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• Barbara Firth’s children’s book illustrations up for auction

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2020

  

  Woking-based auction house Ewbank’s is hosting an auction of watercolour art by award-winning children’s book illustrator Barbara Firth later this month. The auction includes some of her illustrations for Walker Books Leapfrog; art from Barnabas Walks written by William Mayne,… Read More ›

• Fantasy Magazine Returns, submissions open for short fiction

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2020

  

  Fiction title Fantasy Magazine will be relaunching in November 2020

• WebFind: David Baillie’s “Paraverse”

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

  

  Check out this fun anthology strip on WebToons

• Buy The Bad Bad Place by David Hine and Mark Stafford – and help support The Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  Support the endangered Cartoon Museum and get a brilliant A6 artwork by Mark Stafford. What are you waiting for?

• In Review: Spirou – Hope, Against All Odds Part Two

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  Peter Duncan takes a look at Émile Bravo’s latest episode of Spriou’s wartime story, available in English as a digital edition…

• Rebellion announces immersive live‑action attraction, Judge Dredd Uprising

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2020

  

  A new adventure is coming to London in 2021. Be ready, Citizen!

• Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: The Big Breakfast Jam

  By John Freeman on June 29, 2020

  

  Gaby Roslin, super heroine? It almost happened!

• Colossive Cartographies – a small but perfectly formed comics and illustration project

  By John Freeman on June 29, 2020

  

  Small but feisty British independent publisher Colossive Press have announced that subscriptions for the first six issues of Colossive Cartographies are now open. The project is an attempt from the Penge-based publisher, whose books also include such titles as the… Read More ›

• Calling Paul Temple… in Germany!

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

  

  A classic British newspaper strip resurfaces in a new German collection

• Oxford’s Jolly Farmers pub sets to re-open, refurbed with a dash of some Dark Materials!

  By John Freeman on June 28, 2020

  

  Oxford’s LGBT+ Jolly Farmers Pub, is getting a refurb with a nod to some famous fantasy works based in the city…

• In Memoriam: Tributes to Marvel artist Joe Sinnott

  By John Freeman on June 27, 2020

  

  A tribute and a small sample of memories of a legend in US comics, who passed earlier this week

• Creator Spotlight: Kev Crossley homages classic 2000AD artists for Lockdown Project

  By John Freeman on June 27, 2020

  

  Check out this wonderful 2000AD-inspired homage by one of the comic’s own

• Vworp Vworp! Compendium available for pre-order

  By John Freeman on June 26, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  An amazing compendium of long out of print early issues, you say? Oh, yes…

• Don’t miss out on this free retro comics annual!

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

  

  Grab yourself a free retro comic homaging British comic annuals

• Roblox launches Wonder Woman: The Themyscira Experience

  By John Freeman on June 26, 2020

  

  Wonder Woman comes to the massive global online platform

• Jinty’s “Concrete Surfer” limited edition hardcover released

  By John Freeman on June 26, 2020

  

  Find out more about this collection, including artist Christine Ellingham

• Lion’s “The Spider” collection out next April

  By John Freeman on June 26, 2020

  

  Coming next year, the first of a four-part series of anti-hero The Spider’s original adventures…

• Don’t Miss Macc-Pow@Home This Weekend

  By John Freeman on June 25, 2020

  

  Don’t miss a special, virtual British comic creator gathering, this very weekend!

• In Review: David Leach Conquers the Universe #3

  By Peter Duncan on June 25, 2020

  

  Coming Soon: another bonkers round of world-saving from David Leach!

• In Review: Fantastic Adventures

  By Peter Duncan on June 25, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Peter Duncan enjoys a journey along roads not travelled for British comics…

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