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• Colour Me Strange (Or rather, “Color” Doctor Strange)

  By John Freeman on 26 February 2016

  

  Marvel has announced the upcoming publication of a Doctor Strange-inspired colouring book – just one of the licensed items that will launch around the the feature film starring Benedict Cumberbatch which will be released later this year. Running to 120… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: A New Alert Service for UK Comic Show Tables Availability

  By John Freeman on 26 February 2016

  

  Comic creator Luke Surl – creator of the web comic lukesurl.com, which has been running since 2008 – has set up a mailing list, ComicShowTables, that will email you every time a con in the UK opens for booking! He’s asked… Read More ›

• Comic Creator Spotlight: The Art of Jeff Bevan

  By Colin Noble on 26 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Colin Noble guides fans through the DC Thomson work of Jeff Bevan – and we share some of his fine art, too

• Nine Worlds Returns to London in August

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2016

  

  This year’s Nine Worlds will take place at the Novotel London West, a large conference hotel in central Hammersmith with room for 3,000 attendees, from 12th to 14th August 2016. The convention will feature around 300 programme items, covering all aspects of modern geekery…. Read More ›

• Cartoon Saloon’s film “Song of the Sea” in Irish exhibition

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2016

  

  An interactive multi-media exhibition of original drawings, prints storyboards and animation from the animated film Song Of The Sea is running at the Siamsa Tíre National Folk Theatre in Tralee, the capital of beautiful County Kerry. In celebration of the Irish release… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Dos and Don’ts Advice for Creators Printing Their Comics for the First Time

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2016

  

  We’re delighted to repost this nifty advice about getting your comics printed, posted recently by the folk at ComicPrintingUK. This isn’t a sponsored post – I simply came across the feature, which covers both printing tips and offers other useful… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast London Super Comic Con Special

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2016

  

  The Awesome Comics Podcast not only had their own table at London Super Comic Con 2016, but when not talking to listeners, creators and comic fans from behind the table, Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond took to the… Read More ›

• Striker creator Pete Nash has Cunning Plans for the strip

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2016

  

  Striker creator Pete Nash has bounced back from changes at The Sun newspaper which saw the hugely-popular strip transferred out of the print edition to a new (and for some, impossible to find) spot on its online site, presumably in… Read More ›

• Commandos Old and New, Packed With Action!

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases (Issues 4891 – 4894) from DC Thomson, on sale from Thursday. Not only are we treated to a new ‘Convict Commandos’ this time around but one of the re-issued tales features early… Read More ›

• Missing, Presumed Stolen: Doctor Who Target Books cover art sought 

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Doctor Who artist Andrew Skilleter is on the hunt for artwork he created for Target Books in the 1980s that was never returned. The whereabouts of four of his artworks created for the Doctor Who novelisations – The Invasion of… Read More ›

• Wartime Beanos, rare Mickey Mouse art and more in latest Compalcomics auction

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2016

  

  Rare wartime Beanos dominate many of the lots in the latest Compalcomics auction, which also includes lots of early TV Century 21s, art by Dudley Watkins, early Eagles and more, along with a healthy selection of US comics. The company’s successful team… Read More ›

• British Animation Awards Finalists Announced

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2016

  

  The finalists for this year’s British Animation Awards have been revealed and include last year’s BBC’s Christmas special Stick Man, Shaun the Sheep: The Movie and the Sainsbury’s advertising campaign, “Mog’s Christmas Calamity”, which we reported on here. Held every two years, the… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 34: Nich Angell and 7String/Big Punch Studios

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2016

  

  Nich Angell, creator of the action music odyssey 7String and one of the mighty Big Punch Studios joins Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond to talk about his epic comic series and what lead to the creation of the… Read More ›

• London Super Comic Con 2016 – A View From The Floor

  By Antony Esmond on 23 February 2016

  

  It was a long but laugh filled weekend. “I’m still here. I’m hiding under the stage. It is dark and I really need the toilet…” This year at the London Super Comic Con was an absolute blast. I’m going to… Read More ›

• Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: Mommy’s Little Monster

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2016

  

  In “Mommy’s Little Monster”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, Butch leads Penguin and his men to the warehouse where Gertrude is being held, as Penguin plots his revenge on Galavan for kidnapping his mother. Here’s some teaser pics…… Read More ›

• True War: Real-Life Action, All In Pictures

  By Jeremy Briggs on 21 February 2016

  

  We tend to think that in the United Kingdom the widening out of the presentation of comics to a more mature audience started in the 1980s, initially with Warrior and then the run of various titles such as Deadline and Crisis that followed… Read More ›

• Titan Comics Signings at London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2016

  

  London Super Comic Con is jam packed with creators this weekend – and plenty of publishers have signings at their tables, as well as individual comic creators having their own presence in Artists Alley. Here’s a run down of the… Read More ›

• Artist Spotlight: ILN Cutaway Artist G H Davis

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 February 2016

  

  One of the most challenging subjects for any artist must be the cutaway. Combining artistry with technical accuracy is a challenge that few take up and yet, when they do, the results can be remarkable. There are two main types of… Read More ›

• Titan Comics announces Warhammer 40,000 comics

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2016

  

  Beginning this September, Titan Comics will be working with Games Workshop to publish brand-new comics based in the world of Warhammer 40,000. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war! First brought to life as an epoch-definingly… Read More ›

• Psycho Gran is Back in Time for London Super Comic Con!

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Ace comic creator David Leach is back with another smashing Psycho Gran comic in time for London Super Comic Con this weekend. Psycho Gran Vs… not only features 22 pages of great work from David starring everyone’s favourite psychotic OAP… Read More ›

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