Have you ever wondered what the wacky folk behind Doctor Who Adventures magazine get up to when they are not busy baking cakes? Now the BBC cameras reveal all! Tune into CBBC today (Tuesday 8th March) morning at 10.45am to watch All… Read More ›
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Panel Borders delves into Action – The Story of a Violent Comic
Panel Borders, the only regular monthly look at comic books, graphic novels and sequential art steam* broadcast in the UK over the airwaves, delves into the story behind one of the country’s most controversial comics tonight. Guest presenter Professor Martin… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 36: Pat Mills
It’s an epic show this week, as Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond are joined by British comics titan Pat Mills on the Awesome Comics Podcast – and boy, do they all have one hell of a time. The… Read More ›
Art Rookie Announces Debut Exhibition
Art Rookie – an online sales platform for UK artists and designers, supporting British creatives on their road to commercial success – is hosting its debut exhibition ‘Best of British’ in collaboration with theprintspace in London later this month. The organisation is showcasing an… Read More ›
ECC @ EICC: Comic Creators in Edinburgh in April
Starting life under a different name in 2014, the Edinburgh Comic Con (ECC) established itself as a major two-day comics-centric ‘comic con’ in the Scottish capital last year when it sold out its Saturday tickets and came close to the… Read More ›
Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: “A Bitter Pill to Swallow”
In “A Bitter Pill to Swallow”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK (7th March), Gordon runs into a hitman known as Eduardo Flamingo; Penguin and Nygma have another encounter. Here’s some teaser pics… Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, David… Read More ›
Steampunk Robots and Demon Mice? Count me in for “Cognition”
Ken Reynolds, editor of the terrific anthology Spliced Quarterly and ace letterer of many British indie comics, is seeking backing to print his latest project Cognition #0 – a supernatural-noir-adventure drawn by Sam Bentley about a steam-powered automaton inhabited by a… Read More ›
Embassy of Japan “Manga Jiman 2015: The Winners” Exhibition Opens Soon
This year’s Manga Jiman Exhibition – Manga Jiman 2015: The Winners – opens at the Embassy of Japan on 21st March 2016. Manga Jiman is a comic-writing competition organized by the Embassy of Japan to uncover the brightest talent in the country. For the ninth edition of the… Read More ›
Transformers and Mad Hatter Chronicles Simon Furman Heads for Oswestry Lit Fest
Ace comic creator and animation writer Simon Furman (Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, Dragons: Riders of Berk) will be at the Oswestry Lit Fest on 19th March, where he’ll be presenting two talks aimed at slightly different age-groups, but really suitable… Read More ›
Aardwolf Publishing backs fund-raising projects in aid of Deathlok creator Rich Buckler
We’re sorry to report that US comics artist Rich Buckler – perhaps best known for his work on Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Thor and as the creator of Deathlok is ill. Worse yet, because of the cost of healthcare in the US, he needs help… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Tony Dyson, R2-D2’s Original Builder
We’re sorry to report the passing of Professor Tony Dyson, the British robot genius who originally built Star Wars R2-D2. A convention regular around the globe, 2015 marked his first appearance in the country he had made his own – Malta – for Malta… Read More ›
WP Comics Launches “Gunnveig’s Saga”, a Viking epic
Newly- founded British comic book publisher WP Comics has just launched its latest title Gunnveig’s Saga, – a Viking epic that’s the work of newcomer Icelandic writer Arnar H. Önnuson and British illustrator Melissa Nettleship. The comic is the company’s first… Read More ›
Jamie Me’s “Start Again” adult comic hits back at online taunters
Offering a heady adult-oriented mix of sex, superheroes and sarcasm set in Leeds, Jamie Me‘s explicitly British comic Start Again is well on the way to successful crowdfunding, but still looking for further support before the campaign ends next week…. Read More ›
Chris Ware, Alison Sampson among guests at Graphic Novel/Novel Architecture Symposium
Kent State University College of Architecture & Environmental Design has organized a Graphic Novels / Novel Architecture symposium to explore constructive and projective relationships between architecture and comics. Guests include London-based architect and illustrator Alison Sampson and many others. … Read More ›
Put Spring In Your Step With latest Doctor Who Adventures
Say a big hello to Spring with the latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures, on sale now in all good newsagents! In this issue… GHOSTS OF THE SEAS The Doctor teams up with Prince George as he tracks down the… Read More ›
65 Years Young! Dennis the Menace exhibition celebrates the eternal wild child
The nation’s favourite wildchild, Dennis the Menace, turns 65 this month and an exhibition of screenprints featuring him is being held to celebrate in London. The iconic character from The Beano comic created by David Law made his appearance… Read More ›
Birmingham’s Time Bomb Comics spreads its wing with ongoing comic project Flintlock
Time Bomb Comics has successfully gained Kickstarter backing for its first-ever ongoing adventure comic, Flintlock – but further funding support will help the independent British publisher promote the title and really make an impact with the great-looking book when it launches…. Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 35: Alfie Gallagher
After a few weeks of con fever, artist extraordinaire Alfie Gallagher joins Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond to talk about his three-issue series Charlatan Tales, his work and influences and the exciting projects he’s got coming next. The… Read More ›
Superheroes as gods and privatised demon-hunters! 2000AD announces new digital-first releases
Two of 2000AD’s most popular strips from the past 13 years are to be collected in their entirety for the first time. The Ten-Seconders and Caballistics Inc. have been fully collected in new digital-first editions available from 2000AD’s webshop, and… Read More ›
Cult Empire Comics opens doors to creator-owned submissions
Cult Empire Comics, the British independent publishers of Vietnam Zombie Holocaust and Horror Show, have announced they are looking for submissions for creator owned comics. Founded in 2010 by George Lennox, Cult Empire started as an online comic book store… Read More ›