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• In Words and Pictures: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017

  By John Freeman on October 17, 2017

  

  Artist and designer Simon Russell, whose recent work includes Nearlymades, “a smattering of found stories and kipple narratives”, headed to Kendal for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival and has kindly given us permission to cross post his account… Read More ›

• Marvel’s revived Excalibur superteam get Trafalgar Square “Fourth Plinth” treatment thanks to Alan Davis

  By John Freeman on October 17, 2017

  

  Ace artist Alan Davis appears to have tipped a hat to Trafalgar Square’s famous, empty Fourth Plinth with Big Ben for his smashing new cover for the upcoming X-Men Gold Annual #1, which sees the return of Britain-based superhero team Excalibur after a 20 year… Read More ›

• Modesty Blaise strip art under the hammer for charity

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

  

  East Bristol Auctions will be selling a number of Modesty Blaise strips on Saturday 21st October, to raise funds for a dedicated local charity. Anna Gow, a fund-raiser for St. Peter’s Hospice, Bristol, rcently donated the Hospice a set of… Read More ›

• Clockwork Watch: An interview with comic creators Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson

  By John Freeman on October 16, 2017

  

  It was great to catch up with two great creators at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival at the weekend – Yomi Ayeni, creator of the collaborative storytelling project Clockwork Watch, and his editor, Corey Brotherson, whose projects include Magic of Myths and… Read More ›

• Manchester Animation Festival returns in November, offers chance to find out “The Wombles” secrets!

  By John Freeman on October 16, 2017

  

  Love Animation? Want to experience as many screenings, panels, workshops, networking events and all other animation themed excellence taking part at Manchester Animation Festival 2017 as possible? Then book yourself a Full Festival Pass now. Manchester Animation Festival takes place… Read More ›

• Are You Ready for your Demonic Irrigation? Pat Mills, Tony Skinner and Dave Kendall’s “PsychoKiller” is back in print

  By John Freeman on October 15, 2017

  

  Hot on the heels of Carlos Ezquerra’s 2000AD & Judge Dredd Colouring Book, Pat Mills publishing imprint Millsverse has just released another new title – PsychoKiller, a collection of the strips that first appeared in the British weekly comic Toxic!, back in March 1991. The comic,… Read More ›

• Dulwich Picture Gallery to host first major British exhibition devoted to Tove Jansson

  By John Freeman on October 15, 2017

  

  Hot on the heels of the Moomin-related activities at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, there’s an exhibition of the work of their creator Tove Jansson at Dulwich Picture Gallery, which starts on Wednesday 25th October 2017 and runs… Read More ›

• Graphic novel celebrates 50 years of ‘The Prisoner’ at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on October 15, 2017

  

  Independent publishers, Invisible Six, are one of many comic creating teams attending this years’s International Comic Art Festival in Kendal this weekend, with writer artist Brian Gorman here to promote EVERYMAN: A Celebration of Patrick McGoohan & The Prisoner. 2017… Read More ›

• Bids for rare Dandy Comic Number Two on eBay – complete with jumping frog – hit £6400

  By John Freeman on October 14, 2017

  

  We’re used to seeing British comic rarities crop up on sites like ComPal and Heritage Auctions, but it’s rare one as valuable as The Dandy Comic Number Two, complete with a slightly damaged but working jumping frog gift, crop up on… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek and Review: Scream & Misty Halloween Special 2017

  By John Freeman on October 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  MINOR SPOILER WARNING! 2000AD publisher Rebellion’s eagerly-anticipated Scream & Misty Halloween Special 2017 goes on sale on Wednesday 18th October – and we have a sneak peek for you. The Special features some classic comics from Misty, Scream and Thunder,… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: It’s the Etherington Brothers! (Well, one of ’em!)

  By John Freeman on October 13, 2017

  

  This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival starts today, and we’re delighted to bring you one final interview with two of the guests from across the globe – with Robin Etherington, representing the amazing Etherington Brothers! You won’t find a… Read More ›

• In Pictures: Valerian creators Pierre Christin and Jean Claude Mezieres in London

  By John Freeman on October 13, 2017

  

  Last month, Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières were in London, at the Institut Francais, for an event titled Valerian & Laureline Disclosed. Chaired by comics expert Paul Gravett, the Valerian creators were full of life and were happy to rib each other… Read More ›

• How Comics inspire reading – Charlie Adlard’s mission as Comics Laureate continues

  By John Freeman on October 13, 2017

  

  Yesterday, I attended and inspirational talk by Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard and Dr Natasa Lackovic from the GNC ReOPen project at Lancaster University, about how comics can encourage reading and how getting people involved in creating comics can be a… Read More ›

• Ed Pinsent’s Drake, a 1980s British indie comic classic, is back!

  By John Freeman on October 13, 2017

  

  How on earth did I miss this? Ed Pinsent – one of the most distinctive voices in independent comics of the 1980s, put out a new Drake Ullingsworth title back in July. Plus, he has an amazing web site that’s… Read More ›

• “Scotland Yardie” artist Joseph Samuels joins Lakes Festival line-up

  By John Freeman on October 12, 2017

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced a last-minute change to its planned events for its 2017 Festival weekend in Kendal (13th – 15th October). Unfortunately, post his busy New York Comic Con schedule, writer Peter Milligan, who was… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with Australian comics creator and educator Stuart Medley

  By John Freeman on October 12, 2017

  

  We’re just one day away from this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival and we have another interview with one of many guests from across the globe – with Australian comics creator and educator Stuart Medley. Stuart’s comics clients have… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with Australian Comics Creator Bruce Mutard

  By John Freeman on October 11, 2017

  

  We’re just days away from this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival and we have another interview with one of many guests from across the globe – Bruce Mutard, an inspirational comics creator from Australia. A previous guest, this year… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: cyberpunkdreams by Rob Chant

  By John Freeman on October 11, 2017

  

  cyberpunkdreams is a great-looking dystopian world project, encompassing several different media including an illustrated collection of short stories that has already achieved its £4000 Kickstarter target, conceived by Cambridge-based author cyberpunk author Rob Chant. It’s a project by Late Night Games,… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Graphic Science by Darryl Cunningham

  By John Freeman on October 11, 2017

  

  Overlooked, sidelined, excluded, discredited: key figures in scientific discovery come and take their bow in an alternative Nobel prize gallery – Graphic Science, a new book by graphic novelist Darryl Cunningham published by Myriad Editions – and we have a… Read More ›

• “Illegal” a stunning new graphic novel from Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano, debuts

  By John Freeman on October 11, 2017

  

  Two years in the making, the graphic novel Illegal from Irish Children’s Laureate Eoin Colfer and children’s author and graphic novelist Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Italian artist, Giovanni Rigano, has just been published, and it’s already attracting well-deserved critical attention. The… Read More ›

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