Anderson & Garland’s next Collectors’ Auction takes place next week and includes comics Star Wars and Gerry Anderson TV show-related toys
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Marvel UK’s “Apeslayer” – The Culprit Revealed?
No, it’s not Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys fame. Another Marvel UK myth now fully debunked thanks to author Rob Kirby
First win in 50 years for a graphic novel at 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards
Long Way Down, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, has won the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal – the first graphic novel to win since Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in 1973
In Memoriam: Ralph Titterton
A leading light in the curation of the music of Barry Gray has passed
Planet of the Apes returns to Marvel, but will we get Apeslayer, too?
Marvel’s stories from the iconic film series will kick off in early 2023
Man Vs Bee-no! It’s a Beano Mini Adventure!
Comedy legend Rowan Atkinson has been immortalised in a special bespoke Beano comic strip to launch new series Man vs Bee on Netflix on 24th June in the UK
British comic art, rare “Free Gift” TV Century 21 comics, Marvel UK gems offered in latest Phil-Comics auction
Some great items on offer again including rare Beano, Dandy and Gerry Anderson-related items from this British comics-focused eBay auction house
London Underground Cutaways, Ancient and Modern!
New Transport for London “cutaways” of Underground stations sent us scurrying to similar work in the past, in titles such as Eagle and Look and Learn…
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One cover sells for record $2.4 million
The Dark Knight returned Thursday to claim the record for the most expensive mainstream American comic book cover art sold at auction
TV Century 21 returns, but as audio annuals, not a comic
Audio adventures featuring Gerry Anderson classic series are on their way
Coming Soon: Blazing Battle Action, a new British Comic Archive title from Hibernia
Blazing Battle Action is the next Comic Archive available from Hibernia Comics, and will officially go on sale next week
Roy of the Rovers Stuff: a look back at the newspaper strips
The newspaper strips in Today and the Daily Star newspapers remembered
New Doctor Who Chronicles celebrates the Daleks in TV Comic, Sky Ray lollies, and more!
Set your Time Space Visualisers to 1967, Who fans!
Bryan Talbot’s Luther Arkwright: celebrating 50 years of a British comics legend opens at London’s Cartoon Museum
James Bacon reports on the opening night of Bryan Talbot’s new Luther Arkwright exhibition at the Cartoon Museum, and reviews it, too
Dalek Daftness offered on eBay! Unique Doctor Who art up for grabs
The art for a very silly Dalek cartoon by Lew Stringer is up for sale on eBay
Tripwire Convention planned for September cancelled
The organisers of the planned Tripwire Presents Bristol Comic Con in September have announced its cancellation, and refunded all advance ticket purchases. In a statement, Joel Meadows, publisher of Tripwire magazine, and the driving force behind the project, revealed response… Read More ›
Doctor Who Annual 2023 set to celebrate 60 years of the show
Due for release in September, the Doctor Who Annual 2023 is available to pre-order now
Reign of the Brain! New Steel Claw collection heading your way in November from Rebellion
Rebellion has revealed the web shop exclusive hardback cover by Brian Bolland for its second Steel Claw collection, due for release in November 2022
In Review: Jurassic World – Dominion
Jurassic World meets Jurassic Park, but is it the kind of melding of action adventure that works? Tim Robins shares his view…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Paragon, the independent comics anthology
Check out the Kickstarter for the latest issue of the British independent comics anthology, unashamedly old school action adventure fun!