Active Images, run by British creator Richard Starkings, have been busy this month. Not only do they have Elephantmen #54 on sale and are busy plugging the Tenth Anniversary Collection of Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection, but the company has also… Read More ›
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Doctor Who’s Sophie Aldred back at Orbital Comics this Saturday for extra signing
By now you’ve already heard all about London’s Orbital Comics amazing exhibition featuring previously unseen photographs of Sylvester McCoy’s beloved companion, Sophie Aldred aka ‘Ace’ … But if you haven’t, then you only have a few days left to get… Read More ›
Art of Charlie Adlard book to launch at Lakes Festival
We’ve got word that Image Comics’ The Art of Charlie Adlard at will now get its official launch at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and not in New York Comic Con as originally planned – another great reason to… Read More ›
Stripped Event Report: Neil Gaiman On Sandman
Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›
Mach Goes Commando – fine artist inspired by comics he grew up with
Fresh from major book assaults on Hong Kong and New York, DC Thomson’s Commando books supply the ammunition for fine artist David Mach, who currently has an exhibition at the Lochgelly Centre in Lochgelly, Fife. The work featured is inspired… Read More ›
2014 Commando Calendar released
It is that time of the year again when calendars are appearing in the shops and for the third year running Waverley Books have released a Commando calendar. As in the previous two years the Commando Calendar 2014 has 13… Read More ›
Dundee Comics Day Line Up Confirmed
John Ridgway, Ian Kennedy, Simon Furman, Sydney Jordan and many other great British comic creators will be guests at this year’s Dundee Comics Day on 26th – 27th October. Here’s the full schedule for the event, which is part of… Read More ›
Crowdfunding success for ‘Project Overwatch’
The world of comic books is caught in an endless cycle of regurgitated ideas, so Con Artist Entertainment, the team behind Project: Overwatch project, argue the only real solution to this is to move away from the overused character and… Read More ›
Stripped Event Report: 2000AD – Back To The Future
Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›
Marvel UK celebration planned for London Film and Comic Con
Creators and former staff who were part of Marvel UK and its publications will appear at the next London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court on Saturday 5th October. Organiser Mike Conroy hopes the panel will prove a celebration… Read More ›