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• When Alan Moore wrote football comics…a look back at Marvel UK’s “Not the World Cup: The Official Souvenir Brochure”

  By John Freeman on 14 June 2018

  

  downthetubes contributor and comics archivist Richard Sheaf has shared plenty of strange British comic one shots and short-lived titles over on his brilliant Boys Adventure Blog, and while his recent coverage of Gilbert’s Fridge intrigued, I think it’s more than… Read More ›

• Steve Pugh to draw Mariko Tamaki’s new DC story “Harley Quinn – Breaking Glass”

  By John Freeman on 14 June 2018

  

  DC Entertainment’s plans for its new DC Zoom and DC Ink titles, announced this week, look promising for younger comic readers, with some great creators attached, including Harley Quinn – Breaking Glass, written by award-winning Canadian comics writer Mariko Tamaki… Read More ›

• New Editor on board at Commando comic!

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2018

  

  Brand new Commando (issues 5131 – 5134) are on sale this Thursday in all good UK newsagents, and there’s also a new editor on board. Evade fate and fatalities with Captain Valentine as The Phantom returns, beat the Nazis at… Read More ›

• Hidden Messages part of new 2001: A Space Odyssey Isle of Man stamps

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2018

  

  The Isle of Man post office is marking the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey in style with a set of eight stamps – which contain secret messages for fans of the classic science fiction film. The… Read More ›

• Aces Weekly Volume 34 launches, offering a feast of comics talent (and dragons!)

  By John Freeman on 12 June 2018

  

  The fab digital anthology Aces Weekly Volume 34 is out now, offering a 150-page plus Summer volume of episodic comics – and it couldn’t be hotter. Just £1 per week, in any currency, gets you this volume, plus all following… Read More ›

• RetroFan magazine set to celebrate the Crazy Cool Culture You Grew Up With!

  By John Freeman on 12 June 2018

  

  TwoMorrows Publishing debuts RetroFan #1, a new full-colour magazine celebrating the Crazy Cool Culture You Grew Up With next week. Do you remember when Saturday morning television was your domain, and yours alone? When tattoos came from bubble gum packs,… Read More ›

• In Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

  By Tim Robins on 9 June 2018

  

  Kklak! Dinosaurs bit back! Minor spoilers included It is impossible to spoil Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as the trailers have already spelt out most of the plot: volcano erupts, dinosaurs in danger, heroes to the rescue, heroes betrayed, villains sell… Read More ›

• In Review: Trujillø by Gustaffo Vargas

  By John Freeman on 9 June 2018

  

  I’m hugely grateful to artist Russell Mark Olson for introducing me to artist, animator and designer Gustaffo Vargas, who then sent me a copy of his short but perfectly demented self-published SF adventure title Trujillø. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t be… Read More ›

• WebFind: Gene Colan: Visions of a Man Without Fear

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2018

  

  If you’re a fan of artist Gene Colan like me, then this 48-page exhibition catalogue on offer from the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum is a bit of a gem. Gene Colan: Visions of a Man Without Fear features high-quality… Read More ›

• Francesca Dare’s Penny Blackfeather returns as Sloth Comics launches latest collection

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2018

  

  Penelope Blake is back thanks to Sloth Comics, along with the ghost of her pirate grandfather, a very special parrot and the enigmatic (if somewhat incompetent) adventurer she protects. Collecting further episode of the “regency punk” adventure web comic, set… Read More ›

• Development on 2000AD Tabletop Adventure Game gathering pace

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2018

  

  Work appears to be cranking up on the long-awaited Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000AD Tabletop Adventure Game from EN Publishing, announced last year, with some tantalising recent additions to the official web site for the role playing project. While… Read More ›

• In Review: Dunce Issues 1 – 3 by Jens K Styve

  By Antony Esmond on 8 June 2018

  

  Created by Jens K Styve The Story: Issue One opens on a skull-faced man wearing a dunce’s cap. He’s feeling a little under the weather. His pal, who looks like a cross between a fish and a geography teacher, tells… Read More ›

• 2000AD Sci-Fi Special covers by Tula Lotay and Emily Zeinner revealed!

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2018

  

  Rebellion have revealed Tula Lotay‘s cover to their 2000AD Sci-Fi Special, on sale from 20th June in all good newsagents and comic shops. For the first time in 2000AD’s 41-year history, an entire issue of the comic title will have… Read More ›

• Creeping Crawlers set to chill in new short story anthology

  By John Freeman on 7 June 2018

  

  What is this lingering fear of insects, arachnids, arthropods, crustaceans and those that slither… is it a hangover from the survival battles in the savannah or does it go deeper and further back than that in our evolutionary heritage? Unchallenged,… Read More ›

• In Review: My Friend Dahmer (2017)

  By Tim Robins on 7 June 2018

  

  Friends for Life… My Friend Dahmer is, directed by Marc Meyers) is an adaptation of John “ Derf” Backderf’s graphic memoire that tells of his high school friendship with Jeffrey Dahmer, who a mere three weeks after graduation, began a… Read More ›

• Rocket Raccoon storms Blackpool’s Madame Tussauds, Groot stunned!

  By John Freeman on 7 June 2018

  

  Suit up, grab your Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – and jet your way to Madame Tussauds Blackpool as it welcomes two new Guardians of the Galaxy figures. The brand new Marvel Super Heroes area, which opened earlier this year, is an… Read More ›

• National Football Museum’s “Playing for a Draw” exhibition set to celebrate football comics

  By John Freeman on 7 June 2018

  

  Playing for a Draw is a new exhibition that will showcase the wonderful world of football comic art at the National Football Museum in Manchester this summer, curated by top comic artist Steve McGarry. Offering a snapshot of over one… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Slaughter Hawk by Dave Broughton

  By Antony Esmond on 6 June 2018

  

  Slaughter Hawk Created by Dave Broughton Full Colour – Perfect bound – £7.50 The Story: A dark hero stalks a dystopian city of the future. Is he merely an urban legend or is he the hero that the people of… Read More ›

• Dan Dare “The Venus Campaign” classic story collection revealed, and first ever collections of some stories on their way

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2018

  

  Titan Comics will launch Dan Dare: The Venus Campaign its first “bumper” collection of classic Dan Dare stories in November, following a format similar to its James Bond compendiums, using new scans of the stories featured. Plus, there’s news of new… Read More ›

• Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot and Joff Winterheart awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2018

  

  Comic creators Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Bryan Talbot (Grandville, 2000AD) and Joff Winterheart (Days of the Bagnold Summer)have been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature. The Royal Society of Literature announced the appointment of its new Fellows earlier… Read More ›

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