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• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with BPRD Laurence Campbell

  By John Freeman on September 13, 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 artist Laurence Campbell, who has been working… Read More ›

• Stranger than Fiction: When Comics tell only half a “True Story”

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Growing up, like many of you, I’m sure you wondered just how “true” some of the “true stories” told in comics actually were. Sometimes, it seems, truth is far, far stranger than fiction… and sometimes, far from as “funny” as presented…

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An interview with Illustrator Milena Huhta

  By John Freeman on September 11, 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 Milena Huhta, a Finnish-Polish artist with macabre… Read More ›

• Challenging Conventions: Lakes International Comic Art Festival set to tackle society taboos next month

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2019

  

  This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal next month will feature comic artwork and writers who are tackling some of the biggest issues and taboos facing society. Offering a wide ranging programme, events will include appearances by artists… Read More ›

• Paddy Brown’s The Cattle Raid of Cooley collected!

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2019

  

  The Cattle Raid of Cooley, Belfast-based illustrator, cartoonist and musician Paddy Brown’s much-praises comics adaptation of the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, is now available in a single volume

• Are you ready for the Cyberpunk Apocalypse? Take a look here…

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  British comic creator Chris MacAuley has just launched a new, free web comic via Facebook, Cyberpunk Apocalypse, with artist Simon Hodgkiss-Rogers, with a full debut planned at Omagh Comic Festival this weekend

• Second collection of Commando’s Ramsey’s Raiders announced

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2019

  

  Commando publishers DC Thomson have announced a second collection of Ramsey’s Raiders stories from their war comic, due for release next month

• Leam Comic Con returns next month

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2019

  

  Five is the magic number for Leamington Spa’s comic book convention, Leam Comic Con, as the independently run show gears up for its fifth annual show to take place on Saturday 5th of October at All Saints Parish Church. The… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with African artist Elyon’s

  By John Freeman on September 9, 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 Elyon’s, the founder of Bilili BD Festival,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Mammy by Eddie Campbell and Phil Elliot

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2019

  

  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1715620850/the-mammy-by-eddie-campbell-and-phil-elliott

• Yabba Dabba Doo! Puzzle Box Art Delight: The Flintstones at work

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  If you’re a The Flintstones fan, there’s still a few hours left to bid on this 1960s Hanna-Barbera Jigsaw Puzzle art offered by Heritage Auctions, depicting Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble busy with yard work!

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Spark, a new all-ages anthology

  By John Freeman on September 7, 2019

  

  The Spark is a new comics magazine for kids and adults alike, already gaining huge support on Kickstarter after only a couple of days

• Steve Niles promises grim surprises in new Criminal Macabre thriller

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2019

  

  Criminal Macabre is back from US publisher Dark Horse – and bloodier than ever!

• Creating Comics: An Interview with Eagle and Battle writer James Tomlinson

  By Richard Sheaf on September 6, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Ahead of his first ever appearance at a comics event (Swapmeet #5 on Saturday 28th September 2019, in Watford) I caught up with one of the guests of honour, James Tomlinson. James – son of Eagle, Tiger and Roy of… Read More ›

• Soaring Penguin collects “The Bad Bad Place” by David Hine and Mark Stafford

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2019

  

  Coming soon from Soaring Penguin Press is a collection of The Bad Bad Place by David Hine and Mark Stafford, first serialised in Meanwhile…,  the British publisher’s anthology title, beginning in 2014. It seems that Faraway Hills, the modern community built… Read More ›

• Mike McMahon Judge Dredd art breaks ComPal’s sales record for 2000AD art

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  A seminal piece of 2000AD cover art by Mick McMahon featuring Judge Dredd sold for staggering £9600 in the latest ComPal auction. As we noted in our preview of the auction, the art first appeared as the cover of 2000AD Prog… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Atheist, Anarchist and Artist Donald Rooum

  By downthetubes Guests on September 5, 2019

  

  A Tribute by Steve Marchant Just heard that my old friend and one-time tutor Donald Rooum passed away last Saturday. He was 91. A lifelong anarchist, Donald’s cartoons have appeared in Peace News since 1962. He produced the “Wildcat” comic… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: new Death Sentence Liberty Kickstarter launched

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2019

  

  The fourth Death Sentence Liberty Kickstarter from Monty Nero and team is live, featuring a rare Ben Oliver cover, limited edition gold foil variants, and the ever-popular Story So Far (issues #1-4) for new readers. This is the latest issue… Read More ›

• Hellboy set to haunt Kendal, Dungeons & Dragons delights revealed at Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2019

  

  With little over a month to go before this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (11th – 13th October 2019) in Kendal, work is proceeding apace on a number of exhibitions at the event, These will include an exclusive take on… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with Julie Rocheleau

  By John Freeman on September 5, 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 Canadian illustrator and cartoonist Julie Rocheleau, who’s perhaps best known for her graphic novel About Betty’s Boob, published by Boom! Studios – and heads to Kendal this month as part of a Festival-organised Comics Cultural Exchange supported by the British Council and Quebec BD

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