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• Caption sets sail to tackle AI and creative wellbeing at upcoming Festival

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2026

  

  The 2026 Caption Comics Festival, dedicated to independent and self-published sequential art, will be held in Oxford at Seacourt Hall on the weekend of the 8th-9th August.  Caption is the UK’s longest running comics event that focuses on professional networking,… Read More ›

• Crackerjacks! The “Thurston Nudge” team are working on a new barmy tale

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2026

  

  Barmy British craziness with some unexpected guest stars!

• A Mandy Picture Story Library Mystery!

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2026

  

  Delving into a girls comics conundrum

• Dalek Delight in new Doctor Who Magazine

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2026

  

  Smashing comic strip supplement included with new Doctor Who Magazine

• In Review: Métal Hurlant – Embarquement immediat (“Ready for Boarding”)

  By downthetubes Guests on 2 April 2026

  

  French comic magazine Métal Hurlant is 50 years old and the Cartoon Art Museum in Brussels is celebrating

• Revisiting the comic strips that inspired “Doctor Who: The Vampire Plants & Other Stories”

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2026

  

  A look at the comic strips recently adapted into new audio stories

• In Review: Guido Crepax – “We loved you so much, Valentina” at the Galerie Martel, Brussels

  By downthetubes Guests on 1 April 2026

  

  If in Brussels, this is an exhibition you must not miss!

• Panel Borders: Fantastical Worlds

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2026

  

  Take an audio trip into strange new worlds…

• No Fooling! The new 2000AD is a bumper Thrill

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Thrill Power Overload, out today!

• Are you Jigsaw friendly?

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2026

  

  If you remember ESCAPE or Fast Fiction, or just like great indie comics, this anthology is for you

• Is Kickstarter Worth the Effort?

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2026

  

  Three top comic creators discuss the pros and cons of Kickstarter, and consider alternatives to crowdfunding

• Barrow Does Comics Full Programme and Guest List Revealed

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2026

  

  A great guest line up confirmed for next month’s event

• In Memoriam: Manga creator Yoshiharu Tsuge

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2026

  

  The originator and greatest practitioner of the “I-novel” method of comics-making

• In Review: One Battle After Another

  By Tim Robins on 30 March 2026

  

  One Battle After Another is back in cinemas. Tim Robins takes its measure

• Tube Surfing: Happy Birthday, Batman, new Daredevil launches Wednesday – no fooling!

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2026

  

  A quick news round up when you least expected it

• Rare Free Comic Gifts, rare printers proofs, offered in latest Phil-Comics auction

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2026

  

  Plenty of comic treats!

• Young Comics Laureate “Scribble Campaign” Launched

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Did you ever consider giving up creating comics completely?

• First London Film and Comic Con comic creator guests revealed

  By John Freeman on 29 March 2026

  

  Another major London event is shaping up nicely!

• Alan Langford art included in upcoming Romani New Forest exhibition

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2026

  

  Exceptional Romani art set to go on display in the New Forest

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Oak, Ash, and Thorn

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2026

  

   Step into the woods. The old stories are waking again…

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