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• Something For the Weekend: US Comics (and more) on Sale 9th December 2015

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2015

  

  A week away followed by re-stocking of fridges/ freezers etc after power cuts and work catch up means I’m unable to bring you my normal more detailed breakdown of comics on sale in comic shops this week, but despite Lancaster’s… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat Review of the Year 2015

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2015

  

  The Really Heavy Greatcoat by myself and Lancaster-based artist Nick Miller was published fairly regularly for about 20 years in alternative Lancaster print titles such as On The Beat and Off the Beat and online on virtual-lancaster.net. The strip’s last regular appearance in print was in the… Read More ›

• In Review: Malta Comic Con 2015

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Despite some organisers concerns over a change of venue, Malta Comic Con 2015 proved a roaring success for organisers, with numbers up 30 per cent on last year from around 1400 to over 1800 attendees. Based on what I saw as a… Read More ›

• Cup of O – Small Press Reviews

  By Owen Watts on 11 December 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    Hello! You find me still plundering through my enormous backlog of small press marvels – the first two titles here are from the Melksham Comic Con 2014 and the last is the first of my teetering pile of titles from Thought Bubble… Read More ›

• A Double Dose of the Awesome Comics Podcast, featuring Gavin Mitchell, Emily Owen and Matt Garvey!

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2015

  

  Some down time and the frantic run up to the brilliant Malta Comic Con mean I’ve gotten behind on some regular plugs, including those for the Awesome Comics Podcast from Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond – so let’s… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Titan announces Ninth Doctor Ongoing Series for 2016

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Titan Comics and BBC Worldwide have announced an ongoing Ninth Doctor comic series will launch in April 2016, written by Cavan Scott, with art of the first three-issue art by Miss Marvel and Spider-Man artist Adriana Melo. “I’m so looking forward to working with Adriana… Read More ›

• The British Comics Industry: Still Alive and Kicking, Despite Troll Claims to the Contrary

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2015

  

  Phil Boyce runs the Oink! blog, dedicated to the original, cheeky, innovative comic that once featured the best of British talent, as well as extra posts on every aspect of the world’s greatest comic, creator info, behind-the-scenes shenanigans and more. He recently posted… Read More ›

• Bournemouth University Seeks Misty Comic Fan for Research Work

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2015

  

  (Updated 23/1/2016 with amended job description): A research assistant is needed to conduct a data analysis project studying page layout and lexis in the comic book Misty at Bournemouth University. The post is part-time at 8 hours a week. The… Read More ›

• Orbital in Conversation: Mark Millar Chats About his Career and Promoting New Creators

  By John Freeman on 6 December 2015

  

  The podcast of Orbital Comics in central London features a chat with writer Mark Millar about his latest Millarworld project, Huck and he and Chris Thompson discuss Mark’s early work on fanzines, how Grant Morrison and Alan Grant helped him develop his career, and what he’s doing to pay it forward to other… Read More ›

• Biodegradable Goodies Galore!

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2015

  

  The first 100% Biodegradable Collection, collecting the best stories from issues 1 – 6 of the quarterly digital sci-fi anthology is available now. Whether it’s giant rampaging rodents, paranormal ice cream salesmen, hard boiled detectives, adulterous martians or kung-fu kitchen… Read More ›

• In Review – Dirty Rotten Comics Issue 6

  By Antony Esmond on 5 December 2015

  

  Edited by Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell Art and Design by Gary Clap These people do not mess about. Back with another big old chunk of awesome comics anthology goodness are the creators from Dirty Rotten Comics in their sixth… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer Begins Annual Countdown to Christmas Celebration With 2000AD and More

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2015

  

  Over on his always brilliant Blimey! It’s Another Blog about Comics blog, focusing onBritish comics past and present, top cartoonist Lew Stringer is counting down to Christmas with a series of celebratory posts of past Christmas covers, including the first 2000AD… Read More ›

• Remember Trigan Empire? Cartoon Museum Seeks Your Comments

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2015

  

  The late 1930s… and in Florida’s swamps, a UFO crashes, the men on board all dead, but with a collection of books that, eventually translated, reveal the chronicles of the Trigan Empire. First appearing in Ranger “The Rise and Fall… Read More ›

• Moose Kid Comics releases special Christmas issue to help raise funds for hospital comics project

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2015

  

  Moose Kid Comics, the free online children’s comic, has released a special festive mini-issue, featuring the work of 28 of the best comic artists working today – hoping the new free digital issue will encourage people to back a great project to bring… Read More ›

• Happy Christmas, Doctor Who Adventures – We Love Your Dalek Poster!

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Christmas is coming early this year with Issue 9 of Doctor Who Adventures, which is set to materialise in a newsagent today – Thursday 3rd December! AWESOME POSTER This issue comes with a free hand painted mega poster of Skaro from… Read More ›

• Stref’s Peter Pan art chosen for 2015 Great Ormond Street Hospital Christmas Cards

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2015

  

  Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity have chosen “Flying to Neverland”as their Christmas card this year, exclusively available from their web store. The image was created by Fin Cramb and Stephen White (aka Stref) for the wonderful JM Barrie’s Peter Pan The Graphic… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend: US Comics on Sale 2nd December 2015 – Check out Replica #1 from Aftershock Comics!

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2015

  

    Along with a slew of Doctor Who titles and Johnny Red #2 from Titan Comics – and the stunning-looking graphic novel, Quest for the Tme Bird with art by the brilliant Regis Loisel, I suepct comic fans will be… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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