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• Mark Stafford and Soaring Penguin Press help beat back the threat of Cartoon Museum closure caused by “Bastard Virus”

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2020

  

  Ace indie publisher and awesome artist rally to help save amazing comics space

• Lupin the Third licensing deal announced by Reemsborko

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2020

  

  Good news for fans of the gentleman thief…

• House of Illustration evolving into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2020

  

  Fantastic expansion plans announced at new location

• The Cartoon Museum gains almost £100K in National Lottery Heritage Fund support, helps save it from closure

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Terrific news of new financial support for the Cartoon Museum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund

• New Flash Gordon pop art by Art & Hue, anniversary restoration of film on way

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020

  

  Marking 40 years of the cult science-fiction film inspired by the original newspaper strip, Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints featuring the iconic Flash Gordon. The classic film’s icons have been given the… Read More ›

• Look-In “Robin of Sherwood” collection gets green light

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Great news for fans of the Hooded Man

• “Garth” dropped from Daily Mirror, “not appropriate” for today’s newspaper market

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Sad news, as the “Garth” strip draws to a close in the Mirror newspaper

• Cutaway Comics launches Doctor Who “Splinter Universe” comics project with crowdfunder for Eric Saward’s “Lytton”

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2020

  

  Cutaway Comics, an independent comic imprint based in Manchester, has launched its titles featuring worlds and characters from BBC’s ​Doctor Who – drawing them into darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. The project has launched with a crowdfunder… Read More ›

• Shako shakes things up in this week’s 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Furious fur ball on the rampage!

• In Memoriam: Cartoonist Brian Walker

  By John Freeman on July 26, 2020

  

  Marking the passing of a comics legend

• Mike Higgs’ Moonbird adventures … in Germany!

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  A British comics character gets a German makeover

• Eagle 1950 – 2020 exhibition opens at Southport’s The Atkinson gallery on Monday, after lockdown deferral

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020

  

  Great news for Eagle and Dan Dare fans!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Rusumat – New Stories from Rising Artists

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020

  

  Digital comics provider Rusumat has set an ambitious target to bring new comics to life

• Big Finish Space:1999 audio dramas continue in 2021

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020

  

  The re-imagined Gerry Anderson series returns soon

• Don’t Miss Out on Comic-Con’s 2020 Souvenir Book!

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020

  

  A terrific, free souvenir from this year’s virtual event

• Poster Posse’s “hate2wait” alternative film posters prove a moviegoer’s treat

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2020

  

  Warning: these gorgeous alternate film posters may leave you dazzled

• In Review: Spacewarp

  By Peter Duncan on July 24, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Peter Duncan is hugely excited by Pat Mills new project. But how do we tell non-comic readers to read it?

• Sneak Peek: Long Coat and Leather Jacket, by John Farrelly

  By John Freeman on July 24, 2020

  

  An action packed comics trailer you should not watch (we’re joking!)

• In Review: TechnoFreak #3 – Karaoke Killers

  By Peter Duncan on July 24, 2020

  

  Clones, kidnappers, and a far too clever talking cat!

• Beano & Dandy – A Celebration of Dudley D Watkins gets DC Thomson web shop release

  By John Freeman on July 24, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  A terrific-looking decade by decade look at the work of the acclaimed artist

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