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• Happy Birthday, Really Heavy Greatcoat!

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  You may never have heard of the Really Heavy Greatcoat, but it’s rather special to us…

• Call For Papers: Comics, Younger Audiences and Creators

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Graphic Brighton 2022, taking place in May, is to focus on the state of comics for younger audiences in the 21st century…

• The Party Has Started! Happy 45th Birthday, 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2022

  

  A bumper issue of 2000AD, and fantastic celebrations on their way to mark 45 years of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

• In Memoriam: Comics Writer and Poet, Tom Veitch, family seeks support

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2022

  

  American comics writer Tom Veitch was, sadly, another victim to COVID, and his passing has left his family in some financial difficulty, seeking support from his fans around the world

• Shout it from the treetops! Tarzan comic collections heading your way from Dark Horse and Dynamite Entertainment in 2022

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

  

  Tarzan of the Apes comic collections aplenty are heading your way in 2022!

• BEANO bucks magazine sales decline again, as latest UK ABC news stand sales figures land

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2022

  

  Good news again for BEANO as sales climb, despite a hard year for magazines overall on the UK newsstand in 2021

• Six Decades of Themes from Gerry Anderson’s TV Shows Live in Concert

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2022

  

  Music from one of the most iconic back catalogues of all time, including Thunderbirds, Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet and UFO is to be celebrated in a special one-off concert to be presented by Anderson Entertainment

• Steve Dillon Exhibition announced for Northampton’s Panel Gallery

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2022

  

  An exhibition of art by Steve Dillon opens at Northampton’s Panel Gallery next month

• A Marvellous Legacy: A Tribute to Ian Kennedy, by Kelvin Gosnell

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2022

  

  Writer and former 2000AD and Starlord comics editor Kelvin Gosnell pays tribute to his artist and friend, Ian Kennedy, who died earlier this month

• Portsmouth Comic Con returns in May, announces guest line up including Adam Hughes, Marguerite Sauvage and many more

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2022

  

  Portsmouth Comic Con bounces back onto the UK convention circuit after a two year – two year! – hiatus

• Humble Bundle, 2000AD join forces in support of charity

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2022

  

  Humble Bundle and 2000AD have joined forces again, to bring fans the very best in comic book storytelling for amazing prices – and the chance to raise money for charity

• “Draw The Line: 100+ Things You Can Do To Change The World!” book launches in March, with real and virtual events

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2022

  

  Draw The Line, a comics project now to be published as a book by Street Noise Books – and will launch with two events in the UK, one virtual and one in real life

• Latest Phil-Comics auction features classic comics with free gifts, Stingray book rarities

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2022

  

  eBay comic auctioneers Phil-Comics February 2022 sale is up and running now, bids on items starting to close this Sunday

• New “1632” series novel, “1637: The Transylvanian Decision”, announced for November release

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2022

  

  1637: The Transylvanian Decision, a new novel in Eric Flint’s landmark alternate universe historical adventure series, “Ring of Fire” is due for release in November

• New Commando comics offer war in the Atlantic, Africa, and frozen fjords, too!

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2022

  

  Brand-new Commando comics (Issues 5515 – 5518) are on sale in newsagents this Thursday – and available digitally right now

• The Inimitable Ian Kennedy: A Tribute by Calum Laird

  By downthetubes Guests on February 16, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Former Commando editor Calum Laird, remembers his friend, artist Ian Kennedy…

• Splank! returns, seeks contributions for NHS charity fundraising edition

  By John Freeman on February 15, 2022

  

  Contributions being sought for a new one shot humour anthology – and contributors will be paid, too!

• WebFind: Globo Comico Flickr, a fantastic international comic covers resource

  By John Freeman on February 15, 2022

  

  Check out this great resource of non-American comic covers reprinting US comics

• “1950s British Science Fiction” video series draws to a close, celebrating the rise of SF in paperback

  By John Freeman on February 14, 2022

  

  Philip Harbottle has been treating us to a splendid run of SF-book themed videocasts – but the series is now coming to an end

• MAD magazine’s Thomas Fluharty interview leads latest illustrators magazine

  By John Freeman on February 13, 2022

  

  The latest issue of illustrators magazine, from Book Palace Books, embraces Thomas Fluharty, one of the usual gang of idiots from MAD magazine during the 1990s

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