The latest batch of Commandos are in the shops and include a reprint of Massacre At Mendhi Pass, a 1974 Cam Kennedy Story with an Ian Kennedy cover. Commando 4627 – Race Of Death Story: Alan Hebden Art: Morahin Cover:… Read More ›
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Stripped Event Review: Joe Sacco – The Graphic Truth
Joe Sacco, writer and illustrator, born in Malta, raised in Australia and based in America, is a comics journalist who tends to document war from the other side – not the side of the soldiers who do the fighting but… Read More ›
Marineman creator Ian Churchill first announced guest for Malta Con 2013
Wicked Comics has announced the internationally renowned British creator Ian “Marineman” Churchill as the first guest for this year’s Malta Comic Con, which will be held on Saturday 30th November and Sunday 1st December at St. James Cavalier (all floors), Valletta, Malta. The convention’s… Read More ›
Vicious Vikings aplenty in Tim Hall’s ‘Skragbeard’
If vicious Vikings and demon lords are the kind of things that grab your attention when searching for a comic to read, then look no further!
Award-winner Corbain Wilkins seeks backing for ‘Breaker’s End’
2012 Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize winner Corbain Wilkins has a new graphic novel, Breaker’s End, in the works and hopes to release a special edition using the Kickstarter crowdfunding service. Breaker’s End tells the story of a fragile, ageing… Read More ›
Planet Jimbot’s Amazing & Fantastic Tales
Amazing & Fantastic Tales #2 – a new comic from Planet Jimbot, the indie imprint run by Jim Alexander and Jim Campbell, is on sale now. Pulp gets a modern twist with comic strips and text stories combined in this… Read More ›
Aces Weekly back with Scarpa, Baskerville, Langridge and – Psycho Granny!
Volume Six of this revolutionary digital comic Aces Weekly begins its latest seven-issue, seven-week this week, once again showcasing some of the brightest talent from across the globe in an exclusively digital weekly comic art magazine published by David Lloyd…. Read More ›
LICAF Guest Spotlight: Charlie Adlard
Award-winning Charles “Charlie” Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller, one of over 80 comic guest at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, is best known for his work on the long-running, best-selling Image Comics series… Read More ›
Best of Milligan and McCarthy out in September from Dark Horse
One of comics’ most fruitful collaborations is to get its due in Best of Milligan and McCarthy – a deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk). There is… Read More ›
Stage set for Jackie: The Musical
Do you remember when there were no mobile phones, no apps, no texting, no e-mails and no twitter? When your only contact with other angst ridden teenage girls like you was through the pages of Jackie Magazine, which every Thursday… Read More ›
Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden’s fantastic ‘Dept of Monsterology’ out in October
Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden‘s long-in-gestation project, Dept of Monsterology, is on its way at last from Renegade Entertainment – and having seen pages, read the original pitch and knowing the quality of the work of both creators, I have… Read More ›
Edinburgh BookFest Begins Today
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Book Festival which begins today in the Scottish capital’s Charlotte Square Gardens. The festival runs for two and a half weeks and is the largest literature festival in the world. In… Read More ›
Manga Jiman winners capture the Choshu Five for this year’s competition leaflet
As we previously reported, the search for the best manga talent in the UK is on as London’s Embassy of Japan is now accepting entries for its manga writing competition, Manga Jiman. The Embassy recently caught up with Sara Ferreira… Read More ›
Chronos Commandos #2 out next week, first issue sells out in UK
The second issue of Titan Comics’ Chronos Commandos by Stuart Jennett hits comic stores this coming Wednesday, 14th August and we’ve got a great preview for you. When the Allies and Nazis develop time-diving technology that could see the course… Read More ›
The Twelfth Doctor gets Smuzz-ified!
While illustrator and comics artist Smuzz is currently busy on many fronts – not least of them drawing the sixth episode of Crucible for STRIP – he couldn’t resist entering the downthetubes Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge, which has also attracted… Read More ›
Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition Revealed
Yes, we know we’re talking US comics. And we’re talking about a game, not comics. But Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has just unveiled details for the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition that will be sold in the… Read More ›
Thor Dark World trailer released, opens 30th October in UK
The official UK second trailer for the sequel to Marvel’s Thor – Thor: The Dark World has just been released. The film debuts in the UK on 30th October. Thor: The Dark World, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman,… Read More ›
Slaine – Back in 2000AD today!
For 30 years he’s been carving his way through the enemies of the Land of the Young, and now Sláine the Barbarian is back with a brand new series starting next week in 2000AD. Written by the creator of 2000AD,… Read More ›
Hogan and Parkhouse’s “Resident Alien” returns
Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse‘s Resident Alien saga for US publisher Dark Horse resumes on 14th August with The Suicide Blonde #0, on sale in all good comic shps on both sides of the Atlantic and as a digital edition…. Read More ›
Northern Ways: Julie Tait reveals Lakes Festival long term plans
Britain is buzzing with comics festivals and conventions up and down the land and throughout the year. Across the spectrum of scale and longevity, Oxford’s determinedly human-scale small press weekend Caption is the longest one still running, while the MCM… Read More ›