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"In Action" featuring Thunderbirds and an Angel interceptor. Series 1 by Rodrigo Barraza

Vice Press release new Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet art prints and badges

By John Freeman on August 2, 2020

Check out these great new Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-inspired art prints

In Review: The Power of the Daleks – Special Edition

By Tim Robins on August 2, 2020

Tim Robins is back in action with another Doctor Who review

2020 Hugo Awards sees win for Nnedi Okorafor’s LaGuardia, The Expanse, Good Omens and illustrator John Picacio

By John Freeman on August 1, 2020

Good news for a host of terrific authors and other creators

Mark Stafford and Soaring Penguin Press help beat back the threat of Cartoon Museum closure caused by “Bastard Virus”

By John Freeman on August 1, 2020

Ace indie publisher and awesome artist rally to help save amazing comics space

Lupin the Third - © Monkey Punch All rights reserved © TMS All rights reserved

Lupin the Third licensing deal announced by Reemsborko

By John Freeman on July 29, 2020

Good news for fans of the gentleman thief…

House of Illustration evolving into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration

By John Freeman on July 28, 2020

Fantastic expansion plans announced at new location

The Cartoon Museum gains almost £100K in National Lottery Heritage Fund support, helps save it from closure

By John Freeman on July 28, 2020 • ( 1 )

Terrific news of new financial support for the Cartoon Museum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Flash Gordon (40th Anniversary) 4K UHD Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)

New Flash Gordon pop art by Art & Hue, anniversary restoration of film on way

By John Freeman on July 27, 2020

Marking 40 years of the cult science-fiction film inspired by the original newspaper strip, Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints featuring the iconic Flash Gordon. The classic film’s icons have been given the… Read More ›

Look-In “Robin of Sherwood” collection gets green light

By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 4 )

Great news for fans of the Hooded Man

The final episode of the 1984 Garth story "La Belle Sauvage", written by Jim Edgar with art by Martin Asbury, coloured for its latest publication in the Mirror by Martin Baines, brings the strip's reprint run to a close in the national newspaper

“Garth” dropped from Daily Mirror, “not appropriate” for today’s newspaper market

By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 6 )

Sad news, as the “Garth” strip draws to a close in the Mirror newspaper

Cutaway Comics launches Doctor Who “Splinter Universe” comics project with crowdfunder for Eric Saward’s “Lytton”

By John Freeman on July 26, 2020

Cutaway Comics, an independent comic imprint based in Manchester, has launched its titles featuring worlds and characters from BBC’s Doctor Who – drawing them into darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. The project has launched with a crowdfunder… Read More ›