Written by Mike Garley Art by Lukasz Kowalczuk Colours and Letteers by Lukasz Mazur I’ll start with an introduction by writer Mike Garley… “Late Fees is a 36 page limited edition comic (666 signed copies) with a spot gloss cover,… Read More ›
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Let’s Hear it For…. Accident Man!
Tony Esmond and Nick Prolix are working on a new martial arts comic called Cockney Kung Fu. Both creators are really excited about it and decided, as part of the collaborative process, they would put out a weekly mailer (subscribe… Read More ›
In Review: 2000AD Prog 2045 – Dan Cornwell debuts!
The latest issue of 2000AD (Prog 2045) is on sale today in all good newsagents, comic shops and online stores, (as is the first volume of 2000AD: The Ultimate Collection, reviewed here, don’t miss their Facebook Live giveaway which starts… Read More ›
New Commando comics offer U-Boat action, dud grenades – and Viking gold!
The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 5047-5050) are on sale tomorrow (Thursday 24th August 2017) in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. Offering classic and new adventures, enjoy stories of infiltrating U-Boats in the Atlantic,… Read More ›
Forgotten Books in Review: Shadows in the Sun by Chad Oliver
By Chad Oliver SF Novel First Published: 1954 | Find it on amazon.co.uk The Book: Anthropologist Paul Ellery discovers that the small Texas town of Jefferson Springs is actually an imitation of small-town America created by the aliens who now… Read More ›
Web Find: Life of Rome MMORPG
Life of Rome is an impressive-looking new third and first-person massively multiplayer online action role playing game set in the world of 320AD Rome, and it looks pretty stunning from these visuals. (The 3D map of Rome caught my eye… Read More ›
In Review: IMPOSSIBLE – Markosia’s Impossibly good new SF graphic novel
Written & created by Chris Sides Art & Lettering by Jake Rowlinson Colours by Daniel Franco Graphic design & additional editing by Ken Reynolds Published by Markosia Enterprises Launching at London Super Comic Con The Story: 2046. Will McGillis, an astrophysicist,… Read More ›
That Was the Comic Week That Was: 2000AD “Ultimate” launch, the perils of polybagged comics and the passing of a girls comic pioneer
A little later than planned, here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond last week. Just in case you missed some of our British comics coverage… • Our most popular item last week was without… Read More ›
Maximum Millgate! 2000AD artist David Millgate that is, with new art book out soon
Eighth Continent Publishing are releasing their first art book, Maximum Millgate!, focussing on the life and times of Sinister Dexter co-creator and Judge Dredd artist David Millgate. This high quality 48 page A4 art-book, featuring concept art, sketches, 2000AD art,… Read More ›
Farewell to Bruce Forsyth, TV – and comic strip – star
This week saw the passing of TV legend Sir Bruce Forsyth, his death and lengthy TV career marked with many tributes in newspapers, on TV news and online. It’s been noted that despite his undoubted small screen success he apparently… Read More ›