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• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Spotlight: Taina Hakala

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2019

  

  One event that some might just overlook at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival is a talk by Finnish artist Taina Hakala, a mainly self-taught artist working on comics, painting, collage and textile art. She’ll be hosting about her… Read More ›

• Cardiff Comics Storytelling Network Launches this month

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  This month sees the launch of the new Cardiff Comics Storytelling Network (CCSN), with an appearance at the Launch Event in Cardiff by Featuring Welsh-based comics artist Carol Swain, author of the graphic novel Gast, Giraffes in My Hair and… Read More ›

• In Review: Salty Dogs, The Pirate Card Game

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2019

  

  Designed by Andy Brown, Sean McCaughey and Phil Cairns of Beserker Games Art by Simon Bisley Where Can I get This? Salty Dogs is seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter here Review by Phil Welch The Game: Salty Dogs is a pirate-themed… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: Comic Artist Francis Desharnais

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with Québec-based artist Francis Desharnais, who started publishing… Read More ›

• Shiver me timbers, Simon Bisley’s only gone and illustrated a pirate card game!

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Walk the Plank, smite your enemy with the Black Spot or send in a Stowaway in Salty Dogs, a pirate-themed card game, illustrated by Simon Bisley., currently seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Without further do, we briefly hand over to the… Read More ›

• Commando 5267 – 5270 On Sale This Week

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Brand new issues of DC Thomson Media‘s Commando (Issues 5267-5270) are on sale this week, (from Thursday 3rd October) in all good newsagents across the UK. The line up this time out Including fighting dustcarts, a fortified house in Stalingrad,… Read More ›

• Don’t miss out on Death’s Head in Marvel Comics #1001!

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  If you’re an original Death’s Head fans – and we know there are a lot of you out there! – then don’t miss out on Marvel Comics #1001, which hit stores today, Wednesday 2nd October – it features an all-new… Read More ›

• A French Comics Affair revealed in London

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Ahead of this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, (11th – 13th October 2019) and in partnership with Lyon BD Festival, comics author and expert Paul Gravett will be interviewing six French comics creators on Thursday 10th October at the… Read More ›

• Myriad Editions’ Corinne Pearlman talks publishing, new First Graphic Novel Competition

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast leads with an interview with Corinne Pearlman, Creative Director at Myriad Editions, publishers of graphic novels such as Darryl Cunningham‘s upcoming Billionaires (launching 7th November), and the recently-released Sensible Footwear by Kate… Read More ›

• Junko Mizuno to open exhibition of work at University of Cumbria next week

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno – much admired for her unique gothic-cute artworks as well as a collaboration with Ikea – is visiting students at the University of Cumbria to share secrets of success, ahead of her appearance at the… Read More ›

• Titan Comics reveals art for new The Phantom of the Opera project, out next year

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Titan Comics and the Really Useful Group have revealed some pages from the upcoming  The Phantom of the Opera graphic novel, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart’s multi award-winning musical, due in stores June 2020, adapted into comics… Read More ›

• In Review: Manu by Gustaffo Vargas

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Manu is the latest project by Gustaffo Vargas, launching at Thought Bubble. It’s well worth a look…

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: Comic Artist Joris Vermassen

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with Belgian comic artist Joris Vermassen, who started his… Read More ›

• Marvel teams with Games Workshop on new Warhammer comics

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Marvel Entertainment and Games Workshop have announced a collaboration that will bring new Warhammer stories to comics and graphic novels, grabbing the license from Titan Comics, who have published a number of comics based on the gaming franchise

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: How to THINK when you WRITE BOOK by Robin Etherington

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2019

  

  Robin Etherington’s How to THINK when you WRITE book has already smashed its target on Kickstarter, but if you haven’t already backed it, or got your hands on copies of his brother Lorenzo’s How to THINK when you DRAW books, this is your chance to do so

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: Cartoonist, Jibé

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2019

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with Jean-Baptiste Pollien, aka Jibé, a French cartoonist,… Read More ›

• Portsmouth Comic Con announces new commercial partners for 2020

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2019

  

  Portsmouth Comic Con has announced an impressive line up of both local and national sponsors for its third annual event in May 2020. Some you would not automatically connect with comics and other specialist media interests, indicating just how mainstream such hobbies are now considered.

• BBC’s first trailer for H.G. Wells “War Of The Worlds” released

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  The BBC has dropped its first trailer for its long awaited three-part War Of The Worlds drama, expected to head to BBC One at the end of October – although a transmission date has yet to be confirmed. Filmed last… Read More ›

• The Book Palace reveals two “Illustrator Specials” for 2020

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2019

  

  London-based The Book Palace has revealed advance covers for two illustrators Specials for release next year – one focusing on the work of veteran 2000AD artist John M. Burns, the other to showcase some of the greatest pirate art ever… Read More ›

• Rebellion seeks out a British Comics Archivist

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2019

  

  Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and much more, possesses the largest archive of British comics and British popular culture publishing in the world, and any good archive needs an archivist – and that’s exactly what the company is looking for

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