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• In Very Advance Review: Battle Stations by Donne Avenell and Hugo Pratt

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Rebellion Publishing have kindly sent us a very Advance Review Copy of Battle Stations by Donne Avenell and Hugo Pratt, the first of a new Treasury of British Comics series re-publishing classic strips from the long-running War Picture Library. Battle… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with writer Simon Spurrier

  By John Freeman on 4 September 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 Simon Spurrier, who I would argue modestly… Read More ›

• HBO’s Watchmen gets launch date

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2019

  

  US TV subscription service HBO has set a debut date for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen. The series, based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ comic story and starring Regina King, bows Sunday, 20th October at 9.00pm. Set in an alternate history… Read More ›

• Writer Ferg Handley reveals the story behind Bomber Braddock’s return to comics

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2019

  

  Commando presents the return of working class bomber pilot Matt Braddock to comic pages for the first time in over 20 years, the first of two new stories debuting this Thursday, on sale in all good newsagents and available digitally… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with Belgian artist Ephameron

  By John Freeman on 3 September 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 Ephameron (Eva Cardon), a Belgian artist who… Read More ›

• Velicity Jones back in Aces Weekly!

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2019

  

  Secret agent Velicity Jones is back in the digital anthology  Aces Weekly (Volume 41) – and her third adventure from writer Lee Robson and artist Bryan Coyle is a visual treat as this creative duo deliver another cracking action adventure, lettered by… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Doctor Who Script Editor and Novelist Terrance Dicks

  By Tim Robins on 3 September 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  A Tribute by Tymbus Robins Terrance Dicks, the generous and avuncular writer and script editor for Doctor Who has died aged 84. For a while, when Dicks’ death was announced, his name topped Twitter’s list of trending topics as tributes… Read More ›

• Day of Dredd this Saturday at London’s Orbital Comics!

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2019

  

  Don’t forget that, if you’re in London this Saturday 7th September, Orbital Comics will be hosting a very special “Day of Dredd” Art Jam, in collaboration with Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine. Invited comic creators will collaborate… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Colin Brake pays tribute to fellow Script Editor Terrance Dicks

  By downthetubes Guests on 3 September 2019

  

  Terrance Dicks, who has died aged 84, wrote several Doctor Who TV stories and was script editor on many others, joining the show in 1968, as well writing numerous Doctor Who books, in particular over 60 of the Target Books… Read More ›

• Kate Charlesworth guest of honour at Helsinki Comics Festival 2019

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Comic creator Kate Charlesworth, whose sensational graphic memoir, Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide is out now from Myriad Editions, is this year’s guest of honour at Helsinki Comics Festival 2019, taking place this coming weekend, an event that aims to raise awareness for comics as a social force of change

• Opinion: When “Revenue Share” in our comics industry becomes Creator Exploitation

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  I am becoming increasingly concerned by the rising number of independent publishers professing to support our comic industry, on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, whose worthy ambition to promote comics is being marred by an apparent blind spot when it comes the reompense of creators.

• #Inktober is Coming!

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2019

  

  #Inktober, the annual month long art challenge created by artist Jake Parker is on its way – and the environment themed “Prompt List” has been revealed.
  Here’s how anyone – no matter their skill level – can take part…

• Celebrating Scatterbrook: “Scatterbrook Days”, a Moving Tribute to “Worzel Gummidge”

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2019

  

  2019 marks the 40th Anniversary of the TV series Worzel Gummidge starring Jon Pertwee as the scarecrow scallywag, and the centenary of the much-loved Jon Pertwee himself. To celebrate, Ten Acre Films took a trip to the countryside with some… Read More ›

• Rob Davis chats eagerly awaited “Book of Forks” with Lakes Festival Podcast

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2019

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team chat to comic creator Rob Davis in their latest episode, creator of the abstract adventure trilogy that began with the British Comic-Award-winning The Motherless Oven, continued with The Can Opener’s Daughter and… Read More ›

• Young artist helps to raise funds to save the Amazon rainforest

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2019

  

  Young artist Matylda-Mai McCormack Sharp has joined many creators worldwide, putting her talents to inspiring use, in an effort to aid efforts to protect the rainforests and wildlife endangered by the fires currently raging in the Amazon

• Major Mœbius exhibition heads to Germany’s Max Ernst Museum Brühl

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2019

  

  Germany’s LVR Max Ernst Museum Brühl is hosting a major retrospective celebrating the visionary visual worlds of French comic creator Jean Giraud (1938-2012), known worldwide as “Mœbius”, from 15th September until February 2020

• Thunder Road Touring Theatre’s “The Body Snatcher” opens in October

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2019

  

  Harrogate-based Thunder Road Touring Theatre‘s new touring co-production The Body Snatcher opens on the 23rd October – and they have a fantastic poster to promote their UK tour, created by Loose Nut Studio. The Body Snatcher is the company’s  most… Read More ›

• downthetubes “Create a Troll” Art Competition

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2019

  

  downthetubes Art Competition: Win a copy of Spike Greenwood’s “The Oxford Trollomicus”

• Ian Kennedy’s “Great War Dundee” cover revealed

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Ian Kennedy’s cover art for the upcoming free Great War Dundee Comic has been unveiled, featuring “Ragtime Soldier”, a character created by Pat Mills, with art by Gary Welsh and Phillip Vaughan

• Transmission Vamp! FANSCENE Issue 3 e-zine celebrates Vampirella, and much more

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2019

  

  FANSCENE Issue 3, the latest Issue of the zine edited by artist David Hathaway-Price dedicated to all things comic zine, is available now, as a free PDF format fanzine

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