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• Zombies versus Superheroes: Comic Art Festival Podcast Comics presents the “Comic Genre World Cup Semi Finals”

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2020

  

  Pete Taylor and Mike Williams are joined by comic writer, artist and all round great guy Mark Hughes (aka Son Of Ken) on the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast (Episode 85) to battle it out in the first… Read More ›

• Beano goes (partly) “Beanold” today with a dig at Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson and more

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Topical buffoonery in this week’s Beano!

• Vintage British Comics galore on offer from Phil-Comics, plus original scripts and more

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2020

  

  A cornucopia of comic delights is up for grabs

• Rare Fleischer Studios’ Superman animation art offered by Heritage Auctions

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2020

  

  Some ultra rare animation art goes under the hammer next month

• Cutaway Comics on course to release new Doctor Who spin-off, “Eldrad Must Live”

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2020

  

  Cutaway Comics new Doctor Who spin-off stories are proving a Kickstarter success

• Doctor Who-inspired “Lethbridge-Stewart Colouring Book” in the works

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2020

  

  Attention! There’s a new colouring book on parade…

• Beano and Dandy Metal Plate Rarities included in latest Lockdales “Fine Sale” Auction

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2020

  

  Some very rare humour comic printing plates are coming up for auction

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sentinel #5 – Kazana The Slayer

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2020

  

  Sword and sorcery returns to indie comics title Sentinel

• Bryan Talbot announces Grandville: L’Intégrale

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2020

  

  Great news for badger fans!

• Russell Mark Olson’s Gateway City returns, as web comic and quarterly “newspaper”

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2020

  

  A superb SF noir comic is heading back into the limelight

• Beano Studios looks to reimagine DC Thomson comic character archive for TV, reportedly leading with teenage Dennis the Menace live action series

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2020

  

  Could more DC Thomson Media-owned characters be heading to the small screen?

• Buy a NICE comic, support your Local Comic Shop doing it!

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2020

  

  A great idea to support Local Comic Shops…

• In Review: Zarjaz Issue 38

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2020

  

  Another 2000AD-inspired gem from Futurequake Press

• SelfMadeHero issues #DrawYourBookshop Challenge

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2020

  

  Publisher SelfMadeHero has come up with a great idea to promote local bookshops

• Daleks in your garden? With Percy Thrower? Shurely shome mishtake…

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2020

  

  An unusual blending of SF and gardening is on sale

• More store closures ahead for comics and magazine retailer WH Smith

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2020

  

  Nestling in the small print of WH Smith‘s latest Preliminary Results Announcement is confirmation that the beleaguered British high street news and magazine vendor is set to close 25 high street stores, affecting nearly 200 jobs – and there may be… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Comic Artist and 3D Sculptor Neil “Blackbird” Sims

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2020

  

  Neil “Blackbird” Sims work – art and 3D – has stunned plenty…

• 200 Drawings: Art by Quentin Blake offered in charity fundraiser by House of Illustration

  By John Freeman on November 12, 2020

  

  Great news for fans of Quentin Blake’s work

• Doctor Who spin-off Daleks! launches today on YouTube

  By John Freeman on November 12, 2020

  

  Daleks!, the animated Doctor Who spin-off launches today, 12th November 2020, on the official Doctor Who YouTube Channel. Five 10 minute episodes of Daleks! will stream, a new episode debuting weekly every Thursday, featuring the voices of Nicholas Briggs (the… Read More ›

• Meet The77 Creators: Comic Artist Phil Elliott

  By downthetubes Guests on November 12, 2020

  

  Morgan Spiceman catches up with an independent comics press veteran

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