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• Web Finds: Essential Sequential, delivering the ABC Comics Project to long-term unemployed

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2017

  

  Essential Sequential is a not-for-profit organisation created to provide creative workshops and activities for mainstream and hard-to-reach individuals of virtually all ages and abilities – and they’re working on a number of projects in the works, including the ABC Comic Project, which… Read More ›

• Hasbro awards Signature Publishing ‘Partner of the Year’

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2017

  

  With over 60 Hasbro licensees, including some of the biggest toy, apparel, stationery and publishing companies across the UK and Europe in the running for the award, Signature Publishing says it is delighted to be awarded the honour of the toy… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Medical Emergencies features interviews with Karen Berger and the Mad Robot Comics team

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2017

  

  The monthly radio show about comics and graphic novels is back tonight. In Panel Borders: Medical Emergencies, Alex Fitch talks to two teams of creators who use knowledge of medical emergencies to inform sci-fi and fantasy titles. At Cartoon County, Brighton, Alex… Read More ›

• Captain America and Donald Trump cross swords (or shields) – in Oxford, courtesy of TORCH

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2017

  

  Oxford’s TORCH Comics and Graphic Novels: The Politics of Form network are hosting an event on ‘Trump in the Age of Captain America/ Captain America in the Age of Trump‘ with Jason Dittmer from the University College London tomorrow night. Jason Dittmer is the… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Mike Mignola and Christoper Golden’s Baltimore: The Red Kingdom

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2017

  

  Mike Mignola, the legendary creator of Hellboy and New York Times bestselling novelist Christopher Golden will reunite for the epic conclusion to their comic Baltimore with Baltimore: The Red Kingdom, a five part comic book series from Dark Horse Comics co-written by… Read More ›

• Jim Alexander and Will Pickering’s SF project “Savant” lands in Dark Horse Presents

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2017

  

  Savant, a comic strip originally published by British small-press publisher Planet Jimbot, is to be serialised from March onwards in multi-Eisner award-winning Dark Horse Presents. Introducing Lode from the planet Savant, having gone walkabout around the universe, she chooses to… Read More ›

• Dark Horse Comics announces “Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow”

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2017

  

  Geof Darrow’s slick, precise inks and stunning detail have amazed comics fans for decades, from his early work with Moebius to Hard Boiled, his first collaboration with Frank Miller, to the overwhelming success of his current series, The Shaolin Cowboy…. Read More ›

• Official BBC Doctor Who iStickers Featuring Graeme Neil Reid Artwork

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 31, 2017

  

  The official BBC Doctor Who Sticker App for iMessage has just been updated with a second batch of 30 high quality original stickers of the Doctor, TARDIS, Daleks, Ood, the Master, Ice Warriors, Davros and others. As with the first batch… Read More ›

• Doctor Who artist Mike Collins on board for “Apollo” graphic novel from SelfMadeHero

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2017

  

  Doctor Who and Star Trek artist Mike Collins – not to be confused with NASA astronaut Michael Collins in this instance – is working on Apollo, a new graphic novel about the manned moon missions on the 1960s and early… Read More ›

• In Review: Future Shock! 40 Years of 2000AD – Cartoon Museum Exhibition

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2017

  

  The 2000AD 40th Anniversary exhibition is open now at London’s Cartoon Museum – and Richard Sheaf was at the opening night… The idea to hold a 2000AD exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum came about 12 months ago when Steve Marchant… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Penned Guin Treasury Edition on Kickstarter

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 30, 2017

  

  Writer/artist Alan Henderson has been producing his newspaper style, three panel, humour strip The Penned Guin since early 2013. The characters are all, unsurprisingly, penguins and the humour, by Alan’s own admission, consists of “terrible puns and Dad jokes that really make… Read More ›

• Revised Thrill-Power Overload Out Next Month

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2017

  

  Revised and expanded, a new edition of Thrill-Power Overload – the definitive history of one of the world’s most influential comics –  is coming to book stores in February. With more than 140 pages of fresh content, the brand new… Read More ›

• New Dan Dare Audio Adventures promo released for second volume of new audio stories 

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2017

  

  This vintage-styled Dan Dare poster is the work of Midlands-based designer Sugary Tea, adapting art created by Doctor Who and Torchwood comic artist Brian Williamson. It’s been released to help promote the impending launch of The Dan Dare Audio Adventures… Read More ›

• Aces Weekly Volume 15 Now on ComiXology

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2017

  

  The digital anthology Aces Weekly Volume 15 is now available on ComiXology. Aces Weekly is an exclusively digital comic art magazine featuring some of the world’s finest creators of comic art. Comic artist and publisher David Lloyd has gathered professionals from around… Read More ›

• Comics @ Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival 2017

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 28, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The Glasgow Book Festival Aye Write! returns to the city from 9th to 19th March 2017 of this year with a multitude of bookish talks, discussions and workshops over three locations, the Mitchell Library, Aye Write’s spiritual home, as well as the… Read More ›

• In Review/ Preview: The Making of a Comic-Con

  By Antony Esmond on January 28, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Self published by Kev Brett The Book: The Making of a Comic Con is a biographical and humorous comic based on Kev Brett’s life as he takes on the challenge of putting on a comic convention. A funny perspective on how… Read More ›

• Roy of the Rovers editor and “Scorer” writer Barrie Tomlinson confirmed for Lancaster Comics Day 2017

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2017

  

  Roy of the Rovers and Tiger editor Barrie Tomlinson has been announced as a guest of Lancaster Comics Day 2017 (Sunday 11th June) – making a very rare appearance at a comics event. “It’s real Roy of the Rovers stuff!”… Read More ›

• In Preview Review: Royal Descent Issue Four

  By Colin Noble on January 26, 2017

  

  Continuing on from issue three, this article needs a disclaimer. Disclaimer If you have right wing views, support the Donald and/or Brexit, read the Daily Mail or Telegraph, are a royalist or partake of all of the above, then do… Read More ›

• Doctor Who and Road to Perdition artist Richard Piers Rayner to make rare convention appearance for Lancaster Comics Day 2017

  By John Freeman on January 26, 2017

  

  Making a rare convention appearance at Lancaster Comics Day on 11th June 2017will be the Doctor Who, Hellblazer and Road to Perdition artist Richard Piers Rayner. His appearance is something of a coup, as Richard has only appeared at perhaps as many as three comic conventions in the… Read More ›

• In Review: Read Em and Weep Book One – Serial Killer by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill

  By Antony Esmond on January 26, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  A novel written by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill Published by Millsverse Books – 296 pages The Story: The 1970s is a dangerous time for kids… An even more dangerous time for adults who do them wrong. Meet comic book… Read More ›

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