Some rather wonderful Guinness promotional posters and more are up for sale next week…
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Sneak Peek! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Dweeb – by Jess Bradley!
Jess Bradley’s latest book is out soon
2 Tone’s unexpected comic connections revealed as new exhibition opens in Coventry
A major 2 Tone exhibition in Coventry has some unexpected comic connections
New Tintin rights challenge running in French courts
A French sculptor is challenging Moulinsart’s ownership claims to Tintin’s look
In Review: The Fun Factory of Farringdon Street by Alan Clark
What?! Another indispensable guide to early British comics from Alan Clark? Oh yes…
Comics Laureate Stephen L. Holland part of Manchester’s new Festival of Libraries line-up next week
Check out this free, in-person event aimed in part at introducing newcomers to the diversity of the comics medium
Early cover art by 2000AD’s Colin Wilson unearthed for ground-breaking New Zealand music paper “Rip it Up”
Some early work by 2000AD and Blueberry artist Colin Wilson has a familiar look…
“Meanwhile…” comics event set to land in Coventry in September
An impressive -sounding comics festival just dropped into the UK comics calendar for 2021…
Coming Soon: “The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy: A Parody”, a cartoon collection by Paul Magrs
Warning, some rude words used in this new cartoon collection from Doctor Who author (and much more), Paul Magrs…
Creator Spotlight: Award-winning illustrator John Picacio
A significant work milestone is reached for an award-winning artist…
Geek Retreat expands stores across the UK with future plans for European roll-out
Geek Retreat, the geek culture retailer, gaming café and events venue rolled into one, has big expansion plans through 2021 and beyond
A Radio Milestone! Alex Fitch has Made 500 Panel Borders radio shows… Roll on 500 more…
Panel Borders, Britain’s only regular radio show about comics, hits its 500th episode tonight! Producer and presenter Alex Fitch reveals the show’s origins, and some favourite interviews…
Comic Creator Spotlight: Bob Monkhouse, and a posthumous cancer research fund raiser
This week sees the anniversary of the birth of comedian and comic artist Bob Monkhouse, who was “resurrected” in a good cause…
Peter O’Donnell “Garth” adventure features in latest Comics Revue
An early Garth adventure gets an airing – something of a rare event!
Catawiki International Comic Art Auction Spotlight: Trigan Empire and more!
Don Lawrence and Ted Kearon art on offer
New edition of Jack Kirby’s “Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles” out this month, and there’s a bit of a mystery attached…
A Captain America comic cover art mystery… can you solve it?
ComicScene Summer Special out next month, and other new projects in the works
Artists wanted, summer sampler in the works
Tube Surfing: Peter Milligan’s God of Tremors, Marvel Voices project
Some quick news items of note from the world of comics…
WebFind: The Modern Boy, a fantastic resource for Biggles fans and more
A fascinating guitar to the first title to publish the Biggles stories of W.E. Johns
FANSCENE set to draw to a close with special issue devoted to “Fantasy Advertser”
Latest additions to the Classic UK Comic Zines archive