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• Whatever Happened to “The Sun”, hero of Britain’s best-selling tabloid newspaper?

  By John Freeman on 11 November 2015

  

  Former Marvel UK staffer and British comics legend Tim Quinn has unearthed an absolute gem from his archives this week – a superhero competition developed in the early 1990s in association with The Sun newspaper, long before many felt it went off… Read More ›

• In Review: MULP – Sceptre Of The Sun Issue 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on 11 November 2015

  

  The second issue of writer Matt  Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton’s five issue MULP: Sceptre Of The Sun, now being published by Improper Books, is being launched at Thought Bubble 2015. This anthropomorphic adventure series set in the 1930s follows a… Read More ›

• “Assault on Fortress Doom” stirs memories of classic war comics

  By John Freeman on 11 November 2015

  

  Just released by its talented creators – London writer Lex McDonald and Uruguayan artist Edgard Machiavello – Assault on Fortress Doom is an original, 172 page, full colour, World War Two set action/adventure graphic novel – and it looks terrific…. Read More ›

• In Review: Golden Campaign Volume III

  By John Freeman on 10 November 2015

  

  Art and Story by Cristian Ortiz Daniel Martin – Co-Writer Alice Mazzilli – Calligraphy The Story: Monty and Caprille have joined a bunch of mercenaries. They really shouldn’t have, as they are far too young and inexperienced to stay alive… Read More ›

• The Fourth Doctor Returns to Comics for new Doctor Who Mini Series

  By John Freeman on 10 November 2015

  

  Absent from the comics page for some time, other than cameo roles in various IDW series, the Fourth Doctor – played on screen by Tom Baker – will be the star of a new Doctor Who mini series, launching in… Read More ›

• 2000AD announces “Misty” comic collections from the classic girls horror comic

  By John Freeman on 10 November 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Classic horror comic stories from the 1970s aimed at young girls will see the light of day once again thanks to 2000AD publisher, Rebellion, who has announced they are working with rights-holders Egmont to reprint Misty content. The initial strips to be re-published will be from creators… Read More ›

• Mal Earl’s “The Bridge” features in new Volume of Aces Weekly

  By John Freeman on 10 November 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Artist and writer Mal Earl returned to producing comics three years ago, after a 15 year hiatus. Along with many other projects, he has a new strip in the latest volume of David Lloyd’s brilliant digital anthology Aces Weekly (Volume 19!) on… Read More ›

• Chasing Shadows: An Interview with Warwick Fraser-Coombe

  By Antony Esmond on 10 November 2015

  

  After recently both reading and loving the series Revenger: The Shadow Constabulary from creator Warwick Fraser-Coombe (read my review here) I decided to reach out to him and ask him about this incredibly well made and interesting book. His answers… Read More ›

• 52: Graeme Neil Reid’s Year In Time And Space

  By Jeremy Briggs on 10 November 2015

  

  Just over a year ago artist Graeme Neil Reid, whose artwork has appeared in 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, Radio Times, and The Dangerous Book Of Heroes, began to paint A6 watercolours of characters from Doctor Who. His intention was to… Read More ›

• In Review: Night Post by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder

  By Jeremy Briggs on 10 November 2015

  

  Improper Book’s first hardback publication, Night Post, has been on limited release for some time now but it is just about to become available to a wider audience through Diamond. Writer Benjamin Read, of Porcelain, Butterfly Gate and the recent… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Safeguarding Your Creations From IP Theft

  By John Freeman on 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 9 November 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 ›

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