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• Dennis the Menace – as you’ve never seen him before!

  By John Freeman on 12 July 2015

  

  Here’s a version of The Beano‘s Dennis the Menace and Gnasher you probably never expected to see – and it may leave some purists seething. But not us! Ace artist Mike Perkins – perhaps best known for his work on… Read More ›

• New Frank Hampson artwork site launched

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Peter Hampson, the son of Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson, recently launched a new web site dedicated to the art and life of his late father. It’s a marvellous cornucopia of delights that’s now fully operational, offering several galleries of rarely… Read More ›

• Take a look at Titan Comics “Home” – It’s Boovtiful, Folks!

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2015

  

  Just released by Titan Comics is another of their great humour titles, Home #1 written by Max Davison and art by Matt Hebb, based on the Dreamworks Animation‘s film of the same name – and they’ve kindly sent us some pages… Read More ›

• Titan Comics lands Assassin’s Creed title, first arc to be drawn by Neil Edwards

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2015

  

  Titan Comics has announced it has secured the license to publish Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed comics at San Diego Comic Con this weekend. The first five-part arc will be drawn by Marvel and Doctor Who: Four Doctors artist Neil Edwards, inked by Ivan Nunes, from… Read More ›

• SEQUENTIAL digital comics summer sale continues until August

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2015

  

  The SEQUENTIAL, the digital graphic novel app for iPad, summer sale on many of the titles offered continues into August 2015 – offering the biggest indie graphic novel sale ever, with over 350 graphic novels discounted at 50-90% off the print price. 1st August 2015,… Read More ›

• Creators @ Glasgow Comic Con 2015 – Part 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on 11 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The fifth Glasgow Comic Con took place over the weekend of 4/5 July 2015 near the centre of Scotland’s largest city. Organised by Black Hearted Press, GCC has been based in the Centre For Contemporary Arts, the CCA, for the… Read More ›

• Eisner Awards 2015: The Winners

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The winners of the Eisner Awards were announced at San Diego Comic Con last night. Sadly, no wins for terrific books such as Rob Davis The Motherless Oven or the wonderful anthology To End All Wars, but as well as other… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: iHero – Issue 2

  By Antony Esmond on 10 July 2015

  

  Written by Luke James Halsall Art by Graeme Kennedy Letters by Rob Jones The Story: After the startling events of the first issue, we follow Sovereign and Icon as they continue to investigate the death of the creator of iHero,… Read More ›

• Egmont UK Launches “Star Wars Adventures” title next week

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Egmont Publishing, will launch Disney’s Star Wars Adventures magazine next week, focused on the Star Wars saga and including comic strip material. The monthly magazine will offer a premium pack of Star Wars goodies that will give kids a real insight into the whole of the Star Wars universe, including all… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds 1965 Project Rockets toward Success, reaching £42,000 base goal in 24 hours

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2015

  

  Within just 24 hours, the Kickstarter campaign for Thunderbirds 1965 – a Kickstarter project with the aim of creating three new Classic Thunderbirds episodes using 1960s audio recordings – has reached 56% of its base goal – £42,000. As we reporteed earlier this week, this September… Read More ›

• New Spaceship Away magazine profiles Bruce Cornwell and Dave Gibbons work for DC Thomson

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2015

  

    The latest issue of the Dan Dare-inspired magazine Spaceship Away – Issue 36 – is now available and it’s a great mix of new strips and features, including a terrific item by our very own Jeremy Briggs documenting the… Read More ›

• In Review: The House of Daemon

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The House of Daemon Is a superb horror-tinged adventure… find out more!

• British creators announced on new Vertigo titles to launch this autumn

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2015

  

    DC Comics has just announced twelve new Vertigo titles at San Diego Comic Con – and there’s a host of British talent involved, including David Baillie (whose credits include strips for 2000AD), Mike Dowling (Death Sentence), Peter Milligan (Resident Alien) and… Read More ›

• New Digital Comics study Journal released

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2015

  

  Co-edited by Daniel Merlin Godbrey, a leading light in the field of digital comics, the Digital Comics edition of the MeCCsa Networking Knowledge Journal is now online. The Journal is hopefully of use for anyone studying the area of digital comics… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 37 – Battling the Chrell

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2015

  

  Our adventurers take on a god… but will is Beloc too terrified to help, or is he still too angry at Ardahl for the way he treated him? Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine,… Read More ›

• Sapphire & Steel Art Competition!

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  With the news that Luther creator and Doctor Who script writer Neil Cross is, hopefully, to re-make Sapphire & Steel, the spooky ITV-commissioned 1970s show starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as mysterious times agents, we think it’s time for one of… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend (8th July 2015) – Boov, Minions, Bacchus and Dirk Gently, too!

  By John Freeman on 9 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. Out this week is an IDW/Top Shelf release… Read More ›

• Humanoids announces partnership with SF author Robert Silverberg

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  International graphic novel publishing house Humanoids – which includes a UK Operation – has just announced a deal with legendary science fiction writer Robert Silverberg to adapt a selection of his iconic novels into comics and live action entertainment content. The first novel… Read More ›

• “Eagle Daze” – Part One: When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net

  By Roger Perry on 9 July 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  We are pleased to publish the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net “Halfway through 1962,… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: The Making of To End All Wars’ “Bottomley – Brand of Britain”

  By downthetubes Guests on 9 July 2015

  

  Andy Luke reveals the making of one of the strips featured in the Eisner Award-nominated anthology To End All Wars – “Bottomley – Brand of Britain”… On Friday night, the San Diego Comic Con will announce the Eisner Awards, where… Read More ›

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