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In Review: Battleship Potemkin
Is it possible to come to this classic of cinema with fresh eyes?
Todd McFarlane Batman cover art heads to auction
Classic Batman, World War Two Captain Marvel art and more up for sale
Coming Soon: Titan Comics The Savage Sword of Conan
The sword is drawn, the battles rage, and the legend is reforged
Ghastly times for 2000AD’s finest in latest thrills from The Mighty Tharg
Judge Dredd, Brass Sun, Rogue Trooper, Red Dragon and Void Runners are all peak 2000AD!
Zombies to left of me, zombies to the right… Commando creepiness ahead
Seasonally spooky thrills ahead!
UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph pens his first Commando
Shocking story of Indian troops during World War One explored
Doctor Who Magazine US distribution changes ahead?
No hunting the vortex just yet
What If… There was a Dan Dare Flash Gordon crossover?
Space heroes united?
New gothic graphic novel, “Nightmare at Northanger Abbey”, by Keith Page, available now
A unique Jane Austen steampunk mash up!
Edinburgh’s TAGS Fest returns for its biggest year yet
Independent comic makers in the spotlight!
Phoenix Fest heads to Oxford in April
You won’t want to miss it!
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph on the BBC
Check out a wide-ranging interview about comics and more
Banned Books Week spotlights most challenged books, Star Trek’s George Takei Honorary Chair
Star Trek star champions a vital annual campaign
Call for Papers: Studies in Comics
Academic research, studies, articles wanted
Dan Dare returns to Finland
New Dan Dare release is a test for the character’s appeal
Angoulême to host “Censorship & Freedom in Creating Comics” conference
A special event that comes at a vital time
Mechanical Comics makes limited edition debut from comics advocate Ernesto Priego
An experimental, numbered, (very) limited run!
Bruce McCall: Visions of the Retrofuture opens soon in New York
Adam Baumgold Fine Art presents the exhibition, Bruce McCall: Visions of the Retrofuture, from 15th October until 7th November 2025, to be held at DFN Projects in New York. Bruce McCall (1935–2023) was a visionary artist and writer whose meticulously… Read More ›
New Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title launches in the UK this week
The Turtles are back, and your local TG Jones should have them!