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• Petition calls for arts funding support for British Comics on a par with Opera

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The UK has a long tradition of making good comic books. Yet since the 1980s, sales of comics in newsagents, while still stronger than some magazine sectors, have declined drastically. Comic creator Sean Michael Wilson – author of the upcoming graphic novel The Many Not the Few with artist Robert Brown, introduced by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is calling for better funding support for comic art projects to encourage creators.

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 4 Another Eureka

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 19, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Giles “Grandma” and family head to the stage in a new musical

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019

  

  Are you a fan of the cartoons of Carl Giles, best known for his work for the Daily and Sunday Express? Then you might like to know his characters – yes, including his often terrifying Grandma – are being brought to life in in a new musical, opening at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich next week

• Vice Press launch E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial limited edition posters “timed sale”

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019

  

  Vice Press have just announced a new partnership with ISH, Bottleneck Gallery, Andrea Alvin and the John Alvin Estate that will see the release of some classic film poster reproductions originally created by a John Alvin, starting with a classic – E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial

• Flash Gordon 40th Anniversary movie figures in the works from BIG Chief Studios

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  BIG Chief Studios Ltd – the company also behind some smashing Doctor Who and Thunderbirds figures – has announced a licensing deal with Hearst Holdings, King Features Syndicate Division, via Allsorts Licensing, to produce a range of high-end collectables based… Read More ›

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 3 Eureka

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 18, 2019

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Murderers in the desert stalk latest Commando Comics!

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2019

  

  Brand new issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 5219 – 5222) are out this Thursday – and together with the wider release of The Art of Ian Kennedy book, fans of the comic have some treats in store! Previously offered… Read More ›

• Official Film Chart: Aquaman makes a splash as the week’s biggest superhero film on UK home release

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Aquaman makes a splash at Number One in its first week on the British Official Film Chart, documenting the best-selling films on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K and digital download. Outselling the rest of the Top Five combined, the film (reviewed here… Read More ›

• Lost Dan Dare: “Return to Terra Nova” by John Ridgway and Nick Spender

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  We’re currently running a series of articles by Jeremy Briggs on attempts down the decades to either relaunch Eagle, or create a comic on similar lines. In that spirit, here’s a couple of pages from a  lost Dan Dare project,… Read More ›

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 2 Terra Nova

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 17, 2019

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Thunderbirds “Parker” joins BIG Chief Studios collectable International Rescue figures line up

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

  

  By popular demand, BIG Chief Studios Parker figure, from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1960s smash hit Supermarionation show Thunderbirds, will soon be available to order via the company’s Launch Pad platform and specially selected exclusive retail partners. Available as an… Read More ›

• “Nothing But Trouble” Limited Edition Prints by Sleek celebrate Beano, Oor Wullie

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Sleek is a young, classically trained artist who found his distinctive style by connecting street art together with pop art, creating a fresh new fusion genre – and has just released a range of limited edition Beano and Oor Wullie-inspired prints

• Out Today! The all-new Cor!! and Buster Humour Special

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Today’s the day! The all-new Cor!! and Buster Humour Special is on sale today in all good newsagents and British comic shops!

• Artist Keith Page commemorates Notre-Dame cathedral after devastating fire

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2019

  

  Commando and Eagle comic artist Keith Page has posted a poignant artwork featuring his crime fighting heroine Charlotte Corday, marking the devastating fire that tore through Notre Dame cathedral in Paris yesterday

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 1 Lost Eagle and Lightning

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 16, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  April 1950 saw the publication of the first issue of the weekly boy’s comic, Eagle. It was an immediate success with its mixture of historical, modern-day and futuristic adventure strips with some humour plus factual articles and cutaways, and, unlike… Read More ›

• Royal Society of Literature launches UK Writers Survey

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2019

  

  Are you a graphic novelist? What do you need to flourish professionally? Mentoring? Money? A space to write? Multidisciplinary workshops? Networking opportunities? Then you might just want to complete the UK Writers Survey, a project initiated by the Royal Society of Literature.

• Hannah Berry reveals Comics Laureate plans in new Lakes international Comic Art Festival Podcast

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2019

  

  Reaching a terrific milestone with Episode 50, the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast catches up with the Hannah Berry, who has now taken on the reigns as the UK Comics Laureate, a post she’ll hold for the next… Read More ›

• WebFind: The Legendary Daily Express cartoonist Giles at work – in 1945

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2019

  

  British Pathé has posted a short film about Carl Giles, one of Britain’s most-loved newspaper cartoonists, at work in 1945. At this point, Giles was working for Express Newspapers, but some of the very best of the cartoons he produced… Read More ›

• Alberto Breccia Centennial Exhibitions in France and Argentina celebrate an incredible artist

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2019

  

  A centennial exhibition celebrating the life and work of the  hugely influential comic artist Alberto Breccia will open at the Casa Nacional del Bicentenario in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next month. But if a trip to South America isn’t an option… Read More ›

• How Do You Write About Comics That Were Never Published?

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 15, 2019

  

  I have been writing articles about old British comics for websites, fanzines, magazines and books for over 10 years now and I know that it is best done when you have physical copies of the comics in front of you… Read More ›

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