We rarely review children’s books on this blog They are not really what it’s all about, But why should we let groups like MumsNet then hog All the work these creators put out? Jampires is about little creatures who suck… Read More ›
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Comics and Literacy Part One: Why Reading Comics Matters by Neill Cameron
In September 2014, comic creator Neill Cameron published a series of articles on the British comics industry which he has very kindly given us permission to cross post here, as part of wider efforts by both him and many others to… Read More ›
Sneek Peek: Titan Comics Michael Moorcock Library Series, launching in 2015
Titan Comics has announced the brand-new Michael Moorcock Library Series in February 2015, beginning with his greatest character – Elric – and released some tasty preview pages from the first collection. Collecting the first volume of the classic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s bestselling… Read More ›
It’s The Cat’s Fault: Why Writers Don’t Write (and artists don’t draw, presumably…)
A new survey of 1000 British writers has revealed pets might get the blame for a creator not finishing their book, but the Internet is often the major distraction from getting things done during the working day. The survey,… Read More ›
New Service tracks Independent Comic Publishers
Here’s an interesting and clearly well thought project: Indie Comics Tracker, a service enabling you to not only keep track of your favourite independent comic titles – but discover new ones, too. Indie Comics Tracker allows you to discover… Read More ›
Malta Comic Con teases with new film trailer
Just weeks away from the event itself, the Malta Comic Con team have released this impressive trailer to give comic fans a taster of the highly-regarded event, created by Mark A. Tagliaferro and Nitedevil Darkwatch. Now in its sixth… Read More ›
Gerry Anderson Firestorm pilot greenlit, gets over £88,000 in crowd-funded backing
(Updated): Fans of Gerry Anderson‘s past projects such as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Space:1999 have fully backed a pilot for a possible new series based on his concepts – Firestorm. Over 1400 backers have pledged almost £89,000 to the Gerry… Read More ›
Photo Review: Dundee Comics Day 2014
The event that became the Dundee Comics Day (DCD) began at the University of Dundee in 2007 with the two day academic conference entitled ‘Biff! Bam!! Crikey!!!’ in 2007. Run by Dr Chris Murray (below) of the university’s Department of… Read More ›
SEQUENTIAL conjures Halloween scares with free copies of Strange Embrace
As part of this year’s All Hallow’s Read, a new Hallowe’en tradition started by Neil Gaiman in 2011 of giving away scary books on 31st October, top digital comics distributor SEQUENTIAL is giving away 666 copies of the acclaimed horror… Read More ›
Free Beano in Saturday’s Mirror
(Updated 31st October 2014): Hot on the heels of our news item that The Mirror has teamed up with Me Books to give digital comic readers a free interactive copy of Dennis the Menace comic comes word from Beano editor Craig Graham that the top… Read More ›