Netflix has partnered with publisher Hachette’s Les Editions Albert René and playwright Alain Chabat to create the first-ever animated limited series based on the iconic French comic series The Adventures of Asterix. The 3D animated series – which is in addition to the… Read More ›
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Annual San Diego Comic Convention cancelled, but three-day event announced for November
Bad news and good news for fans of America’s longest-running major comic convention…
10 Years to Save the World – Comics Creators join international British Council-backed comics project
Take part in the launch of the international project to help combat climate change
Banksy rarities offered in charity HeART auction in aid of Dalton Leisure Centre attract top bids
Some exceptional items offered in charity auction ending next week
Commando International Women’s Day Specials on sale this week
Latest issues commemorate the work of women at war
In Review: Superman & Lois (CW)
More soap than Superman? Maybe not. Tim Robins checks out the latest series to star the Kryptonian superhero…
Beano Rule Breakers set to storm London’s Somerset House this autumn!
The Beano’s creators and characters are to be the focus of a major exhibition this autumn
Are you ready for the great Nikolai Dante readthrough podcast? (Is the world ready?)
Dante miss this if you’re a fan of the adventurer “too cool to kill”
Crowdfunding Spotlight: How to THINK when you DRAW Volume Four – and more, from the Etherington Brothers, raises £76K on Kickstarter
Another crowdfunding target for some terrific creating comics resources totally smashed…
How a 1970s “lost” Marvel Comic still takes Beatles fans on a magical mystery tour
Beatles barminess from the House of Ideas… or at least, that was the idea…
Macc-Pow postponed as COVID restrictions continue to impact comic event plans, other organisers ready to adapt as restrictions continue
Plans afoot to foil that pesky virus later in the year – and in 2022
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Paragon 27
Long-running independent comics anthology seeks small change for next issue
Comic Art Charity Auction in aid of War Child launched
Bid for some great comic art in an even greater cause
In Review: Major Eazy Volume One: The Italian Campaign
Classic World War Two action strip revisited in style
In Review: Zarjaz Issue 39
Always a pleasure to read, a new edition from Futurequake Press…
Stand and Deliver! Book Palace Books new projects spotlight Ron Embleton and other great British illustrators
Two new eye-catching art-crammed specialist projects on their way soon
“The Real Hergé: The Inspiration Behind Tintin”, first comics-related biography from White Owl Books
Information on a recently-released book on Hergé, and an upcoming tribute to Stan Lee
Tripwire Magazine goes newsstand, regular digital edition follows next month
Tripwire expands with new distribution both physical and digital
In Review: Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos – The Epilogue
Richard Sheaf reviews the last “regular” – and massive! – Jeff Hawke Fan Club release
Comic Art Europe announces Summer Camp for aspiring comic creators across the continent, including the UK
The second stage of Comic Art Europe’s massive program to support comic creation launches