As if by magic, an exhibition appeared.
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In Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Slasher Summers, Re-Imagined…
In Review: The Collected Cloak
Peter Duncan got a sneak peek at this brilliant collection of Mike Higgs bonkers spy spoof strip…
Mega City Madness spreads its wings across 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine
It’s all kicking off this week, plus there’s a marvellous retro-looking thrill well worth your attention, too!
Secret Identities: American Superheroes, International Comics – San Diego ComicCon 2026
A panel at San Diego Comic Con turned the spotlight on superhero comics published by Marvel UK and others
Have you explored the Graphic Medicine International Collective free educational comic resources?
Looking for ideas on integrating comics into your teaching about health and illness? Here’s a fantastic resource
Creating Comics: Kate Ashwin, creator of “Widdershins”
A special interview with the talented web comics veteran!
Diamond UK British Publishers Books Solicitations – August 2026
Latest catalogue includes Nordland Uprising, The Cloak and more
Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise back in bookshops
Latest re-release of the novels
Still time to enter Treviso Comic Book Festival’s “International Contest for New Comic Authors”
Just over a fortnight left to enter, plus some Festival details, too
Get Your Cloak On! Mike Higgs “Cloak”, that is
Brilliant collection of an inspirational strip available to preorder now
In Review: The End of Oak Street
Tim Robins time travelled to bring you this review faster than you may have expected
Documenting the Role of the British Press in the Post War Anti-Comic Campaign
A new look at how comics were vilified in the 1940s and 50s in the UK
The ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel Universes Collide in ‘Hope Assembles’ Comic Series
New Star Wars project is surely the ultimate mash up…
Creating Commando Comics: “A Different Kind of Courage” – a Writer’s Commentary by Ian Winterton
A deep dive into a new Commando comic tale on sale now
downthetubes Site Move nears Completion
All Daleks eliminated.
Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe
Legacy Survey Sky Viewer offers public incredible map of the universe
In Review: A Sensual Cesspool of Iniquity by James Bacon
David Ferguson reviews a new book on comics censorship
Spider-Man: Brand New Screen
Tim Robins checks out Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Screen X format
Warlord’s “Iron Annie” returns in Commando
Another Warlord comic favourite is back this week, in a new Commando story