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• Comic Laureates, Three! In Conversation at the Cartoon Museum

  By Richard Sheaf on December 4, 2019

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum recently played host to a unique gathering of current Comics Laureate Hannah Berry and past holders Dave Gibbons and Charlie Adlard.  All three were able to look back on how the post has evolved since it was… Read More ›

• Coming Up: An Evening Of Creepy Comics at London’s Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2019

  

  The nights are getting longer, there’s a chill in the air, it’s the time of year when we all feel strangely drawn together. So why not draw together around the Cartoon Museum fire* in London, to talk about the ghostly,… Read More ›

• Latest “Film Stories” tracks down the 2000AD Movies That Never Were

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2019

  

  The current issue of Film Stories magazine, Issue 11, on sale now in WHSmith and other UK high street retailers, includes a huge feature on all the 2000AD movies that never were

• In Review: Return To Aldebaran – Episode 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on December 2, 2019

  

  It is just over ten years ago that I reviewed the very first Worlds Of Aldebaran book to be published in English by Cinebook, The Catastrophe, which actually translated two of the original French books. Since then there have been… Read More ›

• Blade Runner 2019 Blog Tour: Read An Extract!

  By John Freeman on December 1, 2019

  

  Recently released by Titan Comics, we’re delighted to be of part of their Blade Runner “Blog Tour”, delivering an extract to promote the graphic novel of their fantastic Blade Runner comic series  Blade Runner 2019. Written by Blade Runner 2049… Read More ›

• Commando Comics Sixth Swap-Meet – first 2020 date announced

  By John Freeman on December 1, 2019

  

  The date of the sixth Commando and British Comics Swap-Meet has just been announced for March 2020

• Oh No! It’s the Pathetic Sharks! (Original art, that is…)

  By John Freeman on November 29, 2019

  

  If you’re a VIZ fan, or know someone who is, there’s an opportunity to buy a piece of original Pathetic Sharks art by top cartoonist Lew Stringer on eBay right now

• Is the 2000AD Regened 2020 project laying the ground for a new all-ages title?

  By John Freeman on November 29, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  2000 AD’s all-ages special issue, 2000 AD Regened, is returning in 2020 – but this time there’s even more…

• McFarlane Toys strikes distribution deal with Bandai UK

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2019

  

  Bandai UK has secured the distribution of the McFarlane Toys product range for the UK and Republic of Ireland markets, widened the reach of a huge range of collector action figures beyond specialist stores.

• Daily Mirror “Jane” greetings cards surface on eBay

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2019

  

  Recently sold on eBay by Violet Antiques, these rare greetings cards featuring the Daily Mirror heroine Jane are the work of, and signed by, her creator Norman Pett

• Vice Press extends Wallace and Gromit print range with art from Arno Kiss

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2019

  

  On sale now is the first Vice Press release by artist Arno Kiss, who has created a new and exclusive, officially licensed Wallace and Gromit art print

• Spaceship Away nears its half century edition

  By John Freeman on November 27, 2019

  

  The latest issue of Spaceship Away, Part 49, brings the Eagle-inspired comic zine closer to an impressive half century of issues, with a dramatic image of the “Dan Dare” villain, Xel, on its cover by Keith Watson

• New Commando comics delivers Legion of the Damned and much more

  By John Freeman on November 27, 2019

  

  Roman Legions of the damned, the walking dead in France, murders in the dawn light, and a great escape from a prisoner of war camp in North Africa… there’s all this and more in new issues of DC Thomson Media’s Commando (5283 – 5286) – out this week

• Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part Two

  By Roger Perry on November 26, 2019

  

  A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry – a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back… Read More ›

• Dan Dare returns to BBC Radio this Christmas!

  By John Freeman on November 26, 2019

  

  BBC Radio and BBC Sounds have announced their on-air and on-demand highlights for the Christmas period – which include broadcasts of some B7 Media-produced Dan Dare Audio Adventures – and a tie-in documentary

• Wonder at Ken Reid’s World-Wide Weirdies!

  By John Freeman on November 25, 2019

  

  Out this week from Rebellion Publishing is the latest issue of 2000 AD, with a great “Tharg” cover by Rob Davis, plus two new comic collections, including Ken Reid’s wonderful, spectacularly bonkers World-Wide Weirdies

• Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Celestial Toyroom reaches landmark 500th issue

  By John Freeman on November 23, 2019

  

  Doctor Who is 56 today, and Celestial Toyroom, the magazine of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society – and longest running Doctor Who magazine – has reached 500 issues.

• First “Axa” strip art sells for over $6000

  By John Freeman on November 23, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re used to some of the gob-smacking prices some comic art sells for on top auction site Heritage Auctions, but it seems the prices of lesser known work sometimes, too…

• Robert Nixon, Dudley Watkins art offered in latest Phil Comics auction

  By John Freeman on November 23, 2019

  

  There are 165 vintage comic listings in the latest auction from Phil-Comics on eBay this week – all ending Tuesday 26th November 2019. Lots include original artwork from Dudley Watkins and Robert Nixon, 1940s and later Beano and Dandy comics

• To the Batcave, comic feature-writing chums! A Call for Contributions

  By John Freeman on November 22, 2019

  

  David Hathaway-Price, publisher and editor of the not-for-profit FANSCENE, is gearing up to publish a Batman-focused issue of his terrific zine

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