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• 43 Years Young, 2000AD cracks on with action, adventure and, of course mayhem!

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2020

  

  2000AD celebrates its 43rd birthday this week – no mean achievement in today’s difficult marketplace! Plus check out our latest listing of upcoming Books and Specials from Rebellion

• Marvel’s new British super team writer Paul Grist among Invasion 2020 line-up next weekend

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Paul Grist is just one of several great comic creators at Invasion 2020 in Taunton next weekend…

• Coming Soon: A pulp fiction-inspired dieselpunk audio drama, “Filthy ’47”

  By John Freeman on 19 February 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  If you’re fan of old pulp fiction, then an upcoming four-part dieselpunk audio drama Filthy ’47 by Danvers Nettlefold may well be your cup of tea.

• Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Drew Marr

  By downthetubes Guests on 19 February 2020

  

  Here’s the first in a series of “Meet the Creator” interviews with the writers and artists involved in The77 comics anthology, beginning with its youngest, Dundee-based Drew Marr

• WebFind: Krazy Kat, the animation

  By John Freeman on 19 February 2020

  

  Here’s a wonderful Krazy Kat stop-motion animation that was directed by Derek Mogford back in 1996

• In Review: Vanguard Volume Three by Dan Butcher

  By Peter Duncan on 18 February 2020

  

  Peter Duncan reviews the latest collection of the British superhero epic Vanguard…

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Haunting Of Villa Diodati

  By downthetubes Guests on 18 February 2020

  

  The Doctor and her gang arrive at the Villa Diodati at Lake Geneva in 1816 on the night that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Paul Mount doesn’t find the subsequent story wanting…

• Terror on World War Two’s Eastern Front! All-new Commandos out this week

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2020

  

  From the desert dunes to Soviet snow, with a shortcut through the Ardennes! Brand-new Commando from DC Thomson Media, Issues 5307 – 5310,  are on sale this week in good newsagents and via digital platforms

• Candy Jar Books announces “Kklak!: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos”

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2020

  

  Candy Jar Books has announced a limited edition release of Kklak!: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos

• Etch Up, True Believers! Stan Lee Limited Edition “Etch A Sketch” announced

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2020

  

  Spin Master, the makers of Etch A Sketch, is celebrating the 60th birthday of the world-famous drawing toy in style with the release of a number of limited editions, including one that features the signature image and catchphrases of comic book legend Stan Lee

• Vault Comics announces Reemsborko as global agent for Natasha Alterici’s Heathen

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2020

  

  US comics publisher Vault Comics has appointed Reemsborko Ltd as the global agent for Heathen, the critically acclaimed and best-selling comic and graphic novel series.

• The77 anthology secrets revealed in new Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2020

  

  Mike Williams catches up with The77 anthology team member Ben K Sy for the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor of the new retro anthology

• “Odd Job Daleks” trundle to eBay in new comic art sale from Lew Stringer

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2020

  

  Beano and Doctor Who cartoonist Lew Stringer is selling off some of his original art, including one of his “Daft Dimension” strips for Doctor Who Magazine

• Fancy a free Comic Art Masterclass from Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster? Read on…

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2020

  

  Comic artists Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster join forces for a free Comic Art Masterclass next month at Paisley Central Library, on Saturday 7th March 2020, as part of Renfrewshire Libraries celebrations for Will Eisner Week

• British Comic Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (July – December 2019) – Good News, at least, for Beano, again

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  The latest reported ABC Magazine Sales Figures, which include news stand sales of British comics and young people’s magazines, probably don’t make for great reading for many publishers…

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: A Chat with ‘Findlay Macbeth’ creator Kev F. Sutherland

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2020

  

  Comic artist, writer, tutor and creator of the hilarious Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, Kev F. Sutherland has launched a modest crowdfunder for Findlay Macbeth re-writing Shakespeare’s tragedy

• In Review: The Wolf of Baghdad by Carol Isaacs

  By Joe Gordon on 14 February 2020

  

  Joe Gordon reviews “The Wolf of Baghdad” by Carol Isaacs, “a beautifully-crafted, warmly emotional work”….

• Lost TV organisation Kaleidoscope launches “Reading Room” sessions for archivists

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2020

  

  Kaleidoscope, the Birmingham-based organisation which specialises in locating previously missing, believed lost, television footage has announced a series of special, experimental Reading Room sessions

• Happy Birthday, Bananaman! Co-Creator Steve Bright Celebrates 40 Years of the hapless superhero

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Writer and artist Steve Bright recalls the origins of Bananaman, a splendiferous and silly superhero created for Nutty with David Donaldson and artist John Geering

• Compal Comics offers more Bob Monkhouse British comic art gems, Amazing Spider-Man #1

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2020

  

  The latest Compal Comics auction has gone live, and their February – March 2020 offering not only includes some great classic comics, but plenty of great art too

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