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• Sound and Vision: “The Rez” combines podcast and comics to spread messages of kindness and resilience to children

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2021

  

  A blend of audio, visuals and kindness that’s a great idea for strange times

• Trouble in the “Wild, Wild, East End”… of London, for Wild Bill Hickok, Sitting Bull – and time traveller Charlotte Corday!

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2021

  

  Check out this free-to-read web comic by a British comics veteran

• John Romita Jr. joins ‘Fantastic Four’ for a Giant-Sized 60th Anniversary Issue (plus, a brief look back at UK reprints)

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2021

  

  60 years of Fantastic Four in the US… 59 in the UK!

• Tube Surfing: Dandy Summer Special out now, TinTin mashups court case, new Spider-Man bookazine and more

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2021

  

  Dandy, Spider-Man, comics event news and more

• Remembering Dave Evans: A Personal Tribute by Richmond Clements

  By downthetubes Guests on May 12, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Remembering one of the nicest people in comics…

• Tube Surfing: New SHIFT cover reveal, Dan Dare on the BBC, and a new graphic novel about World War Two Japanese American activists

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2021

  

  Just a few quick comic news items of note…

• London’s Cartoon Museum reopens with “V for Vendetta: Behind the Mask” exhibition

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2021

  

  The making and cultural myth of V to be explored

• Comic Creator Spotlight: TV Century 21 artist Rab Hamilton… or should that be Robert?

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  A quick look at the artist who brought “Secret Agent 21” and “Aafje Anders” to life

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist John Royle

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  A shout out for British comic artist John Royle, artist on Danger Girl and more

• Who Remembers “Bancroft Tiddlers”? Here’s a checklist…

  By John Freeman on May 10, 2021

  

  These tiny books sparked some old memories – do you have copies?

• Sneak Peek: Steampunk adventure South of Bedlam out now from Luke Cooper

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2021

  

  Awesome-looking digital comic out now

• WebFind: De_Ziners, and Zine Love

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Two useful resources for Zine livers, with different approaches

• In Memoriam: Comics Editior, Co-Publisher Artist and Letterer Dave Evans, aka Bolt-01

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2021

  

  A quiet engine – no, a powerhouse in independent British comics, has passed

• Jupiter’s Legacy Netflix Specials out soon from Panini

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Mark Miller and Frank Quitely’s super beings set to storm your local WHSmiith… and other outlets!

• 1950s British Science Fiction videocast celebrates John Russell Fearn’s best SF work

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2021

  

  Another splendid foray into vintage SF from Philip Harbottle

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Ian Jackson, the artist who brought Oink’s Uncle Pig to life – and Mary Lighthouse, too

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Celebrating the work of a terrific British cartoonist

• Cartoon Museum announces plans for exhibition of work by cartoonist and animator Natasha Natarajan

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2021

  

  New exhibitions are heading to the Cartoon Museum, set to re-open shortly

• In Review: The77 Issue 5

  By Peter Duncan on May 5, 2021

  

  Want some action? Adventure? Fun? Peter Duncan happily directs you toward The77 #5…

• London’s City Interaction Lab releases free “A Day in Lockdown”, a COVID-19 Response comic

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2021

  

  A spotlight on 24 hours in pandemic-imposed isolation

• “The Umbrella Academy” mobile games announced from RTE, the company behind “Terminator – Dark Fate” and more

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2021

  

  The weirdly wonderful super powered family are heading to your smartphones

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