We’re sorry to report the passing of award-winning American comic artist Norm Breyfogle, aged 58, and artist perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Batman and Detective Comics, who worked with a number of British creators over his… Read More ›
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In Review: A Place for Birds by Robbie Cathro
Created by Robbie Cathro Black and White – 20 pages A5 – £6.00 The Story: The artist waits each year for the birds to pass over her home during their migration. What will come from their visit? The Review: I… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Satoshi Kitamura
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Tokyo-born illustrator Satoshi Kitamura who, after dropping out of school to pursue… Read More ›
Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell revealed as artists on new Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth game
Osprey Games, a division of Osprey Publishing, has revealed 2000AD artists Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell as the artists on its upcoming Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth card game. As we previously reported, Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth, set to… Read More ›
Watch Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth on the Big Screen – and get a free BPRD comic!
Ace comics, film and animation magazine Tripwire has teamed up with one of its favourite cinemas, the historic Phoenix in East Finchley to bring Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy (2004) and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) back to the big screen. Here’s the details of how you… Read More ›
New Striker comic distribution stymied by WHSmith, but the publishers have a cunning plan…
The new Striker football comic – its launch the result of a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign earlier this year – has been hit by distribution problems that mean Issue 3 will now not go on sale until next week in newsagents…. Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Nottingham Comic Con – Comic Anthology: Inter Space
Nottingham Comic Con has launched a Kickstarter for its third anthology, Inter Space, a 40 plus page all ages comic conglomeration featuring stories from some great creators, many of them at the event on Saturday 20th October. This book has… Read More ›
Jump On Board! This week’s new 2000AD aims to entice new readers
New readers should have no qualms about jumping on board and buying 2000AD tomorrow as a brand-new roster of stories starts in the bumper Prog 2100. There are some great strips included, particularly the Judge Anderson tale penned by Alan… Read More ›
From the Trenches: Thought Bubble 2018 and My Rookie Year
Comics artist John Tucker reflect on his first Thought Bubble Festival experience, the culmination of his busy year as a creator… Well, here we are then. Our first Thought Bubble is in the bag. The show I’ve wanted to do… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Yomi Ayeni
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Yomi Ayeni, an award winning Transmedia creator, producer, filmmaker, and storyteller,… Read More ›
Pat Mills heads to Prague to talk 2000AD’s “Defoe”, his comics career and more
2000AD creator Pat Mills is looking forward to going to Prague this week, for an-all day comic event at Prague City Library on Friday 28th September – and the event will hopefully be live streamed. He’ll be chatting about his… Read More ›
In Review: ‘Kingdom’ by Jon McNaught
Created by Jon McNaught Hardback – 128 pages – £16.99 Published by Nobrow The Story: Jon McNaught returns with another beautiful comic that makes the ordinary, extraordinary. A family sets off for a long weekend at a caravan park on… Read More ›
Sarah Graley draws Minecraft, first pages revealed by Dark Horse
Ahead of New York Comic Con and MINECON Earth, Dark Horse, Mojang AB, and Microsoft have revealed the first art from the first instalment in a multi-project publishing partnership, Minecraft Volume One, featuring art by Sarah Graley. Minecraft Volume One… Read More ›
Alan Moore’s Jerusalem release as omnibus paperback
Jerusalem, the New York Times-bestseller from Alan Moore, author of From Hell and Watchmen is now available in a single-volume paperback. On sale from today, Tuesday 25th September in shops and in digital from 25th September, the novel is published in the UK from… Read More ›
Call for Papers: International Conference of Graphic Novels and Comics
A Call For Papers for the Joint International Conference of Graphic Novels and Comics and 20th Anniversary of the International Bande dessinée Society at Manchester Metropolitan University next June has just been announced. Taking place 24th -28th June 2019 the… Read More ›
British Comics Swap Meet in Fife This Coming Weekend
After this last weekend with two of the largest UK comics events, Thought Bubble in Leeds and MCM Scotland in Glasgow, next weekend 29-30 September 2018 one of the smallest UK comics events will be happening in Lochore in Fife…. Read More ›
Frank Hampson Centenary Exhibition opens at The Atkinson, Southport – Launch Report
David Britton of the Eagle Society reports on new exhibition of Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson’s work at The Atkinson, Southport… A reception was held on Thursday evening 20th September at The Atkinson in Southport, to launch three new exhibitions… Read More ›
Comic creator David Leach special guest for MediaHubUK event
Comics artist, writer and editor David Leach is a special guest at MediaHubK in Cookham,Berkshire, in October. A cartoonist and editor “with a larger than life personality” David is the creator of the cartoon character, Psycho Gran and has edited… Read More ›
In Review: Edge of Extinction Issue 2
Written by Baden James Mellonie Art and Letters by Paul Peart-Smith Covers by Stephen Sampson (also known as Steve Sampson), David Millgate and Ryan Brown Published by Eighth Continent Publishing Note: Some strong language as zombies try to eat characters… Read More ›
New academic comics study, Queer about Comics, released
A new publication Queer about Comics, has just been published by Duke University Press. Edited by Darieck Scott and Ramzi Fawaz, this special issue explores the intersection of queer theory and comics studies. The contributors provide new theories of how… Read More ›