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• National Trust Announces First Ever Children’s Book Festival

  By John Freeman on January 6, 2016

  

  The National Trust has announced its first-ever Children’s Book Festival Weekend will take place in March at Wray Castle in the Lake District, part of the organisation’s celebrations for author Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday. Taking place 4-6th March 2016, the event offers an impressive… Read More ›

• Preston Comic Con Returns in August

  By John Freeman on January 6, 2016

  

  Preston Comic Con will return to Preston Guild Hall on 6th August 2016. No guests have been announced yet for the event but with a great cosplay element, last year’s event was well received, including media stars such as Star Wars Kenny… Read More ›

• “Never Say Dai” creator Tim Harries dishes the dirt on a cartoonist’s life

  By John Freeman on January 6, 2016

  

  New Statesman and South Wales Argus cartoonist Tim Harries will be giving a talk on his career and showing some of his original art at Newport Museum next week (Tuesday 12th January). Organised by the Friends of Newport Museum and… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Boom! Studios Regular Show #31, featuring art by Laura Howell

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s a sneak peek at the latest issue of Regular Show (#31) from Boom! Studios, written by Mad Rupert with art from The Beano‘s very own hugely-talented Laura Howell and a subscription cover by Will Kirkby! Join Mordecai the Bluejay and Rigby the Raccoon,… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek and Review: Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor – Year Two #1

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s a New Year for The Twelfth Doctor, and writer Robbie Morrison is back on board for the book, joined by terrific artist Rachael Stott as regular artist. It’s a terrific opener for a new story, with the creative team… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Johnny Red Issue 3

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s a sneak peek at Johnny Red Issue Three from Titan Comics by Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, on sale on Wednesday (6th January 2016) in all good comic shops, with a terrific Alex Ronald variant cover on offer as… Read More ›

• Graphic Novels and Comic Stories Among Top 100 Best Children’s Books

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2016

  

  One smashing show screened over the Christmas break was on Channel 4, with author and comedian David Walliams presenting Britain’s Favourite Children’s Books chosen by author, critic and broadcaster and Sunday Times  Children’s Books Reviewer Nicolette Jones. You can watch the programme… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 27 – Dean Beattie and Random Trials!

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2016

  

  This week Awesome Comic Podcast hosts Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond are joined by Dean Beattie, a creator with an ever growing fanbase due to his amazing series Random Trials. He talks about how the series came to be,… Read More ›

• Bryan Talbot,  Chie Kutsuwada join British Library “Alice in Wonderland” celebrations

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  To coincide with the Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library in London, comic creator Bryan Talbot, author of Alice in Sunderland, will join leading comics authority Paul Gravett and manga artist Chie Kutsuwada on a panel discussion titled… Read More ›

• Call For Papers: Graphic Justice at Lancaster University

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  Graphic Justice is a stream that’s part of a larger academic conference, the Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2016 taking place at Lancaster University from Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th April 2016. Convened by Thomas Giddens, from St Mary’s Univeristy… Read More ›

• Marvel Fact Files Returns Attention to Marvel UK

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  The long-running Marvel Fact Files, available through most UK newsagents, turns its attention back on Marvel UK (and more) with Issue 149 later this month, having last given the British versions of the US publisher’s heroes back in Issue 97, released… Read More ›

• Southport Goes Shojo (Shojo Manga, that is)

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  A stunning shojo exhibition hits Southport, Lancashire on Saturday, offering an amazing display of art. It’s the first major exhibition of Japanese girls’ manga to tour the UK, presented in association with the Kyoto International Manga Museum, some of it seen at the… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Adventures – Back for the New Year with New Who stories!

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

  

  It’s a new year and you can recover from the January blues with the latest edition of the greatest comic this side of the Medusa Cascade as Doctor Who Adventures Issue Ten hits the shops on 7th January! BIG IN JAPAN James… Read More ›

• London’s House of Illustration to host “Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics” exhibition

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  London’s House of Illustration to host “Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics” exhibition from next month, running until May. The Kings Cross-based venue will offer visitor the opportunity to explore the world of comics through original artwork by one hundred women… Read More ›

• In Review: Dan Dare: The 2000AD Years Volume One

  By Steve Winders on January 4, 2016

  

  Writers: Pat Mills, Steve Moore, Gerry Finley-DayArt: Massimo Belardinelli, Dave GibbonsPublisher: Rebellion320 pages The Book: Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future is a British icon. Created by Frank Hampson in 1950, he first appeared in the Eagle comic where he was… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview and Review: Good Cop, Bad Cop: Casebook 3 by Jim Alexander and Aaron Murphy

  By Antony Esmond on January 4, 2016

  

  Written by Jim Alexander Art by Aaron Murphy Art Assist by Chris Twydell Production and Lettering by Jim Campbell Edited by Ed Murphy Cover art by Luke Cooper Publisher: Planet Jimbot The Story: A balaclava clad man with a bit… Read More ›

• Graphic Shakespeare Competition Launched

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  A new Graphic Shakespeare Competition has just been launched as part of the activities surrounding the Elsinore Conference: Shakespeare the Next 400 Years in Denmark this April.  The competition is open to comics creators worldwide and challenges creators to bring their own… Read More ›

• Desert Island Dix: The Globe at Hay probes “Klaxon” graphic novel co-creator

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2016

  

  The Globe at Hay will be picking the mind of cartoonist Dix later this month, whose dark humour is often found in his cartoon work, and will make for a fascinating desert island picks night. Dix, vicar’s son from deepest darkest Wales, is a freelance illustrator,… Read More ›

• Missing In Action: Marvel UK’s “Zip” anthology 

  By John Freeman on January 3, 2016

  

  Marvel UK published a huge number of anthology titles down the years, starting with Mighty World of Marvel in the early 1970s through to Overkill in the 1990s – but one that got away in the company’s final years was Zip,… Read More ›

• Something For the New Year: New Comics On Sale This Week – Dan Dare and Dreaming Eagles!

  By John Freeman on December 31, 2015

  

  As 2015 draws to a close, top writer Garth Ennis seems to have taken over the US comic release list this week, but of all the titles on sale, I think Dreaming Eagles #1 from much-talked-about publisher Aftershock Comics is well… Read More ›

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