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• Praise for Madefire’s Digital Comics Debut on Apple TV

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015

  

  We previously reported on the inclusion of a TV-screen friendly version of the Madefire comics on the revamped Apple TV platform, and it’s getting a lot of love from Technology critics on its full debut. International computer giant Apple – the makers… Read More ›

• Landmark British Comics: Looking Back on TV21 Issue 200

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Yesterday’s news that The Phoenix had reached its 200th issue has certainly gone down well among British comic fans, but the publisher’s carefully worded claim that it was the first “independently-published weekly” comic to reach that landmark since 1969 has… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend: Jessica Martin’s DC Comics Debut! (US Comics On Sale 28th October 2015)

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers, and my, aren’t we spoilt… Read More ›

• Phoenix Comic Reaches Issue 200, Heads For WH Smiths This Week

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Weekly British children’s comic The Phoenix is celebrating its 200th issue this week by becoming the first independent weekly comic in the UK to reach this milestone since 1969 – and will now be on sale in selected WH Smiths stores across… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble Festival reveals full 2015 line up

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015

  

  As we mentioned last week, Thought Bubble, the UK’s largest annual comic art festival which is now in its ninth year, takes place in Leeds from 9 – 15 November 2015. Supported by Leeds Dock, Leeds Inspired and Travelling Man… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Beast Wagon #2

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015

  

  The second chapter of Beast Wagon, the British Comic Award nominated black comedy from writer Owen Michael Johnson (Raygun Roads, Reel Love) and artist John Pearson, with letters by Colin Bell (Curb Stomp, The Fiction, And Then Emily Was Gone) goes… Read More ›

• Origins of 2000AD’s Dan Dare Revealed in new Thrillcast with Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  To celebrate the imminent release of Dan Dare: The 2000 AD Years Volume One, Michael Molcher talks to Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons about 2000AD‘s reboot of the British character, which began in the first Prog in 1977 in a new Thrillcast from… Read More ›

• Fright Night on Radio 4 with Nigel Kneale’s “Stone Tape” and more

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015

  

     This Saturday (31st October 2015), BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting new radio adaptations of Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tape and Koji Suzuki’s  Ring as part of its Hallowe’en inspired “Fright Night“. Directed by top British filmmakers of his generation… Read More ›

• Awesome Comic Podcast Episode 17 Hallowe’en Special: Redshift Press

  By John Freeman on October 26, 2015

  

  Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond are joined by the guys from Redshift Press this week for their latest and hugely-popular small press podcast. Chris Sides and Chris Travell are marking out a big old creepy cave in the… Read More ›

• Martin Eden’s acclaimed “O Men” Return!

  By John Freeman on October 26, 2015

  

  After a six-year hiatus, O Men creator Martin Eden is bringing the series back to finally complete the story. The O Men – an epic superhero soap opera – began in 1997 and was one of the most prominent UK… Read More ›

• Online Classic UK Comic Zines Archive Repository Launched

  By John Freeman on October 26, 2015

  

  After months of hard work scanning and contacting their original creators for permission to publish them online, David Hathaway-Price has launched his much-anticpated archive of British comics zines – a fascinating online repository of classic print fan magazines devoted to comics, spanning… Read More ›

• In Photos: Nottingham Comic Con 2015

  By Antony Esmond on October 26, 2015

  

  OK, ladies and gentlemen the time has come. Start your engines. And you! Yes, you, Chris Sides from Redshift Press! You will never silence me! Now fully part of the UK Comic Convention scene, Nottingham Comic Con is in its third… Read More ›

• Haggarty and Brockbank’s “Mezolith” to get US publication, new adventure in works

  By John Freeman on October 26, 2015

  

  Mezolith, the much-praised, award-winning graphic adventure created by performance storyteller Ben Haggarty and storyboard artist Adam Brockbank, first published in The DFC comic, is to get a US publication through Boom! Studios imprint Archaia – and Ben tells us this new edition… Read More ›

• Carlisle’s EdenCon Returns in April

  By John Freeman on October 26, 2015

  

  Carlisle’s EdenCon returns for its second year on 23rd April 2016, raising money for cash4kids. Guests have yet to be announced (last year they included myself, Gary Erskine, Mal Earl and a very rare convention appearance by Steve and Annie Parkhouse) and  but… Read More ›

• Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on October 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The remarkably warm and dry weekend of 16-18 October 2015 saw the third Lakes International Comic Art Festival take place in the Lake District town of Kendal. LICAF, or more simply Lakes, has grown in stature and visitor numbers over the… Read More ›

• First Impressions: A Beginner’s Guide to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on October 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  As a newbie to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) Norman Boyd wondered how he was supposed to tackle a big event like this. Some of you will think “what’s he on about?” but experience tells me Norman’s not the… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend: Wild’s End Collected (US Comics On Sale 21st October 2015)

  By John Freeman on October 24, 2015

  

  Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers. If you missed the monthly… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Johnny Red #1 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2015

  

  4th November sees the launch of the hotly anticipated Johnny Red series from legendary Preacher creator Garth Ennis and artist extraordinaire Keith Burns (The Boys, Castles in the Sky). The explosive new series features original adventures of the fighter ace… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble 2015 Programme Announced

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  The team behind Thought Bubble, the annual and hugely-popular comics festival held in Leeds, have lined up a terrific week of comics celebration, bringing some of the best creators in the world to the city. The programme for this year’s festival… Read More ›

• European Literature Night 2016 Date Set

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  European Literature Night (ELN), the British annual literary showcase which brings the best of the continent’s writers to the British Library, has announced its Call for Participation for 2016 is now open with the Night itself set to 11th May 2016. A EUNIC… Read More ›

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