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• Bid for Terry Pratchett Statue in Salisbury Gathers Pace

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Salisbury City Council’s Services Committee will meet later today to discuss, among other things, a proposal to erect a statue in memory of author and Discworld creator Sir Terry Pratchett in the city. An online petition campaigning for the statue,… Read More ›

• Aleister Crowley: Wandering the Waste relaunches at London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Aleister Crowley: Wandering the Waste, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel by Martin Hayes, Roy Huteson Stewart and Paul McLaren is re-launching at London Super Comic Con 2016 later this month – one of several new titles from Markosia. Described as “one of the… Read More ›

• Duran Duran, David Cassidy Look-In art and more goes under the hammer

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2016

  

  A huge auction at Stroud Auction Rooms this week, offering antique guns, Hornby trains, art prints (including a Battle of Britain print by Frank Wooton), also features a number of comic art pages from Look-In and other comics featuring top TV characters and… Read More ›

• Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: Scarification

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2016

  

  In “Scarification”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, as Theo Galavan forces the Penguin to work for him, and the old family rivalry between the Waynes and Galavans resurfaces, Jim Gordon struggles to maintain order in the city. Here’s… Read More ›

• Singing Dragon Book Launch hits a high note at Gosh

  By Antony Esmond on 6 February 2016

  

  Last night’s launch party for new imprint Singing Dragon at Gosh Comics in London was evidence that neither party messes about. The joint was packed to the gills – even after the free booze ran out. Singing Dragon is a reasonably… Read More ›

• Andi Ewington’s “Overrun” project gets physical!

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2016

  

  Overrun – a stunning comic described by Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver as “Tron meets Dawn of the Dead” – is finally being released as limited edition physical comic, complementing its availability as a digital edition for Apple devices and Kindle. The amazing creation… Read More ›

• Behind the Mask: David Lloyd on BBC Artsnight

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2016

  

  Artist David Lloyd, publisher of the digital anthology Aces Weekly and co-creator of V for Vendetta with Alan Moore, put in an appearance on BBC2’s fascinating Artsnight this week. In this first episode of the series, ventriloquist, comedian and documentary film-maker… Read More ›

• In Review: In Love And Warcraft

  By Colin Noble on 5 February 2016

  

  Branching out a little from my normal fare, I felt that I want to share my thoughts on a production by the Beam Theatre Company that I had the joy of watching on Thursday 4th February 2016. My wife, daughter… Read More ›

• In Review: Man Vs. Rock

  By Antony Esmond on 4 February 2016

  

  WARNING: This comic features very adult material Man Vs Rock – The Series Written by Kevin Bieber and Victor DeTroy Art by Jared Lamp Published by BoxRott Publishing 150 pages – Black and White The Story: Forget about the story. What… Read More ›

• M.A.S.K. Returns in All-New Fan film from David Guivant

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  David Guivant, a talented  young independent director and artist from the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, is working on a fan film sequel to M.A.S.K, based on the toy range that appeared in a DC Comics nine-issue title and 80 issues… Read More ›

• New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 3rd February) – Bad Kids, Bunnies and Soviet Space Dogs!

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2016

  

  2000AD have a feast of great graphic albums out this week as well as the regular Prog (1966), but a quick heads up that coming out next week in comic shops is Judge Dredd: Dead Zone by John Wagner, with… Read More ›

• Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Six

  By Roger Perry on 4 February 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas… Read More ›

• Cosplay Is NOT Consent – By Colin Noble

  By Colin Noble on 4 February 2016

  

  With the conventions of 2016 fast approaching, I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of artists, writers, editors, inkers and publishers. But another part of the convention experience has become meeting some of the cosplayers out there, who deserves kudos… Read More ›

• In Review: Vanguard Book One

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Vanguard is created, written and illustrated by Dan Butcher Book one cover pencils/inks by Chris Imber, Colours by Dan Butcher Follow the strip online on VanguardComic.com The Book:  Vanguard: In the near future, a small team of genetically engineered metahumans… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Heroes Godsend #1 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2016

  

  Here’s a fab first sneaky peak inside the covers of Heroes: Godsend #1, written by Heroes Reborn scriptwriter Joey Falco and with art from Roy Allan Martinez (Immortal Iron Fist), the first issue in a five-art arc on sale next… Read More ›

• New British Graphic Novels Out This Week: Tales from Berk

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2016

  

  Titan Comics is enjoying quiet success with its Dragons: Riders of Berk series, most the work of top comics writer Simon Furman, who you’ll know from his incredible work on Transformers down the years, as well as being the co-creator… Read More ›

• British Comics Out This Week: Johnny Red #4

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The latest issue of Titan Comics Johnny Red mini series is out tomorrow in all good comic shops. Here’s a look at some of the pages, which come wrapped this issue on a stunning lead cover from Kev Walker… Johnny… Read More ›

• Leap into February with the new Doctor Who Adventures

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2016

  

  February is here – but there’s a perfect way to beat those end of winter blues (especially as February is one day longer with it being a Leap Year)… the latest issue of the greatest comic book the galaxy has… Read More ›

• UK’s Spring Fair to showcase new Deadpool costumes — and a Batman ukulele!

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2016

  

  Marvel wall lights, Deadpool costumes, a new Captain America-inspired lifestyle collection and Beano-inspired games are just some of the comic-inspired items that will be on display at the upcoming Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham this coming weekend. Blackburn-based JWP… Read More ›

• Wagner And Grant’s “Rok Of The Reds” Kicks Off In March

  By John Freeman on 1 February 2016

  

  First announced in February last year, BHP Comics will launch the Alan Grant and John Wagner-penned mini series Rok of the Reds in March, featuring stunning art by Dan Cornwell, coloured by Abigail Bulmer and lettered by Jim Campbell. Rok of… Read More ›

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