Enniskillen ComicFest returns on 1st and 2nd May 2020 for its fifth year – and the award-winning event will spotlight some classic British comics as well as three creators who helped shape them
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Cardiff Comics Carnival returns to Cardiff in March
Cardiff Comics Carnival will be returning on Sunday 29th March at its new venue: Kongs, on St. Mary’s Street
Barking creator Lucy Sullivan chats mental health, comic creation and more in latest Awesome Comics Podcast
The Awesome Comics Podcast gang – Dan Butcher, Tony Esmond and Vince Hunt – are joined by Lucy Sullivan, creator of the powerful graphic novel Barking this week, published by Unbound next month
Vanguard Book Three, collecting Dan Butcher’s British superhero epic, available now
Comic creator and Awesome Comics Podcast co-host Dan Butcher has just released Vanguard Book Three, collecting more adventures centred on his unique and much-praised take on superheroes, set in Britain
Latest issue of new Chromakey magazine spotlights Dark Skies, tribute to Terrance Dicks
The latest issue of Chromakey, a new Canadian journal dedicated to science-fiction, fantasy, telefantasy, and cult television offers features on Dark Skies and much more…
Bryan Talbot original art up for sale, new Luther Arkwright trade on its way, and some Italian news, too!
Comic artist and writer Bryan Talbot is offering a huge batch of original artwork for sale on his official site, including pages The Adventures of Luther Arkwright – Heart of Empire and all of his pages from Grandville – as well as a Near Myths cover
Creator Spotlight: Official “Binary Star” Star Wars Prints by Guy Stauber
British artist Guy Stauber’s new, original trilogy Star Wars posters are now on sale from Dark Ink, who offer a range of officially licensed artworks inspired by the space saga created by George Lucas
Victor Gorelick: A Tribute, by Nancy Silberkleit, Co-CEO, Archie Comics
Along with the rest of the comics industry, Nancy Silberkleit was shocked to learn the sad news of the death of Archie Comics editor-in-chief, Victor Gorelick…
Jim Aparo’s Detective Comics #444 cover offered for sale on ComicArtFans
Collector Steven Morger has some classic US comic art up for sale on ComicArtFans, including this amazing Detective Comics #444 cover by Jim Aparo
In Review: Gothic for Girls by Julia Round
Peter Duncan reviews Julia Round’s fascinating and much-praised academic study of Misty comic…
TV, Film-inspired classic comics and a Spider-Man “Bop Bag” among latest Phil-Comics auction goodies this month
With over 600 vintage comic listings, from the 1920s through to the 2000s, there’s something for most collectors in the latest Phil-Comics eBay auction this week
Coming Soon: Deadly! Irish History – The Vikings by John Farrelly
Coming soon: Deadly Irish History – The Vikings, written and illustrated by caricaturist and comic artist John Farrelly
Great American Comic Strip Online Auction offers artworks by legendary comic artists from all eras
Two lots of artwork from the private collection of critically acclaimed former comic artist and illustrator Jack Kent each could sell for over $10,000 in an upcoming auction…
John Patrick Reynolds offers limited edition Brooklands screenprints
Brooklands has been at the centre of British motor racing and aero industries for more than 100 years
Discovering “Orbit” – Zambia’s unique science and comic magazine
This long-running title featured a strip by Syd Jordan – but you may never have heard of this Zambian comic…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: DOSE! by Sean Ellis and John Gebbia
US independent publisher IT’S ALIVE has launched a crowdfunder on Indiegogo for DOSE! by Sean Ellis and John Gebbia
New Commando comics deliver a triple bill of Ian Kennedy covers
Brand-new Commando (Issues 5303 – 5306) are on sale this Thursday from DC Thomson Media in all good newsagents and via digital platforms
Lucky for Us! ComicScene Issue 13, a Dan Dare Anniversary Special
Garth colourist and Thunderbirds are Go artist Martin Baines has created a smashing anniversary cover art for ComicScene Magazine 13, on sale in April, which will celebrate 70 years of Eagle comic and space hero Dan Dare
Art Academy Newington hosts “Women for All Seasons” exhibition
The Art Academy Newington is hosting “Women for All Seasons”, an exhibition by 30 women artists celebrating International Women’s Day 2020, which includes the work of comic artists Rachael Ball, Lucy Sullivan and Wallis Eates, among others
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Dan Dare Audio Adventures
B7 Media has just launched a crowdfunder for a new season of Dan Dare Audio Adventures, completing a trilogy to story arcs that reinvented the classic Eagle comic character for the 21st Century and coinciding with the space hero’s 70th anniversary this year.