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• Sunderland Literature Festival features Liz Million, Bryan and Mary Talbot and Daniel Weatheritt

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  The Sunderland Literature Festival, the city’s annual celebration of the written word, has something for everyone and includes events with top children’s book illustrators Liz Million and Daniel Weatheritt, and award-winning comic creators Bryan and Mary M. Talbot. Liz Million appears at the Festival on Monday 26th… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Announces 2015 Windows Art Winners, chosen by public vote and creator judges

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  This year’s Windows on Comic Art Trail – organised by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, whose annual event took place last weekend – made an incredible impact across Kendal, involving local business, clubs and schools as well as local and national artists…. Read More ›

• Doctor Who and Iris Wildthyme Author Paul Magrs creates the “Lovely Levy Colouring Book”

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  With Christmas just around the corner, Levenshulme’s very own ‘Artist in Residence’ – Doctor Who, Brenda and Effie and Iris Widthyme author Paul Magrs – has turned his daily obsession of painting a different scene of village life into a… Read More ›

• Manchester Animation Festival line-up includes “Simon’s Cat” team and new “Danger Mouse” creators

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  The Manchester Animation Festival – a celebration of the animated art form – is taking place on 17, 18, 19th November 2015 and passes and tickets are on sale now. Animation is everywhere, from the smallest smart phone screen to the largest… Read More ›

• “Walking The Line” Exhibition Featuring Work of Oliver East Opens

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2015

  

  The University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts, working with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, is hosting an exhibition of sequential illustration based around the theme of walking, which launched last week with a guest lecture for students from top… Read More ›

• Cine Excess Gets Graphic in Brighton with Pat Mills, Jim McCarthy and Martin Barker

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The ninth annual Cine Excess international Festival turns its focus on the world of graphic novels for the first time this year, with a special panel discussion on violence in comics featuring Professor Martin Barker, comic book writer and editor Pat… Read More ›

• Lancaster to host Out of This World Fiction Fest next month

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2015

  

  Lancaster’s Gregson Art and Community Centre is to be the venue for the Out of This World Fiction Fest – a free gathering of local authors and artists on Saturday 7th November, including comics writer Eddie Robson, comics artist Dan Charnley, SF author JS Collyer… Read More ›

• Will Overton’s ” Smart Bomb” Hits the Web, Print Edition in the Pipeline

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2015

  

  Smart Bomb!! is a new 48-page, all-ages colour comic masterminded by Will Overton, which fellow Tuber Tony Esmond had sight of in print form at last weekend’s Leamington Comic Con. Set in an alternative gamingverse, one where TV games you’ve never… Read More ›

• 2016 Lakes International Comic Art Festival Date Announced

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2015

  

  The dates for next year’s annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival have been announced after its 2015 event proved a massive success once again at the weekend, attracting both comic creators and fans from around the globe – and some 14,000 visitors…. Read More ›

• Transformers rivals Robo Machines comic art by Mario Capaldi on show

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2015

  

  Many years ago, while Group Editor at Marvel UK, I was nominally in charge of a project to clear the company’s Arundel House basement of old artwork, which Editorial Director Paul Neary wanted  cleaned out for his artists’ bullpen, where the… Read More ›

• Who Remembers ‘Chippy’ Stark and a Killer Shark? Commando Readers!

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2015

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases from DC Thomson (Issues 4855-4858), on sale from Thursday 22nd October in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms, all listed below. Commando No 4855 – Eagles Of Dunkirk Story: Ferg… Read More ›

• In Review: Leamington Comic Con 2015

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Leamington Comic Convention on the 17th October was an absolute blast. Rumours were that there had been a massive amount of tickets sold and unlike rumours about my hair being made in China, these rumours turned out to be 100… Read More ›

• Draw a Rabbit – A Thought Bubble Competition from Avery Hill

  By Antony Esmond on October 20, 2015

  

    Remember that pesky Rabbit? Well the great people at Avery Hill are offering a competition to draw Craig the Rabbit from Rachael Smith‘s excellent graphic novel The Rabbit, released earlier this year. There are two entry groups. One for… Read More ›

• In Review: Whispering Sands

  By Antony Esmond on October 20, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Written by Chris Sides Art by Freja Steele Lettering and additional artwork by Chris Travell “Tell him to hold on…” The Book: Northern Phuket, Thailand. Local fisherman Chen enjoys a rare ocean excursion with his estranged son, Kai, off the… Read More ›

• Redan extends “Bag-O-Fun” line with new BOj title

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2015

  

  Redan Publishing has announced it will release a BOj Bag-O-Fun story and activity magazine early next year, based on the hit pre-school TV show shown on CBeebies that launched last year. Redan already licences Boj for its hit multi-character titles Fun To Lean… Read More ›

• ‘A Tale of Shadows’ returns to Kickstarter after successful funding for first issue

  By downthetubes Guests on October 20, 2015

  

  After the successful funding of A Tale of Shadows: Something Out of Nothing and becoming a Kickstarter Staff Pick (see news story), Katie White reports Lyndon White, Paul Clark-Forse and Tyler Wilson are back on with a crowd funding appeal… Read More ›

• “Red Virgin” Announced as new Graphic Novel project by Mary and Bryan Talbot

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  One book that caught a lot of people’s attention over the Lakes International Comic Art Festival weekend was Bryan and Mary M. Talbot’s new project, due out next year: The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia. Festival goers got… Read More ›

• Malta Comic Con Announces More Guests, including Brits Boo Cook, Mike Krome and Tim Perkins

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2015

  

  As the excitement leading to the 7th edition of the Malta Comic Con continues to build, organisers Wicked Comics have announced internationally renowned creators Tim Perkins (Worlds End: The Riders on the Storm), Boo Cook (Elephantmen) and Mike Krome (Shahrazad) as well… Read More ›

• Vital Publishing’s “School Of The Damned” Collected – With Plenty of Trimmings

  By Colin Noble on October 19, 2015

  

  Vital Publishing launch their first trade paperback, Force Majeure, this week on Sunday 25th October 2015 – and it’s a perfect book for those that like their comics to go bump in the night. This is the collected issues of School Of… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Judge Dredd Megazine – 25 Years Young This Week

  By John Freeman on October 19, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  2000AD’s sister comic, Judge Dredd Megazine, celebrates its 25th anniversary this Wednesday – with a special cover by artist Barry Kitson. The veteran artist on Judge Dredd, Anderson: Psi Division, Fantastic Four, and The Amazing Spider-Man has returned to the… Read More ›

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