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• WebFind: The European Connection Book Covers Web Site

  By John Freeman on September 15, 2021

  

  A great web site found after comic artist David Roach sent me down a web rabbit hole…

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Cartoonist Sarah Andersen

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2021

  

  Sarah Andersen’s comics are great fun – and now there’s a calendar, too!

• Thomas & Friends reaches 800 issues!

  By downthetubes Guests on September 14, 2021

  

  Philip Boyce celebrates a landmark issue of one of Britain’s leading young children’s titles…

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival readies for weekend of comics fun in Kendal next month

  By John Freeman on September 13, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Some of the highlights of this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, coming back to Kendal next month

• WandaVision, The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Discovery win Creative Emmys

  By John Freeman on September 13, 2021

  

  Three genre TV shows were among the top Emmy award winners this weekend

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: E.M.PRESS Publications “First Men on Mars”

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2021

  

  Superb-looking, intriguing steampunk action adventure coming your way

• A TV Mystery – 2000AD artist Mark Harrison’s horror comic That Never Was!

  By John Freeman on September 11, 2021

  

  Were you involved in creating a BBC horror comic documentary back in the 1980s, or remember seeing one?

• Coming Soon: Bath Comic Con, featuring comics guests Simon Furman, Nigel Parkinson and more

  By John Freeman on September 11, 2021

  

  Much-missed, comic conventions are ramping up again in the UK…

• Veteran Doctor Who, Secret Army actor Clifford Rose, a founding member of the RSC, seeks support in hour of need

  By John Freeman on September 11, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  The family of one of British television’s favourite film, theatre and TV actors seeks support

• Eye-catching cover art and more on offer in this week’s Catawiki International Comic Art Auction

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2021

  

  Cover art, Modesty Blaise and Robot Archie art head to auction

• Hibernia re-releases “Cosmic Comics” celebrating the work of Kevin O’Neill, adding extra ‘Kev’s Own’ section

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2021

  

  A fantastic second edition of Cosmic Comics spotlighting the work of Kevin O’Neill is on sale now, don’t miss it this time around!

• In Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  By Tim Robins on September 9, 2021

  

  Sit back, enjoy the action, Shang-Chi has plenty of it!

• 2000AD ramps up the pace for upcoming “jump on board” issue as stories near conclusion

  By John Freeman on September 7, 2021

  

  Thrills, spills and creeping horror… they’re all coming your way this Wednesday!

• Keith Watson “Battle of the Planets” art for TV Comic included in this week’s Catawiki International Comic Art Auction

  By John Freeman on September 7, 2021

  

  There are some great examples of both European and British comic art in the latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction, running until Thursday (9th September 2021), including work by Ivan Petrus Adriaenssens, Claire Bretécher, Neville Colvin, Jean Dulieu, Fred Funcken,… Read More ›

• Unique Marvel UK Death’s Head art by Walt Simonson goes under the hammer this week

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2021

  

  Your chance to get your hands on a radical robot rarity commissioned by Marvel UK

• Crossover Chaos! Groo meets… Tarzan?

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2021

  

  If you missed the start of this series, there’s still time to catch it!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The first The77 Annual

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2021

  

  If you remember classic British comic annuals, then this is for you. If you don’t remember them – you’re in for a treat!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: ArcWorlde – Tales from the Journal, a fantasy comic with a game attached!

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2021

  

  Fancy a fantasy adventure comic, with a games tie-in? Check this out

• Never mind ABBA, look who else is getting back together forty years later! And SHIFT comic magazine has them…

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2021

  

  SHIFT #7 is on sale now, and there’s more great stuff to come from publisher GetMyComics, too!

• In Review: Rivers of London – Monday Monday #3

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2021

  

  Life is never dull for part-time wizard, full-time copy Peter Grant…

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