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• Blackpool Tower gets an Iron Man makeover, re-named Stark Tower!

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2018

  

  Known as a national icon, it’s been announced that The Blackpool Tower has changed its name to Stark Tower to honour Marvel Super Hero Iron Man – a move that surprised residents of the seaside town. Stark Tower is of course… Read More ›

• “65 Years of Minnie the Minx” Beano Bookazine Special available now!

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2018

  

  Celebrate 65 years of Beano star Minnie the Minx with a 68 page special, available now from UK newsagents, or direct from DC Thomson. We trailed this new bookazine back in August: it covers everything from the story of her… Read More ›

• Salón del Cómic de Zaragoza to dedicate a special edition of Tebeíco del Salón to Carlos Ezquerra, contributions welcomed

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2018

  

  The Organización del Cómic de Zaragoza has announced an initiative to publish a Tebeíco del Salón special edition in December in time for its annual festival, paying tribute to 2000AD artist Carlos Ezquerra, who died earlier this week – and… Read More ›

• Dunkirk drama and army imposters in new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2018

  

  Brand new Commando (issues 5163-5166) are on sale later this week from DC Thomson, in all good newsagents and via a variety of digital platforms…

• Fired up for the Lakes Festival! Podcast spotlights Clockwork Watch event plans

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2018

  

  There’s another packed episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast on offer this week, as the team prepare for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018 – not long to go now! This episode Ian Loxam and Nikki… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Killing Superman with Louise Simonson and Frank Quitely

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2018

  

  In this week’s Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of comic book creators who have been involved in titles which depicted The Death of Superman. In a discussion recorded at Portsmouth Comic Con, writer Louise Simonson talks about… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2018: A Chat with Canadian cartoonist Seth

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2018

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Seth, the cartoonist behind the comic book series Palookaville, which started… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Artist and Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra

  By Joe Gordon on 2 October 2018

  

  At the start of this week, 2000AD sadly confirmed that we had lost the mighty Carlos Ezquerra. Many in the Brit comics community and worldwide fans will remember Carlos suffering from cancer several years ago, and the Get Well Soon, Carlos… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Simon Grennan’s “Drawing in Drag by Marie Duval”

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2018

  

  Trouser-wearing, French-speaking, home-wrecking Victorian cartoonist Marie Duval – best known for her work on Allie Sloper – appears to have drawn a new comic book – ‘Drawing in Drag…’ But has she? Looking more closely, Drawing in Drag by Marie… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd Co-Creator Carlos Ezquerra dies aged 70

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2018

  

  Carlos Ezquerra, legendary co-creator of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and many more all-time classics for 2000AD has died, aged 70. One of the all-time greatest comic book artists, the Spanish illustrator was one of the titans of 2000AD but had recently… Read More ›

• Coming Soon: PanelxPanel #16 – Giant Days

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2018

  

  PanelxPanel #16 – Giant Days is on sale later month, covering US publisher Boom’s Giant Days series, by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar and Jim Campbell. PanelxPanel is a digital magazine celebrating the medium of comics, edited by Strip… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Oxford Trollomicus by Spike Greenwood

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2018

  

  An intriguing art book, The Oxford Trollomicus, created by Spike Greenwood, has caught my eye over on Kickstarter – a gorgeous-looking Illustrated Guide Book to the Bridge Trolls of Oxford, based on the increasingly dubious research of Professor Bulstrode Whitless…… Read More ›

• Mike Bryson’s “Country Characters” set to cheer during Lakes Festival weekend

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2018

  

  Cartoonist Mike Bryson has announced he a small exhibition of some of his “Country Characters” at the Signature Gallery in Kendal during the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. On Sunday 14th October, Mike will be in the gallery, with his… Read More ›

• When Dan Dare went Pop: Loose Talk’s first single from 1982

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2018

  

  Back in the 1980s, pop-rock group Loose Talk produced a song based on Eagle‘s Dan Dare (in his 1982 re-launch incarnation, not the 1950s original). But there’s a tip of the hat to another SF saga too, in the promotional… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Animator and Comics Artist Guy Delisle

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2018

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Guy Delisle, the award-winning Canadian animator and comics artist. In… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who calendar on its way from Andrew Skilleter

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2018

  

  Coming soon from top Doctor Who artist Andrew Skilleter is his The Doctor Who Art of Andrew Skilleter 2019 Limited Edition Calendar, featuring twelve of his paintings featuring Doctors One to Twelve.  The stylish graphics combined with the artwork will guarantee you 12… Read More ›

• British Comic Heroes under one roof! Rebellion snaps up TI Media’s classic comics catalogue

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2018

  

  2000AD publishers Rebellion have acquired all the comic titles owned by TI Media, reuniting publications dating back to Comic Cuts with the titles they purchased from Egmont in 2016. This means virtually every classic British comic title published out of London… Read More ›

• Coming Up: US Comic Convention Round Up – are you ready for New York Comic Con?

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2018

  

  Here’s a quick guide to some US comics events, via Scoop, the free weekly e-newsletter published by Gemstone. (Sign up here). Baltimore Comic-Con and New York Comic Con dominate October’s schedule, but there are plenty of great Halloween/horror-inspired events towards the… Read More ›

• When “The Goodies” took over Cor!! (drawn by Joe Colquhoun)

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2018

  

  Network has just released The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection, as a general DVD release and a now sold out limited edition set – and there is a quick mention of the tie-in comic strip that appeared in weekly humour comic… Read More ›

• Weird War – and look Who’s involved in the latest Paragon anthology!

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2018

  

  Sweet Nellie Bligh! The latest issue of indie comics anthology Paragon, edited by Davey Candlish, looks brilliant! What other comic has Doctor Who and Ian Fleming fighting Saddam Hussein? Because that’s what you get in “Shadow Rats: WMD“, written by… Read More ›

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