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• Royal Academy of Art Stamps revealed

  By John Freeman on May 24, 2018

  

  A new series of 65p and £1.55 stamps commissioned to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy. Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated anniversaries and celebrated events relevant to UK heritage and life for more than 50 years…. Read More ›

• 1938 – When “The Lone Ranger” first rode onto movie screens…

  By John Freeman on May 23, 2018

  

  Printed in 1938, the same year Republic Pictures released their popular Lone Ranger serial based on the radio programme of the same name, these beautifully detailed and colorful premium cards were prizes at Gum Inc. Depicted are a range of… Read More ›

• Durham Red revamped in the latest 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on May 23, 2018

  

  The mutant vampire bounty hunter Durham Red returns to the pages of 2000AD this week with a brand-new eight-part series written by Alec Worley (Judge Dredd, Star Wars, Warhammer), with art by Ben Willsher (Doctor Who, Roy of the Rovers)… Read More ›

• Roads Not Taken: Edmond E. Good’s “Knight Masters”

  By John Freeman on May 23, 2018

  

  Canadian illustrator, writer and co-author of more than a dozen comics Edmond Elbridge Good (1st July 1910 – 22nd September 1991) created the Rex Baxter feature for Bell Publishing in 1942 and drew the Scorchy Smith strip (taking over from… Read More ›

• Beano Summer Special Out Now, Dandy Special out next month!

  By John Freeman on May 22, 2018

  

  This year’s Beano Summer Special is on sale now in all good newsagents – and a Dandy Summer Special is on the way. The Beano special, with a cover by Nigel Parkinson, offers 68 pages packed full of comics, jokes, puzzles… Read More ›

• Cosplay 101: Conventions and Cosplay Etiquette by Holly Rose Swinyard (Part Two)

  By downthetubes Guests on May 22, 2018

  

  Wearing costumes for fun is far from new and costume parades were an integral part of early comic and other media conventions. But cosplay as a concept, in many ways a whole separate world to comic and other media fandom,… Read More ›

• London’s Orbital Comics to host “Treasury of British Comics” exhibition

  By John Freeman on May 22, 2018

  

  London’s Orbital Comics welcomes 2000AD publisher Rebellion Publishing to the Orbital Gallery in a celebration of their imprint, The Treasury of British Comics! Rebellion have been lovingly breathing life into some of the most classic British comics of the 1970s… Read More ›

• Camille Aubry shares some “Toddler Moments”

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2018

  

  Camille Aubry is a Bristol-based French illustrator and graphic novel artist who recently released Toddler Moments, a self-published book of cartoons about a toddler and his mother. Camille is a keen observer, seeing any social unit as a micro-society –… Read More ›

• 24 Panels charity comics project in support of Grenfell Tower survivors gathers pace

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2018

  

  Following the successful and highly regarded 24 Stories anthology the team behind that charity project have embarked on a parallel comic book project, 24 Panels, promoting themes of hope, community, positivity and unity in aid of PTSD related needs of Grenfell Tower survivors. Edited by comic book writer and former computer… Read More ›

• Hibernia’s Fleetway Files, an incredible history of British comics, flies off the shelves!

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2018

  

    New from independent publisher Hibernia is the brilliant The Fleetway Files, the fourth release in the publisher’s  ‘Comic Archive’ series. It’s an utterly brilliant guide to the background behind some of Britain’s best-loved comics, crammed with amazing interviews and features…. Read More ›

• British Comics Mystery Artists – can you help identify them?

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2018

  

  Across decades of British comics creation by major publishers, the names of many creators – both writers and artists – were never revealed to readers of titles that once sold in their millions. Artist and writer David Roach, author of… Read More ›

• 2000AD Art Stars competition launched, offering artists chance to feature in Galaxy’s Greatest Comic

  By John Freeman on May 20, 2018

  

  Soome of the biggest artists in comic books got their break at the legendary award-winning 2000AD – and you could be joining them! The comic’s new art competition – 2000AD Art Stars – launched last week and is inspired by the weekly SF… Read More ›

• Escaping Wars and Waves, Olivier Kugler’s powerful account of the Syrian Refugee crisis, to be published by Myriad Editions

  By John Freeman on May 20, 2018

  

  Myriad Editions will publish Escaping War and Waves by award-winning reportage graphic artist Oliver Kugler soon, and if you’re in any way curious about the plight of refugees in the 21st century, you should buy this book. Escaping War and Waves is a… Read More ›

• New indie humour comic SPLANK! makes a splash with first issue now on sale

  By John Freeman on May 19, 2018

  

  After a successful launch at the recent Enniskillen Comics Festival, the Belfast originated anthology comic SPLANK! , eited and published by Peter Duncan, is now available, featuring some fabulous new strips from Mike Higgs (creator of “The Cloak”, first published in… Read More ›

• Vworp Con – a new independent Doctor Who event – heads to Manchester

  By John Freeman on May 19, 2018

  

  There’s a new dawn ahead for Doctor Who events in the UK as Manchester based ‘Vworp’ launches their first event with a bang at The Printworks on 9th September 2018 – an independent event offering an impressive looking line up… Read More ›

• In Review: Generation Gun #1

  By Colin Noble on May 18, 2018

  

  Written by John Farman Art by Will Pickering Publisher: Vital Publishing Disclaimer: Do not read if you are either American, Conservative, Pro-Gun, Pro-Choice, read the Daily Mail or really dislike anyone disagreeing with your opinions. I admit that I am… Read More ›

• In Review: The Brexit Comic

  By Colin Noble on May 18, 2018

  

  Why Don’t You..? was a popular kids’ show back in the 1970s and 1980s and the main gist was to encourage kids to switch off the TV and go and do something less boring instead. Well, that ethos seems to… Read More ›

• Cartoon Museum launches Life on London Streets, a cartoon competition

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2018

  

  In the 1960s, cartoonist Ralph Steadman created the ‘New Cries of London’ – a series of cartoons published in Private Eye that depict London’s mid-century streets and their traders – the street walkers, the touts, the waiters, the cabbies. He… Read More ›

• In Preview: The Great North Wood by Tim Bird

  By Antony Esmond on May 18, 2018

  

  Created by Tim Bird Full Colour – 68 pages Published by Avery Hill Publishing The Story: Long ago, the whole of Southern England was covered in forest. Over time, this woodland has been gradually cut back, but small patches remain… Read More ›

• SF action adventure “Skip Tracer” debuts in 2000AD

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2018

  

  A terrific new series with a hot-footed new anti-hero: this week’s 2000AD unveils Skip Tracer, new SF action from Doctor Who and Supergirl writer James Peaty. Nolan Blake is a former colonial shock trooper turned tracker-for-hire for hire living in vast outer… Read More ›

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