Next month is the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing (20th July 1969). We’re already planning some special posts to mark this occasion…
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British comic and creator news, book news, media news. If it’s news, it’s here.
5 By 5 Festival Cancelled
The mysterious 5 By 5 Festival announced for this year, which caused plenty of discussion on comics news groups on both sides of the Atlantic after it was wrongly linked with rumoured plans for a ComicCon in the UK, has… Read More ›
Creator Signings in Bedford
This coming Saturday (27th June), an all-star line up of talent will be in Bedford attending the five year anniversary signing for comic shop Close Encounters. Leah Moore and John Reppion (Dracula), David Hine (Strange Embrace), Adi Granov (Iron Man),… Read More ›
Spaceship Away 18 Arrives!
After a few printing delays, we’re pleased to report that Spaceship Away Part 18 – the British comics SF magazine inspired by space hero Dan Dare – is now available, and most prepaid subscriber issues have been posted. Apart from… Read More ›
Comics Events At the Edinburgh Book Festival
It is almost that time of the year again when the chaos of Festival hits Edinburgh. International, Film, Fringe, Television and the Tattoo as well as many other smaller festivals invade the city, but the one of most interest to… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Time Machination
Writer Tony Lee knows his Doctor Who – inside out, back to front, old and new, spin-offs and original. It is ten years since Queen Victoria banished Sir Doctor Of Tardis and the Lady Rose from the Empire and the… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: One Man Lord of the Rings, Manga Cross Stitch and Space Hoppers!
• Heading to Edinburgh’s Fringe later this summer? Perhaps to catch up with Kev Sutherland and the Falsetto Sock Company, who are sure to be there? Then you might also be interested in a new show from Canadian actor Charles… Read More ›
Free Leeds Manga Event
The Breeze International Youth Festival, comics festival Thought Bubble and the Leeds Young Peoples Film Festival have partnered up to host a special free two-day Manga event later this month. Taking place at Leeds Travelling Man comic shop and the… Read More ›
Bear Alley Announces Cursitor Doom, Phantom Patrol Collections
Top British comics archivist Steve Holland has been hinting at it for months now, but he’s finally announced the first titles publishing limited edition collections of some old, classic British comics under the imprint of Bear Alley Books: Cursitor Doom… Read More ›
SciFiPulse Interviews Flash Gordon Comic Writer
UK cult TV, film and comics web site Sci-Fi Pulse will be presenting a podcast interview with film and television actor Casey Biggs (Broken Arrow, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) today, followed on Sunday 14th June by a chat with… Read More ›
Mindjammer is first Starblazer Adventures game add-on
Rebellion-owned role-playing adventure games and card and board game publisher Cubicle 7 Entertainment has just announced Mindjammer, a self-contained campaign setting designed to bring the transhuman space theme to its new Starblazer Adventures role playing game, just released in the… Read More ›
Matters of Convention: “We like original voices…”
Matthew Badham goes behind the scenes of the Caption (taking place at the East Oxford Community Centre on August 15-16th) with two of several co-organisers, Jay Eales and Selina Lock. This is the third of a series of interviews with… Read More ›
8th Fantastic Film Weekend in Bradford
The National Media Museum in Bradford will be presenting their 8th Fantastic Film Weekend from 12 to 14 June. The Film Weekend has become a hugely popular event for fans of sci-fi and horror movies and this year there’ll be… Read More ›
Tim Quinn on Tour
Comics writer Tim Quinn is back on the cartoon workshop and lecture circuit, appearing at The Brindley in Runcorn tonight and elsewhere in the UK (see current dates below). Tim, whose credits include The Beano, Doctor Who Magazine and The… Read More ›
Dez Skinn – Dragged from the Grave!
Dez Skinn, writer and former editor of Warrior, Comics International, British MAD and many more has been persuaded back to Manchester’s fab Lass O’Gowrie pub for another event. “The b****** have dragged me out of mothballs to do a talk… Read More ›
Comics Go to War!
Comics International editor Mike Conroy has written War Comics: A Graphic History
Something Completely Different
… this surely has to rank as one of the best titles for a magazine ever. Someone tell Lew Stringer he was been pipped to the post sometime during the Second World War…
Comics In Scotland: 2000AD And More
As part of the first national Oxfam Bookfest, which runs from 4 to 18 July 2009, the British charity will be holding a comics event in Edinburgh. With the Dundee Literary Festival Comics Day in June and the Edinburgh International… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 5 June 2009
• Busy racing between secret locations in an effort to find an internet connection that worked, we missed out on wishing Garen Ewing, creator of The Rainbow Orchid, a happy birthday yesterday (4th June) but there’s still time to enter… Read More ›
2D Festival Begins in Derry
If you’re in Northern Ireland this weekend, then head along to the 2D Festival at the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry, which is now up and running with guests David Lloyd, Liam Sharp, Glenn Fabry, Mike Collins, Bryan Talbot, David… Read More ›