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• New Classic Thunderbirds licenses announced

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    ITV Studios Global Entertainment has detailed new developments for its Classic Thunderbirds gifting category as it celebrates the brand’s 50th anniversary ahead of this year’s licensing Spring Fair in Birmingham next week. These include a special range of 50th anniversary products and… Read More ›

• Commando and Dan Dare artist Keith Page joins Birmingham Comics Festival guest list

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    The Birmingham Comics Festival claims another victory in its battle to ensure a great day out for all takes place by announcing Keith Page, veteran artist on over 200 issues of Commando, will be attending the show on Saturday… Read More ›

• Ant & Dec, Superheroes in Action!

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    TV’s Superheroes are Back!  Ant & Dec unleash their super powers this weekend on ITV with their brand new on air promo for their new series, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, which airs live next month on ITV…. Read More ›

• Liverpool’s Everyman Playhouse show “Cartoonopolis” tackles autism issues

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Young Everyman Playhouse graduate Lewis Bray will make his professional debut in the Playhouse Studio this spring in a one-man play. Cartoonopolis is about the imaginary cartoon world created by his autistic brother Jack and what happens when the real… Read More ›

• Upgrade today with a Cyberman-crammed Doctor Who Adventures!

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The new issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures, the magazine for all young Doctor Who fans, is out now – and it’s full of Cyber secrets. To find out why Cybermen are one of the ultimate monsters, the magazine… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: David Lloyd’s Doctor Who art auctioned, Bash Street dieters and comic event news

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Here’s another round up of quick news items we’ve found on our travels of social media and other sources… • A Fundraising Art Auction for the Brighton Open Air Theatre includes some terrific artwork by the likes of Clint Langley,… Read More ›

• Brighton’s Graphic War project launched

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    Following the success and critical acclaim for Brighton: The Graphic Novel, the team behind that project have started a new project, this time with 15-25 year-olds. Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, QueenSpark Books is working with young people across Brighton & Hove to… Read More ›

• In UK Cinemas Today: Kingsman: The Secret Service

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The Kingsman: The Secret Service stars Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine Directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and starring Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Samuel L. Jackson (Captain America: The First Avenger), Taron Egerton… Read More ›

• The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair back in February

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The Big Glasgow Comic Page‎The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair is back at The Arches on Argyle Street, Glasgow on Saturday 14th February, with further dates through the year. The event brings fans a whole fantastic day of assorted geekery complete… Read More ›

• Convict Commandos – Back in Action in All Good Newsagents Today!

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Here’s the lowdown on Commando Issues 4779-4782, on sale today (Thursday 29th January 2015) from DC Thomson in all good newsagents and digitally on a variety of devices. If you’re interested in the work that goes into putting Commando together,… Read More ›

• Fantastic Four Trailer debuts

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

    Fox has launched the first trailer for its reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four, which debuts in the UK on 6th August 2015, directed by Chronicle‘s Josh Trank. Miles Teller stars as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Kate Mara as Sue Storm/Invisible… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Funny Monsters and Zoom Rockman

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

  Concluding a month of shows looking at children’s comics on Britain’s only regularly broadcast radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of cartoonists who both publish ‘traditional’ style British anthology comics in the style of The Dandy and other weekly… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (28th January 2015) – XIII, Lady S and Brutania!

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

  Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops today, Wednesday 28th January 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with a… Read More ›

• Commando Marches On: An Interview with Editor Calum Laird

  By Matt Badham on January 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    Last year, I chatted to Calum Laird, Editor of Commando, for an article about “Charley’s War” – the seminal comic strip created by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun that ran in Battle Picture Weekly from 1979 until 1985. We… Read More ›

• Avery Hill joins SEQUENTIAL, offers “Grey Area” exclusive from Tim Bird

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

    SEQUENTIAL and British independent comics and zines publisher Avery Hill Publishing have just announced the launch of a number of Avery Hill comics and graphic novels as digital editions, exclusively available via the SEQUENTIAL app for iPad, a platform which is… Read More ›

• Bald Scots wanted to play Middenface McNulty!

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    An appeal for someone to play mutant Middenface McNulty in a cameo role in an upcoming not-for-profit fan film based on the 2000AD series Strontium Dog has generated a huge response, according to the team behind the project. Johnny Alpha, Wulf… Read More ›

• “Who Beyond 50” Celebrates Five Decades of Doctor Who

  By John Freeman on January 26, 2015

  

    Hasslein Books has just releasesd Who Beyond 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Doctor Who, written by Brian J. Robb and Paul Simpson and introduced by Dalek voice actor Nicholas Briggs. Few television series have remained in production for decades. Fewer have… Read More ›

• In Review – The Disease

  By Antony Esmond on January 25, 2015

  

  Writer: James Mullholland Art: Daniel Romero Cover: Daniel Romero and Armand Jasmin Letterer by Micah Myers Format: 32 page comic, black and white interiors The Story: Gerry wakes up in the loft of his house surrounded by his possessions laid out around his makeshift bed…. Read More ›

• Historic Victoria Theatre Pub to be Part of Birmingham Comics Festival

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2015

  

  Glasses will be raised at The Victoria Theatre Pub on Wednesday April 1st 2015 to officially launch the debut of The Birmingham Comics Festival taking place through the second city throughout the month. Not an April Fools’ Day prank; comic… Read More ›

• Sunderland Comic Con announces more guests

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2015

  

  Sunderland Comic Con, which runs 21st – 22nd February, has just announced a number of new guests for the event, joining an already-impressive line-up. The additions include a number of creators who’ve worked on various Doctor Who comic projects, Aces… Read More ›

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