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• In Review: Ready for Pop by Hurk

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  By Lord Hurk Publisher: Knockabout Out: Now The Book: London, The mid-sixties. In what appears to have been a murder attempt, Britain’s greatest pop sensation Vic Vox has been left a foot tall, the effects of the “shrink drug” administered… Read More ›

• WebFind: Junk Head by Takahide Hori

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  Japanese director Takahide Hori‘s stunning, award-winning debut animated film, Junk Head 1, above, which took four years to make, and was created as a largely solo effort in his spare time, with no budget and released in 2013. I’ve only… Read More ›

• The Broons stage show dates announced 

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2016

  

  “Pit the kettle oan mither, this is braw news!” Scotland’s most famous family The Broons are going on tour in a new stage play written by Rob Drummond, starting in Perth and culminating at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, in November…. Read More ›

• In Review: A Christmas Carol by Joe Matthews and Dave McCluskey

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2016

  

  A wonderful comic re-telling of A Christmas Carol, told in verse

• Comic artist John Higgins creates Great Fire of London Anniversary Stamps

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Comic artist John Higgins has designed a set of six new stamps commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The project as a whole is the work of The Chase Creative Consultants, and the stamps are designed… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Are There Better Ways to Reach Your Readers Than Through WHSmith?

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  I’m throwing this out there for discussion, because my article suggesting a Buster comic revival has stirred up some interesting comment yesterday. A lot of people, for example, suggested “Summer Specials” as an alternative to a new regular comic. The… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: TorsoBear – The Final Chapter

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2016

  

  Independent comics creator and publisher Brett Uren has just launched the Kickstarter for Torsobear: Back on the Blocks – the third and final volume of the much-praised cartoon noir comic book about toy-on-toy crime in a fantastic city of playthings, created… Read More ›

• Creating Comics Guest Post: Is the Shine Coming Off Diamond?

  By downthetubes Guests on September 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Comics creator and publisher Brett Uren argues for the need for alternative distribution methods for independent comics into comic shops, outside of US market leader Diamond Distributors – and how, with some caveats, Kickstarter is proving a game changer… Talk to… Read More ›

• Call For Papers: ‘Beyond the Graphic’ suggests Al Ewing and PJ Holden’s banned mobile comic “Murderdome” for study

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2016

  

  U.S. Studies Online has extended the deadline for papers for a special blog series edited by Dr Harriet Earle entitled ‘Beyond the Graphic’ – considering Violence, Sexuality and Obscenity in Comics – and one possible subject could be the controversial Murderdome mobile comic… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Could Rebellion Bring Back Buster?

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  The news that 2000AD and Judge Dredd Meagzine publisher Rebellion has bought Egmont’s classic comic archive certainly gotten a lot of comics fans into a frenzy, with many creators already brushing up their pitches for all-new takes on adventures characters… Read More ›

• Raymond Briggs’ Ethel & Ernest Trailer debuts, film released 28th October

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2016

  

  The trailer for the new Ethel & Ernest animated film, based on the award-winning book by acclaimed British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs has just been released, available to view on the project’s Facebook page. Exclusively trailed on ITV’s Good Morning… Read More ›

• Web Comic Spotlight: Bastard Galaxia, a crazy homage to 1980s action figures

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2016

  

  Lancaster-based comic creators Steve Gregson and Matt Simmons have created a daft homage to the 1980’s action figure craze with Bastard Galaxia, centring on a maniacal bad guy that wouldn’t look out of place on Adult Swim (some of the… Read More ›

• Striker’s New Motion Comics Go Live

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2016

  

  Striker is not only back in The Sun – the strip is now also appearing online via the Planet Striker YouTube channel, with three new episodes featuring Nick Jarvis release from prison – and straight into new trouble – now… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend (w/c 29th August 2026): Psycho Gran and Walter the Wobot? I’m in!

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2016

  

  It’s been a busy week thanks to the Bank Holiday, so I’ll make this quick. Walter the Wobot makes a guest appearance in “Judge Dredd” in this week’s 2000AD (prog 1996). What further reason do you need to get to your… Read More ›

• New Vice Press Limited Edition Judge Dredd prints on sale at Bedford’s NICE convention

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2016

  

  Two new 2000AD-inspired screen prints this coming weekend, one by Tom Whalen, which the team at Vice Press are hugely excited about. The prints will be on sale at the NICE Comic Convention in Bedford and we will releasing this new Judge Dredd… Read More ›

• November ’16 deadline for the Creators for Creators grant offering $30K in funding

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2016

  

  The deadline for applying for a grant to the Creators for Creators organisation is fast approaching – a project whose backers include Britain’s Charlie Adlard and Kieron Gillen aiming to offer $30,000 in support to a single cartoonist or writer/artist duo in order to… Read More ›

• “Martian” author Andy Weir short stories published exclusively on the books and comics app, Tapas

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2016

  

  Before Andy Weir’s brilliant SF novel The Martian became a bestseller and a box-office hit, it was posted in short, free instalments to his website. His approach mirrors the serialised stories of 19th century periodicals, which popularized authors like Charles Dickens and… Read More ›

• In Review: Johnny Red – The Flying Gun

  By Colin Noble on August 28, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The Book: Johnny “Red” Redburn, British-born leader of Russia’s Falcon Squadron, has two enemies to worry about: the Nazis in front of him and the Russian secret police – the dreaded NKVD – at his back. But now, NKVD Major Rastovitch… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight and Preview: Cognition Issue One by Ken Reynolds & Sam Bentley

  By Antony Esmond on August 28, 2016

  

  Script and Letters by Ken Reynolds Art by Sam Bentley Edited by David Hailwood Pin ups by Rory Donald, Tom Mortimer, Dan ‘Guns’ Butcher, Andrew Pawley, Dan Harris and others to be confirmed for final print date. American Comics format… Read More ›

• In Review: Judge Anderson – Psi Files Volume 5

  By Colin Noble on August 28, 2016

  

  The Book: Psi-Division’s toughest judge, Cassandra Anderson, returns to the streets of Mega-City One, having awoken from the coma she fell into following her exposure to the Half-Live virus. But there is no respite for the veteran Psi Judge. City-wide… Read More ›

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