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In collaboration with The National Cartoonists Society and major strip syndicators, Heritage Auctions is hosting The National Cartoonists Society Foundation’s Thanks + Giving Auction, a unique auction featuring original comic art from more than 100 internationally-renowned creators. Proceeds from winning bids will… Read More ›
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s long-running war comic Commando (Issues 5075 – 5078 ) – on sale this Thursday, 30th November 2017 in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. From the cobbled streets of… Read More ›
After mysteriously disappearing from the pages of the Scottish small press magazine Atomic some 30 years ago, superhero Captain Scotland is to return on St Andrews Day 2017, during Book Week Scotland. “Captain Scotland: Back to the Future”, a new short story featuring the… Read More ›
Featuring cracking cover art by Tiernen Trevallion, who also delivers another terrific episode of “Absalom” scripted by Gordon Rennie, 2000AD Prog 2059 is on sale in all good newsagents and comic shops tomorrow. Fronted by an all-action Dredd episode from… Read More ›
Robby the Robot, the seven-foot tall robot from the classic 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet, recently sold at Bonhams New York for a world record price of $5,375,000 in the TCM Presents… Out of This World! auction of classic… Read More ›
The Official Gerry Anderson Store is selling copies of TV21 No. 243 – an “alternate universe” continuation of the first series of classic 1960s comic TV21, originally produced as part of the Supermarionation Blu-Ray and DVD release by Network, back… Read More ›
There’s a return to familiar territory for artist Graeme Neil Reid for his incredible monthly Art Raffle he runs to encourage Patreon support for his work – but with some not so familiar faces. Graeme is a Scottish artist who… Read More ›
A look back at the career of Oliver Frey, still busy today!
Escaping Wars and Waves is an exhibition opening next month in London, featuring reportage graphic artist Olivier Kugler‘s drawings with texts documenting the circumstances of Syrian refugees he met on assignments commissioned by Medicins sans Frontieres. Olivier travelled to Domiz… Read More ›
Artist Simon Myers has some wonderful origianl watercolour portraits commissioned by Titan Comics (some used as covers, some not) up on his Ebay page. We thought we’d share some of them to give his work a plug. Perhaps best known… Read More ›
Laydeez do Comics have announced First UK Women’s Prize for Unpublished Graphic Novel work in progress. The First prize is £2,000 with five shortlisted entries of: £200 each. All shortlisted entries will receive a Laydeez Review session. The campaign to… Read More ›
Get ready for the UK’s largest ever exhibition on Winnie-the-Pooh, for ages two to one hundred and two. A multi-sensory and playful exhibition, Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring A Classic will explore the magical world of the charismatic bear, star of the most popular… Read More ›
It’s been in the works for a while but at last, the Comichaus digital comics app – aimed at promoting the work of independent and small press comic publishers – is ready for release. Launching on 21st November 2017 on… Read More ›
Since receiving the ‘mantle’ (or indeed the slightly cheesy-looking cloak) from previous incumbent Dave Gibbons at the 2016 Lakes International Comic Art Festival, UK Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard has not rested on his laurels. Carole Tait reports… The Comics Laureate… Read More ›
Who Dare Publishing has just released a smashing new limited edition portfolio – The Target Cover Art of Andrew Skilleter. Andrew’s perhaps best known for his Doctor Who art (although he’s done a lot more) and this is the fourth… Read More ›
Portsmouth Comic Con, which takes place in May 2018, has just announced five more international talents will be joining the already impressive array line-up of creators for panels, signings and sketches at the South Coast’s premier comic convention. With Thor: Ragnarok… Read More ›
The December Compal comic auction has just been launched and includes some great comics and art, including a page of “The Daleks” by Ron Turner for 1960s comic TV Century 21 – and an Oor Wullie original artwork for charity… Read More ›
The inaugural edition from Death Ingloria, a seven-track album The Wolf Onboard, has just been released today. A multi-media project I got wind of earlier this year, at the 2000AD 40th Anniversary event. It’s a great looking – and sounding… Read More ›
Created by Daniel Locke and David Blandy Foreword by Dr. Adam Rutherford Full Colour – Hardback – 248 pages – £16.99 The Story: “Surreal sequences take us from Gutenberg’s printing press to Tim Berners-Lee’s World Wide Web, Grand Master Flash… Read More ›
Drawing on the Past is a two-day conference on comics and the pre-modern world at Senate House in London on 10-11th September 2018 – and the organisers are looking for comic creators who fancy being involved in workshops/ reading groups with some historians… Read More ›