With Christmas coming around I thought it would be a good idea to check out Wizards Keep Publishing’s Worlds End on downthetubes and find out how the next book is coming along. Creator and publisher Tim Perkins’ book is simply… Read More ›
Comic Creator Interviews
Interviews with British comic creators – writers, artists, editors and more.
Creating Aces Weekly: Behind the Scenes with editor Bambos Georgiou
Interest in Aces Weekly, a new weekly digital comic conceived by David Lloyd, has accelerated now the title is up and running, with the project attracting plenty of press attention at last weekend’s New York Comic Con
Creator Talk: 6 Questions For Artist Simon Fraser
The retro-futuristic Russian rogue Nikolai Dante began in 2000AD Prog 1035, dated 25 March 1997, and came to its conclusion 15 years later in Prog 1791. Created by the Scottish team of writer Robbie Morrison and artist Simon Fraser, who… Read More ›
10 Questions: Author Paul Scoones
On sale now from publishers Telos Publishing is The Comic Strip Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who in Comics: 1964 — 1979. Written by New Zealand author Paul Scoones, the book documents the early history of… Read More ›
Creator Talk: Six Questions For Artist/Writer Garen Ewing
When The Rainbow Orchid creator Garen Ewing began writing and drawing his ligne clair style Adventures Of Julius Chancer in Jason Cobley’s small press BAM! black and white anthology in 2002, he would have hardly have expected that a decade… Read More ›
10 Questions: An Interview with Comics Writer Jim Alexander
Jim Alexander’s publishing debut came as writer of Calhab Justice for Judge Dredd Megazine. He then went on to script Judge Dredd, Pandora and O’Rork. He has also written for DC (Birds of Prey, Batman 80-Page Giant), Marvel (Marvel Milestones)… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Martin Eden talks Spandex
Writer, artist and magazine editor Martin Eden has been creating comics since he was a nipper – but entered the British small press/indie comics world around 15 years ago. After collaborating with various creators on titles such as Bulldog and… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Nick Abadzis
Born in Sweden to Greek and English parents, writer, artist and editorial consultant Nick Abadzis was brought up in Switzerland and England. He writes and draws comics and graphic novels for both adults and children and his stories have been… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Searching comics with DJ Food
Starting a month of Panel Borders radio shows about non practitioners’ love for comics, guest presenter Robin Warren talks to musician and 2000AD fan Strictly Kev about collaborating with Henry Flint on the artwork for his new LP The Search… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Habibi Blankets and Children’s Books
Here’s some information on both upcoming and recent Panel Borders radio shows, broadcast on Resonabce FM and online. Concluding the show’s month of looking at biography and autobiography in comics, Alex Fitch talks to the multiple award winning (and Grammy nominated) cartoonist… Read More ›
I’m ready for my close-up: Autumn Sci-Fi
As the Autumn nights start to draw in, ace podcast Panel Borders – who normally do comics stuff, but we think this item will appeal to our readers, too – has a couple of recommendations of DVDs worth staying in… Read More ›
The Sixpenny Murder comic: an interview with John A. Short
The Sixpenny Murder is a new British comic written by John A. Short and drawn by David Hitchcock. Originally part of a project named Changing Places+ devised by a psychologist, it’s now available from John’s own comics company, Kult Kreations… Read More ›
The Return of Girls Comics? Pat Mills has plans…
Comic creator Pat Mills has hinted that he has plans to revive British girls comics with an all-new title he’s currently discussing with publishers. In an interview for the Bring Back Bunty website created by Jo Bevean, which she has… Read More ›
Dougie’s War – a modern day Charley?
Many fans of Charley’s War often contact this site – and ask Pat Mills – wondering if there are plans to revive the saga, perhaps in a modern setting. Pat has mentioned in the past that he had always… Read More ›
Comics Scotland: The Team Girl Collective
The Team Girl Collective, who now consist of upwards of twenty female writers and artists, have been making a name for themselves recently, not just with their small press Team Girl Comic which is now on its third issue, but… Read More ›
Wyatt’s World
Megazine 311 – Cover by Brendan McCarthy The latest Judge Dredd Megazine (on sale now) contains an interview Matt Badham conducted with ace comics writer Arthur Wyatt. As is often the case with these things, there were unused quotes, so… Read More ›
XIII Questions About Cinebook’s XIII
Cinebook began publishing English translations of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee graphic novels in 2005 and, with well over 100 titles now available, have succeeded in bringing many characters familiar to European audiences to the English speaking world either for the first… Read More ›
10 Questions: Comic Artist Jesús Redondo Román
Following up on our interview with this week’s 2000AD Terror Tales writer David Baillie yesterday, we’re delighted to bring you an exclusive quick interview with the legendary artist on the story – Jesús Redondo Román. Jesus returns to the Galaxy’s… Read More ›
David Baillie’s date with Terror (Tales, that is)
Writer/artist David Baillie has been a stalwart of the British small press scene for some time, self-publishing his comics to sell online and at conventions. More recently, though, he’s moved into professional comics writing. This week, his new Terror… Read More ›
Read West, Young Man (and Woman)…
by Matthew Badham – cross-posted here and on the Forbidden Planet blog with full permission. Read the original version here West, by Andrew Cheverton and Tim Keable, is one of my favourite indie comics. It’s the story of Jerusalem West,… Read More ›