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• Big Finish’s New Writer Competition 2026 Launches with First Doctor focus

  By John Freeman on 10 May 2026

  

  Annual Short Trips competition opened

• Upcoming Vectis auctions offer plenty of nostalgic treats

  By John Freeman on 10 May 2026

  

  Plenty on offer for Marvel, Doctor Who and Transformers fans to savour!

• Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs. Monkey continues to storm the book charts

  By John Freeman on 9 May 2026

  

  Deserved success for this delightfully daft comic book series

• John Charles and Barry May’s Technofreak Goes to the Movies!

  By John Freeman on 8 May 2026

  

  It’s a comic movie – sort of – shot in Guildford! Really!

• Scratch Comics’ Dracula The Return adapted into new Game Boy release

  By John Freeman on 8 May 2026

  

  A British comic leaps into the world of games

• Patrick Troughton celebrated in new book, “When I Say Run, Run”

  By John Freeman on 8 May 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  New book charts early rocky years for the long-running SF TV drama

• Titan Books publisher celebrates Pulitzer Prize win for author Daniel Kraus

  By John Freeman on 7 May 2026

  

  Horror novel award success for Chicago-based author

• Private equity firm Modella begins restructuring TG Jones, 150 stores reportedly at closure risk

  By John Freeman on 7 May 2026 • ( 11 )

  

  Closure plans revealed

• UK creators of comics struggling despite a thriving industry

  By John Freeman on 6 May 2026

  

  Worrying times for aspiring British comic creators?

• Valiant Stormers ride into Commando, one last time!

  By John Freeman on 6 May 2026

  

  Latest Commando set includes another trip back to the Napoleonic Wars

• In Review: The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart

  By John Freeman on 6 May 2026

  

  A glorious meld of prose, illustration and the sequential

• Safaa Odah and Jimmy “Spire” Ssentongoa announced as winners of the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  The award pays tribute to the talent and courage of cartoonists working in challenging environments.

• Just Out: The Art of Star Trek: Lower Decks by Megan Treviño

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  This isn’t just an art book: for fans, it’s a warp-speed journey into the heart of Starfleet’s funniest, most fearless crew…

• Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew heads to the big screen ahead of Netflix launch

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  The Magician’s Nephew will get a big screen outing in early 2027

• Judge Dredd Case Files Hit 50! Thrills galore from 2000AD, so don’t need more!

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  Thrill suckers beware! Alongside the latest instalments of “Brink“, “Helium” and “Silver“, all of which continue to bring Thrill-Power to our lives, 2000AD Prog 2481, on sale from Wednesday 6th May 2026 features the second part of the three-part 3riller… Read More ›

• More British comic art gems set to go under the hammer from the Peter Hansen collection

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  Another incredible array of original British comic art, rare issues and more heads to auction this week

• Panel Borders: Drawing (on) Strong Women with Katriona Chapman and Terry Moore

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  Two fantastic comic creators interviewed on Britain’s only over air radio show

• Lawless Bound: David Broughton

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2026

  

  Richard Sheaf chats with artist and writer David Broughton about his appearance at Lawless 2026

• In Pictures: Paolo Ongaro: The Poet of Adventure”, an Exhibition

  By John Freeman on 4 May 2026

  

  This weekend saw the Italian cultural association Venezia Comics host an exhibition at its Festival by Commando comics artist Paolo Ongaro, largely focused on his work in his home country, particularly Spazio Chiama Atlantide. Paolo has kindly sent us some photographs of the exhibition, held in… Read More ›

• Lawless Bound: Andrw Sawyers

  By John Freeman on 4 May 2026 • ( 3 )

  

  Richard Sheaf catches up with The77 artist

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