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• Talking Art and Comics To Lancashire!

  By John Freeman on June 30, 2016

  

  For those of you who missed it, you can still tune into my interview about comics on BBC Radio Lancashire, recorded yesterday at Lancaster’s Robert Gillow public house, taken over for most of the day to promote local Lancaster voices,… Read More ›

• ComiXology announced as another major sponsor for Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on June 29, 2016

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced a new sponsor for 2016 in comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform. ComiXology will be supporting several activities at this year’s Festival (14th-16th October). Festivalgoers will be treated to free digital comics downloads featuring the… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: 100% Biodegradable #13 on sale now, features work by 2000AD’s Kek-W and more

  By John Freeman on June 29, 2016

  

  The latest issue of digital action adventure and SF anthology 100% Biodegradable – Issue 13 – is on sale now, and features some great strips from a 2000AD droid and many other great comic creators. (I’m not counting myself as one… Read More ›

• Bryan Talbot’s “One Bad Rat” artwork on display as part of Beatrix Potter exhibition

  By John Freeman on June 28, 2016

  

  Kendal Museum is hosting Beatrix Potter’s Inspiring Legacy, an exhibition of artwork which inspired Beatrix Potter and artwork which has been inspired by her, while also exploring her scientific legacy as a fungi expert and sheep breeder. It includes 12… Read More ›

• Europe Comics heads to San Diego Comic-Con, with top creators in tow

  By John Freeman on June 28, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Europe Comics has announced it will be making its official San Diego Comic-Con debut with its very own booth (#1220), panels, live drawing events and signing sessions. Europe Comics began as an idea of Franco-Belgian comics agent Mediatoon Licensing. Three years… Read More ›

• Join UNIT, thanks to Doctor Who Adventures!

  By John Freeman on June 28, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale now and includes a smashing romp of a strip written by Rik Hoskin in which The Doctor heads off to Paris for a spot of art appreciation – and gets drawn into his… Read More ›

• IDW announces new Star Trek anthology title, launches in September

  By John Freeman on June 28, 2016

  

  To celebrate 50 years of Star Trek, US publisher IDW Publishing, under license by CBS Consumer Products, will launch a new series in September which honours the legacy of the various Starfleet crews which have inhabited the Star Trek universe over… Read More ›

• Paragon pays tribute to artist Stephen Prestwood with 64-page collection

  By John Freeman on June 27, 2016

  

  The latest issue of top British indie comic anthology Paragon – a glorious 64-page tribute to the late artist Stephen Prestwood, who died recently – is on sale now, direct from the title’s official site. Featuring 64 pages of fantastic… Read More ›

• In Review: Dan Dare at The Atkinson, Southport

  By downthetubes Guests on June 27, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Dan Whitehead visited The Atkinson in Southport, Merseyside – the town where Eagle comic was first created by Frank Hampson and Marcus Morris – and offers his take on the permanent Dan Dare exhibition there… I have an almost lifelong affection… Read More ›

• In Review: DTHRTL Issue 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 27, 2016

  

  Silent comics are always a challenge to read, and to review given that there are no character or location names to be used, but Bob Turner’s DTHRTL (that is Death Rattle to the non-text savvy amongst us) is definitely worth… Read More ›

• UK Small Press Day Coming Soon!

  By John Freeman on June 27, 2016

  

  Britain’s Small Press Day is back on Saturday 9th July 2016 – a celebration of self-publishing, DIY culture, and grassroots comics across the UK. An idea born on Twitter led to a series of nationwide events in a matter of weeks…. Read More ›

• In Review: Tales Of WesterNoir – Issue 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 25, 2016

  

  Tales Of WesterNoir, the short story anthology spin-off Accent UK’s ongoing old West demon hunting series WesterNoir, returns with a second issue as the two WesterNoir creators, writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley, both turn their hands to writing with… Read More ›

• Skank Magazine’s “Scotland Yardie” Returns in an all-new graphic novel

  By John Freeman on June 25, 2016

  

  Out in August from Knockabout is a full length graphic novel, Scotland Yardie, by Bobby Joseph with art by Joseph Samuels, featuring the character who sprang to fame (or should that be infamy?) in the pages of the 1990s indie title Skank… Read More ›

• 2000AD Prog 2000 – Bolland, McMahon, Gibbons and O’Neill To Return!

  By John Freeman on June 25, 2016

  

  Comic book superstars Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon, Dave Gibbons and Kevin O’Neill are set to return to the pages of the legendary 2000AD for its 2000th issue, out later in the year – along with both classic characters such as Nemesis… Read More ›

• In Review: The Survivors – Episode 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Cinebook continues their translation of the spin-off series from Leo’s Worlds Of Aldebaran books with The Survivors – Episode 2, a tale set during the initial colonisation of Aldebaran IV, 100 years before the main Aldebaran series begins. After the loss… Read More ›

• In Review: SP4RX by Wren McDonald

  By Antony Esmond on June 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Created by Wren McDonald 120 pages – Black and White and Purple 243mm x 170mm – Softback – £14.99 Published by NoBrow Press The Story: “SP4RX is the story of mankind clawing for survival. Set in a future where a… Read More ›

• It’s Grand Up North: Two Comics Events For Your Calendar

  By Ian Wheeler on June 22, 2016

  

  Is the North of England leading the way in a new type of comics event? By Ian Wheeler There are many types of events for fans of comics. The large “Film and Comic Cons” which incorporate comics as part of… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend: New Comics On Sale (w/c 20th June 2016) – Judge Dredd, James Bond and More!

  By John Freeman on June 22, 2016

  

  Judge Dredd gets set to fight back in the long-running story that’s had plenty of surprises along the way in this week’s 2000AD (by Michael Carroll, Colin MacNeil, Len O’Grady, and Annie Parkhouse) – but just how big is the conspiracy… Read More ›

• Tank Girl Returns in September in “Tank Girl Gold”

  By John Freeman on June 21, 2016

  

  Titan Comics has just announced that following the hit Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank series, Tank Girl is returning in September with the gold standard in anarchic entertainment – Tank Girl: Gold #1! This brand new series is The… Read More ›

• Capturing Arts and Minds: Una’s new comic, “On Sanity: One Day in Two Lives”

  By John Freeman on June 20, 2016

  

  Just published by comic creator Una is a new 40-page comic, On Sanity: One Day In Two Lives, a very personal project about illness and recovery in mental health, based on the story of her mother. Yorkshire-based Una explains it’s… Read More ›

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