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• Missing Authors: Who Was Cartoonist and Teacher Jane Hope?

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2023

  

  Does anyone know anything more about this acerbic commentator on the teaching profession of the 1950s?

• Cancelled “Scooby-Doo and Krypto Too” leaked online, Warner clamps down on piracy

  By Tim Robins on March 9, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Warner Bros. Discovery is understandably coming down hard on piracy of this unreleased, unfinished animated adventure

• Hancock: The Lad Himself – A Sneak Peek

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2023

  

  A teaser for the new graphic novel telling the life story of one of Britain’s best-loved comedians

• In Memoriam: Cartoonist and jazz musician Wally Fawkes (aka “Trog”)

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  A tribute to the hugely influential cartoonist, co-creator of “Flook”

• Egmont profits rise in 2022 despite difficult trading year

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2023

  

  Egmont, publishers of TOXIC and Go Girl in the UK, reports a successful if difficult year of trading in 2022

• Superheroes on parade – including Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes as Captain America

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2023

  

  The crossover you never expected, recalled…

• AI and comic creation in the spotlight: free Comics Connection online event next week

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2023

  

  Boon or bane? The use of AI to create comics is a contentious topic

• It’s a party, yes? Draw Death’s Head Day is Coming!

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Coming soon to social media near you. Be ready, yes?

• Monster Fun goes monthly due to popular demand

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2023

  

  Great news for British humour comic fans!

• New Spaceship Away is a treat for 2000AD and EAGLE artist John M. Burn fans

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2023

  

  The new Spaceship Away is jam comes packed with enjoyable, classic strips

• Vyper: Crimson Dawn speeds into action, a British indie comic for fans of 1980’s action movies!

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2023

  

  Action! Adventure! This one has it all!

• WebFind: Future Perfect: Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2023

  

  An intriguing photograph of the creators of Dan Dare discovered online

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 18

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  The Doctor and Ace prepare to take on the Daleks…

• Crowfunding Spotlight: Talamander Fantasy Gamebook Magazine Issue One

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2023

  

  You are the hero in this ongoing adventure series!

• New Comics Pub Crawl podcast launches with Dave Gibbons interview

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2023

  

  Podcast premiere!

• Guest List for Comic Book Day at the Plaza Cinema, Liverpool, extended

  By John Freeman on March 3, 2023

  

  Illustrator Holly Bushnell and voice artist Candi Milo join many British comic creators at this special event

• New Dutch newspaper comic and exhibition pays tribute to the “Sunday Funnies” of yesteryear

  By John Freeman on March 3, 2023

  

  Step back in time to the heyday of the “Sunday Funnies”

• In Review: Supergirl – Woman of Tomorrow

  By downthetubes Guests on March 2, 2023

  

  Steven Lee Sharpe checks out an intriguing, sometimes divisive take on the “Girl of Steel”

• Will Murray re-examines Pulp History with “Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of The Shadow”

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2023

  

  A new book by Will Murray exploring the origins of one of America’s most enduring pulp heroes, The Shadow, has just launched, available now from publisher Adventures in Bronze, and elsewhere. In 1980, author Will Murray produced this monumental book,… Read More ›

• DC Thomson revives “Star Love Stories” in latest digital collection

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2023

  

  Can you trust your heart?

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