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• Pat Mills: Great War was world’s first sci-fi war

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2014

  

  BBC Scotland has a new, short interview with Charley’s War co-creator Pat Mills on their web site this morning, in which he  offers an insight into writing the strip… and why he believes how mechanised warfare – machine guns, zeppelins and planes – made World War… Read More ›

• Panel Borders investigates Private Eye

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows looking at comic strips and controversy on Britain’s only regular comics radio show Panel Borders, guest presenter Tom Sutcliffe talks to Nick Newman (author of Private Eye: A Cartoon History) and magazine editor Ian Hislop about memorable… Read More ›

• British creators lined up for Malta Comic Con 2014

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2014

  

  The dates for this year’s much-loved Malta Comic Con were announced last week by organisers Wicked Comics. The popular event, which promotes both burgeoning local talent and regularly includes British comic creators on the guest list, will be back on Saturday 29th and… Read More ›

• Diamond Announces Top Products For April 2014 in Comic Shops

  By John Freeman on May 10, 2014

  

    Peter Parker has a second chance at life and heroism in Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos’ Amazing Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of April 2014 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, who deliver comics to Britian’s… Read More ›

• “The Cigar That Fell in Love with a Pipe” by David Camus and Nick Abadzis gets UK release next week

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2014

  

    Next week (15th May) sees the hardback release of The Cigar That Fell in Love with a Pipe from SelfMadeHero by acclaimed French author David Camus, illustrated by Nick Abadzis, Eisner award-winner for Laika.   On the eve of the release… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd newspaper strips – Missing in Action!

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    Legendary British comic book 2000AD is asking its readers to help solve a mystery – where have key episodes from the Judge Dredd newspaper strip gone? Later this year, 2000AD is reproducing the long-running comic strip from the national Daily Star newspaper (they ran some of them… Read More ›

• Catching up with Meirion Jones’ Bards of Nemeton

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2014

  

    Right, firstly, an apology to all involved with this amazing book: I’ve been horribly remiss on plugging Christopher Marlowe: The Bards of Nemeton, which was published by Markosia last year and is available in print and for Kindle. Which is… Read More ›

• Meet Cruffin and Muffnut in a tale of unrequited love by Alex Hahn

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2014

  

    Freelance illustrator and independent publisher Alex Hahn (who some of you may have met at Thought Bubble last year) recently launched The Cruffin and Muffnut, a story of unrequited love, a new book featuring Muffnut, a character who made made his tasty… Read More ›

• British Library’s Comics Unmasked Exhibition Launches Free Digital Anthology

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

      Comics Unmasked, the new exhibition at the British Library in London, has opened to great acclaim, offering the first chance to see the British Library’s extensive comics collection, as well as original artwork and scripts from names such… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Adventures offers “Who” merchandise discount to readers

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

    The latest issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now, and is offering a special money off deal for all Doctor Who goodies available at the online bbcshop.com – so don’t miss it. And there’s a also a pretty impressive… Read More ›

• Alternative Press take over London this Saturday

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

    A quick reminder that Alternative Press will be at the Bishopsgate Institute, London this Saturday (10th May), an event created collaboration with the London Radical Bookfair and the Alliance of Radical Booksellers From 10.00am – 5.00pm and with help of 85 small press exhibitors, the AP team will… Read More ›

• Digital Comics under the spotlight at October’s Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

  Top digital comic creators from both sides of the Atlantic form part of this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up, and several events will focus on this rapidly-evolving comics form, which offers the tantalising opportunity of reaching out to… Read More ›

• Blast from the Past: Dark Angel loves The Punisher!

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

  Time for a quick step back in time to the early 1990s, courtesy of artist Richard Piers Rayner, who found this great piece of art featuring Marvel UK’s Dark Angel giving The Punisher a friendly peck. Richard’s first work for… Read More ›

• New Commando war story continues World War One theme

  By John Freeman on May 8, 2014

  

  The latest issues of Commando, on sale from today (8th May 2014) in all good newsagents and as digital editions for iPad and iPhone, again offer another tale set during World War One drawn by Keith Page and a range… Read More ›

• MancsterCon back in August

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2014

  

    The MancsterCon Independent Sequential Art Convention returns to Manchester in August, following a successful three day event last year filled with screenings, talks and workshops, cosplay catwalks and a host of local comic artists. Taking place from 8th –… Read More ›

• Writers & Artists Present: Getting Published: Which Route Do I Take?

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2014

  

  There’s a conference on self-publishing in London in July that, while focusing on the written word, might be of interest to any comic creator who is releasing their own work direct. Writers & Artists Present: Getting Published: Which Route Do… Read More ›

• First Graphic Novel Winner to be announced at British Library

  By John Freeman on May 7, 2014

  

  Myriad Editions have announced the shortlist for this year’s First Graphic Novel Competition and Paul Gravett will be hosting the Award Evening with the finalists and judges in the Conference Centre at the British Library on 23rd May, as part of the… Read More ›

• Observer launches annual graphic short story competition with Jonathan Cape and Comica

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2014

  

  The Observer launched the 2014 Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica graphic short story competition on Sunday. The winner will receive a cheque for £1,000 and the winning story will be published in the Observer New Review in November. Now in its seventh year, the… Read More ›

• Doctor Who meets Thunderbirds!

  By John Freeman on May 6, 2014

  

  … Well, sort of! This stunning Daleks versus Rock Snakes image by Tony Luke features Doctor Who‘s top enemy and the deadly silicon-based life forms Zero X encountered on Mars in the film Thunderbirds are Go. The art is a private commission, inspired… Read More ›

• Art Hero: An interview with Daniel Clifford

  By Matt Badham on May 6, 2014

  

    I’ve been talking to Daniel Clifford about his work and his collaborations and fascinating sounding workshops, and I’m sharing the resulting interview here and the ace Forbidden International blog. Born in South Shields in 1986, writer and educator Daniel Clifford, who has… Read More ›

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