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• Panel Borders: Learning from Comics

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2020

  

  How comics can shapes child’s learning

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Italian artist Massimo Carnevale

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2020

  

  Italy has long been one of the world’s great comic producing countries and that’s still the case today – and if you need proof, look no further than this stunning work by Massimo Carnevale from the recently-published Tex Albo Speciale… Read More ›

• New SKRAWL anthology smashes Kickstarter target in under 24 hours

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2020

  

  Check out this stunning-looking new independent comics anthology!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Hangar 66 by Max Bertolini

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2020

  

  Edgy SF action thriller? Yes please!

• Chris Reynolds’ “Mauretania” sets course for TV

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2020

  

  A strange, beguiling and long-running comic saga is heading to TV…

• Mark McCann’s VIRUS title for Heavy Metal, “Never Never”, launches soon

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2020

  

  Advisory: Strong Language in some sample panels On sale soon under Heavy Metal‘s Virus imprint is Never Never #1, described by Belfast-based creator Mark McCann as an amalgamation of Peter Pan, The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. In other words, a… Read More ›

• Double issue of Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “Celestial Toyroom” out soon

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2020

  

  Summer sizzling (of the Cyberman kind) on its way!

• Writer Peter Hogan is latest “Last Geek In Space”

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2020

  

  Another great podcast from Alan Cowsill with a top British comics creator!

• Vice Press release new Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet art prints and badges

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2020

  

  Check out these great new Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-inspired art prints

• In Review: The Power of the Daleks – Special Edition

  By Tim Robins on August 2, 2020

  

  Tim Robins is back in action with another Doctor Who review

• 2020 Hugo Awards sees win for Nnedi Okorafor’s LaGuardia, The Expanse, Good Omens and illustrator John Picacio

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2020

  

  Good news for a host of terrific authors and other creators

• Mark Stafford and Soaring Penguin Press help beat back the threat of Cartoon Museum closure caused by “Bastard Virus”

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2020

  

  Ace indie publisher and awesome artist rally to help save amazing comics space

• Lupin the Third licensing deal announced by Reemsborko

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2020

  

  Good news for fans of the gentleman thief…

• House of Illustration evolving into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2020

  

  Fantastic expansion plans announced at new location

• The Cartoon Museum gains almost £100K in National Lottery Heritage Fund support, helps save it from closure

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Terrific news of new financial support for the Cartoon Museum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund

• New Flash Gordon pop art by Art & Hue, anniversary restoration of film on way

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020

  

  Marking 40 years of the cult science-fiction film inspired by the original newspaper strip, Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints featuring the iconic Flash Gordon. The classic film’s icons have been given the… Read More ›

• Look-In “Robin of Sherwood” collection gets green light

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Great news for fans of the Hooded Man

• “Garth” dropped from Daily Mirror, “not appropriate” for today’s newspaper market

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Sad news, as the “Garth” strip draws to a close in the Mirror newspaper

• Cutaway Comics launches Doctor Who “Splinter Universe” comics project with crowdfunder for Eric Saward’s “Lytton”

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2020

  

  Cutaway Comics, an independent comic imprint based in Manchester, has launched its titles featuring worlds and characters from BBC’s ​Doctor Who – drawing them into darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. The project has launched with a crowdfunder… Read More ›

• Shako shakes things up in this week’s 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Furious fur ball on the rampage!

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