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• Exciting News Inside? Looking back at Battle’s merger with Action

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Back in 1977, how did fans of Action and Battle react to the merger of their favourite weekly British comics? We plundered the memories of some of them, including Garth Ennis, and former Battle editor, David Hunt…

• Cartoon Museum to celebrate 65 years of Andy Capp in August, with special talk

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2022

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp in August, with a talk delving into the history of the long-running strip

• Andrew Skilleter art book trilogy announced, encompassing Doctor Who and more

  By John Freeman on 29 May 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Artist Andrew Skilleter, best known for his Doctor Who art, has announced the forthcoming publication of a new art book later this year

• Doctor Who luminaries contribute to new “Pets in Time” collection, in aid of the RSPCA

  By John Freeman on 29 May 2022

  

  The Doctor Who Appreciation Society has just released “Pets in Time”, a new book supporting the RSPCA

• WebFind: The Daleks’ Masterplan Animation

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2022

  

  A marvellous a short animation featuring some scenes from a missing Dalek-filled episode of Doctor Who

• Wild River Comics hit MCM London Comic Con with brand new convention exclusive edition

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2022

  

  Daughters of Albion #1 will launch at MCM London Comic Con this weekend with a convention exclusive Jeff Spokes variant cover

• New Gerry Anderson-inspired comic anthology, SPECTRUM, launches at MCM London, Anderson Entertainment team take to the stage

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2022

  

  Join Anderson Entertainment for a live Q&A, and don’t miss the launch of the new Spectrum Comics anthology, at this weekend’s MCM London comics gathering

• New “Battling Britons” out this weekend, “Paperbook Fantastic” available now

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2022

  

  Two new publications – Paperbook Fantastic Two, now available on Amazon, and Battling Britons 3, available on Amazon on Sunday, feature splendid cover designs by Bill Cunningham, published by Justin Marriott

• Call For Papers: Cultural Legacy of Iberian and Latin American Comics Training School

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2022

  

  COST Action iCOn-MICs has announced a Call for Papers for the Cultural Legacy of Iberian and Latin American Comics Training School in Newcastle in September

• New comics Festival gets set to launch in Vigo next weekend

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2022

  

  The very first Banda á Feira Comics Festival will take place in Vigo, Galicia, Spain next weekend, Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th June 2022

• Bluestockings Digital Comics Fest continues apace from New York

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2022

  

  New York-based Bluestockings Cooperative is currently running a major Digital Comics Fest until 29th May

• Comic Creator Spotlight: An Interview with Commando and Doctor Who writer Rossa McPhillips MBE

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  We catch up with new Commando writer Rossa McPhillips MBE, and find out more about his Doctor Who work, too

• Crime Writer Rossa McPhillips joins Commando creative team

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2022

  

  The latest Commando comics set sees the debut of former soldier and National Crime Agency officer Rossa McPhillips as a writer on the long-running title

• Britain’s romance comics to be revisited in new book from David Roach

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2022

  

  Get set for an amazing journey into British romance comics, courtesy of David Roach, who brought us the brilliant Masters of British Comic Art…

• Thinking with Comics – A Workshop 

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2022

  

  The Oxford Comics Network is running an in-person workshop, “Thinking with Comics“, in June, which aims to introduce participants to a some of the medium’s many story devices – and how to apply them to your own stories and ideas…. Read More ›

• In Review: The77 Issue 7

  By Luke Williams on 24 May 2022

  

  All the sevens! The77 has hit issue 7. With #8 now seeking back on Kickstarter, Luke Williams checks out the latest issue

• BEANO and Dandy Annuals 2023 pre-orders open

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2022

  

  An old favourite returns in this year’s BEANO Annual – available to pre-order now ahead of August publication

• Doctor Who: A Mind-Robbing Minutiae Mystery!

  By John Freeman on 23 May 2022

  

  A piece of Doctor Who fan art by Cole Thompson led me down a rabbit hole of Doctor Who exploration – but I didn’t go alone!

• Humour of “Gadget King” Heath Robinson exhibition opens

  By John Freeman on 23 May 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  The Heath Robinson Museum is hosting a new exhibition, The Humour of William Heath Robinson, open now, which will run until September.

• Royal College of Physicians to host cartoon and caricature workshops as part of “A Taste of One’s Own Medicine” exhibition

  By John Freeman on 23 May 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  London’s Royal College of Physicians is hosting a “hybrid workshop” for adults about caricature and cartoons next month, in partnership with the Cartoon Museum

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