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DC and Marvel Crossover Comic Books Continue Through 2026
Superman and Spider-Man, together again!
Six UK regions receive £25 million to bolster creative industries
£8m in grants go to more than 100 small and medium-sized creative businesses across 12 UK regions
First Look: Doctor Who – The Prison Paradox #1
Meet an unlikely team of allies for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda!
Studio Ghibli and Art History of Anime/Manga talks by Helen McCarthy lined up at Quay Arts
Helen McCarthy, who wrote the first books in English on anime, is giving two talks at Quay Arts, Newport, on the Isle of Wight, over 10th and 11th October 2025.
2000AD continues to sizzle, new Prog in store now
Already on form, 2000AD’s recent “facelift” has set it flying
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics
Amazing response to Amazing Spider-Man Kickstarter
New Forest Painters exhibition includes equestrian art by 2000AD’s Alan Langford
Annual exhibition returns, offering wide range of paintings on display
Preston Comic Con returns this weekend offering celebrity and comic creator lineup, £100 cosplay prize
Mayhem ahead in Preston this weekend!
Panel Borders: Atmospheric Locations
New comic creator interviews!
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Your guides to upcoming British and Irish comic events
Terry Nation’s Rebecca’s World returns
Dalek creator’s children’s novel republished
LICAF Special Award announced for Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah
Recognition for work in adversity in Gaza
Robin Lang and Helge Dascher announced 2025 winners of Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation – English
Another accolade for the work of Boum and its translators
Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu presented with Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025
Deserved award for censored Turkish cartoonist
Out Soon: SHIFT Volume Three, featuring the lost “Terminal Man”
All-out classic SF action heading your way!
Lorenzo Mattotti wins 2025 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art
Deserved further acclaim for an incredible artist
Brooding Darkness Spreads its Wings: A Potted History of Night Raven
Pulp hero, or Moon Knight villain?
Mollie Ray announced as UK’s First-Ever Young Comics Laureate
A bold new role putting comics at the heart of young people’s lives
Best of British remembers Scream!
The short lived weekly horror comic, Scream!, remembered