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• Rare “Action” comic Cap offered in latest Phil-Comics auction

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2023

  

  An incredibly rare competition prize from the makers of the controversial Action comic back in 1976, is up for sale

• Keith Burns picks his favourite art from “The Second World War: An Illustrated History” for Britain at War magazine

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2023

  

  Favourite fighting times! A look at a new book about World War Two

• Original “RanXerox” story gets new Italian reprint

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2023

  

  Out now, the original RanXerox tale, but not in the UK…

• Copy of the world’s earliest printed comic, “Glasgow Looking Glass”, up for auction today

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2023

  

  A copy of a rare early British comic, considered by many the first printed comic, goes under the hammer today

• Italian Doctor Who fans get set to celebrate 60th anniversary of the show with an art-led web “Special”

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2023

  

  Comic creators contributions for an Italian celebration of Doctor Who have been requested

• Simply the best: Tina Turner, newspaper comic heroine!

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2023

  

  Recalling the time the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” became a comics heroine

• In Memoriam: Chris Reynolds, creator of Mauretania Comics… tributes planned for an indie comics legend

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  News of tributes to the groundbreaking independent comics luminary Chris Reynolds, who died earlier this month

• Emanata Studios launches with live action “Calamity James” short for BBC Comedy, plucked from the Beano

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2023

  

  A small screen, adult humour debut for a Beano character launches on BBC iPlayer

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Wicker Pasty by Trystan Mitchell

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2023

  

  Check out this delightful looking folk horror comic!

• Coming Soon: Hocus Pocus – The Complete Collection (the comic that may read your mind!)

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2023

  

  The amazing part Eisner-nominated comic series has been collected into a hardback edition

• ThirdBear Press announces BOXES, a new independent comic anthology

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2023

  

  A new indie comics anthology is in the works featuring a diverse range of talent

• Rebellion Releases: “The Out” reaches its 2000AD finale (for now), Diceman and more

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2023

  

  The Out in this week’s 2000AD is definitely a blast!

• New Commando comic offers red-hot action… in outer-space!

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2023

  

  Get set for a war for survival in the 23rd century!

• “Zoom Rockman’s Jewish Hall of Fame” to great acclaim at London’s JW3

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2023

  

  Enter the unique immersive world of Zoom Rockman’s Jewish Hall of Fame!

• Call For Papers – Graphic Brighton 2023: Graphic Architecture

  By John Freeman on 23 May 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  A call for papers on the inter-disciplinary topic of Comics and Architecture for this year’s “Graphic Brighton”

• Chinbeard Books gets set to celebrate 50 years of The Tomorrow People with new books and Look-In collection

  By John Freeman on 23 May 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  Great news for fans of ITV’s classic SF TV series, Look-In and the art of Mike Noble and John M. Burns!

• Creating Comics: Mal Earl’s “Radclyffe: Scream of the Steamonculus” wraps in latest volume of Aces Weekly

  By John Freeman on 22 May 2023

  

  Don’t miss your chance to get acquainted with Mal Earl’s intriguing character, ten years in the making

• Caliburn Prize to encourage new, unpublished British comics talent, has “underwhelming” response

  By John Freeman on 22 May 2023

  

  A new prize to encourage unpublished comics talent in the UK has had a disappointing number of entries

• The Children’s Publishing Picnic returns to Regent’s Park, an informal celebration of children’s publishing

  By John Freeman on 22 May 2023

  

  A totally informal Bring Your Own gathering for published authors, illustrators and others!

• Rare Tintin figure sketches annotated by creator Hergé, offered at auction today

  By John Freeman on 21 May 2023

  

  An amazing Tintin rarity is in an auction today, Sunday 21st May, in the UK

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