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• Phoenix Comic now on sale in selected Waterstones

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015

  

    The Phoenix Comic – the brilliant children’s comic published by David Fickling Comics – has extended its distribution a step further and is now on sale in selected Waterstones bookshops. The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for children, packed… Read More ›

• TorsoBear – Back in the Game with new Kickstarter target

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015

  

  Brett Uren, the creator of the acclaimed Torsobear project, has re-launched his bid for funding a second volume of stories on Kickstarter, his enthusiasm undimmed after an ambitious bid to secure £13,500 earlier in the year fell short of target, despite… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (8th June 2015) – 2000AD, Tank Girl and a Death Sentence that’s a must!

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015

  

  Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 8th June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). New Readers: Jump-on 2000AD this week! Three… Read More ›

• Blast from the Past: An Interview with Alan Class

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015

  

  I came across a lovely little item by Howard Fuller on his meeting with Alan Class at Putney’s 30th Century Comics, the now retired publisher of those black and white anthologies that many of us used to buy in the… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – Tenth Doctor #11

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR #11 Writer: Nick Abadzis Artist: Elena Casagrande Ink Assistant: Michelle Pasta Layout Assistant: Giorgia Sposito Colour: Arianna Florean Publisher:  Titan Comics On Sale: Wednesday 10th June 2015 The Book: New Yorkers Cindy and Gabby have a falling… Read More ›

• Saltire Fan Art Competition Launched

  By John Freeman on 10 June 2015

  

  The team behind the Scottish superhero story Saltire are running a Fan Art Competition – and the winners will see their artwork in print. Saltire , published by Diamond Steel Comics, is a series centring around a Scottish comic book superhero,… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Four Doctors Trailer Released

  By John Freeman on 9 June 2015

  

  Titan Comics has released the brand-new trailer for Doctor Who: Four Doctors five-part weekly summer event written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Neil Edwards, which stars Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors and their comics companions. The weekly event, running… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who Adventures goes Ood Crazy!

  By John Freeman on 9 June 2015

  

      Doctor Who Adventures Issue 3 is set to materialise on planet Earth on 18th June and the team behind the revamped comic are getting ready to go Ood Crazy! In this issue’s comic strip, “Doctor In A Bottle” drawn by… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer’s Combat Colin Returns in Aces Weekly

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2015

  

  Aces Weekly – the multi-award-winning, exclusively digital comic art magazine published by David Lloyd – is out now, complete with an all-new Combat Colin story by Lew Stringer. The welcome return of the crazy gun-toting hero, first published by Marvel… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Doctor Who Nine #2 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2015

  

  Wednesday 17th June sees the return of Titan Comics Ninth Doctor series, with the climactic second issue of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor by co-author of bestselling Who-ology Cavan Scott and art by Blair Shedd, with main cover art by fan favourite Alice X Zhang… Read More ›

• ‘Lost’ Marvel UK artist Leigh Baulch decloaks new art pages

  By John Freeman on 7 June 2015

  

  Following up on our post about one of Marvel UK’s ’forgotten’ artists last week, we’re delighted to report that Leigh Baulch has now published more of his vintage and recent art on Facebook and Twitter. Our feature generated plenty of… Read More ›

• Creators @ Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on 7 June 2015

  

  To tie-in with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, the University of Sunderland held a free comics event entitled Wonderlands on Saturday 30 May 2015. Based in the university’s £12m sport… Read More ›

• The Crouch End Comic Arts Festival 2015: The Second Coming

  By Antony Esmond on 6 June 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The second year of the Crouch End Comic Arts Festival took place on a sunny day in this trendy area of North London, one of a number of UK comics events taking place over the past few weeks – and the… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on 6 June 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  To tie-in with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice In Wonderland, the University of Sunderland held a free comics event entitled Wonderlands on Saturday 30 May 2015. Subtitled as a UK Graphic Novel Expo,… Read More ›

• Simon Spurrier’s and Jeff Stokely’s “The Spire” launches in July

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The top cop of a sprawling structure with over a million inhabitants has a triple homicide on her hands—and a new boss who can’t stand her. That’s the premise behind The Spire, launching next month, a new limited series from… Read More ›

• In Review: Singing Dragon’s First Graphic Novel Release – ‘Pain is Really Strange’

  By Antony Esmond on 6 June 2015

  

    Created by Steve Haines with art by Sophie Standing Published by Singing Dragon On Sale: 21st June 2015 ISBN: 9781848192645 ‘So what is pain?’ ‘How do nerves work?’ ‘How can I change my pain experience?’ This is the first… Read More ›

• In Review: Draw The Line Here

  By Colin Noble on 5 June 2015

  

  Author: Various Editor: The British Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation Committee Publisher: English PEN I seem to be turning into the eclectic correspondent for downthetubes, as I am reviewing a cartoon anthology that has a distinctively sharp bite. Many of us will recall… Read More ›

• WarWorldz Origins Episode 8

  By John Freeman on 5 June 2015

  

  On an alien world, RAF pilot Daniel Saunders has landed himself in big trouble in an ancient city. Meanwhile, back on Earth, things aren’t going well either… WarWorldz: Origins by John Freeman & Stephen Walsh, Script by Stephen Walsh, art… Read More ›

• Kendal Calling: Artists Wanted to Paint Windows for Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on 5 June 2015

  

  The Windows on Comic Art Trail is a unique element of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and the team behind the event have just launched an appeal for artists to get involved in this year’s redecoration of local shop… Read More ›

• British Comic Web Sites: Trawling the Statistics

  By John Freeman on 5 June 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Intrigued by things statistical this morning, I thought I’d have a look at the documented audiences for various British comics-related web sites – both publishers and news sites – on Alexa.com, which details their world rankings. As you can see,… Read More ›

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