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• Dave Gibbons Copyist Protest Art up for auction in aid of Hero Initiative

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Up for auction with proceeds being paid to Hero Initiative now is Dave Gibbons one off diptych artwork entitled ‘Whaat??’, commissioned for the Image Duplicator exhibition in 2013 in London to coincide with the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at the Tate Modern… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: The Blacklist #1

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Out next month from Titan Comics is the brand-new original official comic series to the critically acclaimed NBC crime drama The Blacklist, starring James Spader. When the FBI is framed for the public killing of a political activitist at an… Read More ›

• James Bond, Thunderbirds and other rarities offered in latest Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2015

  

  Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale, taking place on 24 June at Bonhams Knightsbridge, features a varied selection of lots with interesting connections to the silver screen and television, including James Bond and Doctor Who items, as well as some Gerry Anderson-related… Read More ›

• Titan Comics set to publish “Heroes Reborn” tie-in comics

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2015

  

  Titan Comics has announced that the company has been granted rights to publish comics based on US TV network NBC’s upcoming event series Heroes Reborn, which launches in the autumn. The licensing agreement awarded by Universal Partnerships & Licensing begins with… Read More ›

• ASHCAN Awards: Writer nominations include Tom Ward, Jasper Bark

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  Hearty congratulations to Tom Ward, creator of the excellent indie comic Merrick: The Elephantman, a title we’ve been enthusing about on downthetubes for quite a while now. Along with others that include the equally talented Jasper Bark (whose new book, Bloodfellas,… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: My So-Called Secret Identity

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  Continuing a month of shows about comic book creators who have used crowd funding to launch various titles on Britain’s only regularly radio broadcast comics show, Alex Fitch, with the help of guest presenter Nicola Streeten, discusses the crowd-funding campaign for the… Read More ›

• Phoenix Comic now on sale in selected Waterstones

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

    The Phoenix Comic – the brilliant children’s comic published by David Fickling Comics – has extended its distribution a step further and is now on sale in selected Waterstones bookshops. The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for children, packed… Read More ›

• TorsoBear – Back in the Game with new Kickstarter target

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  Brett Uren, the creator of the acclaimed Torsobear project, has re-launched his bid for funding a second volume of stories on Kickstarter, his enthusiasm undimmed after an ambitious bid to secure £13,500 earlier in the year fell short of target, despite… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (8th June 2015) – 2000AD, Tank Girl and a Death Sentence that’s a must!

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 8th June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). New Readers: Jump-on 2000AD this week! Three… Read More ›

• Blast from the Past: An Interview with Alan Class

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  I came across a lovely little item by Howard Fuller on his meeting with Alan Class at Putney’s 30th Century Comics, the now retired publisher of those black and white anthologies that many of us used to buy in the… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – Tenth Doctor #11

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR #11 Writer: Nick Abadzis Artist: Elena Casagrande Ink Assistant: Michelle Pasta Layout Assistant: Giorgia Sposito Colour: Arianna Florean Publisher:  Titan Comics On Sale: Wednesday 10th June 2015 The Book: New Yorkers Cindy and Gabby have a falling… Read More ›

• Saltire Fan Art Competition Launched

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2015

  

  The team behind the Scottish superhero story Saltire are running a Fan Art Competition – and the winners will see their artwork in print. Saltire , published by Diamond Steel Comics, is a series centring around a Scottish comic book superhero,… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Four Doctors Trailer Released

  By John Freeman on June 9, 2015

  

  Titan Comics has released the brand-new trailer for Doctor Who: Four Doctors five-part weekly summer event written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Neil Edwards, which stars Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors and their comics companions. The weekly event, running… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who Adventures goes Ood Crazy!

  By John Freeman on June 9, 2015

  

      Doctor Who Adventures Issue 3 is set to materialise on planet Earth on 18th June and the team behind the revamped comic are getting ready to go Ood Crazy! In this issue’s comic strip, “Doctor In A Bottle” drawn by… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer’s Combat Colin Returns in Aces Weekly

  By John Freeman on June 8, 2015

  

  Aces Weekly – the multi-award-winning, exclusively digital comic art magazine published by David Lloyd – is out now, complete with an all-new Combat Colin story by Lew Stringer. The welcome return of the crazy gun-toting hero, first published by Marvel… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Doctor Who Nine #2 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on June 8, 2015

  

  Wednesday 17th June sees the return of Titan Comics Ninth Doctor series, with the climactic second issue of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor by co-author of bestselling Who-ology Cavan Scott and art by Blair Shedd, with main cover art by fan favourite Alice X Zhang… Read More ›

• ‘Lost’ Marvel UK artist Leigh Baulch decloaks new art pages

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2015

  

  Following up on our post about one of Marvel UK’s ’forgotten’ artists last week, we’re delighted to report that Leigh Baulch has now published more of his vintage and recent art on Facebook and Twitter. Our feature generated plenty of… Read More ›

• Creators @ Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 7, 2015

  

  To tie-in with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, the University of Sunderland held a free comics event entitled Wonderlands on Saturday 30 May 2015. Based in the university’s £12m sport… Read More ›

• The Crouch End Comic Arts Festival 2015: The Second Coming

  By Antony Esmond on June 6, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The second year of the Crouch End Comic Arts Festival took place on a sunny day in this trendy area of North London, one of a number of UK comics events taking place over the past few weeks – and the… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  To tie-in with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice In Wonderland, the University of Sunderland held a free comics event entitled Wonderlands on Saturday 30 May 2015. Subtitled as a UK Graphic Novel Expo,… Read More ›

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