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• Pat Mills’ 2000AD Memoir, “Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave!” soon available in print

  By Richard Sheaf on 13 July 2017

  

  There’s great news for all fans of 2000AD creator Pat Mills and historians of British comics this week. His memoir of the origins of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! – currently available digitally, is to… Read More ›

• Lost Visions: Frank Bellamy’s unfinished King Solomon’s Mines

  By Richard Sheaf on 13 July 2017

  

  Over on Comic Art Fans, there’s an opportunity to spend £5000 on a comic strip that was never published, drawn by “Dan Dare” and “Thunderbirds” artist Frank Bellamy. Commissioned by the original Eagle, “King Solomon’s Mines” was sadly abandoned in… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Beano Editor Harry Cramond, as remembered by artist Steve Bright

  By downthetubes Guests on 12 July 2017

  

  Writer and artist Steve Bright, co-creator of Bananaman, recently posted a touching memory of The Beano’s second editor Harry Cramond on social media. Steve worked for Harry on The Beano for some 18 months and came to know the idiosyncrasies of… Read More ›

• A New Doctor for “Doctor Who” – and a New Doctor Who Magazine editor

  By John Freeman on 12 July 2017

  

  Panini UK have just announced longtime Doctor Who Magazine, editor Tom Spilsbury is stepping down from the role – but a name familiar to the title’s thousands of readers worldwide is stepping into his place. Doctor Who Magazine, first published in… Read More ›

• British Library launches new project to preserve British digital comics

  By John Freeman on 12 July 2017

  

  The British Library have begun a new project focusing on digital comics publishing in the UK, and the challenges of preservation and access in the long term. Since April 2013, the British Library has been able to collect material published… Read More ›

• Latest Spaceship Away Reveals A Long Forgotten Dan Dare Stage Play

  By John Freeman on 12 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  It was long thought that the only time that Eagle’s Dan Dare officially trod the boards of a British theatre was in the 2003’s Dan Dare: The Musical at the Customs House in South Shields. However another, much earlier, play has recently… Read More ›

• Frank Hampson’s “Modesty Blaise” art sample up For Sale for a cool $5000

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  In 1962, Beaverbrook Newspapers asked author Peter O’Donnell to suggest a new strip idea. He thought long and hard and came up with Modesty Blaise, an action adventure strip. Kennedy Aitken, who was Beaverbrook’s strip cartoons editor, suggested they should… Read More ›

• Manchester’s National Football Museum to host comics talk with “Invincibles” author Michael Barrett

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2017

  

  This Saturday, 15th July 2017, author Michael Barrett will be at the National Football Museum in Manchester, giving an illustrated talk about the story behind the graphic novel Preston North End – The Rise of the Invincibles. Michael, the writer and publisher… Read More ›

• Titan’s new Dan Dare adventures from Peter Milligan and Alberto Foche debut in October

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2017

  

  Titan Comics has announced new details for their upcoming four-issue mini-series, Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, written by Peter Milligan (Shade, X-Statix, Enigma) and top Spanish artist Alberto Foche. Britain’s greatest hero latest comics incarnation debuts in October 2017, featuring… Read More ›

• Rebellion to publish Look-In’s “The Beatles Story” by Angus Allan and Arthur Ranson

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2017

  

  Rebellion Publishing, owners of 2000AD, are to publish a print edition of The Beatles Story, written by Angus Allan and Arthur Ranson, which charts the rise of the Fab Four from their early days through to the band’s break-up. First… Read More ›

• Comic Book Guys Shop Hosts Belfast’s First Small Press Day

  By Jeremy Briggs on 7 July 2017

  

  Belfast sees its first Small Press Day on Saturday 8 July 2017 as part of the country-wide celebration of micro and self-publishers. Comic Book Guys will host sketches, signings and talks in their brand new shop at 130 Great Victoria… Read More ›

• Marvel UK Mystery: An unpublished Motormouth story

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2017

  

  Ace artist Jesús Redondo Romain recently posted some great looking pages of a Marvel UK-commissioned Motormouth story, guest starring Death’s Head II. The only problem – he couldn’t remember what the story was called, so we did a bit of digging… Read More ›

• More Dredd for your cred: Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection to continue

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Rebellion have announced a further ten issues will be added to the Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection partwork from 2000AD and Hachette Partworks. Already a hit with readers across the country, The Mega Collection has brought together some of the… Read More ›

• Heath Robinson Museum Announces 2017 Design Competition

  By Jeremy Briggs on 5 July 2017

  

  The new Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner Memorial Park, London is dedicated to the work of the famous illustrator W Heath Robinson. William Heath Robinson is an artist whose work, whether in his well known humorous drawings or his illustrations… Read More ›

• Myriad Comic Cuts Competition launched to create new comics-inspired TV comedy 

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2017

  

  Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions has teamed up with the award-winning comedy television company Roughcut Television (perhaps best known as producers of The Office and The IT Crowd) in a call-out for a comedy or comedy/ drama in graphic novel form that… Read More ›

• Classic UK Comic Zines Recalled: Chain Reaction, featuring Archie Goodwin and Jim Shooter

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Blimey! What’s not to love about this 1983 issue of the British comics fanzine Chain Reaction (Issue Five), edited by Frank Plowright, the late, great and still much-missed Steve Whitaker and Hassan Yusuf? Initially titled Direct Currents (the name changed… Read More ›

• Rebellion announces “The Dracula File” collection from British horror weekly, Scream

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2017

  

  Continuing with collections made in part possible by its acquisition of the Fleetway comics and characters library last year, Rebellion has announced it will release The Dracula Files, from the short-lived 1980s horror weekly Scream, in October.

• Sneak Peek: 100% Biodegradable Issue 17 – Switchblades and Skowdogs!

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2017

  

  With Issue 17 of the digital anthology comic 100% Biodegradable nearing completion, here’s a preview of some of the strips appearing inside. In “Capsule” by Brian Pearlman and Armin Ozdic (with colours by Liam O’Connor and letters by Ken Reynolds)… Read More ›

• Newcastle upon Tyne’s Seven Stories announces new British comic art exhibiton

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2017

  

  Love The Beano? Can’t get enough of superheroes? Read The Phoenix? Always wanted to have a go at making your own comic? You must visit the brand new Comics: Explore and Create Comic Art exhibition at Seven Stories in Newcastle… Read More ›

• Spot the Difference: Scream comic art uncensored

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2017

  

  Over on eBay, seller “Forbidden Box” is not only selling a smashing piece of 2000AD Dan Dare art by Dave Gibbons but also an early, uncensored page from the short-lived weekly Scream drawn by Jesus Redondo. The Scream art from “Monster“, a… Read More ›

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