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• Rare Dan Dare concept art unearthed from classic story “Reign of the Robots”

  By John Freeman on December 24, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Eagle co-creator Frank Hampson’s son Peter Hampson recently dropped us a line to tell us about some recently-discovered Dan Dare concept sketches, now online on the artist’s official web site. The art, designs for the story “Reign of the Robots”, was… Read More ›

• Airfix artist Roy Cross “Swift” covers on eBay

  By Jeremy Briggs on December 24, 2017

  

  Four lovely covers for Swift, the younger readers stablemate to Eagle, are currently on offer on eBay (at eye-watering prices). Published in 1962, they’re all by artist Roy Cross who’s perhaps best known for his work illustrating Airfix Model box… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Dark Judges stalk into New Scientist – the strangest crossover yet?

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  You cannot kill what doesss not liiiive – but how will the future cope with the four alternative horsemen of the apocalypse? For a darkly gothic Christmas treat, Britain’s biggest comic – 2000AD – has teamed up with New Scientist,… Read More ›

• First Awesome Comics Podcast anthology in the works, to launch at True Believers in February

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  The Awesome Comics Anthology – the work of the team who bring you the Awesome Comics Podcast dedicated to British independent comics – is making its debut at True Believers Comic Festival on Saturday February 3rd 2018 and the book is… Read More ›

• Tissues may be required: Cats Protection animation “Kozal’s Christmas” pulls at the heart strings

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  “Kozal’s Christmas” is a smashing little animation in aid of Cats Protection with art by Rus Hudda, telling the true life story of Kozal, a 16-year-old ginger cat, who arrived at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex and… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Dan Abnett part of festive University Challenge

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  2000AD writer Dan Abnett appears on an “alumni” episode of University Challenge on BBC2 over Christmas, representing his old Oxford college. “A couple of weeks ago, in a moment of what can only be described as a ‘definite case of… Read More ›

• AXA: Battle for the Serpent Gate – movie promotional activity ramps up

  By John Freeman on December 21, 2017

  

  Los Angeles-based Saturn Harvest is ramping up work on its Axa movie project, AXA: Battle for the Serpent Gate, based on the newspaper strip first published in the British newspaper The Sun from 1978 to 1986, written by the late… Read More ›

• Durham Red returns to 2000AD in 2018, with a new take on the character from Alec Worley and Ben Willsher

  By John Freeman on December 19, 2017

  

  Created by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra for the legendary 2000AD strip “Strontium Dog”, Durham Red returns in a brand new solo series “Born Bad” by writer Alec Worley (Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and artist Ben… Read More ›

• In Review: Faceache – The Ken Reid Years Volume One – The First Hundred Scrunges

  By downthetubes Guests on December 19, 2017

  

  By Ken Reid (some pages by Barrie Appleby, uncredited) Introduced by Alan Moore and Antony J. Reid Out: Now Publisher: Rebellion (Treasury of British Comics) ISBN: 9781781086018 The Book: Hilarious face-changing adventures by one of the greats of British comics!… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s D.R. & Quinch return in “2000AD Regened”, Rebellion’s Free Comic Book Day 2018 all-ages giveaway!

  By John Freeman on December 19, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  2000AD has just announced 2000 AD Regened, its brand new all-ages title, for Free Comic Book Day 2018! 2000 AD Regened is a riotous new comic featuring original, full-colour strips packed with thrill-power for Earthlets of all inception dates and with FCBD… Read More ›

• Collectors Gazette features a look back at British comics in latest issue

  By John Freeman on December 19, 2017

  

  While a lot of us happily communicate online to talk about American or British comics, many older British fans – and those not particularly into technology – used to in the rely on printed magazines about British comics, many now… Read More ›

• Titan reveals Sea of Thieves comic based on Rare’s new adventure game, and tie-in art book

  By John Freeman on December 19, 2017

  

  Titan Comics has announce brand-new Sea of Thieves comics, based on the hotly anticipated shared-world adventure video game from Rare! Writer Jeremy Whitley (Princeless, Thor Vs. Hulk) and artist Rhoald Marcellius (The Incredible Hulks, Warren Ellis’ Supergod) are setting sail… Read More ›

• Beano’s “Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!” head Down Under

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2017

  

  Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! will air on ABC ME in Australia, the first International sale of Beano Studios hit new series based on the Beano characters. The sale follows a successful UK launch, securing the most watched spot on CBBC… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Atlas & Axis #1 by Pau

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2017

  

  Titan Comics and Statix Press have released a preview of their English-language edition of creator Pau’s Prix Du FIBD Angoulême award-nominated comic La Saga d’Atlas – Atlas & Axis – and not only does it look totally wonderful, it reads like a dream, too… In the… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast Episode 18 – It’s The Etherington Brothers!

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2017

  

  The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast features a great interview with The Etherington Brothers, Robin and Lorenzo, who create some amazing children’s comics as well as bringing the creation process to life for children in their stage show… Read More ›

• Dark Horse to Debut “Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition”

  By John Freeman on December 17, 2017

  

  Kazuo Koike’s samurai epic Lone Wolf and Cub has long been considered a masterpiece of graphic fiction, a title I enjoyed reading in English back when First Comics began to publish the story in the 1980s. Well, good news –… Read More ›

• Rebellion “Charley’s War” Definitive Collection covers revealed, out next year

  By John Freeman on December 15, 2017

  

  Here’s some details about three bumper collections of the critically acclaimed “Charley’s War” that are in the works for next year, to be published by rights holder Rebellion. The 20000AD publisher acquired ownership of Battle Picture Weekly, where “Charley’s War”… Read More ›

• Memories of the 9th Malta Comic Convention – by comic artist by Phil Elliott

  By John Freeman on December 13, 2017

  

  Malta Comic Con was back earlier this month, with a star-studded line-up of comic creators from across the globe in attendance, including Illegal Alien, Tupelo, Tales from Gimbley and Real Ghostbusters artist Phil Elliott – his first major appearance in… Read More ›

• Who’s World War Two’s toughest postman? Find out in the latest Commando comics!

  By John Freeman on December 13, 2017

  

  Brand new Commando (Issues 5079 – 5082) hit newsagents across the UK tomorrow (Thursday 14th December). Expect fraternal face-offs, firefighting infernos in Sicily and Kuwait – and the toughest postie fighting in France in DC Thomson’s latest war comics! This… Read More ›

• All is Not Well, a comics project that lifts the lid of the reality of care givers, launched

  By John Freeman on December 13, 2017

  

  Last year, comic creator Jonathan Clode let us know about All is Not Well, a comic web project he was working on with Cardiff University about carers. After some delays, it recently just launched – and like Parables of Care,… Read More ›

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