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• In Memoriam: Comic Creator Juan Giménez

  By John Freeman on April 3, 2020

  

  Trail-blazing Argentinian comic creator Juan Giménez has died, a victim of Coronavirus.

• Puffin re-jigs 80th anniversary celebration plans, takes “Festival of Big Dreams” virtual

  By John Freeman on April 3, 2020

  

  Children’s book publisher Puffin has re-vamped its 80th anniversary celebration plans

• Out Now: Soviet Space Graphics

  By John Freeman on April 3, 2020

  

  Out now from Phaidon is Soviet Space Graphics by Alexandra Sankova, published in collaboration with the Moscow Design Museum

• The Mighty One Steve MacManus Mind Probed!

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates chat with ex-2000AD editor Steve MacManus

• Back to the 1970s! Doctor Who Magazine goes retro…

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  If you want a distraction from the grimness of the Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown and you’re a fan of Doctor Who, then latest Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 550) is on sale now.

• Alex Raymond’s first Flash Gordon sells for record $480,000

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  The original art for Alex Raymond’s first Flash Gordon newspaper strip was sold for $480,000 this week

• Get ready to celebrate Beano’s Dennis’ 70th birthday in 2021!

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  Expect to see more Beano products on sale this year

• The77 anthology launch on course for mid-May debut

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  The planned launch of the new quarterly comic anthology The77 is still on course

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman – Puppets

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2020

  

  Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman is back in Puppets

• Panel Borders: Myriad Authors

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2020

  

  In this month’s Panel Borders, two female artists discuss their graphic novels in progress about exclusion and inclusion

• NASA brings the Universe to your door with NASA at Home

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2020

  

  NASA has a new Internet and social media special, NASA at Home, will show and engage you in the agency’s discoveries…

• An Unexpected Blast from the Past in this week’s 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2020

  

  There’s action aplenty in this week’s 2000AD, which includes a surprise return for a Judge Dredd character we all thought was dead!

• America’s Autism Parenting Magazine provides wealth of COVID-19 resources, advice for Autism families

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2020

  

  America’s Autism Parenting Magazine is providing a free resource oflockdown coping strategies as well as ways for Autism Families to deal with heightened anxieties as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic

• World War One tales and weird romps in the desert – it’s all happening in Commando!

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2020

  

  Brand new Commando  – Issues 5319 – 5322 are on sale this Thursday, offering plenty of action and adventure, including two World War One forays, one very unusual, a stint in a Spitfire, and a weird romp in the North African desert!

• Why Your Favourite British Comic Strip of 1974 Hasn’t Been Reprinted – Yet!

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Some British comic fans regularly regale the lack of reprints of classic comic strips. Here’s some indication of what’s actually involved…

• 40,000 DC Comics, many rare, offered in private sale of The Ian Levine Collection by Sotheby’s

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Sotheby’s hosted a rare collection of DC Comics from collection of British music producer, Ian Levine, offered through private sale yesterday

• Look Alive! New Commando Comics On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2020

  

  Commando Issues 5315-5318 were released last week but, somehow, the release slipped our radar! The DC Thomson war title continues to troop on with two tanks, a Catalina – and some Motor Torpedo Boats…

• Free to Download – A Coronavirus Lockdown-busting Cornucopia of Comics from Bryan Talbot and more

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  As a little pick-me-up during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Bryan Talbot, working with web master James Robertson, has put together a downloadable version of all of the free comics published on his official site site over the years

• Holy Bat Timing! Panini UK launches Batman: Tales of the Dark Knight

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  It may, unfortunately be badly timed, but Panini UK launched Batman: Tales of the Dark Knight last week – the first in what will hopefully be a new line of DC titles

• Comic Creator Spotlight: The Famous Comic Creators of Glenrothes

  By Colin Noble on March 28, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Glenrothes, Fife, is inextricably linked to British comics, home to some terrific artists… as Colin Noble discovered

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