Here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond. Have a great weekend! • Our most popular item this week was without doubt discussion about the new Scream & Misty Halloween Special, out in October from… Read More ›
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Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with Graphic Poet Mal Earl
The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with a chat to Mal Earl, who is a regular contributor to David Lloyd’s digital anthology Aces Weekly… Read More ›
Comics Take over Frome, Somerset this Weekend! (And watch out for Darth Vader, too…)
This weekend 12th – 13th August 2017 will see the second ever Frome Comic Con which I’m afraid I’ve missed news about completely so apologies to the organisers. Frome, in Somerset, is home to Disconnected Press, run by Conor and Lizzie… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Xasan Daahir Weedhsame’s “Catastrophe” poem poster featuring art by Bryan Talbot
Catastrophe is an electrifying poem by the Somali poet Xasan Daahir Weedhsame, a howl of anguish about the displacement of the Somali people, soon to be published as a dual-language poem-poster featuring a specially-commissioned illustration by the artist Bryan Talbot thanks… Read More ›
Comics-inspiring artist Paul Nash exhibition heads for Newcastle
Two key paintings from the 1930s by Paul Nash are currently part of a major survey of the artist at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich until 20th August 2017, before the exhibition, first shown to huge acclaim at… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with comic artist and book illustrator John Martz
The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with a chat to Canadian master of the subtle, understated and bitter-sweet – comic artist and illustrator… Read More ›
Lifeboat Heroes and Deadly Snipers stalk the latest Commando comics – on sale now
Brand new Commando issues 5043-5046 are out today (Thursday 10th August) from DC Thomson, on sale in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms. Ready your guns for incoming Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Wehrmacht as heroes face air, sea and… Read More ›
Quake Champions, debuts, new Sherlock series “The Great Game” launches
Titan Comics debuted to new series today, on sale in all good comic shops. Quake: Champions ties directly into the brand-new Bethesda shoot-em-up videogame, while Sherlock‘s newest series – The Great Game – features a cover by Eisner-nominated Sana Takeda. Also… Read More ›
Out Today: The Lost Fleet: Corsair #3, featuring “Black Jack” Geary in comics for the first time
The latest issue of The Lost Fleet – Corsair (#3), which I’m editing for Titan Comics is out today, a series based on the best-selling Lost Fleet military SF series by John Hemry (writing as Jack Campbell). It’s been a… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with Hellboy artist Duncan Fegredo
The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with Duncan Fegredo. Much more than “just” a Hellboy artist, Duncan is described by his peers as… Read More ›