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• 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

• In Memoriam: Tributes paid to top Spanish Comic Artist Purita Campos

  By John Freeman on November 22, 2019

  

  Comic artist David Roach has informed us of the death of award-winning Spanish comic artist Purita Campos, best known in Britain for the strip “Patty’s World“, which ran in Princess Tina. She was 82. “Purita was absolutely the top girls… Read More ›

• WebFind: Russian Fat Cat Conquers the Worlds of Fine Art… and Game of Thrones

  By John Freeman on November 21, 2019

  

  Back in 2011, Russian artist Svetlana Petrova decided fine art simply didn’t have enough cats in it – so she’s added her own. Literally, her own, because Zarathustra, is her cat, and clearly very fond of art, so Svetlana decided to entertain her big ginger feline’s interests by adding him to some classic portraits and masterpieces…

• Journey to the Surface of the Earth – with Fraser Geesin!

  By John Freeman on November 20, 2019

  

  Brighton-based comedian and cartoonist Fraser Geesin has just released a new anthology, Journey to the Surface of the Earth

• Awesome Comics Podcast looks back at Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on November 19, 2019

  

  This week the Awesome Comics Podcast gang – Dan Butcher, Tony Esmond and Vince Hunt – talk about their Thought Bubble Festival 2019 experience and have a raft of interviews to showcase their adventure over the weekend

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

  By Roger Perry on November 19, 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 ›

• Rare Tintin art on more offered in this week’s Christie’s Paris auction

  By John Freeman on November 19, 2019

  

  An auction of art at Christie’s Paris on Wednesday 20th November offers over 300 European pieces, including work by Hergé, Jacques Martin, Hugo Pratt, Moebius, Jacques Tardi and many more.

• Call for Contributions: Comics and Art History

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2019

  

  A Call for Contributions for a collected volume on Comics and Art History was recently announced by editors Ian Horton and Maggie Gray, who are currently in discussions with a major academic publisher about this project

• Eco Kids Planet’s ‘Britain’s Amazing Islands’ issue out now

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2019

  

  The seaweed-eating sheep of North Ronaldsay! The car crash-causing wallabies of the Isle of Man! Just two topics writer JD Savage has covered for Eco Kids Planet’s ‘Britain’s Amazing Islands’ issue.

• New Jurassic Park-inspired posters and more now on sale from Vice Press

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2019

  

  Vice Press have followed up the news of the release of limited edition Shaun of the Dead, Silent Running, Thundercats and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles posters with some more terrific, limited edition, film-inspired releases. On offer now from Vice Press… Read More ›

• New 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine out this week

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2019

  

  Nick Percival provides the cover for 2000 AD Prog 2158 on sale this Wednesday, an issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic offering a scintillating smorgasbord if strip action…

• Draw Spider-Man for Maisy, and support the work of Read for Good

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Spurred by the story of four-year-old Spider-Man and Elsa fan and avid book reader Maisy on BBC Children in Need, who is being treated for cancer, comics artist Neil Roche is asking comic artists to donate drawings of the Marvel superhero to charity Read for Good, to cheer young patients’ day

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