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• Coming in October: LICAF LIVE, a virtual Comics Festival

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2020

  

  Responding to uncertain times, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has made the decision to leap into a virtual setting this year

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sentinel – Scales of Justice

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2020

  

  There’s still time to back this much-praised tribute to Starblazer, before its crowdfunding campaign ends

• Star Trek celebrated: new art by Pete Wallbank revealed

  By John Freeman on May 10, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  What’s your favourite science fiction franchise? Pete Wallbank truly honours one…

• Try Commando Comics for free – “Red Snow” sampler on offer

  By John Freeman on May 10, 2020

  

  If you’ve never read an issue of Commando Comic then now’s your chance…

• Delving into Dracula, 1972… no, not the Hammer Film!

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Who remembers Dracula, short-lived comic from New English Library?

• Race on to capture Dalek Annual!

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2020

  

  A top quality copy of the 1978 Terry Nation’s Dalek Annual is commanding higher than usual bidding

• Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition Long List Announced

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2020

  

  The authors of the 20 longlisted titles in this year’s Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition have been announced.

• Looking Back at “Load Runner”

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Who remembers when computers had an incredible 52K of memory – and that was with an expansion upgrade? If you do, then you might remember Load Runner…

• Latest Phil-Comics auction includes NHS charities fund raising items

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2020

  

  The latest Phil-Comics auction is running now on eBay

• Missing in Action: The original Johnny Red War Game Figure

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2020

  

  How Johnny Red blazed back into action, thanks to Warlord Games…

• Splank! Digital anthology deadline nears

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2020

  

  You don’t have much longer to contribute to this charity fundraiser…

• Cards for Carers launched, all profits go to charity

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2020

  

  Indie publisher Sue Lee has designed a card for NHS staff fighting Coronavirus with profits going to NHS charities

• Save the Children and Beano partner to provide fund-raising Lockdown Birthday Party Kits

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2020

  

  Save the Children and Beano have joined forces to launch a blamtastic Lockdown Birthday power-up kit featuring some of the comic’s most famous faces

• In Memoriam: “Beau Peep” cartoonist Andrew Christine

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of British cartoonist Andrew Christine, co-creator of the newspaper comic strips Beau Peep and A Man Called Horace with writer Roger Kettle. He had been ill for some time. Over a long career that… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Crowdfunding Epics, with Ahmed Alameen and Jim Starlin

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2020

  

  The latest Panel Borders show hosted by Alex Fitch turns the spotlight on two very different comic crowdfunding campaigns

• The77 #1, available now from GetMyComics, To the Death “Iso-Pack” offer ends soon

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2020

  

  The first issue of The77 – the great new British retro comics anthology – is available to order now from GetMyComics

• Superspy “Velicity Jones” returns in latest volume of Aces Weekly

  By John Freeman on May 5, 2020

  

  Lee Robson and Brian Coyle’s superspy is back in action!

• Egmont Publishing aims to strengthen position in the kids’ magazines and comics market

  By John Freeman on May 4, 2020

  

  Now part of HarperCollins UK, could we be seeing a expansion in comics and magazines from Egmont Publishing?

• Tom of Finland Centennial to be celebrated this week

  By John Freeman on May 4, 2020

  

  Ground-breaking Finnish creator Tom of Finland would have turned 100 years old this week – and many celebrations have been planned internationally

• London’s Institut Français’ readies its “Beyond Words Festival”

  By John Freeman on May 4, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Based in London, Institut Français has organised an exciting online programme building up to their Beyond Words Festival from 11th – 23rd May 2020

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