Find out more about Borderx: A Crisis In Graphic Detail, a comics anthology to raise funds and awareness for the humanitarian crisis at the southern US border
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Small Press Day returns on Saturday 18th July
Small Press Day is back, taking place Saturday 18th July 2020
First Philippine International Comics Festival announced for June 2020
Komiket is launching the PICOF – the 1st Philippine International Comics Festival this summer
All-new Cat Girl debuts in this summer’s Tammy & Jinty Special
A new Tammy & Jinty Special is out this summer with a beautiful cover by top magazine and comic illustrator, Marguerite Sauvage, featuring an all-new Cat Girl!
Launch date soon for Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Monsters”?
Are we about due for a concrete publication date for Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith?
International guests at British comic and SF conventions under threat from government visa plans?
Concerns are being raised that government visa plans will severely impact on musicians and other artists, including comic creators, visiting the UK
Australia Burns, a comic anthology, out this March, pays tribute to heroic firefighters and volunteers
Australia Burns is a fantastic-looking charity fundraising anthology book of art and stories in tribute to many heroic firefighters and volunteers
Doctor Who – Tales from the TARDIS vworps back into newsagents, but we missed it!
Titan Comics recently relaunched their British news stand title Doctor Who – Tales from the TARDIS title – but it seems finding copies is a problem for some…
Meet The77 Creators: Dave Bedford and Morgan Gleave
Here’s the second in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology. This time out, it’s a chat with writer Dave Bedford and artist Morgan Gleave, the… Read More ›
43 Years Young, 2000AD cracks on with action, adventure and, of course mayhem!
2000AD celebrates its 43rd birthday this week – no mean achievement in today’s difficult marketplace! Plus check out our latest listing of upcoming Books and Specials from Rebellion
Marvel’s new British super team writer Paul Grist among Invasion 2020 line-up next weekend
Paul Grist is just one of several great comic creators at Invasion 2020 in Taunton next weekend…
Coming Soon: A pulp fiction-inspired dieselpunk audio drama, “Filthy ’47”
If you’re fan of old pulp fiction, then an upcoming four-part dieselpunk audio drama Filthy ’47 by Danvers Nettlefold may well be your cup of tea.
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Drew Marr
Here’s the first in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology, beginning with its youngest, Dundee-based Drew Marr
WebFind: Krazy Kat, the animation
Here’s a wonderful Krazy Kat stop-motion animation that was directed by Derek Mogford back in 1996
In Review: Vanguard Volume Three by Dan Butcher
Peter Duncan reviews the latest collection of the British superhero epic Vanguard…
In Review: Doctor Who – The Haunting Of Villa Diodati
The Doctor and her gang arrive at the Villa Diodati at Lake Geneva in 1816 on the night that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Paul Mount doesn’t find the subsequent story wanting…
Terror on World War Two’s Eastern Front! All-new Commandos out this week
From the desert dunes to Soviet snow, with a shortcut through the Ardennes! Brand-new Commando from DC Thomson Media, Issues 5307 – 5310, are on sale this week in good newsagents and via digital platforms
Candy Jar Books announces “Kklak!: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos”
Candy Jar Books has announced a limited edition release of Kklak!: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos
Etch Up, True Believers! Stan Lee Limited Edition “Etch A Sketch” announced
Spin Master, the makers of Etch A Sketch, is celebrating the 60th birthday of the world-famous drawing toy in style with the release of a number of limited editions, including one that features the signature image and catchphrases of comic book legend Stan Lee
Vault Comics announces Reemsborko as global agent for Natasha Alterici’s Heathen
US comics publisher Vault Comics has appointed Reemsborko Ltd as the global agent for Heathen, the critically acclaimed and best-selling comic and graphic novel series.