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• Polar Gear adds Spider-Man-inspired lunch bags to range

  By John Freeman on July 6, 2019

  

  Is your younger sibling ready for a Spider-Man: Far Frome Home or Avengers-inspired summer road trip? Polar Gear’s Avengers Spider-Man lunch bag and bottle might be just the thing to brighten that car journey to the coast. You know, without them blasting the caravan in front of you with their super powers, or something

• Florida’s Norton Museum of Art hosts major Dwight M. Cleveland Collection film poster exhibition

  By John Freeman on July 5, 2019

  

  If you’re heading to Florida on holiday this summer, then you may want to pop along to the  Norton Museum of Art, which is presenting the first, extensive museum exhibition of classic movie posters from one of the most prominent… Read More ›

• Albion: Looking back at Wildstorm’s “British Invasion”

  By John Freeman on July 5, 2019

  

  As Rebellion rolls out more classic comic collections and gears up for the second Vigilant special from Simon Furman and Simon Coleby, Luke Williams looks back at earlier revivals of some British comic characters… Rebellion are receiving plaudits for reviving… Read More ›

• In Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

  By Tim Robins on July 5, 2019

  

  Review by Tim Robins Some Spoilers! The Story: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever… The Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home is not so much… Read More ›

• Vault Comics marks Independence Day 2019 with “Free Firsts” offer

  By John Freeman on July 5, 2019

  

  Marking US Independence Day yesterday, Vault Comics is offering the first issues of 13 of its favourite series, completely free on its website, including Friendo by Alex Paknadel (Arcadia) and Martin Simmonds (Punks not Dead), and Deep Roots by Dan… Read More ›

• The 30th Anniversary McLaren Animation Awards

  By Joe Gordon on July 4, 2019

  

  The annual McLaren Animation award screenings at the world’s oldest continually-running film festival have always been a personal favourite part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival for me. Named for famed Scottish pioneer Norman McLaren, who would later found the… Read More ›

• Osprey gets set to launch “Under Fire” graphic novels series in September

  By John Freeman on July 4, 2019

  

  Osprey Publishing will launch a new graphic novel series, Under Fire, in September, telling the stories of history’s most dramatic battles and campaigns through the eyes of the men who were there. Offering authentic historical detail combined with vivid illustration… Read More ›

• Spaceship Away 48 sports spiffing John M. Burns cover

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2019

  

  The latest issue of the Dan Dare-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away (Issue 48) is on sale now, sports a  great cover and double-page poster by 2000AD artist John M. Burns. Burns best-known work on Dan Dare is for a strip… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: BREAKS 2: Special Edition – Emma Vieceli & Malin Ryden

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2019

  

  Emma Vieceli and Malin Ryden have launched a Kickstarter to fund the creation of BREAKS 2: Special Edition, bringing a their young adult drama, LGBTQ and romance story to print. In BREAKS – a book recommended for ages 16 plus,… Read More ›

• WebFind: Love Death and Robots: Beyond The Aquila Rift Concepts

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2019

  

  Wojtek Fus, a Freelance Concept Artist at MPC, has shared some of his concepts of an ancient “Surge Point” station featured an episode of the Netflix show, Love Death and Robots, based on a short SF story by British author… Read More ›

• Out Today: 2000AD Prog 2138 (with Prog Rock References!)

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2019

  

  I couldn’t help but smile reading the latest episode of this week’s “Judge Dredd” story in 2000AD Prog 2138, because nestling in the story from Kenneth Niemand is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tip of the hat to one of the bands that… Read More ›

• Top Danish comic creators head to 2019 Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on July 3, 2019

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced the full line up of Danish comic creators heading to Kendal in October, along with guests from Estonia, Finland and Italy – and beyond. Working with the Art Bubble Comics Festival (which next… Read More ›

• Paramount Pictures rejoins “London Resort:” Theme Park project

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2019

  

  Paramount Pictures has reignited plans for The London Resort – Britain’s largest ever theme park in Kent, after signing a new deal with the project. The studio was first announced as the project’s main sponsor back in 2014, but after… Read More ›

• Mixam Prints Multi-Record Breaking Kickstarter Book “How to THINK When You DRAW Volume Two”

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2019

  

  Watford based printer Mixam UK Ltd has exploded into the Kickstarter market by printing the Etherington Brothers’ multi-record breaking book How to THINK When You DRAW Volume 2. The £477,000 ($623,000) Kickstarter project, funded by 7,199 backers, smashed records to… Read More ›

• Bam! Comic Art & Zine Fair coming soon to Bath

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2019

  

  To celebrate Small Press Day on the 13th July in the UK, there’s another event on the day in the heart of Bath with 30 plus independent creators of comics, zines, art and more. The Bam! Comic Art & Zine Fair will be… Read More ›

• Are your ready for Small Press Day 2019?

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2019

  

  Small Press Day 2019 looks set to be the best celebration yet of the British independent comic press and micro publishers from its dedicated team of organisers. In 2016 an idea born on Twitter led to a series of nationwide… Read More ›

• Comic Madness at Macc-Pow in Macclesfield! – Lakes Festival Podcast reveals all…

  By John Freeman on July 2, 2019

  

  This week’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast leads with a report from the fourth Macc-Pow comic con, held in Macclesfield on Saturday 22nd June 2019, organised by regular Festival guest, writer, artist and publisher Marc Jackson. The event attracted… Read More ›

• Must have bandes dessinées for your bookshelf, by artist Keith Page

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2019

  

  Charlotte Corday and Dan Dare artist Keith Page picks out some of his favourite bandes dessinées… Anyone who has visited a French comics shop will be aware of the vast and bewildering varieties of books displayed. Here are a few… Read More ›

• “Third World War” collection due in 2020

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2019

  

  The definitive collection of Third World War, a powerful tale of of global capitalism, rebellion and exploitation created by Pat Mills and the late Carlos Ezquerra. A ground-breaking story, “Third World War” first appeared in the anthology title Crisis, the… Read More ›

• Striker: The Final Whistle special announced, ending strip’s 34-year run

  By John Freeman on July 1, 2019

  

  The final episode of the long-running comic strip Striker will be featured in a commemorative 52-page collectors’ edition of the comic, Striker: The Final Whistle. At least 33 pages of The Final Whistle will be all-new comic strips, picking up… Read More ›

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