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• Creating Comics: Safeguarding Your Creations From IP Theft

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  Should comics creators, just like games creators and companies, be taking Intellectual Property law more seriously? The British comics industry may not be as big in monetary terms as the games industry, but perhaps, as creators, we should be thinking along… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Canadian (Web) Comics with Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, and more

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  In a trio of interviews recorded at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, Alex Fitch talks to a quartet of Canadian comic book creators about their work on the Panel Borders radio show tomorrow. Husband and wife team Stuart… Read More ›

• In Review: The Khollected Khaki Shorts

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  Publisher: Braw Books Out: Now The Book: A fit-to-burst almanac of raw and rare pop-aware comic strip nourishment!  Featuring a diverse yet complimentary array of art styles and content varying from laugh out loud social satire to portals into mysterious worlds… Read More ›

• There’s A Killing Moon at Thought Bubble This Year, thanks to Pigdog Press!

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  Back in 1985, a budding illustrator called Mark (PigDog) Roche wrote and illustrated a story for a Manchester based comic called Totally Alien. That story was “Killing Moon”, about a group of assassins lead by Moses Valentine. Now, 30 years later, his younger… Read More ›

• In Review – Revenger: The Shadow Constabulary

  By Antony Esmond on November 9, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Art, Story and Lettering by Warwick Fraser-CoombeSuggested for Mature Readers The Story: The first issue in the series opens with the leather masked Revenger sitting in a room that is trashed. There is cash lying about all over the floor… Read More ›

• You Be The Judge! Planet Replicas Personalised Judge Badges On Sale

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  These have have been available from Planet Replicas for a while, but I’ve only just seen them thanks to a couple of social media posts. If you order now, you might just get a personalised Judge badge in time for Christmas… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 19: Dan Harris and Barry Nugent

  By Antony Esmond on November 9, 2015

  

  Dan Harris joins the guys from the Awesome Comics Podcast to chat about his indie projects Lou Scannon and the about-to-launch Kickstarter for Druid Investigations. We get some really interesting insight into Dan’s working schedule and inspirations for his work… Read More ›

• In Review: WesterNoir Book Five

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 9, 2015

  

  After a gap in which publisher Accent UK gave us the short story collection spin-off Tales Of WesterNoir, WesterNoir itself returns in the more than capable hands of writer Dave “Wild, Wild” West and artist Gary “Monsewer” Crutchley (as their Wanted… Read More ›

• 2015 Lakes International Comic Art Festival nets £1.7 million for host town of Kendal

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has published the results of its Visitor Survey and Event Evaluation for this year’s October 2015 – and it makes for positive reading for the event, the town and its team of dedicated volunteers. Now in its third… Read More ›

• Creator Talk: Six Questions For MULP’s Matt Gibbs and Sara Dunkerton

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 9, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  2014 saw the release of issue one of MULP: Sceptre Of The Sun, the first of a proposed five issue series from writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton. There is a long standing tradition of anthropomorphic characters in British… Read More ›

• Chicago to be home for George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2015

  

  The George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art – first announced last year – has been given the green light by Chicago’s City Council, which has approved revised plans for its design. Construction will begin next year on the Museum, which… Read More ›

• Beano Seeking Digital Content Creators for “Top Secret” Project

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The Beano, Britain’s weekly humour comic published by DC Thomson, is on a recruitment drive for new staff for what looks like being a hugely ambitious new digital push for the title. Announcing the recruitment drive on their official web site… Read More ›

• Edinburgh League Of Comics Invades Thought Bubble 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 8, 2015

  

  Various members of the Edinburgh League Of Comics will be attending and selling their work at Thought Bubble in Leeds on the weekend of 14/15 November 2015 where they will all have tables in the New Dock Hall. The group was… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend… Doctor Who? James Bond? Johnny Red? Comics On Sale 4th November 2015 leave you spoilt for choice!

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Well, aren’t we spoilt for choice this week when it comes to titles from British creators with new work this week? Will you be a Doctor Who, James Bond or Johnny Red advocate – or hedge your bets and buy… Read More ›

• Enki Bilal’s “The Nikopol Trilogy” – Back in Print in 2016

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2015

  

  Titan Comics is to breathe new life in to the previously unavailable French cult classic, The Nikopol Trilogy by writer and artist Enki Bilal. After being out of print for 20 years, Titan Comics will release a brand new translation of the tale – described by… Read More ›

• Go Commando With a POW Escape Story Cracker And Air Ace Tale!

  By John Freeman on November 6, 2015

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases from DC Thomson (Issues 4859-4862), on sale now in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms, all listed below. Commando 4859 – The Duellist Story: Steve Coombs Art: Rezzonico Cover: Ian Kennedy Preview: www.commandocomics.com/latest-issues/5th-november-2015-collection?issue=4859… Read More ›

• Spanish Edition of “Sally Heathcote: Suffragette” An Award-Winning Hit

  By John Freeman on November 5, 2015

  

  Congratulations today to Mary M Talbot, Bryan Talbot and Kate Charlesworth, with the news that the Spanish edition of Sally Heathcote Suffragette has been granted Best Graphic Novel Award for 2015 by the Madrid Booksellers’ Association (Asociación de Libreros de Madrid)…. Read More ›

• Call For Papers: Graphic Gothic in Manchester, July 2016

  By John Freeman on November 5, 2015

  

  The organisers of Graphic Gothic, an event to be held at Manchester Metropolitan University in July 2016, have put out a Call For Papers. The event is being organised in association with Studies in Comics (Intellect Books), the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics… Read More ›

• Rethinking Mental Illness: How Creating Comics helped artist Darryl Cunningham 

  By John Freeman on November 5, 2015

  

  Darryl Cunningham, author of the brilliant Psychiatric Tales and Supercrash, is featured on the Rethink Mental Illness blog, talking frankly and positively about how creating comics helped him through difficult times. Rethink Mental Illness aims to help millions of people… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble Guests Pre-Festival Signing Tour Dates Announced

  By John Freeman on November 4, 2015

  

  With less than two weeks away from the start of this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, the organisers have just announced a signing tour taking place as part of 2015’s Festival, bringing some Thought Bubble guests to a comic shop near you during the Festival week,… Read More ›

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