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• Beano Rule Breakers set to storm London’s Somerset House this autumn!

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2021

  

  The Beano’s creators and characters are to be the focus of a major exhibition this autumn

• Are you ready for the great Nikolai Dante readthrough podcast? (Is the world ready?)

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2021

  

  Dante miss this if you’re a fan of the adventurer “too cool to kill”

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: How to THINK when you DRAW Volume Four – and more, from the Etherington Brothers, raises £76K on Kickstarter

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2021

  

  Another crowdfunding target for some terrific creating comics resources totally smashed…

• How a 1970s “lost” Marvel Comic still takes Beatles fans on a magical mystery tour

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2021

  

  Beatles barminess from the House of Ideas… or at least, that was the idea…

• Macc-Pow postponed as COVID restrictions continue to impact comic event plans, other organisers ready to adapt as restrictions continue

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2021

  

  Plans afoot to foil that pesky virus later in the year – and in 2022

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Paragon 27

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2021

  

  Long-running independent comics anthology seeks small change for next issue

• Comic Art Charity Auction in aid of War Child launched

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2021

  

  Bid for some great comic art in an even greater cause

• In Review: Major Eazy Volume One: The Italian Campaign

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2021

  

  Classic World War Two action strip revisited in style

• In Review: Zarjaz Issue 39

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2021

  

  Always a pleasure to read, a new edition from Futurequake Press…

• Stand and Deliver! Book Palace Books new projects spotlight Ron Embleton and other great British illustrators

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2021

  

  Two new eye-catching art-crammed specialist projects on their way soon

• “The Real Hergé: The Inspiration Behind Tintin”, first comics-related biography from White Owl Books

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2021

  

  Information on a recently-released book on Hergé, and an upcoming tribute to Stan Lee

• Tripwire Magazine goes newsstand, regular digital edition follows next month

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2021

  

  Tripwire expands with new distribution both physical and digital

• In Review: Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos – The Epilogue

  By Richard Sheaf on February 25, 2021

  

  Richard Sheaf reviews the last “regular” – and massive! – Jeff Hawke Fan Club release

• Comic Art Europe announces Summer Camp for aspiring comic creators across the continent, including the UK

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2021

  

  The second stage of Comic Art Europe’s massive program to support comic creation launches

• Doctor Who Chronicles, new Bookazine series, debuts – check out our sneak peek!

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2021

  

  New Doctor Who title out now. Time travel back to 1965! Take a peek

• “Ron Turner’s Beyond”, new strip collection, available now

  By downthetubes Guests on February 25, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Andrew Darlington tales a look at a smashing new collection of Ron Turner strips

• Rachael Smith’s “Quarantine Comix: A Memoir of Life in Lockdown” out in May

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Free stickers? A great book? No contest…

• Rebellion, Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans win British Fantasy Awards

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2021

  

  Great news for the Rebellion team

• BEANO gains again, changes ahead for Panini’s superhero titles – British Comic News Stand Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (July – December 2020)

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2021

  

  The latest reported ABC Magazine Sales Figures for July to December 2020 were released recently, and despite the Coronavirus Pandemic and the closure of many WHSmith, we are delighted to see that some titles not only saw sales rise, in no small… Read More ›

• Looking back at Cosmic – Bauer Media’s rare attempt at creating a British comic

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  A publication that could have led to so much more?

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