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• Warner asserts copyright over early Captain Marvel appearances

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  There are a number of comic sites online quite legally republishing digital versions of comics now considered to be in the public domain, based on extensive research and sourcing original copies. One of them is the Digital Comics Museum – run by a team clearly determined to honour contested ownership when companies like Warner Bros. recently asserted rights over early appearances by the original Captain Marvel, first published by Fawcett

• Silent Manga Audition offers publishing opportunities in Japan for international artists

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2019

  

  Russian Silent Manga Audition MasterClass member SIDEBURN004 made recently recently, by being the first SMA MasterClass member to debut in a Japanese manga magazine. A work originally conceived by Japanese manga artist Matsuri Midou (Black Terror) for the first Zenon… Read More ›

• Don Harley “Dan Dare” art from early Spaceship Away up for auction

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2019

  

  A page of Don Harley‘s original art featuring Eagle‘s Dan Dare, from the story “The Phoenix Mission” published in Spaceship Away Issue 3 published back in 2004, is up for sale on eBay. Offered by Des Shaw, the publisher of… Read More ›

• Bob Wakelin classic games covers art prints now available

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2019

  

  Bob Wakelin, the artist behind some of the most iconic cover art of the 1980s, passed away in January last year – but now his family are offering prints of some of his work via Etsy, which left an indelible… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Writer James D. Hudnall

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of American comics writer and novelist James Hudnall, who died earlier this week aged 61, a day before his 62nd birthday. He had recently been working on a new episode of the fantasy adventure,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: SHARKS! by Christian Talbot and Sophie Hodge

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  The eagerly anticipated book of internet sensation The Life of Sharks is finally here – of it will be if folk hunt it down and spear a copy of SHARKS! on Unbound. It’s much nicer than spearing real sharks, which… Read More ›

• First Blade Runner 2019 Covers Revealed

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  Titan Comics and Alcon Entertainment have unveiled the first covers and further details for Blade Runner 2019 — a brand-new, in canon series set during the exact timeframe of the original Blade Runner film. In the polluted and rain-drenched neo-noir… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast set to go live in a London pub on Free Comic Book Day!

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  The brilliant indie-comics focused Awesome Comics Podcast are celebrating reaching their milestone 200th episode with a live recording at the Two Chairmen pub in central London on, appropriately enough, Free Comic Book Day – 4th May 2019. Adding to the… Read More ›

• Beano Studios “Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!” gets set for the stage!

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  Beano Studios is teaming up with the production company Selladoor to create a new musical stage production based on its hit TV show, Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! The family friendly show, is being developed by the company behind the upcoming… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: ComicScene Issue Three, on sale in two weeks!

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  Issue 3 of ComicScene – released Thursday 25th April – celebrates Free Comic Day on 4th May with a look at the free Funny Pages comic from Rebellion and Doctor Who from Titan Comics, including an interview with creator Jody… Read More ›

• Ladybird Books: ‘How it Works’ running at Reading Museum

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2019

  

  An exhibition celebrating the history of Ladybird Books is is currently running at Reading Museum, presented in partnership with the University of Reading, who hold a Special Collection of artwork, and publisher Ladybird

• Scarlet Traces returns to 2000AD this week! Plus, Upcoming Titles News from Rebellion…

  By John Freeman on 10 April 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  2000AD Prog 2126 is on sale now in all good newsagents, UK comic shops and via various digital platforms, with a cracking cover from D’Israeli, marking the return of the alien invaders story “Scarlet Traces” to the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!… Read More ›

• Amigo Comics announces “Planet of Daemons” collection

  By John Freeman on 10 April 2019

  

  Spanish publisher Amigo Comics will release the first collection of their acclaimed mini-series Planet of the Daemons: The Eye of Lucifer in June, a bewitching story of occult adventure from British creators writer Kevin Gunstone and artist Paul Moore, coloured… Read More ›

• In Review: Shazam!

  By Tim Robins on 10 April 2019

  

  Reviewed by Tim Robins We all have a superhero inside of us — it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson’s case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: An Archive Interview with Roy of the Rovers co-creator Frank S. Pepper

  By John Freeman on 9 April 2019

  

  The Continuing Adventures of Frank S. Pepper This feature offers the full text of an interview Andrew Darlington conducted with the legendary writer Frank S. Pepper, extracted from a long series of correspondence, exactly as it was published in the… Read More ›

• Re-discovering Vintage Cereal Packets, and how one Star Trek memory still plagues my fuzzy brain

  By John Freeman on 9 April 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  This week’s “Rabbit Hole” mission across the web started with memories of  Letraset’s marvellous “Action Transfers” – specifically, Joe 90 “instant transfers” which if memory serves, I acquired through an offer on the back of a cereal packet… and ended… Read More ›

• Australian western publisher Cleveland set to sell off its original Cover Art Library

  By John Freeman on 9 April 2019

  

  Cleveland Publishing, Australia’s pre-eminent publisher of genre pulp fiction novels, is closing its doors – to the dismay of avid fans of westerns and other action genre who have been buying their books for decades.
Now, the company, its closure the result of increased production costs, is selling its collection of cover art, including illustrations by the likes of acclaimed Australian artists Walter Stackpool and Stanley Pitt.

• Spoiling for a Brawl(er)! An interview with Time Bomb Comics publisher Steve Tanner

  By John Freeman on 8 April 2019

  

  Brawler is a great looking new comics project from Time Bomb Comics – and a Kickstarter campaign for pre-orders that launched just last week has already hit target. downthetubes caught up with publisher Steve Tanner to talk to him about… Read More ›

• FQP puts out urgent call for scripts its not-for-profit 2000AD-inspired comics zines

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Independent British comic publisher FutureQuake Press has put out a call for more Script’s to consider for its 2000AD-inspired not for profit comic strip zines, Dogbreath and Zarjaz. FQP have been bringing you the very finest small press talent they… Read More ›

• Eagle Times springs into 2019 with looks at Look-In, New Eagle cutaways

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2019

  

  The first edition of the Eagle Society’s Eagle Times for 2019 is out now, and offers an exclusive interview with cutaway and comic artist Peter Sarson, plus features on the The New Eagle cutaways – and the long-running weekly comic, Look-In.

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