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• Wait, was that The Beano in the new Doctor Who trailer?

  By John Freeman on July 16, 2018

  

  The first trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s era of Doctor Who features a nod to a past Doctor and, hopefully, a nice nod to the ongoing 80th anniversary celebrations for the weekly British humour comic, the Beano. As the Doctor’s golden regeneration energy… Read More ›

• Ian Rankin investigated by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast

  By John Freeman on July 16, 2018

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team have just released Episode 32, which features a great interview with crime novelist and comics writer Ian Rankin. The creator of the Rebus novels chats about his career, his love of comics… Read More ›

• Publisher Dez Skinn releases Limited Edition “Warrior #0” for the 1980s anthology’s many fans

  By John Freeman on July 16, 2018

  

  Author and publisher Dez Skinn has released a special limited edition print of the original dummy that helped launch his award-winning comics anthology Warrior, the original home of Alan Moore and Garry Leach’s Marvelman (now Miracleman), V for Vendetta (co-created… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero’s psychological graph novel thriller Tumult on sale now

  By John Freeman on July 16, 2018

  

  SelfMadeHero‘s final release for the first half of 2018 is the stylish contemporary psychological thriller Tumult, written by John Harris Dunning with extraordinary art by Michael Kennedy. Tumult a powerful read, with a striking art style and scratching of the… Read More ›

• Rare Tank Girl ephemera and more on show in Worthing as Deadline star approaches her 30th anniversary!

  By John Freeman on July 16, 2018

  

  In the run up to the 30th anniversary of the hit comic character from Deadline, a new display of Tank Girl and other comics-related  ephemera is on view at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery in West Sussex, curated by the founders… Read More ›

• In Pictures – The Beano, A Manual for Mischief Exhibition at the V&A

  By John Freeman on July 15, 2018

  

  Beano fans are surely spoilt for choice at the moment, not only has the McManus Gallery in Dundee been taken over by them, and the gallery re-branded as the McMenace, but a small corner of London has also been given… Read More ›

• “Two Doors Down” star Elaine Constance Smith celebrates “The Dandy” for BBC Radio Scotland

  By John Freeman on July 15, 2018

  

  (Updated 19th July to add Beano links): As the Beano prepares to celebrate 80 years of comic fun, Two Doors Down star Elaine Constance Smith has been remembering its naughty older sibling The Dandy, created by DC Thomson in 1937, for… Read More ›

• Superheroes take over Glasgow today in bid to boost comics readership by publisher Trongate

  By John Freeman on July 14, 2018

  

    Superheroes both on the page and in the flesh will be out in force today at the Cineworld Cinema in Glasgow’s Silverburn Shopping Centre. Local comic book publishers Trongate Publishing will be there with cosplayers to celebrate the release… Read More ›

• Doctor Who, Yellow Submarine and more the focus of Titan Comics San Diego Comic-Con plans

  By John Freeman on July 14, 2018

  

  Titan Comics will be revealing several new exciting debuts, limited editions and special SDCC variants of their Doctor Who and other series at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con 2018.  They’ll also be hosting several special appearances and signing opportunities with… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Burning Black – Legend of Black Shuck

  By John Freeman on July 14, 2018

  

    Mark Allard-Will is a British-born writer now living in Canada, who has returned to the UK, at least in a story sense, by bringing one of Britain’s most famed monsters, Black Shuck, to comics with The Burning Black: Legend… Read More ›

• Comic Connections? The Hotspur Press, Manchester… no, sadly not

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  I’m sure many people have seen the derelict Hotspur Press building on Gloucester Street from the train as they travel through Manchester (or perhaps on their way to the Anthony Burgess Foundation, just around the corner) and wondered if there’s… Read More ›

• British classic characters renewed in The Vigilant – variant cover revealed, signing announced

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  The Vigilant, the first title in the “Rebellion-verse” from 2000AD‘s publishers has already been announced as a one-shot title in August featuring classic British comic superheroes, but now, comics store Forbidden Planet has revealed its variant cover by Trevor Hairsine… Read More ›

• Rare Frank Hampson Dan Dare painting fetches a pretty penny at auction

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  A Dan Dare watercolour by his creator Frank Hampson recently sold on eBay for £650, complete with a letter of provenance from the artist himself. An earlier ink sketch of Dan by Frank with a similar pose that will feature in… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson centenary exhibition items revealed

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  Southport’s The Atkinson is putting the finishing touches to its upcoming exhibition to mark the centenary of Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson‘s birth, which launches on 15th September 2018, and we have a some pictures of items that will be… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Beano and Buster artist James “Jimmy” Hansen

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  We were very saddened to hear the news recently that British comic artist James (Jimmy) Hansen, perhaps best known for his work on the Beano’s “Dennis the Menace” strip, passed away last month, on Tuesday 19th June. (News broke of… Read More ›

• Portsmouth Comic Con 2019 advance tickets on sale now

  By John Freeman on July 13, 2018

  

  Following huge success in its inaugural year, Portsmouth Comic Con – International Festival of Comics will return to Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th May 2019 – and tickets are on sale now. Although guests have yet to… Read More ›

• Comic Art Festival Academic Sessions announced for October in Kendal

  By John Freeman on July 12, 2018

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced this year’s “Friday Sessions” – a full day of talks and discussions exploring comic art in all its guises, taking place Friday 12th October 2018 as part of the Festival weekend in Kendal. The… Read More ›

• Wolves in the Bay: Surreal McCoy, Rachel Ball announced for Herne Bay Cartoon Festival

  By John Freeman on July 11, 2018

  

  Artist The Surreal McCoy will be back in Herne Bay this summer, as part of the sixth annual Herne Bay Cartoon Festival. She will be discussing her graphic novel, The Wolf of Baghdad – A Memoir of a Lost Homeland… Read More ›

• How Chris Weston created his cover for this week’s 2000AD

  By John Freeman on July 11, 2018

  

  Artist Chris Weston created the cover for this week’s 2000AD, on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops, and he kindly gave downthetubes permission to share his Work in Progress work that led to the final cover. Featured… Read More ›

• Go Ape! 2000AD Prog 2089, out this week, Halo Jones and Bella collections follow from Rebellion

  By John Freeman on July 10, 2018

  

  It’s a busy week for Tharg, with an all-new 2000AD packed with cracking SF action adventure and horror out today, followed by two very different comic collections – The Ballad of Halo Jones Book Two and Bella at the Bar…. Read More ›

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