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Dominic Winter Auctions offers Keith Watson “Dan Dare” art, “Captain Pugwash” and more in upcoming
Two more artworks featuring Britain’s best-known SF comic hero, Dan Dare, go under the hammer next week
Just Launched: an action-packed Aces Weekly, Volume 60!
A huge volume of digital comic delights on offer, right now
DeAgostini launches “Moomin” part work
A new “Moomin Chronicles” has just launched
In Review: Comic Papers Between The Wars Books One and Two by Alan Clark
Comic archivist Alan Clark has a two-book set out now devoted to interwar British comics
Flying frogmen and Native American heroes – it’s all happening in the latest Commando comics!
A crazy, all-action mix on offer in the latests set of war comics from DC Thomson
Original Dan Dare art offered in latest Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction
A rare chance to grab some early Dan Dare art, from one of the earliest stories featuring the British SF hero
In Memoriam: Dan Dare artist and colourist, Joan Porter
Sad news of the passing of one of the last of the original Dan Dare team
Call For Papers for Oxford conference next June: Comics as Resistance
A call for papers for an upcoming conference, “Comics as Resistance”, next June
Rediscovering “The Unholy Grail”, a lost film project featuring concept art by Mick McMahon
What might have been – an amazing looking British film project from the 1980s
Coming Soon: The first ever “Carol Day” collection gets set for release
Great news for fans of this critically-acclaimed newspaper strip
Astonishing Frank Haseler art, rescued from destruction
An astonishing art find continues to enthral collectors
Crowdfunding Spotlight: !GAG! by Phil Elliott, Eddie Campbell and Glenn Dakin
Comic creator Phil Elliott has launched a crowdfunder for a terrific anthology of strips
In Review: Blazer No. 3
Luke Williams delivers his take on The 77 Publications latest adventure comic
Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 5
Allies against an unknown enemy arrive…
Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre’s “Pugs of the Frozen North” returns to the stage
Crazy pugs from the much-lived children’s book, brought to life on stage!
Rebellion Releases: New 2000AD, early 2023 schedule including third “Leopard From Lime Street” collection shapes up
Plenty of thrills in the works in coming weeks and months!
Upcoming Panel Borders radio show: “Local / Locas Stories”, with Susan Sainsbury and Jaime Hernandez
Two comic creators interviewed, one great radio show
This is Tomorrow: Remembering Forbidden Planet film star Robby the Robot’s brush with early British pop art
An item in a short-lived 1950s weekly comic uncovered a mashup of early pop art and a Hollywood robot icon
It’s an early run for Striker Volume 21!
The Striker team have released their latest collection early, to try to ensure readers get their copies in time for Christmas