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• Awesome Comics Podcast, promoting the best of small press and indie comics, launched

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2015

  

  It’s here! The first episode of the Awesome Comics Podcast dedicated small press and indie comics has arrived. Featuring Intro/Outro music courtesy of the brilliant Chad Fifer, join Vince Hunt (The Red Mask From Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony Esmond… Read More ›

• Arvon “Text and Image” course with Hannah Berry, Simone Lia and Stephen Collins, announced

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2015

  

  The Arvon Foundation is putting on a five day creative writing residential course on the power of stories born out of combining images and text in October, run by three top British comic creators. The Foundation has been offering people time and space to… Read More ›

• Let Worlds Collide! Beano Past and Present is latest Gibsons jigsaw

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Gibsons have just released a terrific new jigsaw blending classic The Beano characters with their modern-day, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher-led counterparts. Gibsons Beano “Past and Present” Jigsaw Puzzle is the latest in the company’s popular line of The Beano games and puzzles, which… Read More ›

• Cavan Scott, George Mann and Rachel Stott face Doctor Who “Panel to Panel” Mind Probe

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2015

  

  With the San Diego Comic Con 2015 beginning this week, Jeremy Bement brings you some Doctor Who-related listening for your journey to California. On his ace Doctor Who comics-inpsired podcast Panel to Panel this week, Jeremy talks to writers Cavan Scott and George… Read More ›

• Boom! to publish Grant Morrison’s “Klaus”

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2015

  

  Around this time last year, US publisher Boom! announced they’d be working with Grant Morrison (The Multiversity, Joe the Barbarian, We3, Action Comics and 2000AD’s “Zenith”, to name but a few of his works) on a new title. Now, as… Read More ›

• Glasgow Comic Con 2015: The Setup

  By Colin Noble on 4 July 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  I have been to relatively few conventions, so I always find it incredibly interesting to watch a convention grow from an idea to a fully functioning beast ready to accept the traffic of hundreds, if not thousands of eager fans… Read More ›

• In Review: When Life Hands You Lemons, Check For Lymes

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

    Created by Phil Gerigscott The Story: This is not the norm. Let’s start there shall we? Listen up at the back? This is not a comic full of crashes and bangs, bows and arrows or even rock bands. This… Read More ›

• BBC.com Culture Takes on San Diego Comic Con with Axel Alonso, Paul Dini and more

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

  BBC.com Culture will host its first ever San Diego Comic-Con panel, “How Comic Books Took Over Hollywood,” at this year’s annual gathering this month, featuring Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, Batman: The Animated Series writer/producer Paul Dini, Star Wars: The Clone Wars voice actress Ashley Eckstein, and Fanboys director Kyle Newman,… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast launches this weekend, promoting British small press comics

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

  Comics are awesome. It’s that simple. Nowhere is this more apparent than amongst the books, convention tables and creators within the small press and independent comics community in the UK. And what do you do when you find something thats… Read More ›

• B7 Media’s “Martian Chronicles” wins International Radio Award

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  B7 Media’s dramatisation of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles for BBC Radio 4, has won Silver in the prestigious 2015 New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards, in the Best Drama Special category. The Awards, honouring the World’s Best Radio… Read More ›

• Achi Baba, a new Graphic Novel, explores World War One Gallipoli Campaign

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

  12th July 1915 will see the centenary of the final attempt by Allied Forces to take the ‘strategically important’ hill of Achi Baba, a critical cornerstone in the Gallipoli Campaign’s objective to advance into Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire. Like… Read More ›

• In UK Cinemas Today: Terminator Genisys

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

    Terminator Genisys stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Byung-Hun Lee and Matt Smith. Connect with Skydance Productions online: WEBSITE: http://skydance.com FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/skydanceproductions TWITTER: http://twitter.com/skydance INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/skydance

• In Review: Purity Ring #1

  By Colin Noble on 3 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Author: John Farman Pencils: Rodolfo Ezequiel Inks: Cristian Sauret and Juan Hernandez Publisher: Vital Publishing Do you realise how hard it is to write a review without adding in spoilers? I’ll do my best… When most of us hear the… Read More ›

• Mercy Thompson – Hopcross Jilly Collection on sale now

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

  In comic book stores this month (and also available through Amazon and other online store) is Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly from Dynamite, a hardcover collection of the full six-issue mini series written by Rik Hoskin from a plot by New York Times best-selling… Read More ›

• William Shatner to promote new Titan Books “Captain Kirk” autobiography at San Diego Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2015

  

  Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, will be commanding Titan Books‘s enterprises at San Diego Comic Con 2015, on a panel to promote The Autobiography of James T. Kirk, a book due for full release in September, written by David A. Goodman. “From cadet… Read More ›

• Inspiring Colouring on offer with Mike Medaglia’s “One Year Wiser”

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2015

  

  Need to calm down in this crazy world?  Take some time out to practise mindfulness by colouring a weekly meditation with One Year Wiser: The Colouring Book from SelfMadeHero, out next week. In case it’s passed you by, colouring books for adults are… Read More ›

• Waterloo! Waterloo! It’s time for Commando to be there, too!

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s the run down on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4823-4826), on sale now in all good newsagents (and some run by Volgans), and a number of digital platforms. Our favourite cover this week has to be… Read More ›

• In Review: Papercuts and Inkstains Issue 2

  By Antony Esmond on 2 July 2015

  

  Publisher: Madius Comics Out: Now It was great to see a quick follow up on the first issue of this anthology by the people at Madius Comics. Issue 2 is a step up in quality and presents three excellent short… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (1st July 2015) – The Spire, Uncanny and Asterix, too!

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2015

  

  Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. This week, in the world of 2000AD’s Rogue… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 36

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2015

  

  Giant Monster? Check. Odds stacked against survival? Check? Let’s hope Sylvana doesn’t annoy the Chrell, hey? Oh dear… • Click the image below for full size view For those who came in late (new readers start here!): deep below the… Read More ›

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