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• In Review: The Fun Factory of Farringdon Street by Alan Clark

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2021

  

  What?! Another indispensable guide to early British comics from Alan Clark? Oh yes…

• Comics Laureate Stephen L. Holland part of Manchester’s new Festival of Libraries line-up next week

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2021

  

  Check out this free, in-person event aimed in part at introducing newcomers to the diversity of the comics medium

• Early cover art by 2000AD’s Colin Wilson unearthed for ground-breaking New Zealand music paper “Rip it Up”

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2021

  

  Some early work by 2000AD and Blueberry artist Colin Wilson has a familiar look…

• “Meanwhile…” comics event set to land in Coventry in September

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2021

  

  An impressive -sounding comics festival just dropped into the UK comics calendar for 2021…

• Coming Soon: “The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy: A Parody”, a cartoon collection by Paul Magrs

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2021

  

  Warning, some rude words used in this new cartoon collection from Doctor Who author (and much more), Paul Magrs…

• Creator Spotlight: Award-winning illustrator John Picacio

  By John Freeman on 2 June 2021

  

  A significant work milestone is reached for an award-winning artist…

• Geek Retreat expands stores across the UK with future plans for European roll-out

  By John Freeman on 2 June 2021

  

  Geek Retreat, the geek culture retailer, gaming café and events venue rolled into one, has big expansion plans through 2021 and beyond

• A Radio Milestone! Alex Fitch has Made 500 Panel Borders radio shows… Roll on 500 more…

  By Alex Fitch on 2 June 2021

  

  Panel Borders, Britain’s only regular radio show about comics, hits its 500th episode tonight! Producer and presenter Alex Fitch reveals the show’s origins, and some favourite interviews…

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Bob Monkhouse, and a posthumous cancer research fund raiser

  By John Freeman on 2 June 2021

  

  This week sees the anniversary of the birth of comedian and comic artist Bob Monkhouse, who was “resurrected” in a good cause…

• Peter O’Donnell “Garth” adventure features in latest Comics Revue

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  An early Garth adventure gets an airing – something of a rare event!

• Catawiki International Comic Art Auction Spotlight: Trigan Empire and more!

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2021

  

  Don Lawrence and Ted Kearon art on offer

• New edition of Jack Kirby’s “Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles” out this month, and there’s a bit of a mystery attached…

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  A Captain America comic cover art mystery… can you solve it?

• ComicScene Summer Special out next month, and other new projects in the works

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2021

  

  Artists wanted, summer sampler in the works

• Tube Surfing: Peter Milligan’s God of Tremors, Marvel Voices project

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2021

  

  Some quick news items of note from the world of comics…

• WebFind: The Modern Boy, a fantastic resource for Biggles fans and more

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2021

  

  A fascinating guitar to the first title to publish the Biggles stories of W.E. Johns

• FANSCENE set to draw to a close with special issue devoted to “Fantasy Advertser”

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2021

  

  Latest additions to the Classic UK Comic Zines archive

• The Spirit of Will Eisner exhibition now open at Musée Thomas Henry in Cherbourg

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2021

  

  Let’s hope we can get to see this before it closes, eh?

• Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips out now in Spanish, English edition available in July

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2021

  

  If you’re a newspaper strip fan, “Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips” is definitely a collection you need

• Comics used to study social movements at America’s Penn State College of Education

  By John Freeman on 29 May 2021

  

  Comics used to communicate complex ideas in usable ways that movements and communities can understand

• LDComics Women’s Graphic Novel Awards is back for 2021

  By John Freeman on 29 May 2021

  

  LDComics has announced their annual women’s graphic novel competition, open to women-identifying artists only, is back this year – and ready to seek out the new, up and coming talent. Digital submissions opened on 26th April and the LDComics team… Read More ›

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