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• Mysterious activities of Britain’s “Department of the Peculiar” revealed in new two-part comic

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Information has emerged from Whitehall about the latest activities of the highly secretive Department of the Peculiar, whose activities can only, for now, be documented through the visual medium known as “comics”.

• WebFind: Closer Than We Think – a tribute to the visionary artist Arthur Radebaugh

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2019

  

  Somehow, the amazing work of Arthur Radebaugh, the visionary artist behind the late 1950s and early 60s US newspaper feature “Closer Than We Think!“, surely deserving of collection, has completely passed me by until last week, when I not only… Read More ›

• Spot the TARDIS: Police Boxes recreated in “Ghost Monuments” project

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Photographer and Doctor Who fan Paul Dykes has started a new photography project he’s calling “Ghost Monuments” – photo composites using a 3D model of a Gilbert MacKenzie Trench police box, rematerialising them in their former locations across London

• Doctor Who comics editor Jonathan Stevenson exits, interview on Panel to Panel

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2019

  

  Episode #112 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast, devoted to all things Doctor Who comics related, is live

• Codename Warlord returns, new adventure announced for upcoming Commando

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2019

  

  “Codename Warlord” – the lead strip of classic war comic Warlord – returns to comics later this month, in the pages of DC Thomson Media’s Commando comic… and the Dundee-based publisher is trailing the revival with online announcements – and… Read More ›

• Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 Super Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2019

  

  Following the second stonking year of a major comics event in Portsmouth, the city’s The Guildhall Trust has opened ticket sales for next year’s Portsmouth Comic Con, taking place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2020, with a Super… Read More ›

• Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! The Musical – First Tour Dates Announced

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2019

  

  The first tour dates for the new Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! The Musical have been revealed, opening in Aylesbury in January, at the Waterside Theatre, with dates also announced in Birmingham, Glasgow London, Manchester and more. A production from Selladoor… Read More ›

• Why Frank Bellamy was the perfect artist for “Thunderbirds” in TV21

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2019

  

  Fred McNamara argues Frank Bellamy’s depiction of “Thunderbirds” remains TV21’s most memorable strip, and with good reason

• Coming in 2020: Masters of British Comic Art

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Masters of British Comic Art, Artist and writer David Roach’s history of British comics and the artists who made them is due for release from Rebellion in April 2020

• Lakes Festival Podcast taken over by gorillas!

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2019

  

  Silverbeard the Gorilla – star of the new The Seven Sagas Of Silverbeard comic currently seeking funding on Kickstarter – has reportedly taken over the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast. Luckily, it seems he didn’t… Read More ›

• Roy of the Rovers 65th Anniversary Special out next month

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2019

  

  Rebellion have released details of their hardcover Roy of the Rovers 65th Anniversary Special, due for release Wednesday 4th September 2019

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Seven Sagas of Silverbeard

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2019

  

  The Seven Sagas of Silverbeard is a terrific-looking sword and sorcery book with a gorilla warrior hero, currently seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter – and we like the cut of its gib!

• DoppelClangers launch brings fans a mad Clangers and Doctor Who mashup

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

  

  Independent international media group and rights owner Coolabi Group has announced an exclusive new partnership between the award-winning brand, Clangers, and BBC Studios’ legendary adventure brand, Doctor Who, as part of Clangers’ 50th anniversary celebrations. The iconic British space-based adventurers come together to… Read More ›

• WebFind: Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards by Jesus Blasco

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2019

  

  British comic fans will be familiar with the name Jesus Blasco, an artist whose distinctive style thrilled many on strips such as “The Steel Claw” for Valiant and 2000AD’s “Bill Savage” – but he was a dab hand at lighter… Read More ›

• Last chance to buy Psycops collection at a discount today

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2019

  

  Today is your last chance to get the new Psycops collection featuring strips drawn by  2000AD‘s John M. Burns at 15% off cover price – either the hardback or softback collection. The cost goes to full cover price tomorrow. This… Read More ›

• 1970s “Flying Furies”, The Aeronauts, recalled

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Picking up on our recent story about Tales from Europe, The Singing, Ringing Tree and The White Horses, who remembers The Aeronauts… or as older readers might remember them, from Lion comic – “The Flying Furies“? Not to be confused… Read More ›

• TV Flashback: The White Horses, Tales from Europe and The Singing Ringing Tree

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2019

  

  A discussion about the haunting 1957 East German film The Singing Ringing Tree, first broadcast in the UK in the 1960s by the BBC in a serial format, led me back to the BBC’s Tales from Europe shows of the… Read More ›

• “Van Helsing’s Terror Tales” softback edition available now

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2019

  

  Author, comics and magazine publisher Dez Skinn has released a new softback edition of his  “Van Helsing’s Terror Tales“, featuring strips first published in House of Hammer back in the 1970s. Dez released a limietd edition hardback edition back in… Read More ›

• Rebellion Round Up: 2000AD Prog 2142, a new Judges Novella and more

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2019

  

  Here’s a guide to Rebellion releases for this week and beyond, opening with 2000AD Prog 2142, which comes with a crazily creepy Cthulu-inspired cover from Adam Brown to lead us into “Indigo Prime: Fall of the House of Vista”, on… Read More ›

• 2000 AD’s latest Art Stars Competition has fans wondering if “Halo Jones” will return

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2019

  

  2000AD has challenged readers to draw one of its best known female heroines, Halo Jones, in its latest Art Stars competition – surely no easy task given Ian Gibson’s iconic look. Unsurprisingly, it got some fans wondering if 2000 AD… Read More ›

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