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• Coming Soon: The Golden Years of Matchbox Art

  By John Freeman on July 8, 2020

  

  Soon to be published by Red Kite, The Golden Years of Matchbox Art features the Matchbox kits artwork of Roy Huxley and will sit very nicely with 2009’s Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art from Crowood Press featuring Roy Cross‘… Read More ›

• Cracking British comics and more offered in latest Phil-Comics eBay auction

  By John Freeman on July 7, 2020

  

  From Batman to Beano, Dandy to Detective Comics, Star Trek to Superboy, Thunderbirds to Topper and Whizzer and Chips to Walking Dead, there’s plenty on offer in the latest Phil-Comics eBay comic auction this week Run by Phil Shrimpton, Phil… Read More ›

• Rebellion announces “The John Steel Files”, new Thriller Picture Library collection

  By John Freeman on July 7, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Steel yourselves for some jazzy, classic action adventure from the Treasury of British Comics

• All-new Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! hits CBBC next week

  By John Freeman on July 7, 2020

  

  Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! is back – and there’s a celebratory Beano subscription on offer for fans

• Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Comes to Audible as Full-Cast Drama

  By Peter Duncan on July 5, 2020

  

  Peter Duncan checks out the new full-length audio drama based on the Vertigo comic…

• In Memoriam: Fleetway Art Editor John Jackson

  By John Freeman on July 5, 2020

  

  John Jackson played an important role in the work to relaunch Eagle in the 1980s, and Roy of the Rovers

• Learn some secrets of contemporary portrait photography with Rory Lewis

  By John Freeman on July 5, 2020

  

  Learn some photography tricks of the trade from a contemporary expert

• Creating Comics, raising cash for charity: check out this retro Judge Dredd art by David Broughton

  By John Freeman on July 4, 2020

  

  Check out this comics-related charity project with a 1970s look…

• Creator Spotlight: Don’t miss “Godzilla’s Lockdown Diary” by Edward Taylor

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2020

  

  What does Godzilla do when not on a rampage? Edward Taylor offers his thoughts…

• Cartoons on Film: Molesworth Trailer

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s a trailer for Molesworth, an upcoming animated feature film

• 100 female & non-binary comic book creatives combine forces for COVID-19 fundraising “Insider Art” anthology

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2020

  

  Check out this amazing fundraiser in aid of females & non-binary comic book retailers

• Breaking boundaries: Hamish Steele’s “DeadEndia” heads to Netflix

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2020

  

  Great news about the adventures of Barney, Norma and magical talking dog, Pugsley!

• Hero Collector releases Ghostbusters: The Inside Story

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2020

  

  One for Slimer fans!

• Meet the Skrawllordz – a secret society forged in the fire of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival!

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2020

  

  Not just one comic creator interview this time out – but six!

• Barbara Firth’s children’s book illustrations up for auction

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2020

  

  Woking-based auction house Ewbank’s is hosting an auction of watercolour art by award-winning children’s book illustrator Barbara Firth later this month. The auction includes some of her illustrations for Walker Books Leapfrog; art from Barnabas Walks written by William Mayne,… Read More ›

• Fantasy Magazine Returns, submissions open for short fiction

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2020

  

  Fiction title Fantasy Magazine will be relaunching in November 2020

• WebFind: David Baillie’s “Paraverse”

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

  

  Check out this fun anthology strip on WebToons

• Buy The Bad Bad Place by David Hine and Mark Stafford – and help support The Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  Support the endangered Cartoon Museum and get a brilliant A6 artwork by Mark Stafford. What are you waiting for?

• In Review: Spirou – Hope, Against All Odds Part Two

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  Peter Duncan takes a look at Émile Bravo’s latest episode of Spriou’s wartime story, available in English as a digital edition…

• Rebellion announces immersive live‑action attraction, Judge Dredd Uprising

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  A new adventure is coming to London in 2021. Be ready, Citizen!

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