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• Art from comic artist and comedian John Cooper’s “Distance” project included in this year’s “Manchester Open Exhibition”

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2022

  

  Art from “Distance”, a COVID-19-inspired autobiographical comic by comedian and artist John Cooper, features in the latest annual Manchester Open Exhibition

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival announces first guests for October weekend in Bowness, including Jaime Hernandez and Posy Simmonds

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2022

  

  Rebecca Ollerton, Mike Perkins, Greg Rucka and Posy Simmonds are among the first guests to be announced for this years Lakes Festival in Bowness in October

• Captain Carter debuts next month from Marvel, Jamie McKelvie reveals 1990s Marvel UK characters will feature

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2022

  

  Jamie McKelvie and Marika Cresta’s Captain Carter #1 arrives in comic shops next month

• Creating Comics: PJ Holden reveals the story behind his new 2000AD “Terror Tale”

  By Matt Badham on 9 February 2022

  

  Comics artist and writer PJ Holden reveals the origins of his new “Terror Tales” story, “Roots” for the latest 2000AD, to Matt Badham

• Reeltime Pictures announce latest Doctor Who-themed documentary special, more details for “Myth Makers Live” in March

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2022

  

  Reeltime Pictures latest documentary special, the first in their series of productions about the “classic” Doctor Who exhibitions, will be released in April

• Yes, humour comic hero “Buster” was “Buster Capp”, Andy Capp’s son

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2022

  

  Back in 1960, the Mirror Group took advantage of the popularity of “Andy Capp”, to give their new comic, Buster” a PR boost by making its flagship character the son of the popular layabout…

• Comic Advertising from the Vault: Warlord heads to the stands

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2022

  

  An ad for the first issue of Bullet from Warlord No. 72, 1976. In a rare DC Thomson crossover it was revealed that Lord Peter Flint, Code-Name Warlord was the legal guardian of the Bullet character Fireball. Bullet ran for… Read More ›

• New 2000AD offers plenty of thrills, and don’t miss the latest “Spider” collection, or the latest Thrill-Cast!

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2022

  

  Thrillseekers should be more than satisfied with the latest 2000AD and “Spider” collection from Rebellion…

• Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and more join line-up for Tripwire Presents Bristol Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2022

  

  Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Carlos Pacheco and Kane added to show line-up in September

• Tributes pour in for legendary comic artist Ian Kennedy

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2022

  

  Our industry has lost a legend. A gathering of just some of the tributes to the amazing Ian Kennedy, who has died, aged 89

• A Talking Chrono-Cat?! We’ll have some of that!

  By John Freeman on 7 February 2022

  

  What’s not to love about a talking, time-travelling, space-spanning, ferocious but funny, feline?

• In Review: She-Hulk Omnibus Volume 1

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  This take on She-Hulk, masterminded by writer Dan Slott, is tremendous fun throughout

• Never mind your regular football, cough up and enjoy Gary Whitlock’s barmy “Mutant United”, courtesy of Aces Weekly!

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2022

  

  There’s only one game worth watching and that’s the one between Mutant United and Chrome Town – only in Aces Weekly, available on your digital devices, now!

• Coming in April: Beyond Doomsday, an SF anthology from Asylum Press, inspired by 2000AD and more

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2022

  

  American comics publisher Asylum Press will release Beyond Doomsday: Illustrated Tales of the Apocalypse in April

• First Trailer for Sky’s “The Midwich Cuckoos” released

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Sky has released the first trailer for its upcoming original drama The Midwich Cuckoos

• Latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction offers art by Jordi Bernet, Bill Lacey Hugo Pratt and more

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2022

  

  The latest weekly Catawiki International Comic Art Auction includes more terrific European and British comic art

• Tim Hall’s horror adventure comic, “Skragbeard”, returns – and looks better than ever

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2022

  

  It’s been a long time coming, but issue two of Tim Hall’s action-packed horror Viking adventure is finally here!

• WebFind: “Etidorhpa, or, the End of the Earth”, and the art of John Augustus Knapp

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2022

  

  Check out some striking llustrations by John Augustus Knapp, taken from “Etidorhpa, or, the End of the Earth”, the title of an allegorical science fiction novel published in 1895…

• Innovative creative industries partnership develops unique masters degree in Publishing

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2022

  

  Three major organisations have joined forces to deliver an innovative new publishing degree

• In Review: Battling Britons, Issue Two

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Another terrific issue of this fantastic review and interview-focused Bookazine is available now

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