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Latest Phil-Comics Auction has a Free Gift Focus!
Free Gifts, artwork and more up for sale
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Tara Togs Year One
Tara is back in a new set of adventures!
Action Force International Heroes crowdfunder offers stunning new art from Colin MacNeil and more
More Action Force excitement form BloodForTheBaron!
“Anxious Girl” auction reignites debate over Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein’s “inspiration”
Homage of appropriation? The answer depends on who you ask…
Comics We’d Like to See in English: Metropolia, by Fred Duval and Ingo Römling
A fantastic-looking SF saga crying out for an English language edition
Unboxed: The Limited-Edition Judge Dredd 2000AD Statue by Jock
Worth the wait, Luke Williams hefty Dredd statue has landed…
“White Glove” sale success for latest Peter Hansen Comic Collection auction
Another record auction of classic British comic art and comics
Big Finish’s New Writer Competition 2026 Launches with First Doctor focus
Annual Short Trips competition opened
Upcoming Vectis auctions offer plenty of nostalgic treats
Plenty on offer for Marvel, Doctor Who and Transformers fans to savour!
Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs. Monkey continues to storm the book charts
Deserved success for this delightfully daft comic book series
John Charles and Barry May’s Technofreak Goes to the Movies!
It’s a comic movie – sort of – shot in Guildford! Really!
Scratch Comics’ Dracula The Return adapted into new Game Boy release
A British comic leaps into the world of games
Patrick Troughton celebrated in new book, “When I Say Run, Run”
New book charts early rocky years for the long-running SF TV drama
Titan Books publisher celebrates Pulitzer Prize win for author Daniel Kraus
Horror novel award success for Chicago-based author
Valiant Stormers ride into Commando, one last time!
Latest Commando set includes another trip back to the Napoleonic Wars
In Review: The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart
A glorious meld of prose, illustration and the sequential
Safaa Odah and Jimmy “Spire” Ssentongoa announced as winners of the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award
The award pays tribute to the talent and courage of cartoonists working in challenging environments.
Just Out: The Art of Star Trek: Lower Decks by Megan Treviño
This isn’t just an art book: for fans, it’s a warp-speed journey into the heart of Starfleet’s funniest, most fearless crew…