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• Anti-heroes aplenty in new Commando comics set, out this week

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2022

  

  New issues of Commando sneak into newsagents and digital stores just before Christmas

• Carnival Row returns to Prime Video in February for second (and final) season

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2022

  

  Prime Video has debuted first-look images from the second and final season of the fantasy-drama Carnival Row

• In Review: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

  By Tim Robins on 20 December 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Tim Robins finds himself mesmerised by pulse-pounding pixel manipulations…

• New Eagle Times comes Christmas sprinkled

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2022

  

  The latest magazine from the Eagle Society is out now, and, as ever for this time of year, has a few Christmas touches

• Comics Up Close – New Perspectives in Comics comes to Manchester in February

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s time to book your place for the upcoming “Comics Up Close” event in Manchester in February

• Comic Creator Spotlight: John Rosol, a cat loving Philadelphian

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2022

  

  A profile of a funny but, apparently, often overlooked Saturday Evening Post cartoonist

• Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 7

  By John Freeman on 17 December 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  The Doctor and Ace have arrived on Earth in 1990, where death awaits in the Channel Tunnel…

• Next Commando and British Comics Swap Meet announced

  By John Freeman on 17 December 2022

  

  Just announced, coming to Glasgow in April 2023, the next Commando and British Comics Swap Meet

• Amazing Spider-Man goes Christmas crazy… well, sort of!

  By John Freeman on 17 December 2022

  

  A bit of Christmas magic spruces up the incoming issue of Panini UK’s The Amazing Spider-Man, in newsagents soon

• Former Superman actor Henry Cavill announced as exec producer on new Warhammer 40,000 project from Amazon Studios

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2022

  

  Amazon Studios is preparing a TV and film franchise starring former Superman actor and The Witcher star Henry Cavill

• Storm Nelson, Trigan Empire art offered in this week’s Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2022

  

  More items of Eagle comic art, including a “Dan Dare” illustration by one of the strip’s early artists, Greta Tomlinson, up for sale

• Coming Soon: Marvel UK fan group Avengers UK celebrate “Genesis 1992” project with new zine

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2022

  

  Marvel UK inspired superhero homage and festive silliness is coming your way soon

• Merry Christmas, Punks! The festive bumper 2000AD is here!

  By John Freeman on 15 December 2022

  

  Pop open something fizzy and dive into a Yuletide treat!

• Retro Review: Night Raven – House of Cards

  By Luke Williams on 14 December 2022

  

  Luke Williams steps back into the 1990s for a look at Jamie Delano and David Lloyd’s pulp adventure-inspired graphic novel

• “Tove Jansson – Moomins and More” Talk announced

  By John Freeman on 14 December 2022

  

  Author and comics historian Paul Gravett will be giving a talk at the Century Club, London, in January

• Characterist Spotlight: American cartoonist Al Hirschfeld

  By John Freeman on 14 December 2022

  

  A profile of the unique, much celebrated American caricature master

• Lew Stringer’s “Tough Guy and Scruffy” return

  By John Freeman on 13 December 2022

  

  Way back in 1992, BEANO and Doctor Who Magazine cartoonist Lew Stringer created a superhero humour strip called “Tough Guy and Scruffy” for a new weekly anthology comic, Triffik! – and now, they’re back, in a “Pay What You Can” digital collection. Published… Read More ›

• Stephen L. Holland Continues as Comics Laureate until October 2023

  By John Freeman on 13 December 2022

  

  Current Comics Laureate, comics advocate, freelance artist, comic retailer and tutor Stephen L. Holland is to continue in post until October 2023

• “Knight Rider”, “Dan Dare” and “Trigan Empire” art offered in this week’s Catawiki International Original Comics Art Auction

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2022

  

  A smashing selection of British comic art on offer, alongside European material

• The chequered history of Space: 1999 novelisations revealed in new videocast

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Episode 50 of Philip Harbottle’s enjoyable 1950s British Science Fiction videocast is a longer episode, moving away the subject matter from the series overall title to reveal more of the behind the scenes history of the Space:1999 novelisations. The videocast… Read More ›

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