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The following tribute is compiled with grateful thanks to Martin Baines, Gerry Dolan, Martin Griffiths, the Illustration Art Gallery (from where much of the information featured below about Colin’s career was sourced), Steve Holland , the New Camden Journal and… Read More ›
For two days in June, Gateshead’s BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead will play host to a national two day Artist’s Book Fair. (Friday 14th & Saturday 15th 10-6pm June 2013). They’re now actively seeking creators who may want… Read More ›
Here’s a daft but fun item for comic and fish lovers: Custom Fishbowls. This new, small British operation will take your suggestion for whatever kind of fish bowl or theme of a fishbowl you want and make it – and… Read More ›
The Spring 2013 Comic Book Postal Auction closes next week – and they have some fantastic British comic lots on offer, as usual, including original art from strips such as Dan Dare, The Spider and Kelly’s Eye as well as… Read More ›
I’m ready for my close-up: Animating the city Alex Fitch talks to the directors of two new cutting-edge animated films which mix animation and live action footage to beguiling effect. Zoltan Sostai discusses his film Cycle, a spiritual successor to… Read More ›
MCM Birmingham Comic Con and Memorabilia, Britain’s biggest collectors’ event, come to the NEC on 16-17th March, and the team behind it tell us they have an awesome line-up of film and TV guests waiting to meet fans, host panels… Read More ›
Lee Sullivan’s “The Horseman” poster for The Minister of Chance. © Minister of Chance Comic artist Lee Sullivan, whose latest published comics work is Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2 from IDW (read our interview), has dropped us a line… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing of Raymond Cusick, designer of Doctor Who‘s Daleks, and we thank Nick Abadzis for giving us permission to reproduce his visual tribute, posted on his blog earlier today. While editing Doctor Who Magazine some… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Updating the classics Concluding a month of shows looking at the connections between comics and books, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of authors who have used graphic novels and comics to update classic literature. Mike Carey discusses his… Read More ›
Fans of Blake and Mortimer, the bande dessinees adventure saga published in the UK by Cinebook, may be interested to know a new PC game based on their adventures is now on sale. Explore, enjoy and think is the key… Read More ›
(Updated 25/2/13): British comic creators will be heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which launched last month with a First Doctor story drawn by Simon Fraser. ‘Prisoners of… Read More ›
Tim Pilcher, founder member of the Comic Book Alliance, will be giving a talk on Jeff Keen, how comics influenced his work and how he, in turn, influenced (or at least foresaw) the future of comix, this Saturday (23rd February)… Read More ›
Thought Bubble 2013 icon by Alice Duke Leeds-based Thought Bubble has just announced that this year’s festival will run from 17th – 24th November, in conjunction with the 27th Leeds International Film Festival, and the comics convention, a regular feature… Read More ›
Resonance FM, the London based radio station which Panel Borders is broadcast from, is currently running a fundraiser that’s going on until 21st February. The Arts Council funding of the station only goes so far (and no programme makers, including… Read More ›
Comics writer, author and Primary Clone Dan Abnett will be at a signing to promote a move of premises for Maidstone games shop No Man’s Land next Saturday (23rd February). An independent gaming shop, No Man’s Land is, Dan tells… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Darkness and inhumanity in literature Continuing our month of shows about comics and literature, Alex Fitch talks to a trio of graphic novelists about adapting classic 19th century novels as sequential art. In a panel discussion recorded at… Read More ›
With the discovery of his body in Leicester last year, interest in the often-much maligned King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, is at something of a fever pitch. The latest temporary exhibition at the Bosworth Heritage Centre… Read More ›
Heritage Auctions, the US-based leading collectibles auctioneer, will once again be exhibiting at the London Super Comic Convention, with company staff on hand to talk with potential consigners, bidders and other interested parties. “Consignments of comics and comic art will… Read More ›
Following up on our recent post about the 2013 2D Comics Festival, Northern Ireland’s largest ever comics event has just announced several guests set to appear when the long-running annual comic event returns from 30th May – 2nd June in… Read More ›
Will Simpson at the W5. Photo: W5 Centre The work of Will Simpson is the focus of an exhibition at Belfast’s W5 Centre until 28th April 2013, highlighting the work of this internationally-known artist, whose career began in comic strip… Read More ›