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• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Glarnies, Green Berets & Goons

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2018

  

  Seeking crowdfunding on Unbound, Glarnies, Green Berets & Goons is a new book by Julie Warren, aiming to tell the remarkable story of Larry Stephens, a World War Two commando who transformed British comedy. British popular culture would probably be… Read More ›

• Titan Comics announces new Minions comic, launches in November

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2018

  

  Titan Comics has announced that Illumination’s Minions – the breakout mascots of Universal and Illumination’s global phenomenon Despicable Me animated film series – are set to return to comics this November in an all-new series, Minions: Viva Le Boss. Spinning… Read More ›

• Money Spinning: How many times can you re-publish a British war comic?

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2018

  

  As comic fans, it’s often easy to forget that publishing them is very much a business as far as companies such as DC Thomson, Rebellion and Titan Comics are concerned, and syndicating or re-using comics published is a major part… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Kia Wordsmith from Accent UK

  By Antony Esmond on August 31, 2018

  

  I recently got chatting to Ian Ashcroft and he and I are are venturing on a short story for an upcoming anthology. He asked to show me some art from his current project, entitled Kia Wordsmith. I immediately insisted that… Read More ›

• Lakes Festval Focus: Comics Artist and Illustrator Emmi Nieminen

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2018

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. Over 70 are attending in 2018 in October (and that’s not including creators you’ll find in… Read More ›

• DC Universe SVOD platform plans revealed, new “Titans” series announced

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2018

  

  Details around a new Subscription Video on Demand platform dedicated to the DC Universe are starting to emerge, with Titans, a 12-week episodic series announced as the first scripted original show for the $7.99 a month service for the United States…. Read More ›

• In His Own Words: The Comics Career of Misty and Tammy artist John Armstrong

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2018

  

  Comics artist John Armstrong died this week, He’s  best known for his work on the girls comics titles Bunty, Misty and Tammy, and for co-creating the long-running “Bella at the Bar” strip for the latter – but made very few… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Misty and Tammy artist John Armstrong

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to announce the passing of British girls comics artist John Armstrong, co-creator of “Bella at the Bar” for Tammy and “Moonchild” for Misty, who died peacefully yesterday. He was 94. As John himself related back in 2003, although… Read More ›

• Gnasher goes missing again, in this week’s Beano (but it’s in a good cause)

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2018

  

  One of Beano’s most loved and cheeky characters, Gnasher, disappears in the latest issue of the iconic British humour comic. It’s not the first time this has happened, of course – but this time, it’s all in a good cause!… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Can you help get ComicScene UK into WHSmith and other newsagents?

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The new ComicScene UK magazine has launched a crowdfunder to get the magazine into over 600 shops across the UK on a monthly basis. They need to raise £5000 plus for the upfront cost to do this. Declaration of interest… Read More ›

• In Review: 2000AD Prog 2096

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2018

  

  Featuring a striking The Order-inspired cover by Neil Roberts, the latest issue of weekly SF comic 2000AD is on sale now in all good comic shops and newsagents across the UK, and various digital platforms. Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby clearly having… Read More ›

• 2018 Ignatz Awards shortlist announced

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2018

  

  The 2018 Ignatz Awards shortlist was announced this week, and the full list of nominees reflects a huge range of diverse comics talent. Congratulations to everyone nominated. Launched in 1997, the Ignatz Awards – the name inspired by the brick-throwing… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Orijit Sen, creator of India’s first graphic novel, River of Stories

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2018

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. Over 70 are attending in 2018 in October (and that’s not including creators you’ll find in… Read More ›

• Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Launch Covers revealed

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2018

  

  Heralding a new era for Titan’s Doctor Who line, Titan Comics and BBC Studios have revealed launch details for Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1, featuring variants from leading artists including Babs Tarr (Batgirl, Motor Crush), Sarah Graley (Rick and… Read More ›

• Creating a football comics graphic novel: publisher Michael Barrett set to share some secrets

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2018

  

  Michael Barrett, writer and publisher of Preston North End – The Rise of the Invincibles, will be at the Preston’s Harris Museum & Library on Wednesday 12th September, giving an illustrated talk about the story behind the project featuring the work… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Cadavers – World Gone to Hell, a post-apocalyptic anthology from Mad Robot Comics

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2018

  

  Inventive independent British comics publisher Mad Robot Comics have sailed past their crowdfunding target for their latest anthology project, Cadavers: World Gone to Hell – but there’s still time to back the title on Kickstarter. Created by Edward Bentley and Matt… Read More ›

• Comic Creator Spotlight: “Working Class Heroes” – The Comics of Jaques Tardi, by Keith Page

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2018

  

  Artist and writer Keith Page shines a light on the work of the award-winning French artist Jacques Tardi… Jacques Tardi spent his early years in post-war Germany, his father a career soldier. The atrocities of the 1914-18 war, retold him… Read More ›

• That Day Dan Dare met wrestler “Big Daddy”: the new Eagle launch, 1982

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2018

  

  From the launch of new Eagle in March 1982, here’s a great press photo of Dan Dare, played by artists’ agent Tony Kelleher from the Temple Art Agency, wrestler Big Daddy and the Mekon. Shirley Crabtree Jr., who died in… Read More ›

• A tribute to Doctor Syntax, the first 19th century British comics brand

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2018

  

  Doctor Syntax – not to be confused with the hip hop rapper – was a hybrid character of caricature and comic verse, and one of the first illustrated characters to have his own merchandise in England, the work of political… Read More ›

• Get your stinking paws on an original Planet of the Apes painting!

  By John Freeman on August 26, 2018

  

  We’re marking two celebrations this month with this coverage of artist Graeme Neil Reid’s latest art raffle. Not only is this the 24th monthly art raffle, making it two full years of Graeme giving away art to his supporters – but it is also the 50th anniversary for the film that inspired this month’s themed painting – Planet of the Apes.

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