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• 24 Hours Comics Day is Back!

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2014

  

  On Saturday 4th October, will you take up the worldwide challenge and make a 24 page comic in 24 hours? A 24-hour comic is a 24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 hours and the rules of the challenge… Read More ›

• Crouch End Comic Art Festival debuts next month

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2014

  

  The inaugural Crouch End Comic Art Festival (CECAF) will take place at the Earl Haig Hall, London on 8th November 2014. The show will host the best and brightest cartoonists and independent publishers currently active in the UK comic scene…. Read More ›

• Bristol Comic And Zine Fair returns this Saturday

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2014

  

  The Bristol Comic And Zine Fair – BCZF 2014 – is back this Saturday (4th October), with over sixty incredible artists, writers and makers exhibiting and selling their work at . The line up includes… • Avery Hill Publishing, an… Read More ›

• Of Spandex and O Men: An Interview with Martin Eden

  By Matt Badham on October 3, 2014

  

      Together with Forbidden Planet International, we’re delighted to present this interview by Matthew Badham with comic creator and Titan Comics editor Martin Eden, creator of the superhero series The O-Men and Spandex… downthetubes: For those who don’t know… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds Are Go! producer Giles Ridge offers insights into new show

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    With just days to go before the world premiere of Thunderbirds Are Go! at MipCom Junior in Cannes, ITV has released more information on the origins of the new show which will debut next year in the UK. In… Read More ›

• Comics legend Martin Asbury sets up store

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2014

  

    British comic and movie storyboard legend Martin Asbury now has a new online store where fans can purchase his original artwork. Martin is most famous for working on comics such as TV21, Look-In and the Daily Mirror‘s time travelling… Read More ›

• Superheroes and the Afterlife examined in new book

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2014

  

    Superman died… and came back. Captain America died… and came back. Superheroes frequently die, and they always come back. American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife answers: Why? The new book, coming this November from comics studies… Read More ›

• Titan Comics announces new Betty Boop collection

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2014

  

  Titan Comics has announced a brand-new newspaper comic strip collection of Betty Boop – the classic 1930s icon created by animation legend, Max Fleischer. The Definitive Betty Boop: The Classic Comic Strip Collection is due to hit stores September 2015…. Read More ›

• Read Crucible on Tapastic!

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2014

  

      With five episodes of Crucible complete but little sign of STRIP Magazine making an immediate return to the UK news stand, we’re continuing our push to bring you the story digitally (at first, at least), dependent on support…. Read More ›

• Bunty, Topper, Hotspur revived with “Best of” Annuals

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    (with thanks to Lew Stringer and the ComicsUK Forum): Along with a range of annuals and calendars based on their current titles such as The Beano, “The Broons” and Jacqueline Wilson Magazine, now on general sale, DC Thomson have… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Comic Releases (1st October 2014) – Ready for the Fade Out?

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2014

  

    Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from tomorrow, Wednesday 1st October 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival “Warm Up” Gets Under Way with “Windows Trail” and exhibition openings

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2014

  

    Tickets are now selling fast for some of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival events, and organisers are warning that some events – such as digital comics guru Scott McCloud, Watchmen and Secret Service artist Dave Gibbons, Bone creator… Read More ›

• Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm launches on Kickstarter

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2014

  

    Anderson Entertainment has announced the launch of Firestorm on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter this morning (30th September 2014). Fans of iconic Gerry Anderson shows like Space: 1999, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, UFO and Thunderbirds will be able to back the project to… Read More ›

• New digital developments for The Beano ahead

  By John Freeman on September 29, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

    DC Thomson is to announce some major developments to expand the digital side of The Beano at Brand Licensing Europe in London next month (7th – 9th October). Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and Minnie the Minx will lead the firm’s… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2014: Emma Vieceli

  By John Freeman on September 29, 2014

  

  In the run up to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th – 19th October), we’re aiming to run a number of interviews spotlighting at least a few of the huge number of guests and comic creators who will be at the event,… Read More ›

• Everybody’s Cursed… if writer Stu Perrins has His Way, That Is!

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    In a quick follow up to our 100% Biodegradable post earlier today, contributor Stu Perrins to tell us about his own anthology comic, Everybody’s Cursed, featuring four short stories he’s written with art by Nick Gonzo, Brian Burke and… Read More ›

• SciFi Serial Killers and Drunk Zombies take over 100% Biodegradable!

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2014

  

    Werewolf romance, undead wildebeests, murderous aliens, lonely giants, kung-fu kitchen antics… must be time for another slice of digital comic carnage in the form of 100% Biodegradable, then! Feast your eyes on a freakshow of a comic anthology wrapped… Read More ›

• Blast from the Past: Miracleman creator Mick Anglo’s “Captain Valiant”

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s an intriguing character drawn by from Marvelman – sorry, Miracleman – creator Mick Anglo: “Captain Valiant, Ace of the Interplanetary Police Patrol”, published by the London-based Arnold Book Company in the early 1950s. Space Comics began with Issue 50 in 1953… Read More ›

• The Sentient Zombie Space Pigs return!

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2014

  

    We’re pleased to report that the second issue of Sentient Zombie Space Pigs from Disconnected Press, written by Lizzie Boyle and drawn by partner Conor Boyle, is now on sale – and it looks just as fun as the first issue, which we… Read More ›

• Knockabout Comics, VIZ and other comic rebels get set to subvert the Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2014

  

  The Edinburgh Festival has its own Fringe, and every major political party conference has its fringe events, both straight-laced and bizarre… and now this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th – 19th October 2014) has gained its own subversive edge, courtesy… Read More ›

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