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• Two Thargs descend on Stoke Newington for celebratory 2000AD chat

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2017

  

  2000AD, the beloved weekly home of Judge Dredd turns 40 years old this year. As part of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, celebrate with two insiders who’ve worn the mantle of ‘Tharg’, alien editor of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Steve… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Audio Adventures gets Radio Award nominations

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2017

  

  I’m delighted to report B7 Productions, the company behind the new Dan Dare Audio Adventures and an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic SF novel I, Robot, has four nominations for the 2017 NYF Radio Awards. The Dan Dare Audio Adventures… Read More ›

• Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo Returns to Sunderland in June

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 17, 2017

  

  The Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo is returning to the University of Sunderland City Space building on Saturday 3 June 2017. Running from 10am to 5pm it will feature its usual selection of talks, panels, workshops and a Publisher’s Hall of… Read More ›

• First details of “Comic Book Hero: Working with Britain’s Picture Strip Legends” released

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2017

  

  The first details of former Tiger and Roy of the Rovers editor Barrie Tomlinson‘s next book on British comics, Comic Book Hero: Working with Britain’s Picture Strip Legends, have been released. The book, published byPitch Publishing Ltd, goes on sale in… Read More ›

• Beano cartoonist Marc Jackson joins Lancaster Comics Day line-up

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2017

  

  Aces Weekly and Beano cartoonist Marc Jackson is coming to Lancaster Comics Day on Sunday 11th June, to run one of his special Cartoon Club events, alongside the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Other guests at Lancaster Comics Day include… Read More ›

• 2017 Lakes International Comic Art Festival Programme Revealed, some of the British Comics events highlighted

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just revealed its programme for its Festival Weekend in October 2017, celebrating comic art from across the world, and I’ve picked out just some of the highlights for fans of British comics. The Festival Weekend features… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: 2000AD Comic Artist Edmund Bagwell (Edmund Perryman)

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  I’m sorry to report the passing of artist Edmund Bagwell, aka Edmund Perryman, who I first met as one of the team working in the Marvel UK basement back in the 1990s, bringing his unique style to the Black Axe series… Read More ›

• Comics project for Syrian refugees picks up pace, seeks further backing and creators

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2017

  

  Here’s a smashing comics project from the Comics for Youth Refugees Incorporated Collective, a US-based non-profit organisation that produces and delivers free comic books for refugee children, based on the folklore from their own homes. Working in conjunction with mental health… Read More ›

• British Cartoonists work on show in Greek Cartoonists Association “Sweet Europe” exhibition

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2017

  

  A number of British cartoonists’ work features in a “Sweet Europe“, on this week in the Syntagma Metro Exhibition Center in Athens, the second cartoon exhibition of its kind organised by the Greek Cartoonists Association. “Sweet Europe” features 150 cartoons by… Read More ›

• Spider-Man Homecoming – Picture Preview

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, as seen in Civil War, Spider-Man Homecoming – in cinemas from 7th July 2017 sees young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) return home to live with his Aunt May. Here’s some pictures from the… Read More ›

• Simon’s Cat set to storm US Licensing Expo (and his creator!)

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2017

  

  Attendees at this month’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas can look forward to a live drawing demonstration and meet and greet with award-winning illustrator, animator and director Simon Tofield, creator of Simon’s Cat. Endemol Shine, who acquired a controlling stake… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Aces Weekly and Beano artist Marc Jackson latest Comic Art Festival Podcast guest

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2017

  

  The latest Comic Art Festival Podcast (Episode Four) is live and features an interview with Marc Jackson, who has written and drawn for Aces Weekly and Beano and is currently working on Here Comes Cat Stevens which will be officially launched… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd Mega-City One TV Show – Countdown Comes with Recommended Reading!

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  With Rebellion’s just-announced Judge Dredd Mega-City One TV series two years away, 2000AD have some recommended reading for you, while you’re waiting for the series to debut, which may just hint at the direction of the show. Last week, Rebellion announced… Read More ›

• Applied Comics seeks comic writers and artists for new 

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2017

  

  Lydia Wysocki over at Applied Comics Etc has dropped us a line appealing for comic creators to work on a great new project with a Civil Rights theme. “We’re making a comic to give children age 8-14 some context about… Read More ›

• Andy Capp exhibition celebrates his creator and 60 years of the Daily Mirror cartoon star

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2017

  

  The Daily Mirror’s Andy Capp celebrates 60 years of publication this year – and the occasion is being marked in the town his creator Reg Smythe lived and worked  with a special exhibition at the Museum of Hartlepool. ‘60 years… Read More ›

• Looking Back: Exploring The World of Tomorrow in DC Thomson’s “Big Five” boys comics

  By downthetubes Guests on May 13, 2017

  

  Notoriously secretive DC Thomson still publish Beano and Commando, but their past comics included The Dandy and weekly anthology titles aimed at boys such as Hotspur and Adventure.  These specialised in sports, school and war stories, but also, occasionally, there… Read More ›

• 100% Biodegradable Issue 16 is out now on ComiXology​

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2017

  

  Issue 16 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable, which I’m delighted to be involved with, is out now on ComiXology​. Recently awarded 8.3 out of 10 on FanboyNation​, and described as “some of the best science fiction storytelling outside of… Read More ›

• Locus Award Finalists 2017 include MR Carey, Paul Cornell, Jo Walton

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2017

  

  The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards. They include numerous British creators such as Stephen Baxter, MR Carey, Paul Cornell, Dermot Power, Alistair Reynolds, Charles Stross and Jo… Read More ›

• In Review: “Something City” by Ellice Weaver

  By Antony Esmond on May 13, 2017

  

  By Ellice Weaver Published by Avery Hill Out: Now The Book: Something City is an exploration of modern day living through representations of the lives of different groups of people in an imagined place. Segregated communities of young people, elders,… Read More ›

• Red Rising: Sons of Ares out now from Dynamite Entertainment

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2017

  

  On sale now from Dynamite Entertainment is a great-looking title penned by British author Rik Hoskin alongside the author of the books the series is based on, Pierce Brown – Red Rising: Sons of Ares. With art by Eli Powell (Yakuza Demon… Read More ›

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