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• Sneak Peek: Zarjaz! An Art Tribute To 40 Years of 2000AD, heading for Leeds next month

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2017

  

  Vice Press have teamed with 2000AD and the annual Thought Bubble Festival to celebrate 40 Years of the Galaxy¹s Greatest comic with Zarjaz! An Art Tribute To 40 Years of 2000AD; a Thrill-Powered gallery exhibition in Leeds featuring work by Earth¹s… Read More ›

• “I Kill Giants” film to get World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2017

  

  The British I Kill Giants film, based on the graphic novel created by writer Joe Kelly and artist Ken Niimura, will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. I Kill Giants, first published by Image… Read More ›

• In Preview: Samurai Slasher: Late Fees

  By Antony Esmond on 24 August 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Written by Mike Garley Art by Lukasz Kowalczuk Colours and Letteers by Lukasz Mazur I’ll start with an introduction by writer Mike Garley… “Late Fees is a 36 page limited edition comic (666 signed copies) with a spot gloss cover,… Read More ›

• Let’s Hear it For…. Accident Man!

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2017

  

  Tony Esmond and Nick Prolix are working on a new martial arts comic called Cockney Kung Fu. Both creators are really excited about it and decided, as part of the collaborative process, they would put out a weekly mailer (subscribe… Read More ›

• In Review: 2000AD Prog 2045 – Dan Cornwell debuts!

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2017

  

  The latest issue of 2000AD (Prog 2045) is on sale today in all good newsagents, comic shops and online stores, (as is the first volume of 2000AD: The Ultimate Collection, reviewed here, don’t miss their Facebook Live giveaway which starts… Read More ›

• New Commando comics offer U-Boat action, dud grenades – and Viking gold!

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2017

  

  The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 5047-5050) are on sale tomorrow (Thursday 24th August 2017) in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. Offering classic and new adventures, enjoy stories of infiltrating U-Boats in the Atlantic,… Read More ›

• Forgotten Books in Review: Shadows in the Sun by Chad Oliver

  By John Freeman on 22 August 2017

  

  By Chad Oliver SF Novel First Published: 1954 | Find it on amazon.co.uk The Book: Anthropologist Paul Ellery discovers that the small Texas town of Jefferson Springs is actually an imitation of small-town America created by the aliens who now… Read More ›

• Web Find: Life of Rome MMORPG

  By John Freeman on 22 August 2017

  

  Life of Rome is an impressive-looking new third and first-person massively multiplayer online action role playing game set in the world of 320AD Rome, and it looks pretty stunning from these visuals. (The 3D map of Rome caught my eye… Read More ›

• In Review: IMPOSSIBLE – Markosia’s Impossibly good new SF graphic novel

  By Antony Esmond on 21 August 2017

  

  Written & created by Chris Sides Art & Lettering by Jake Rowlinson Colours by Daniel Franco Graphic design & additional editing by Ken Reynolds Published by Markosia Enterprises Launching at London Super Comic Con The Story: 2046. Will McGillis, an astrophysicist,… Read More ›

• That Was the Comic Week That Was: 2000AD “Ultimate” launch, the perils of polybagged comics and the passing of a girls comic pioneer

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2017

  

  A little later than planned, here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond last week. Just in case you missed some of our British comics coverage… • Our most popular item last week was without… Read More ›

• Maximum Millgate! 2000AD artist David Millgate that is, with new art book out soon

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2017

  

  Eighth Continent Publishing are releasing their first art book, Maximum Millgate!, focussing on the life and times of Sinister Dexter co-creator and Judge Dredd artist David Millgate. This high quality 48 page A4 art-book, featuring concept art, sketches, 2000AD art,… Read More ›

• Farewell to Bruce Forsyth, TV – and comic strip – star

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  This week saw the passing of TV legend Sir Bruce Forsyth, his death and lengthy TV career marked with many tributes in newspapers, on TV news and online. It’s been noted that despite his undoubted small screen success he apparently… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017 – Full Programme Revealed

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Get set for a celebration of comic art from across the world! The full final programme for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival is now available, to read online or download as a PDF. The weekend-long festival (running Friday 13th – Sunday… Read More ›

• First Annual Thunderbirds Day Announced 

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  ITV Studios Global Entertainment has announced that the first annual International Thunderbirds Day will take place on 30th September 2017, providing fans all over the world with a date to mark their love of the original Thunderbirds TV series as well… Read More ›

• In Review: 2000AD: The Ultimate Collection Issue One – Sláine: The Horned God

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Out: 23rd August 2017 Publisher: Hachette Partworks, in association with Rebellion Publishing Available: From high street newsagents and on subscription via www.2000adcollection.com About The Launch: A Facebook Live competition will take place  from 10.00am on Wednesday on 23rd August on the 2000AD… Read More ›

• Italy’s Fumettomania association continues appeal for their online Jack Kirby celebration 

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2017

  

  Italy’s cultural association Fumettomania are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Jack Kirby‘s birth – and they’re inviting comic creators worldwide to join the comics tribute on their web site, launching 28th August and running for the whole of September 2017. Delivery… Read More ›

• Comics Take Over Gloucester This Sunday 

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2017

  

  The team behind the hugely-successful True Believers Comic Festival, returning next year, are hosting Summer Variant Edition this Sunday (20th August 2017) at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester. The event offers a small slice of what to expect from the team’s main… Read More ›

• John Stokes interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine, classic strip “The Lawless Touch” from Tornado reprinted 

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2017

  

  We’ve already trailed this week’s 2000AD – but don’t forget Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 387) is on sale now, with a plethora of great strips – “Judge Dredd”, “Anderson – Psi Divison”, “Havn”, “Dredd” and “The Dark Judges”. The issue… Read More ›

• John Allison’s Giant Days Special announced for November release, tips a hat to Richard Curtis’ films, Bridget Jones

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2017

  

  US publisher BOOM! Studios has just announced a Giant Days 2017 Special, on-sale in November 2017. Just in time for the holiday season, Eisner Award-nominated Giant Days creator John Allison (Bad Machinery) is teaming up with Jem & the Misfits  artist Jenn St-Onge for a… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with former 2000AD editor and writer Steve MacManus

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). The downthetubes “Kendal Calling” interviews continue with a chat with former 2000AD editor and comics writer Steve MacManus. Steve began his career in… Read More ›

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