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• Digital anthology 100% Biodegradable offers stonking final issue, and a terrific new collection

  By John Freeman on 30 October 2018

  

  After a five-year rampage in which over one hundred bloodthirsty creators cut a bloody swath through 100% Biodegradable’s hallowed halls, leaving 750 pages of comic strip carnage in their wake, the final issue of the digital anthology is upon us!… Read More ›

• Oor Wullie set to storm Scotland next summer – in a very good cause!

  By John Freeman on 30 October 2018

  

  Summer 2019 will see hundreds of painted Oor Wullie statues take to the streets of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, for Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail. Scotland’s first ever national public art trail, which runs from 17th June to 30th… Read More ›

• Happy Beano-mas! Isle of Man launches Beano Christmas Stamp’s

  By John Freeman on 30 October 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Beano and the Isle of Man Post Office have joined forces to celebrate 80 years of the world’s longest running and most loved comic with a special collection of stamps, featuring Beano’s iconic characters Dennis & Gnasher on the Isle of Man

• Marvel UK art mystery – who pencilled this “Dracula Lives” cover back in 1975?

  By John Freeman on 29 October 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  [Updated 31st October 2018] This cover for Marvel UK’s Dracula Lives #29, published in 1975, has some comic creators wondering  who actually drew it. Selling for just over $400 on Heritage Auctions this past weekend, the site doesn’t list the… Read More ›

• As relevant today as it was in 1955: why the EC story “Master Race” still resonates

  By John Freeman on 29 October 2018

  

  On offer over on Heritage Auctions right now is the original art for the eight page story “Master Race” by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Bernie Krigstein, a story first published in Impact #1 by US publisher EC in 1955… a… Read More ›

• How FANSCENE plans to continue celebrating British comics fandom – and comic creators – in 2019

  By John Freeman on 27 October 2018

  

  FANSCENE 2 is a free 212 page PDF fanzine, out now, celebrating over fifty years of Comics Fandom in Ireland and the UK, with its focus this issue on Comic Conventions, from the very first held in Birmingham and organised… Read More ›

• FANSCENE 2, a free celebration of 50 years of British comic conventions, available now

  By John Freeman on 27 October 2018

  

  Earlier this year, British comic fans were treated to the first issue of FANSCENE, a very special celebration of over fifty years of comics fandom in Ireland and the UK – and now, a second Issue is available, free. FANSCENE… Read More ›

• Good Grief! There’s a Charlie Brown exhibition at Somerset House!

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Celebrating Snoopy and the Enduring Power of Peanuts is an ongoing exhibition at Somerset House, London, that brings together Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons with work from a wide range of acclaimed contemporary artists and designers… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: HERE & THERE – A Psychological Horror One-Shot Comic

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  Pitch perfect for the season, here’s a preview of a terrific new comic, HERE & THERE, seeking crowdfunding for HERE & THERE, about a man trapped in a coma, who traverses his damaged subconscious with a mysterious teenage girl to… Read More ›

• Etherington Brothers join Portsmouth Comic Con 2019 Line Up

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  The Etherington Brothers, creators of the UK’s most successful comic Kickstarter of all time, How to THINK when you DRAW, will be attending the Portsmouth Comic Con on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019 with all their books –… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics anthology Issue Three now on sale

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  Debuting earlier this month, the third issue of The Awesome Comics anthology is on sale now from the same team who bring you the Awesome Comics Podcast. The anthology title continues three distinct stories from the team – “Murder Road” by Vince Hunt (also… Read More ›

• 2019 Treasury of British Comics line-up takes shape, includes “Invasion 1984”, “Deathwish”

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  There’s been news of more Treasury of British Comics titles from 2000AD publisher Rebellion for 2019 over the past few days, so here’s a run down of what we know they’re releasing so far. Note that in some cases, covers… Read More ›

• Dave Gibbons Watchmen art and much more on offer in latest Heritage Auctions

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  Art by British artists such as Charlie Adlard, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Dave Gibbons and Barry Windsor Smith is included in the latest Heritage Auctions, taking place 15th – 17th November in Dallas, Texas. Art by US artists such as Jim… Read More ›

• In Review: The Prisoner – The Uncertainty Machine

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2018

  

  Writer: Peter Milligan Artist: Colin Lorimer Colour: Joana Lafluente Editor and plot: David Leach Publisher: Titan Comics Softcover, 112pp, $16.99, £13.99 On sale: 13th November 2018 ISBN: 9781785859151 The Book: Based on the TV show created by Patrick McGoohan, this… Read More ›

• In Review: Sniper Elite – Resistance #3

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2018

  

  Script: Keith Richardson Art: Patrick Goddard Colour: Quinton Winter Letters: Jim Campbell Regular Cover: Patrick Goddard and Quinton Winter Variant Cover: Carlos Ezquerra Publisher: Rebellion Publishing On sale in newsagents and comic shops across the UK now The Book: The concluding… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Art of Ploog – Volume Two

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2018

  

  Three years ago, science fiction and fantasy publisher FPG proudly brought comic art fans its first, massive collection of American artist Mike Ploog art, still on sale – but there’s now a Kickstarter running for Volume Two, offering an even more in-depth… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – Rosa

  By Tim Robins on 24 October 2018

  

  WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Tymbus Robins First UK Broadcast: Sunday 21st October 2018Writer: Malorie Blackman, Chris ChibnallDirector: Mark TonderaiGuest Starring: Vinette Robinson (Rosa Parks), Joshua Bowman (Krasko) Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in… Read More ›

• Superheroes and Villains descend on London for MCM!

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2018

  

  Britain’s leading cosplayers arrived in the capital ahead of MCM Comic Con this weekend, with Iron Man, Spider Woman, Aquaman, Bane and Harley Quinn spotted out and about in London this morning. The characters paid visits to commuter hotspots, dazzling Londoners on… Read More ›

• What’s Your Best Comic Book Movie, Ever?

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2018

  

  After a busy weekend at the Comic Art Festival, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team got loads of content – including a recording of “Best Comic Book Movie… Ever” panel, hosted by Peter Kessler. “We had planned to… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: The Cosplay Journal Volume Two

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2018

  

  With the success of the first volume, The Cosplay Journal team are back with their second edition, bringing even more of the amazing life of cosplay into focus. The Cosplay Journal , published by Markosia and edited by Holly Rose Swinyard,… Read More ›

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