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• In Review: Mann’s Best Friend by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard

  By Antony Esmond on November 13, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Written by Sophie Rickard Art by Scarlett Rickard Published by Gluepot Books Full Colour 164 pages, £14.99 The Story: Terry Mann has a dead-end job, a raft of mounting bills, an annoyingly needy sister and an inordinately large dog called… Read More ›

• Harlem Heroes 2000AD Prog 74 Pin-Up art by Massimo Belardinelli offered on eBay

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2017

  

  We all know that 2000AD Prog 74, published in 1978, features a stunning Judge Dredd scene from the “Cursed Earth” saga featuring deadly dinosaur Satanus by Mike McMahon… but the back cover by Massimo Belardinelli is pretty impressive, too –… Read More ›

• Alan Moore’s early work as a cartoonist comes under the spotlight in new academic work

  By John Freeman on November 12, 2017

  

  Alan Moore‘s early work as a cartoonist comes under the spotlight in the recently-released academic text, Alan Moore, Out from the Underground – Cartooning, Performance, and Dissent, by Dr Maggie Gray. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, the book explores Alan Moore’s… Read More ›

• Adrian Salmon’s “Steelbook” Shada Art – a Doctor Who delight

  By John Freeman on November 10, 2017

  

  One marvellous extra to the upcoming release of the “missing” Doctor Who story Shada is Doctor Who Magazine illustrator and comic artist Adrian Salmon’s art for the limited edition Steel Box Blu-Ray – but this isn’t his only contribution to… Read More ›

• David Hine and Mark Stafford annouce Arts Council-backed graphic novel “Lip Hook”

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2017

  

  Top British comic creators David Hine and Mark Stafford have announced a new graphic novel for SelfMadeHero, Lip Hook, a story of “rural unease” set in a sleepy English village – a project that being backed by funding from Arts… Read More ›

• Campaign launched to free cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2017

  

  EG Justice and the Cartoonists Rights Network International – along with a coalition of international organisations – are inviting cartoonists and artists from around the world to support the #FreeNseRamon campaign. Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé was arrested on 16th September in Equatorial… Read More ›

• Burlesque art class launched in Manchester thanks to Magazine and Comics Festival partnership 

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2017

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival and The Mancunian Way, a small press magazine celebrating all things Manchester through Illustration, writing, design and photography, are teaming up to deliver a regular Manchester-based Burlesque Life Drawing Class. The Class will take… Read More ›

• Cartoonists, writers all reveal “The Secret Life of the Pencil”

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2017

  

  The Secret Life of The Pencil was published last week – a hardbound book of super-close-up photos of pencils! Before you start wondering if this is another example of University researchers getting money to engage in crazy studies, it’s not… Read More ›

• A Cutaway Above: An interview with Captain Scarlet artist Graham Bleathman

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2017

  

  Following up on our recent review of the Haynes Captain Scarlet Agents’s Manual – a great new guide to the Gerry Anderson show celebrating its 50th anniversary – we caught up with cutaway artist Graham Bleathman, whose impressive visuals form… Read More ›

• In Review: Dan Dare #2 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2017

  

  The latest issue of Titan Comics new Dan Dare mini series written by Peter Milligan with Art by Alberto Foche is on sale now in all good comic shops – and finds one bored space hero unexpectedly moonstruck by an… Read More ›

• New Rivers of London comic, “Cry Fox”, debuts today

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2017

  

  Titan Comics hit Rivers of London comic series returns for a brand-new story, picking up the threads from the most recent bestselling novel, The Hanging Tree – and the creative team will be signing copies at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on… Read More ›

• IDW launches Artist’s Editions site

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2017

  

  If you’re a fan of great comic art and have already discovered US publisher IDW’s Artist’s Editions, then you’ll want to check out the dedicated web space for the range. An Artist’s Edition is an art book that mimics the… Read More ›

• Caption is back, celebrating 25 years with Brighton evening event in December

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2017

  

  The wonderful Caption comic event is back after a two year hiatus, as an evening event on 1st December in Brighton, celebration the 25th anniversary of this much-loved comic creator gathering. Caption is the UK’s longest running comics festival, showcasing… Read More ›

• Mike Carey and Arvind Ethan David’s comics mini series “Darkness Visible” heads to TV

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2017

  

  IDW Entertainment, publisher, content development, production and distribution arm of IDW Media Holdings, has finalised an agreement to develop, finance and produce a new scripted series based on British writer Mike Carey and producer Arvind Ethan David’s comics mini-series Darkness Visible…. Read More ›

• WebFind: True North Country Comics, a new web site launched to promote Canadian Comics

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2017

  

  True North Country Comics is a new web site that’s been launched with the goal of promoting Canadian comic book creators and promoters. The new site, supported by a myriad of social media, provides a calendar of events, candid interviews,… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard in Dundee this week

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2017

  

  Acclaimed comics artist, and the UK’s Comics Laureate, Charlie Adlard will be in Dundee this Friday to give a free talk at Dundee Comics Creative Space on his career, and his work as Comics Laureate. Charlie is of course best known… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: An Interview with “Hollow Monsters” creator Monty Nero and the Kickstarter experience

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2017

  

  Monty Nero writes games, comics, screenplays, radio plays, and novels. Comics readers will probably best know him for Death Sentence London with Martin Simmonds for Titan Comics (he created Death Sentence withMike Dowling), The X-Men and Hulk for Marvel, and a… Read More ›

• In Review: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2017

  

  By Chris Bentley Publisher: Signum Books Out: Now The Book: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons made its television debut in 1967, presenting a dark and sinister science-fiction drama that has captivated audiences ever since. The scenario depicted a world at… Read More ›

• In Review: Captain Scarlet – Spectrum Agents’ Manual

  By John Freeman on November 5, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  By Sam Dunham, illustrated by Graham Bleathman Publisher: Haynes Out: Now The Book: The SPV, Angel Interceptor, Cloudbase and associated Spectrum and World Security vehicles, detailed in cutaways… This fascinating manual is a technical guide to Spectrum, the global security… Read More ›

• Observer celebrates 10 years of Graphic Novel Competition with Comics Special this Sunday

  By John Freeman on November 4, 2017

  

  This Sunday (5th November), British newspaper The Observer is celebrating 10 years of the Observer / Jonathan Cape / Comica graphic short story prize with a graphic novel special section as part of its New Review section. This year’s winner… Read More ›

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