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• In Review: Dogbreath 35

  By John Freeman on November 1, 2018

  

  Wrapped in a stunning cover from Stewart Davies and Darren Stephens, Dogbreath 35 – the latest issue of the longest-running 2000AD fanzine – is available now from Futurequake Press (as is Zarjaz 32, which I’ll try and review later this week… Read More ›

• Third season of Castlevania on its way to Netflix, scripted by Warren Ellis

  By John Freeman on November 1, 2018

  

  Hot on the heels of Season Two, a third, 10 episode, season of animated medieval fantasy Castlevania is on its way to Netflix, again scripted by Warren Ellis. The Castlevania anime, based on the Konami video game, pits a grief-crazed Dracula (voiced by Graham McTavish)… Read More ›

• Horace Panter: The Beano 80th Birthday Collection opens in Harrogate

  By John Freeman on November 1, 2018

  

  An exhibition of Horace Panter‘s Beano-inspired pop art opens in Harrogate later this month, at the RedHouse Originals Gallery. 2018 marks the 80th birthday of legendary comic The Beano and to celebrate, Beano Studios invited Horace Panter to produce a new… Read More ›

• Exclusive Preview: Ron Turner’s Tit-Bits SF Comics

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  Earlier this week, we ran our review of the penultimate issue of Ron Turner’s Space Ace (Volume 11). Well, we have an exclusive look at a new vintage comics project from publisher John Lawrence, again featuring Ron Turner’s work –… Read More ›

• How Commando publisher DC Thomson pioneered wartime family drama in comics

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  Long before “Charley’s War” in Battle, and the latest Commando mini-series, “The Weekes’ War” Dundee-based comics publisher DC Thomson pioneered the idea of seeing war through the eyes of different members of the same family in comics – all serving simultaneously on… Read More ›

• Don’t miss out on “Psycho Gran – The Book Club” in the latest Aces Weekly!

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

    As if you needed reminding, Aces Weekly Volume 36 is now running, which includes the continuance of Bo Hampton‘s, intriguing “The Hornbook“, plus Robert Wells‘ acerbic view of his fellow man in, “Love Her Madly”. But one of the… Read More ›

• Titan Comics first Thirteenth Doctor series begins next week!

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  7th November 2018 sees the debut of Titan Comics‘ highly anticipated Thirteenth Doctor ongoing comic series, an event marked with the release of no less than thirteen variant covers. While the storyline is still under wraps, taking control of the… Read More ›

• New Commando comics focus on World War One for latest adventures

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  New issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (5171 – 5174) are on sale from Thursday in all good newsagents. This time out, it’s time to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice with an exclusive CORGI Old Bill Bus competition, and the… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Commando’s new one-off World War One saga, running through November

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  DC Thomson, publishers of the long-running war comic Commando comic, have announced a new five-part series, ‘The Weekes’ War’, launching this week and running through November, all featuring new covers by the legendary Ian Kennedy. A special war saga depicting… Read More ›

• Out Today: 2000AD Prog 2105

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  With a cover from Tiernen Trevallion, 2000AD Prog 2105 is on sale now in all UK newsagents, from comic shops and various digital platforms worldwide. Look out too, for the Scream and Misty Special 2018 (reviewed here) and Judge Dredd… Read More ›

• Marvel artist Dave Hunt’s autobiography, “An Artist’s Life”, now available

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2018

  

  Back in January, we reported an autobiography of Marvel artist Dave Hunt, who provided art for numerous Marvel UK titles in the 1970s, was in the works from his friend Lee Benaka. Dave Hunt: An Artist’s Life, with a foreword… Read More ›

• In Review: Lip Hook by David Hine and Mark Stafford

  By Joe Gordon on October 30, 2018

  

  Lip Hook By David Hine and Mark Stafford Published by SelfMadeHero Out: Now from all good book shops Arriving just at the right time of year, as the light retreats in the face of the long, dark, dark nights, David… Read More ›

• In Review: Space Ace Volume 11

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2018

  

  Art and Stories by Ron TurnerColour by John RidgwayPublished by John Lawrence The Book: The latest Space Ace magazine features two 12-page stories from the 1957 Lone Star Annual published in 1957: “Space Ace and the Black Pirate” and “Space Ace and the… Read More ›

• Digital anthology 100% Biodegradable offers stonking final issue, and a terrific new collection

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2018

  

  After a five-year rampage in which over one hundred bloodthirsty creators cut a bloody swath through 100% Biodegradable’s hallowed halls, leaving 750 pages of comic strip carnage in their wake, the final issue of the digital anthology is upon us!… Read More ›

• Oor Wullie set to storm Scotland next summer – in a very good cause!

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2018

  

  Summer 2019 will see hundreds of painted Oor Wullie statues take to the streets of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, for Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail. Scotland’s first ever national public art trail, which runs from 17th June to 30th… Read More ›

• Happy Beano-mas! Isle of Man launches Beano Christmas Stamp’s

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Beano and the Isle of Man Post Office have joined forces to celebrate 80 years of the world’s longest running and most loved comic with a special collection of stamps, featuring Beano’s iconic characters Dennis & Gnasher on the Isle of Man

• Marvel UK art mystery – who pencilled this “Dracula Lives” cover back in 1975?

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  [Updated 31st October 2018] This cover for Marvel UK’s Dracula Lives #29, published in 1975, has some comic creators wondering  who actually drew it. Selling for just over $400 on Heritage Auctions this past weekend, the site doesn’t list the… Read More ›

• As relevant today as it was in 1955: why the EC story “Master Race” still resonates

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2018

  

  On offer over on Heritage Auctions right now is the original art for the eight page story “Master Race” by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Bernie Krigstein, a story first published in Impact #1 by US publisher EC in 1955… a… Read More ›

• How FANSCENE plans to continue celebrating British comics fandom – and comic creators – in 2019

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2018

  

  FANSCENE 2 is a free 212 page PDF fanzine, out now, celebrating over fifty years of Comics Fandom in Ireland and the UK, with its focus this issue on Comic Conventions, from the very first held in Birmingham and organised… Read More ›

• FANSCENE 2, a free celebration of 50 years of British comic conventions, available now

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2018

  

  Earlier this year, British comic fans were treated to the first issue of FANSCENE, a very special celebration of over fifty years of comics fandom in Ireland and the UK – and now, a second Issue is available, free. FANSCENE… Read More ›

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