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• National Writing Day helps to spotlight why young people write

  By John Freeman on June 23, 2022

  

  Today is National Writing Day, an annual celebration of the power of writing creatively, inspiring people of all ages and abilities to try writing for fun and self-expression

• Hibernia’s latest Comic Archive, “Blazing Battle Action”, available now

  By John Freeman on June 22, 2022

  

  Blazing Battle Action is the sixth in Hibernia’s acclaimed Comic Archive series, exploring comics history through interviews, articles and rare art

• War at Sea, in the Air and on Land! Get ready for an action-packed set of Commando comics

  By John Freeman on June 22, 2022

  

  No theatre of war is left untouched in four Commando tales, on sale this week in newsagents and online

• Rebellion Releases Round Up – 2000AD, Roy of the Rovers and more

  By John Freeman on June 22, 2022

  

  Here’s our quick guide to this week’s releases (and titles you may have missed, launched recently), from 2000AD publisher Rebellion, including this week’s edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic itself

• Conan the Barbarian heads to Titan… Titan Comics, that is!

  By John Freeman on June 21, 2022

  

  Titan Comics takes on Conan and other Robert E. Howard creations, across books and comics, both new and collected classics

• 2000AD veteran Alan Langford delivers exclusive “Captain Condor” cover for Eagle Times

  By John Freeman on June 21, 2022

  

  A very special cover for the non-profit magazine, Eagle Times

• South London Comic and Zine Fair returns after four year hiatus next month

  By John Freeman on June 21, 2022

  

  South London Comic and Zine Fair is back, and its return after a four-year hiatus is much anticipated

• New edition of Filmed in Supermarionation released

  By John Freeman on June 21, 2022

  

  An updated and revised edition of Filmed in Supermarionation, which sprang from the eponymous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-inspired documentary, has been released

• Westerns, ho! Anderson & Garland latest Collectors’ Auction offers cowboys aplenty – and Joe 90, too!

  By John Freeman on June 20, 2022

  

  Anderson & Garland’s next Collectors’ Auction takes place next week and includes comics Star Wars and Gerry Anderson TV show-related toys

• Marvel UK’s “Apeslayer” – The Culprit Revealed?

  By John Freeman on June 20, 2022 • ( 5 )

  

  No, it’s not Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys fame. Another Marvel UK myth now fully debunked thanks to author Rob Kirby

• First win in 50 years for a graphic novel at 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Long Way Down, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, has won the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal – the first graphic novel to win since Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in 1973

• In Memoriam: Ralph Titterton

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2022

  

  A leading light in the curation of the music of Barry Gray has passed

• Planet of the Apes returns to Marvel, but will we get Apeslayer, too?

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Marvel’s stories from the iconic film series will kick off in early 2023

• Man Vs Bee-no! It’s a Beano Mini Adventure!

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Comedy legend Rowan Atkinson has been immortalised in a special bespoke Beano comic strip to launch new series Man vs Bee on Netflix on 24th June in the UK

• British comic art, rare “Free Gift” TV Century 21 comics, Marvel UK gems offered in latest Phil-Comics auction

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2022

  

  Some great items on offer again including rare Beano, Dandy and Gerry Anderson-related items from this British comics-focused eBay auction house

• London Underground Cutaways, Ancient and Modern!

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2022

  

  New Transport for London “cutaways” of Underground stations sent us scurrying to similar work in the past, in titles such as Eagle and Look and Learn…

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One cover sells for record $2.4 million

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  The Dark Knight returned Thursday to claim the record for the most expensive mainstream American comic book cover art sold at auction

• TV Century 21 returns, but as audio annuals, not a comic

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Audio adventures featuring Gerry Anderson classic series are on their way

• Coming Soon: Blazing Battle Action, a new British Comic Archive title from Hibernia

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2022

  

  Blazing Battle Action is the next Comic Archive available from Hibernia Comics, and will officially go on sale next week

• Roy of the Rovers Stuff: a look back at the newspaper strips

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2022

  

  The newspaper strips in Today and the Daily Star newspapers remembered

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