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• Beano heads to Comics Salopia in June

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2019

  

    Dundee-based comics publisher DC Thomson and Beano Studios are adept at promoting Beano in the national media, the result a steady growth in sale over the past few years. They’ve run some high profile promotional events too, at the… Read More ›

• Tea-Time Rendezvous: Thought Bubble moves from Leeds to Harrogate for 2019

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Thought Bubble has announced major changes for its Festival later this year, moving the event from Leeds to Harrogate – a Yorkshire spa town famous for Betty’s Tea Rooms, RHS Harlow Carr Gardens and renovated Royal Baths development –  and announcing… Read More ›

• Paying it Forward: The Road to the Breakthrough Project by Tim Pilcher

  By downthetubes Guests on February 21, 2019

  

  Breakthrough project co-ordinator Tim Pilcher talks about the people who helped him find his feet in the comics industry, and how that has led to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s innovative new project to develop new comics talent… As… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival’s Breakthrough project aims to find the future of comics

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2019

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched its ambitious Breakthrough project, which aims to give under-represented individuals a chance to express themselves through the medium of comics. Breakthrough is an 18-month mentoring initiative co-ordinated by writer, publisher and editor… Read More ›

• In Review: Guantánamo Kid

  By Joe Gordon on February 21, 2019

  

  Guantánamo Kid: The True Story of Mohammed El-Gharani Jérôme Tubiana and Alexandre Franc SelfMadeHero Life in the insanely oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia may be great, if you are rich and male and Saudi. If you are a teenage Muslim… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: “The Hammer” by Simon and Kieran Squires

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2019

  

  Comic creator Kieran Squires gave downthetubes a heads up on his new project, The Hammer – an action-packed slams fantasy tale, reinventing Norse mythology with a savagely British sense of adventure and humour. The modest Kickstarter has just gone live and… Read More ›

• Missing Doctor Who episode “Mission to the Unknown” recreated – in Preston!

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2019

  

  “Mission to the Unknown”, a lost Doctor Who episode from 1965 has been authentically recreated by students, graduates and staff from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston.

• British Comic Artist and Inker Cam Smith among this year’s Inkwell Award nominees

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re delighted to report British comic book artist and inker Cam Smith – known for his work at Marvel UK, 2000AD and for US publishers – has been nominated for an Inkwell Award – and there are other British nominees, too. The… Read More ›

• British Comic Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (July – December 2018): Beano continues to shine

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2019

  

  The latest sales figures for some comics and children’s magazines available on the UK news stand for the second half of 2018 have been published by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) – and there’s good news in particular for the Beano… Read More ›

• Space hero Jet Ace Logan returns in new limited edition collection

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2019

  

  Book Palace Books are working in partnership with Rebellion to publish a number of limited edition “Fleetway Picture Library Classics” comic collections, bringing strips such as “Jet Ace Logan” back into the limelight.
  These collections are in addition to their ongoing Illustrators magazine, which will highlight work of artists such as 2000AD’s John Michael Burns and others.

• Will Munch Cats! lead the way and bring an end to polybagged comics on the news stand?

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019

  

  For those of you fed up with magazines for your kids wrapped in plastic, complete with plastic tat toy, a new magazine launched for 5-10 year olds called Munch Cats! might just be what you’re looking for.

• Rebellion to release “Battle Presents: Operation Overlord” war story as direct sales title

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

  

  Rebellion’s Battle imprint is to bring stories of the beaches of Normandy in 1944 to the direct comics market with Operation: Overlord #1. The international best-selling graphic novel series by writers Michael Le Galli and Bruna Falba, with stunning art by Star… Read More ›

• “War Across Europe” launches in new Commando comic!

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019

  

  Brand new issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (5203 – 5206) are out this Thursday, on sale in all good newsagents across the UK – and on digital platforms. Get ready for revenge in the desert, a train heist in Nazi-occupied… Read More ›

• Royal Mail goes MARVEL mad with Special Issue by Alan Davis and Neil Edwards

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  With Captain Marvel in cinemas in a couple of weeks and Avengers: Endgame hot on its heels, it should be no surprise the Royal Mail has turned its hand to a Marvel-inspired Special Issue stamp release – and artists Alan Davis… Read More ›

• Little Minxing! BRIT Awards nominees “Beano-fied” by artist Nigel Parkinson

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019

  

  Kids have revealed their predictions for the winners of the BRIT Awards 2019 in new research by Beano.com – and Dennis artist Nigel Parkinson has Beano-fied some of the music stars, including George Ezra, Ariana Grande and Little Mix! A… Read More ›

• Charlie Adlard reflects on time as Comics Laureate in new Podcast

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019

  

  Walking Dead artist and UK Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard is back chatting with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team this week. Charlie helped kick off the Podcast almost two years ago with his involvement in the very first… Read More ›

• Rare “Little Orphan Annie” artwork offered at auction this week

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2019

  

  The original art from the oldest “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip ever brought to market, published in the first month of the strip’s appearance 94 years ago, will make pop culture history this Friday, 22nd February, in Heritage Auctions’ Comics & Comic Art Auction in Dallas.
The item rubs shoulders with a host of art by British artists featured in the upcoming auction, as previously reported – including Dave Gibbons cover for Watchmen #1 and a number of covers created for early Marvel UK comics by American artists.

• Who Remembers Primo, the Premium Tea Bear?

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Dum-dum dumde-dumde-dum dum dummmmm, Gives you a sparkle, Premium Tea! Back in the 1960s, J. Lyons and Company offered Premium Tea as on of its brands – and a Primo Bear children’s comic, featuring the work of Sunday Times and LWT artist John… Read More ›

• Compalcomics offers first issue Beano, Black Panther art and more in March auction

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2019

  

  Compalcomics has launched its March auction catalogue of British and US comics, and a huge amount of great comic art, including Black Panther art for Marvel UK, Thunderbirds and Garth art by Frank Bellamy and some other rarities from the Bob… Read More ›

• Complete run of Jinty offered on eBay

  By John Freeman on February 15, 2019

  

  Following up on our item on the auction of a complete run of 2000AD, taking place at Cuttlestones in Wolverhampton today, an eBay auction of a complete run of weekly girls comic Jinty is now live on eBay

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