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• In Review: Nylon Years – A Graphic Dramatization of the Flixborough Disaster

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2017

  

  By Ramin Abhari Self Published through CreateSpace The Book: England, 1973. An exciting place at the forefront of popular culture. A giant addition to the Nypro chemical plant in the rural community of Flixborough has just started production. Using the… Read More ›

• Secrets of Ireland’s first-ever comics fanzine, featuring art by young Paul Neary, revealed

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2017

  

    In December 1966, 50 years ago now, a 15-year-old Irish teenager called Tony Roche did a remarkable thing. He published the first issue of a comics fanzine called The Merry Marvel Fanzine. What was remarkable about this was that this… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Audio Adventures: Reign of the Robots Poster Revealed, story by Doctor Who author Simon Guerrier

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2017

  

  B7 Media has revealed Brian Williamson‘s poster for Reign of the Robots, one of three Dan Dare Audio Adventures that will be released in April 2017. Written by Simon Guerrier and starring Ed Stoppard as Dan Dare, Geoff McGivern as Digby and Heida… Read More ›

• Cartoonist Peter Brookes awarded CBE in 2017 New Years Honours

  By John Freeman on 31 December 2016

  

  Times cartoonist Peter Brookes has been awarded the CBE – Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire- for services to the media in the 2017 New Year’s Honours list, announced earlier this evening. The full list of… Read More ›

• 50 Years of Captain Scarlet to be celebrated in new unofficial guide

  By John Freeman on 30 December 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Chinbeard Books is to publish an unofficial guide to Gerry Anderson’s Captain Scarlet next year, marking the character’s 50th anniversary since his debut on ITV. Originally shown in September 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was Gerry Anderson’s follow-up to… Read More ›

• Beano blasts out of 2016 with final fun-packed issue 

  By John Freeman on 30 December 2016

  

  Yes, we know you had your special Christmas Issue, and even a Christmas Special – but Beano fans will be delighted there’s a new issue out now, on sale in all good British newsagents, supermarkets and digitally. In Beano 3865,… Read More ›

• Lest We Forget: Comic Creators We Lost in 2016

  By John Freeman on 29 December 2016

  

  While there’s been much to celebrate in 2016 when it comes to our industry, we couldn’t let the year pass without noting some of those involved now sadly no longer with us, including one of our very own contributors. So… Read More ›

• In Review: The Can Opener’s Daughter by Rob Davis

  By John Freeman on 29 December 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  By Rob Davis Published by SelfMadeHero Reviewed by Stephen L. Holland of Page 45 The Book: In the British Comic Award-winning The Motherless Oven, Scarper Lee asked: “Who the hell is Vera Pike?” Now, we get a chance to find out…. Read More ›

• Flying Phantoms and Nazis on the Run! Latest Commando Comics on Sale Now

  By John Freeman on 29 December 2016

  

  Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando (Issues 4979 – 4982), on sale now in all good newsagents across the UK and also available on various digital platforms. Commando 4979 – Sucker Punch Story:… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: How British actor Sydney Greenstreet inspired the look of the Kingpin – and Jabba the Hutt

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Did you know British actor Sydney Greenstreet was the inspiration for not one but two comic villains – including the Marvel villain Kingpin, first brought to life on the page by John Romita Sr.? Some of our readers did I… Read More ›

• In Review: Wired Volume One

  By Colin Noble on 26 December 2016

  

  The Book: WIRED is a noir science fiction piece with elements of horror, that is loosely based in Scotland. Set in a world where things ‘are’ usually what they appear to be, two detectives, Briggs and Smith, investigate a case that… Read More ›

• Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics exhibition heads to Glasgow

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2016

  

  Heading to the Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow in April is Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics, running 1st April to 1st October 2017. The exhibition at Kelvingrove will be the largest collection of his work every displayed, offering the opportunity to… Read More ›

• In Review: Staring From The Hill by Norbert Rybarczyk

  By Antony Esmond on 26 December 2016

  

  Created by Norbert Rybarczyk Titles and Tattoo designs by Artur Kepinski English translation by Martin Dqbrowski Full colour hardback with 44 pages of story and published by Centrala Books ‘”here’s a place that’s not a place. Beyond time and beyond… Read More ›

• So, Where else have I seen a disembodied Brain with Evil Eyes?

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2016

  

  Watching (and enjoying) a certain TV Christmas special this weekend sent me scurrying to the web to explore other appearances of disembodied brains. Full heads in jars are pretty common of course, most notably those seen in Mike Baron and… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who adventures and more in latest free Cosmic Masque digizine

  By John Freeman on 24 December 2016

  

  Hot on the heels of the release of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s free to view Celestial Toyroom 2017 Annual, they’ve just published Cosmic Masque III – 96 pages of magazine all about being a fan of the long-running SF TV… Read More ›

• In Review: The Dan Dare Audio Adventures – Marooned on Mercury

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  A B7 Production in association with Big Finish Distributed by Big Finish Directed By: Andrew Mark Sewell • Listen to the trailer Main Cast: Ed Stoppard (Dan Dare), Geoff McGivern (Digby), Heida Reed (Professor Peabody), Michael Cochrane (Sir Hubert Guest), Raad Rawi… Read More ›

• The Phoenix Comic celebrates Christmas 2016

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2016

  

  Christmas came early for subscribers to the weekly The Phoenix comic, with a smashing issue wrapped in a cover by top artist Jamie Smart, who says he was “very honoured” to do this special issue. Also now available from select… Read More ›

• DMZ writer Brian Wood to pen Titan’s new Robotech Comic

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2016

  

  Titan Comics have announced that New York Times best-selling writer Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land, Northlanders) will helm the brand-new Robotech comic series from Titan Comics, set to launch in 2017 – based on the legendary 1980s animation by Harmony… Read More ›

• “Mr. Testy” book debuts from comics creator Paul Eldridge 

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2016

  

  Satirising a line of famous children’s books Paul Eldridge‘s Mr. Testy is the kind of project that might strike a chord with fans of VIZ, or Keith Lemon. An illustrated book rather than comic from this independent British comic creator… Read More ›

• 2000AD Free Comic Book Day details revealed

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  2000AD, the galaxy’s greatest Eisner-nominated SF anthology returns to Free Comic Book Day in 2017, with a 32-page, 40th anniversary special. In the free giveaway – one of many comic shop customers will be able to pick up from their… Read More ›

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