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• Over the Pennines – A Review of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017

  By Ian Wheeler on 19 October 2017

  

  The BBC weather announcer’s promise of glorious weather over the weekend of 14th and 15th October did not, it seems, apply to the North West corner of England. As our Saturday morning train crept over the Pennines, it had to… Read More ›

• WebFind: a Modesty Blaise statue based on Jim Holdaway’s original look

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2017

  

  Following up on our post earlier this week about Modesty Blaise comic strips up for auction this weekend for charity, we came across this limited edition item that fans of the popular adventure strip created by Peter O’ Donnell for… Read More ›

• Artist Dave McKean announced as inaugural winner of the International Award for Excellence in Comic Art

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2017

  

  Arkham Asylum artist Dave McKean was announced as the inaugural winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art at the weekend. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival… Read More ›

• In Review: Space Ace Volume 9

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2017

  

  Art and Stories by Ron TurnerColour by John RidgwayPublished by John Lawrence The Book: 40-page anthology comprising three stories featuring “Space Ace” by Ron Turner, colourised and re-mastered by John Ridgway. The title includes the first of a series of… Read More ›

• All-out action in new Commandos, on sale now – complete with ghosts from World War One!

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2017

  

  Here’s the latest intel on DC Thomson’s new Commando comics (Issues 5063-5066), on sale from today (Thursday 19th October) in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms. These issues feature Motor Boat malaises, Commando bomb disposals, Heinkel hesitations and… Read More ›

• Comics creators head to Margate! New Festival announced for April 2018

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2017

  

  Comics are coming to Margate! The team behind ICE Birmingham and ICE Brighton have announced that Smallzone Events will be bringing a brand new comic art festival to the coastal town of Margate in Kent. Featuring the usual variety of… Read More ›

• Outlaws: Wanted Anthology Comic offers a Wealth of Comics Talent

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2017

  

  Outlaws: Wanted Anthology Comic 2017, a smashing 40-page full colour all ages comic, is on sale now from the Nottingham Comic Con, produced to raise money for charity. All proceeds from this comic will be donated to the three charities:… Read More ›

• Dundee Literary Festival: Comics Events

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2017

  

  Following up quickly on our post about the new comic out of Dundee telling the story of biologist D’Arcy Thompson, here’s details of the comics events that are part of this year’s Dundee Literary Festival, which started today. WEDNESDAY 18TH… Read More ›

• Dundee comics course graduates help bring comic about biologist D’Arcy Thompson to life 

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2017

  

  You may never have heard of D’Arcy Thompson, but in his day, he was a well-known figure on the streets of Dundee and St Andrews in Scotland, famously strolling around town with a cowboy hat and a parrot on his… Read More ›

• In Review: 2000AD Prog 2053 comes packed with haunted horrors!

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2017

  

  Wrapped in a cover by Ben Willsher, 2000AD Prog 2053 is on sale today from all good comic shops, newsagents and various digital platforms. Here’s what’s in store for you Squaxx dek Thargo this week… JUDGE DREDD: ADAPTIVE OPTICS by… Read More ›

• Spirit of the Lakes Competition Winners Announced, student challenge inspired by work of Will Eisner

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2017

  

  Over this past weekend, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival revealed the winners of this year’s student art competition, Spirit of the Lakes, which aimed to help mark the centenary year of the ground breaking graphic storyteller Will Eisner. Students… Read More ›

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

  By John Freeman on 17 October 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 17 October 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 17 October 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 16 October 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 16 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 14 October 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 ›

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