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• Graphic Medicine web site looks to expand – but needs your help

  By John Freeman on 19 February 2016

  

  Hugely talented comic creators Ian Williams and MK Czerwiec are applying for a grant to upgrade and professionalise their terrific web site Graphic Medicine – and they need your help. Ian Williams, a physician and artist from North Wales, started Graphic… Read More ›

• Dark Hall Mansion’s Limited Edition Harry Potter Prints Get Limited Release

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Blink and you’ll miss them. Fine art print makers Dark Hall Mansion, have announced the upcoming release of their Harry Potter art by contemporary artist Gerhard. Gerhard’s stunning entry for DHM’s ongoing limited edition Seminal Film Series fine art print… Read More ›

• TwoMorrows Announces “Comic Book Fever: A Celebration of Comics: 1976 – 1986”

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2016

  

  US publisher TwoMorrows has announced the upcoming publication of A Celebration of Comics: 1976-1986 by George Khoury, author of The Extraordinary Works Of Alan Moore and True Brit: A Celebration of the Great Comic Book Artists of the UK. Described… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Tony Kuroizumi-Luke

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2016

  

  I’m very sad to report the passing of comic creator, animator and illustrator Tony Kuroizumi-Luke, who has died after a long battle with cancer – but who, despite often being in pain in recent years, battled it with every fibre of… Read More ›

• New digital comics publisher, Pencil United, gets set to launch with war story “Northern Souls”

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Newly-founded Swedish studio Pencil United is getting set to launch Northern Souls, its first comic designed to be read exclusively on touchscreens, which they say “embraces the possibilities of the digital medium for graphic storytelling unlike any other”. Opening in World… Read More ›

• New Lethbridge-Stewart novel announced, features cover by Doctor Who artist Adrian Salmon

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016

  

  Cover art reveal!

• Planet Jimbot’s “Wolf Country” Heading to TV?

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Award nominated and critically acclaimed Wolf Country returns for a fifth explosive issue soon, written by Jim Alexander, with art by Will Pickering, wrapped in a cover by Luke Cooper. Here’s sneak peek. The latest title from indie publisher Planet… Read More ›

• “A Machine they’re Secretly Building” play on tour, features visuals from artist Adam York Gregory

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016

  

  “I want you to know what’s happening…” From what might be a news desk, an office, a bedroom, a bunker under a mountain or a theatre, two people – reporters, senators, freedom fighters, or just… well… concerned citizens like you… Read More ›

• Markosia set to launch Dark Mists sequel at London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016

  

  London Super Comic Convention 2016 will be a very special show for Markosia where the long-awaited launch of two new books will finally happen, along with  a revised and improved version of one of the indie publisher’s most popular books in… Read More ›

• Two Doctors Hit New York, on stage together for first time, for Wizard World event

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016

  

  Wizard World, Inc. has announced that for the first time (in the US, at least), David Tennant and Matt Smith, the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in Doctor Who, will appear at a public event together when they attend Wizard World NYC—The Doctors on Saturday 16th April… Read More ›

• A Cautionary Tale: Artists Warned Not to Sell Unlicensed Prints

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Thor: New Beginnings artist Manuel A. Carmona is on a bit of a mission, after noting the growing trend of artists selling unlicensed prints at conventions of properties they down’t own. He’s written a blog post on the subject, pointing… Read More ›

• Ladybird Books inspire new fabric and wallpaper collections from Liberty London

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2016

  

  The new Chesham Cabinet Collection, featuring fabrics and wallpapers created using original Ladybird Books illustrations, is now available from Liberty London. Ladybird highlights include the Limewood Wallpapers, Gail’s Garden Vintage Velvet fabrics and cushions, and the Charlotte Wallpaper in Catherine Cream. The Chesham Cabinet Collection is a… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 33 previews London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2016

  

  With the Awesome Comics Podcast‘s first ever exhibitor appearance just around the corner, what better time to talk comics, conventions and get hyped for the upcoming London Super Comic Con 2016! This time out, the gang  – Vince Hunt, Dan… Read More ›

• Close 2 Immortality to Launch at London Super Comic Con 2016 this weekend

  By Antony Esmond on 16 February 2016

  

  “To be remembered is to be eternal” Close 2 Immortality is a brand new comics collective that will be launching at the upcoming London Super Comic Con over the weekend of the 20th and 21st of February 2015 at The… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Monsters in the spotlight for new Never Cruel or Cowardly podcast

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2016

  

  Last month, comics writer and author Cavan Scott described podcasts as the “… fanzines of the 21st Century”. The team behind a mainly Doctor Who-influenced podcast, Never Cruel or Cowardly, are running with that idea in style. The work of talented creators… Read More ›

• Facebook “unpublishes” VIZ official page on social media site

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Facebook has suspended the official Facebook page for the adult humour magazine VIZ, citing that it violates Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which all users are required to abide by upon creating and maintaining a Facebook page. VIZ responded… Read More ›

• Glasgow “Comic Invention” exhibition features world’s oldest comic alongside art by Frank Quitely

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Next month sees the opening of Comic Invention: The Glasgow Looking Glass of 1825, an exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow featuring the world’s oldest comic, the Glasgow Looking Glass.  This major new exhibition offers both art lovers and comic… Read More ›

• In Review: The Salon of Rejects

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2016

  

  Six short stories from Mhairi Braden, Myfanwy Tristram, Ross Mackintosh, Sarah Ushurhe, Michael Lomon and Tom Plant Out: Now The Book: Edited and published by Tom Plant, the idea behind The Salon of Rejects is to collect and celebrate some of the… Read More ›

• Robots on the march — Vectis tinplate toys auction announced, includes Flash Gordon rarity

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2016

  

  Next month, on Tuesday 15th March, Vectis Auctions will present an ‘Out of this World’ collection of robots, space vehicles, flying saucers and rockets — almost 1000 pieces of tinplate, metal and plastic pieces from European, Japanese, Asian and American manufacturers, including a… Read More ›

• Striker dropped from The Sun’s print edition, goes online only

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2016 • ( 109 )

  

  The Sun has unexpectedly dropped the print version of its popular football comic, Striker, moving the strip online – much to the disappointment of its many fans – and the surprise of its creator, Pete Nash. “I was told on… Read More ›

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