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• Paul Rainey wins 2020 Observer Jonathan Cape Comica Graphic Short Story Prize

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2020

  

  Congratulations to Paul Rainey on his long-awaited success in this competition!

• New “Comic Book Guide to Gardening”, out next year, is not the first gardening-inspired comic

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  This upcoming new gardening graphic novel looks great, but the marketing department who hyped it need a history lesson

• Meet The77 Creators: Comic Artist Neil “Blackbird” Sims

  By downthetubes Guests on 28 November 2020

  

  If you’ve seen Neil since this interview, do let us know if he escaped the Benksy genie…

• Dan Dare returns as part of Sci-Fi-London next month

  By John Freeman on 28 November 2020

  

  You can keep a great space hero down!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The77 Issue Four

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2020

  

  The77 makes a successful midwinter-styled sprint to gain full backing in under five hours of launch

• Check out Dave Gee’s Doodle Maps – has your home town been captured?

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2020

  

  If he hasn’t drawn your city or town yet, Dave “Doodle Map” Gee is open to suggestions…

• Hibernia Comics teases plans for “The Fleetway Files” project, “Angry Planet” and “The Indestructible Man” first titles

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  More British comic collections in the works!

• “The Uninvited Death”, a murder mystery novel from veteran Dan Dare author David Motton published

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2020

  

  Levellers Press have published Commando and Dan Dare writer David Motton‘s long-awaited murder mystery novel, The Uninvited Death. Set in and around a market town in East Anglia, a man is found stabbed to death in a hotel car park… Read More ›

• Meet The77 Creators: Comic Writer Paul Duncan

  By downthetubes Guests on 27 November 2020

  

  With The77 Issue Three now on general release and the Kickstarter for Issue Four launching today, here’s another in our series of “Meet the Creator” interviews conducted by Morgan Spiceman with the writers and artists involved in British comics anthology…. Read More ›

• Classic 1980s ‘Block Mania’ limited edition game reprint announced, on sale from 12 noon today

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2020

  

  Great news for board game and Judge Dredd fans

• Comic artist Nicole Miles pays tribute to firefighter Frank Bailey in new “Google Doodle”

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2020

  

  Today’s Google tribute is illustrated by an Eisner Award-nominated comic creator living in Yorkshire

• SuperNaturals Preview comic, early 2000ADs and a Dan Dare game “free gift” on offer in latest Comic Collector eBay auction

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2020

  

  A great mix of British comics on offer from The Comic Collector this week

• Charley’s War original page screen print unveiled

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2020

  

  Check out this limited edition print from Rebellion Unplugged

• A Bumper Week of Releases from Rebellion, leading with 2000AD and the return of Sexton Blake!

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2020

  

  A round up of the latest 2000AD news and upcoming Treasury of British Comics releases

• “A Force” drop back into Commando in new all action tale!

  By John Freeman on 24 November 2020

  

  There are new issues of Commando out this week (Issues 5387 – 5390) from DC Thomson Media, once again tackling air, land, and sea in these varied and dynamic stories. This set includes an all-new A Force tale from Ferg… Read More ›

• Comic Artists Open Call: Samples Requested for new British imprint

  By John Freeman on 24 November 2020

  

  Please Note: This Open Call is now CLOSED – thank you to everyone who sent samples – look out for news on project in mid 2021 COMIC ARTISTS WANTED FOR NEW IMPRINT – OPEN CALL This is an open call… Read More ›

• Unofficial Dr Who Annual 1989 out now from Terraqueous Distributors

  By John Freeman on 24 November 2020

  

  The Unofficial not for profit Dr Who Annual 1989 is on sale now

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: El Marvo #2

  By John Freeman on 24 November 2020

  

  Wrestling meets the apocalypse? Worth a look!

• Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book on sale now

  By John Freeman on 24 November 2020

  

  Hi-jinks on sale now in your local book shop!

• Special reprint of Doctor Who novel Time’s Champion announced in aid of British Heart Foundation

  By John Freeman on 23 November 2020

  

  In celebration of all things Doctor Who, author and publisher David Howe has arranged a reprint of the novel Time’s Champion, with all profits to be donated to the British Heart Foundation. “Time’s Champion is somewhat special to my heart,”… Read More ›

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