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• First official International Gerry Anderson Day announced

  By John Freeman on 4 March 2021

  

  Coming in April, a celebration of all things Gerry Anderson…

• Asterix the Gaul heads to Netflix in new series, planned for 2023 release

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Netflix has partnered with publisher Hachette’s Les Editions Albert René and playwright Alain Chabat to create the first-ever animated limited series based on the iconic French comic series The Adventures of Asterix. The 3D animated series – which is in addition to the… Read More ›

• Annual San Diego Comic Convention cancelled, but three-day event announced for November

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2021

  

  Bad news and good news for fans of America’s longest-running major comic convention…

• 10 Years to Save the World – Comics Creators join international British Council-backed comics project

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2021

  

  Take part in the launch of the international project to help combat climate change

• Banksy rarities offered in charity HeART auction in aid of Dalton Leisure Centre attract top bids

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2021

  

  Some exceptional items offered in charity auction ending next week

• Commando International Women’s Day Specials on sale this week

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2021

  

  Latest issues commemorate the work of women at war

• In Review: Superman & Lois (CW)

  By Tim Robins on 2 March 2021

  

  More soap than Superman? Maybe not. Tim Robins checks out the latest series to star the Kryptonian superhero…

• Beano Rule Breakers set to storm London’s Somerset House this autumn!

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2021

  

  The Beano’s creators and characters are to be the focus of a major exhibition this autumn

• Are you ready for the great Nikolai Dante readthrough podcast? (Is the world ready?)

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2021

  

  Dante miss this if you’re a fan of the adventurer “too cool to kill”

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: How to THINK when you DRAW Volume Four – and more, from the Etherington Brothers, raises £76K on Kickstarter

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2021

  

  Another crowdfunding target for some terrific creating comics resources totally smashed…

• How a 1970s “lost” Marvel Comic still takes Beatles fans on a magical mystery tour

  By John Freeman on 1 March 2021

  

  Beatles barminess from the House of Ideas… or at least, that was the idea…

• Macc-Pow postponed as COVID restrictions continue to impact comic event plans, other organisers ready to adapt as restrictions continue

  By John Freeman on 1 March 2021

  

  Plans afoot to foil that pesky virus later in the year – and in 2022

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Paragon 27

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2021

  

  Long-running independent comics anthology seeks small change for next issue

• Comic Art Charity Auction in aid of War Child launched

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2021

  

  Bid for some great comic art in an even greater cause

• In Review: Major Eazy Volume One: The Italian Campaign

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2021

  

  Classic World War Two action strip revisited in style

• In Review: Zarjaz Issue 39

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2021

  

  Always a pleasure to read, a new edition from Futurequake Press…

• Stand and Deliver! Book Palace Books new projects spotlight Ron Embleton and other great British illustrators

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2021

  

  Two new eye-catching art-crammed specialist projects on their way soon

• “The Real Hergé: The Inspiration Behind Tintin”, first comics-related biography from White Owl Books

  By John Freeman on 26 February 2021

  

  Information on a recently-released book on Hergé, and an upcoming tribute to Stan Lee

• Tripwire Magazine goes newsstand, regular digital edition follows next month

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2021

  

  Tripwire expands with new distribution both physical and digital

• In Review: Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos – The Epilogue

  By Richard Sheaf on 25 February 2021

  

  Richard Sheaf reviews the last “regular” – and massive! – Jeff Hawke Fan Club release

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