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• Comic Spotlight: Johnny Red #2 (Titan Comics)

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  On sale from today in all good comic shops and digital platforms is Johnny Red #2 from Titan Comics. Here’s the lowdown on this great updating of the Battle character from Garth Ennis and ace artist Keith Burns – and… Read More ›

• New Commandos Roll In, but Editor Calum Laird Rolls Out…

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2015

  

  Here’s the low down on the latest issues of the DC Thomson war comic Commando (Issues 4867-4870) – on sale tomorrow, Thursday 3rd December 2015. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish Calum Laird, the editor of Commando, the very best… Read More ›

• Exclusive: Ian Kennedy Returns to 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Veteran comic artist Ian Kennedy has drawn the wraparound cover for 2000AD Prog 1961, the bumper end-of-year issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Hailing from Dundee, Ian initially worked for DC Thomson and then for Amalgamated Press and is best known for… Read More ›

• “Holly Wood” debuts in The Beano Today

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2015

  

  Today sees the debut of an all-new character in The Beano – wannabe star Holly Wood, the creation of Tommy Donbavand, with art by Steve Beckett. Lancashire-based  author and actor Tommy Donbavand is the man who wrote popular 13-book Scream Street series… Read More ›

• Delia Derbyshire Day returns in January, celebrating an electronic music pioneer

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Delia Derbyshire Day 2016, an exciting upcoming event in the Manchester cultural calendar has just been announced, taking place on Sunday 17th January. Delia Derbyshire Day 2016, taking place at the Manchester’s new  international contemporary art, theatre, film and books venue HOME,… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Auction hosted by Jonathan Ross raises £15,000 for future projects

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Last week’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival Auction raised a staggering £15,000 towards next year’s Festival (14-16 October 2016) with the expert help of TV presenter, comics writer and expert Jonathan Ross and Kendal’s local MP Tim Farron. Organised by Peter Kessler and hosted… Read More ›

• Enter “Doc Dino” by Tom Ward and Chris Welsh – Opening Chests Near You Soon!

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Tom Ward (Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman) and Chris Welsh (Wart – The Comic) have just launched a new Kickstarter for their buddy-comedy-medical-drama comic – Doc Dino. The project, which has some adult humour themes, is a 68-page graphic novel from… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon of the Year Awards Vote Closes on Tuesday

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  There’s still time to vote for Britain’s annual Political Cartoon of the Year Awards celebrating the UK’s National Newspaper cartoonists, hosted by London-based Ellwood Atfield Gallery. Voting closes on Tuesday 1st December and includes cartoons from a huge range of… Read More ›

• Disney showcases British fashion initiative for Star Wars: The Force Awakens 

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Designers to have created outfits for the charity auction includes Agi & Sam, Bobby Abley, Christopher Raeburn, Claire Barrow and J.W. Anderson.Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled a British fashion initiative celebrating the imminent arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens…. Read More ›

• Public Lending Right set to increase next year after library loans ‘fall’

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Comic creators and authors whose work is offered through libraries will be pleased to hear that Public Lending Right (PLR) will increase next year after The British Library Board proposed that the current 6.66 pence per loan should increase to… Read More ›

• ICv2: Steve Jackson Games Gets ‘Simon’s Cat’

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2015

  

  Steve Jackson Games will release a card game based on YouTube sensation Simon’s Cat, the company announced last week.  The 47 animated Simon’s Cat shorts have a cumulative 680 million views and have spawned books and other merchandise. Source: ICv2:… Read More ›

• Creators @ Thought Bubble 2015: Part 2 – Small Press

  By Jeremy Briggs on 30 November 2015

  

  The ninth annual Thought Bubble Festival took place in Leeds over the week of 9-15 November 2015, however it is the huge two-day comic convention over the weekend of 14-15 November that the vast majority of punters and creators think… Read More ›

• “Seth’s Dominion” screening part of of London International Animation Festival Line Up

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2015

  

  Nestling in the line up for this year’s London International Animation Festival is a screening of Seth’s Dominon, an award-winning film highlighting the work of one of the recent Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s top Canadian guests, Seth, presented by its director Luc… Read More ›

• Awesome Comic Podcast Thought Bubble Special

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2015

  

  Get the sherbets out and It’s the Awesome Comic Podcast‘s first convention special folks! Vince Hunt and Tony Esmond discuss their time at Thought Bubble Festival 2015 (unfortunately Dan couldn’t make it), give shout outs to the lovely people they met… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 21: Comics Writer Sam Read

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2015

  

  Who better to join the Awesome Comics Podcast crew for a chin wag than the writer of Exit Generation, Sam Read? Sam talks about how his brilliant SF action book came to be, his route into the world of making comics, the… Read More ›

• New comic launches at Malta Comic Con include Dinoswords and S.T.E.AM. – Island Under Siege

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2015

  

  Next month’s Malta Comic Con will see a number of independent comic launches, including guest Tim Perkins Retro-Collection of The Dinoswords – collecting the 12 issues previously printed in the UK, 1990’s anthology comic, Triffik, stories by Tim and James Hill… Read More ›

• Official Billy Whizz Screenprint Released

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2015

  

     Top screen printer John Patrick Reynolds has just released his latest official Beano screenprint. Billy Whizz, Starts Today. The image is taken from Issue 1139 of The Beano, Billy’s first appearance in May 1964. “I love it,” enthuses John…. Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: US Comics On Sale from 25th November 2015 – Asterix Found in Comic Shops!

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2015

  

  It’s a fairly quiet week for new comics with a British connection, but don’t panic, because the latest 2000AD has a creepy “Terror Tale” from David Baillie, beautifully drawn by Joshua George for you to enjoy – especially if you’re… Read More ›

• Lancaster University Appoints Tintin Scholar Benoit Peeters As UK’s First Professor Of Graphic Fiction And Comic Art

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Lancaster University has appointed renowned French graphic novelist and critic Benoit Peeters as its Visiting Professor in Graphic Fiction and Comic Art, the first ever such appointment in the UK. The news was announced by Professor Simon Guy, Dean of the University’s Faculty of… Read More ›

• Review – ‘Take It As A Compliment’ by Maria Stoian

  By Antony Esmond on 24 November 2015

  

  Created by Maria Stoian Published by Singing Dragon Hardback/Full Colour.  £14.99 Comics can cover all kind of subjects, a fact that I am sure I don’t need to tell you. Consequently, they can instil different feelings in the reader through… Read More ›

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