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• In Review: Vivacity by Jessica Martin

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  A follow-up 2013’s It Girl, Vivacity moves Jessica Martin’s non-fiction Hollywood Heroines theme from the silent black and white era into the glamour of the early colour epics with the life story of Oscar, BAFTA and Tony winning British actress,… Read More ›

• British Comic Creators join in the fun of Hourly Comics Day

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2015

  

    Hourly Comics Day took place online yesterday, as it does annually on every the 1st February. You can view the strips created by following the social media hashtag on places like Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook using the hashtag #HourlyComicsDay. (I use WebSta to search… Read More ›

• In Review: Thorgal – The Cage

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 1, 2015

  

  Writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Gzegorz Rosinski’s ongoing tales of the Viking adventurer Thorgal continue in The Cage, the fifteenth Thorgal book that Cinebook have published covering twenty-one of the original French albums. Recent books have covered Thorgal’s loss… Read More ›

• Preview: Papercuts and Inkstains – Issue 1

  By Antony Esmond on February 1, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

    New indie publisher Madius Comics  – “the home of quirky, questioning, weird and wonderful comics” – have completed work on the first issue of a horror and humour anthology Papercuts and Inkstains, which will be on sale soon via… Read More ›

• Diego Comics launches “European Comics Journal” project

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2015

  

    Diego Comics Publishing – the only publisher in the United Kingdom that focuses on some of the best-selling Italian authors for teenagers and adults – has launched a Kickstarter for its proposed European Comics Journal, aiming to rlease the first issue… Read More ›

• WarWorldz: Origins Team Announced

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  Film and Commando writer Stephen Walsh – perhaps best known for his work with Keith Page on Charlotte Corday – will script WarWorldz: Origins, a contemporary tale set in the WarWorldz Shared Universe, originally by conceived by John Freeman as… Read More ›

• Draw The Line Here: “Charlie Hebdo” fund raiser book available to pre-order

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

  English PEN, the charity partner has released more information about Draw The Line Here, a crowdfunded book of cartoons in celebration of free speech. The world was shocked by the murders at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris earlier this month…. Read More ›

• Grey’s Anatomy’s Rachael Taylor joins Krysten Ritter and David Tennant on “Jessica Jones”

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    Marvel and Netflix have announced that Grey’s Anatomy actress Rachael Taylor will star as Patricia “Trish” Walker in Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones, an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015 following Marvel’s Daredevil. Netflix recently added former Doctor Who… Read More ›

• New Classic Thunderbirds licenses announced

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    ITV Studios Global Entertainment has detailed new developments for its Classic Thunderbirds gifting category as it celebrates the brand’s 50th anniversary ahead of this year’s licensing Spring Fair in Birmingham next week. These include a special range of 50th anniversary products and… Read More ›

• Commando and Dan Dare artist Keith Page joins Birmingham Comics Festival guest list

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    The Birmingham Comics Festival claims another victory in its battle to ensure a great day out for all takes place by announcing Keith Page, veteran artist on over 200 issues of Commando, will be attending the show on Saturday… Read More ›

• Ant & Dec, Superheroes in Action!

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

  

    TV’s Superheroes are Back!  Ant & Dec unleash their super powers this weekend on ITV with their brand new on air promo for their new series, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, which airs live next month on ITV…. Read More ›

• Liverpool’s Everyman Playhouse show “Cartoonopolis” tackles autism issues

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Young Everyman Playhouse graduate Lewis Bray will make his professional debut in the Playhouse Studio this spring in a one-man play. Cartoonopolis is about the imaginary cartoon world created by his autistic brother Jack and what happens when the real… Read More ›

• Upgrade today with a Cyberman-crammed Doctor Who Adventures!

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The new issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures, the magazine for all young Doctor Who fans, is out now – and it’s full of Cyber secrets. To find out why Cybermen are one of the ultimate monsters, the magazine… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: David Lloyd’s Doctor Who art auctioned, Bash Street dieters and comic event news

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Here’s another round up of quick news items we’ve found on our travels of social media and other sources… • A Fundraising Art Auction for the Brighton Open Air Theatre includes some terrific artwork by the likes of Clint Langley,… Read More ›

• Brighton’s Graphic War project launched

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    Following the success and critical acclaim for Brighton: The Graphic Novel, the team behind that project have started a new project, this time with 15-25 year-olds. Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, QueenSpark Books is working with young people across Brighton & Hove to… Read More ›

• In UK Cinemas Today: Kingsman: The Secret Service

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The Kingsman: The Secret Service stars Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine Directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and starring Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Samuel L. Jackson (Captain America: The First Avenger), Taron Egerton… Read More ›

• The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair back in February

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

    The Big Glasgow Comic Page‎The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair is back at The Arches on Argyle Street, Glasgow on Saturday 14th February, with further dates through the year. The event brings fans a whole fantastic day of assorted geekery complete… Read More ›

• Convict Commandos – Back in Action in All Good Newsagents Today!

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2015

  

  Here’s the lowdown on Commando Issues 4779-4782, on sale today (Thursday 29th January 2015) from DC Thomson in all good newsagents and digitally on a variety of devices. If you’re interested in the work that goes into putting Commando together,… Read More ›

• Fantastic Four Trailer debuts

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

    Fox has launched the first trailer for its reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four, which debuts in the UK on 6th August 2015, directed by Chronicle‘s Josh Trank. Miles Teller stars as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Kate Mara as Sue Storm/Invisible… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Funny Monsters and Zoom Rockman

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2015

  

  Concluding a month of shows looking at children’s comics on Britain’s only regularly broadcast radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of cartoonists who both publish ‘traditional’ style British anthology comics in the style of The Dandy and other weekly… Read More ›

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