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• 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

• Happy Birthday, Bash Street Kids!

  By John Freeman on February 13, 2022

  

  Cartoonist Lew Stringer reminds us that The Bash Street Kids first appeared 68 years ago this week in The Beano, in the strip,”When the Bell Rings”, back in 1954…

• Will the Netflix live action Marvel shows resurface on Disney+?

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2022

  

  Marvel’s live action superhero shows are leaving Netflix soon. Binge watch, anyone?

• “The House of Dolmann” hardcover with Chris Weston art still available from Treasury of British Comics

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2022

  

  Don’t miss your opportunity to grab a copy of this hardcover special edition of this quirky puppet-packed title!

• Kev F Sutherland’s a new graphic novel, “The Comic Book of Esther”, out now

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2022

  

  Comic creator Kev F Sutherland has just published The Comic Book of Esther, his graphic novel adaptation of the Purim story. The Book Of Esther (The Scroll of Esther, Megillat Esther), released ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim next… Read More ›

• Don’t miss out on some stunning “Cisco Kid”, “Robot Archie” and Battle Picture Library cover art in this week’s Catawiki International Comic Art Auction

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2022

  

  Some more classic comic art treats, plus rare prints by Moebius, and more, are up for sale this week on the Catawiki auction site

• First edition of “The Dandy” the star lot in Compal’s latest comics auction

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2022

  

  Compal’s first auction for 2022 has just opened for bidding with a host of British comic goodies on offer

• In Review: Beans and Tucker #1 – Shell-Brothers on the Run

  By Peter Duncan on February 11, 2022

  

  Peter Duncan checks out John Farrelly’s brilliant funny animal comic, “Beans and Tucker”…

• Commissioning Ian Kennedy: How a special Dan Dare Poster was Created

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2022

  

  David Robertson recalls the story behind a painting he commissioned from the veteran artist…

• Latest Spaceship Away features Dan Dare cover and poster by Ian Kennedy

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2022

  

  A belated plug here for the latest Spaceship Away, Issue 55, the Dan Dare-inspired glossy zine

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