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British comic creator Karrie Fransman among the winners of first Comic Art Europe “Open Call” for “Visions of Tomorrow”

Five European comic creators have been chosen to create their “Visions of Tomorrow”

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Cosmic Summer – A Sci-Fi Vacation Anthology

Check out this independent comics anthology project from the Rat Pack Collective

Beano - 17th March 1951 - first appearance of Dennis the Menace

Fast and furious bidding on 1951 Beano featuring first “Dennis the Menace”

The latest British comics-focused EBay comic from auction house Phil-Comics is up and running, with close to 400 vintage comic listings, with the vast majority starting at 99p with no reserve. The auction includes the March 1951 first appearance of… Read More ›

25th Anniversary edition of Alan Moore’s first novel, “Voice of the Fire”, out in May

Check out John Coulthart’s beautiful cover for this new edition

New Thunderbirds Models are Go, from Bachmann Europe

Check out this new line of models inspired by the classic TV show

Fumettomania Factory’s Anthropocene project aims to highlight climate emergency issues, seeks comics by international creators and Sicilian school children

Sicily’s cultural association Fumettomania Factory, active locally, regionally and nationally in Italy since 1991 is looking for more comic creators from across the globe to take part in its long term project, Anthropocene, aka We Could Save our Planet, which… Read More ›

Rebellion announces “Brian Bolland: The Apex Edition” seeks original art

Can you help 2000AD in their Brian Bolland artwork quest?

Oxford Comics Network & TORCH A Graphic Introduction to Comics Studies - Cover SNIP

Oxford Comics Network publishes free guide to Comic Studies

A handy primer for anyone wanting to teach about the comics form

Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison and City of Vengeance by D.V. Bishop

Robbie Morrison’s debut novel, “Edge of the Grave”, out now, David Bishop’s “City of Vengeance” proves a hit

By John Freeman on March 7, 2021

Two great-sounding historical thrillers out now from two ace comic creators

A win for comics at this year’s Blue Peter Book Awards

By John Freeman on March 6, 2021

Great news for lovers and proponents of the Ninth Art

Kenner M.A.S.K MASK Boulder Hill Play-set

Action Figure Toy Collection including Star Wars, M.A.S.K. figures and more to be sold for over £100,000 next week

Top quality Masters of the Universe, Star Wars M.A.S.K. vintage figures and more up for auction

The Expanse #4 - Cover art by W. Scott Forbes SNIP

BOOM! Studios “The Expanse” mini-series wraps soon

A dramatic conclusion awaits…

Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist Pino Rinaldi

I was so sorry to learn, so very belatedly, of the death of the brilliant Italian comic artist Pino Rinaldi (31st July 1957 – 18th April 2018), one of the contributors to the Marvel UK “Genesis 1992” project instigated by… Read More ›

All-new stories and classic reprints offer a heady mix from Rebellion in the next few months