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• British Comics Early Days: “Dan Leno’s Comic Journal” recalled

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2023

  

  A look back at one of Britain’s earliest weekly comics, recently in the spotlight thanks to The Comics Journal

• Christmas Comics Countdown 2024: Number Two – Transformers

  By downthetubes Guests on 21 December 2023

  

  Philip Boyce continues his personal celebration of favourite British Christmas comics

• Don’t miss A Hard Agree Christmas Carol in aid of ComicBooks for Kids

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2023

  

  A fun listen in a good cause!

• Classic Boys’ World strips, “Wrath of the Gods” and “Ghost World” to be collected by Book Palace Books

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  Great news for fans of classic British boys’ adventure strips

• Christmas Comics Countdown: Number Three – Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

  By downthetubes Guests on 20 December 2023

  

  Choo Choo! A classic steam engine inspired title in the Christmas spotlight

• The Fence magazine comes of age with ace cartoonist Davey Jones cover

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2023

  

  The Fence has been described as “the illegitimate offspring of Private Eye and Evelyn Waugh”…

• Third edition of “The Power of Comics” available now

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2023

  

  A substantially updated version of this popular guide was recently published by Bloomsbury Academic

• Christmas Comics Countdown: Number Four – Super Naturals

  By downthetubes Guests on 19 December 2023

  

  Philip Boyce continues his personal celebration of favourite British Christmas comics

• Out of this world action aplenty in new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2023

  

  Coming this Thursday – tense space action, betrayal at sea, and a crashed UFO in Nazi Germany!

• New Judge Megazine offers new Judge Dredd, Lawless and interviews with Mike Collins and Rufus Hound

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2023

  

  A new Judge Dredd Megazine sees Rebellion’s releases for 2023 out in style

• Christmas Comics Countdown 2024: Number Five – Big Comic Fortnightly

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Philip Boyce, who runs the brilliant OiNK blog, launches what we may make an annual celebration of British Christmas comics…

• Coco Comics Convention returns to Lancaster

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2023

  

  Free event back in Lancaster next April!

• Sequential art in the spotlight in new online event series from Lakes International Comic Art Festival and Oxford Comics Network

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2023

  

  Explore some mysteries of sequential art through four free online events with top international academics

• UK Space Agency funding boosts plans for launch from SaxaVord Spaceport and Sutherland Spaceport

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  Good news for space exploration, but environmental concerns remain

• In Review: Wonka (2023)

  By Tim Robins on 17 December 2023

  

  Set worldly concerns aside and enjoy…

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 59

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  In a Dalek base below the English Channel, the cyborgs come under attack on several fronts from their sworn robotic enemies

• Sheffield Auction Gallery offers some British comic tie-in rarities in January 2024 auctions

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2023

  

  Some comic tie-in rarities, toy cars and more, set to go under the hammer in Sheffield

• Best of British Comic Art set to be celebrated at Tenth Anniversary Lawless Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2023

  

  Plans for next year’s Lawless teased!

• Coming Soon: Firewall, a Star Trek: Picard prequel novel

  By John Freeman on 15 December 2023

  

  A new and much anticipated Star Trek tie-in novel is on its way…

• In Review: Pageturners by Pat Mills

  By Ian Wheeler on 14 December 2023

  

  Ian Wheeler checks out Pat Mills new guide to creating comics

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