: Magico Vento, “Magic Wind” Italy’s best-selling western comic
Find out more about this western comic laced with supernatural adventure…
New British crowdfunding platform for comic creators launches with campaigns for ATOMIC and Technofreak
A new British comics crowdfunding platform from Get My Comics has soft launched
Digital comics platform WEBTOON announces European expansion plans
Digital comics platform WEBTOON has announced it is to establish a new European corporation, expanding its presence in the region
“Hancock – The ATV Series” lined up for new limited edition three-disc DVD release
Great news for fans of this fondly-remembered British comedian
Latest Phil-Comics comics auction closes today, 200 lots on offer, including TV Comic featuring the first appearance of Doctor Who strip
The latest Phil-Comics closes later today, and there are plenty of British comics goodies on offer!
More Trigan Empire art surfaces on latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
More items from European comic art owners on offer
Unofficial History of The Beano out now
The Unofficial History of The Beano, is out now and available from all good bookshops
Get Your Pens Ready, yes? Draw Death’s Head Day is Coming!
The annual celebration of Marvel UK’s robot bounty hunter, er freelance peacekeeping agent, is upon us!
WebFind: Who Remembers Terrance Dicks “Star Quest”?
Terrance Dicks didn’t just write Doctor Who. Star Quest is still remembered, by some, with fondness…
Classic Captain Action back in print, Mark Waid sings its praises
Andrew Sumner of Forbidden Planet TV has a new interview with top comics writer Mark Waid, talking to him about Captain Action
Bryan Hitch joins Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up in October
Bryan Hitch has joined the growing guest list for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October
Art inspired by 2000AD hits London next week, in PROG-RESS, at the Dinner Party Gallery
An exhibition of art inspired by 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, is due to open in London next week
1970s comic classic, Mek Memoirs, by Chris Lowder and Kevin O’Neill, re-issued
A fantastic comic zine that helped shape the look of 2000AD gets an issue from a new publisher
Falklands at 40: Commando to mark anniversary of South Atlantic conflict in April
DC Thomson Media has announced it will mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War with three special issues of Commando in April
London’s Riverside Studios announces “Time Lords to Top of the Pops” Festival
London’s Riverside Studios is to host a “Time Lords to Top of the Pops” festival
Spies in the desert, World War One camoufleurs, and more, in new Commando comics, out this week
An eccentric World War One water colourist proves an unusual foil for a regular soldier in one of the new Commando stories, out this week