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• Jinty Comic site launched

  By John Freeman on April 22, 2014

  

  Inspired by the UK Girls Comics Index and by the Tammy Project, writer Jenni Scott has launched a dedicated reference site devoted to the girls comic Jinty, published by  IPC/Fleetway. It’s good to see this area of British comics getting much deserved exposure… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: The Worldwide Comix of Jeffrey Lewis

  By John Freeman on April 22, 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows on the British comics radio show Panel Borders  looking at the connections between comic books and music culture, guest presenter Conor O’Grady talks to American underground cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis about his comics such as Fuff and… Read More ›

• In Review: Sally Heathcote: Suffragette

  By John Freeman on April 21, 2014

  

  By Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape Out: 1st May 2014 The Book: Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a gripping inside story of the campaign for votes for women. A tale of loyalty, love and courage, set against a vividly… Read More ›

• Stripped “highly successful” says Edinburgh International Book Festival

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 20, 2014

  

  Summer 2013 saw the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest literary festival in the world, take a major step into the field of comics and graphic novels by running Stripped, a mini-festival within the main festival consisting of 45 different… Read More ›

• Stirling Comics Festival announced for September

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2014

  

  Black Hearted Press has announced they we will be producing the Stirling Comics Festival, forming a comic book strand of the Stirling Fringe Festival (19 – 28th September 2014). BHP will produce a series of free events for the public over the… Read More ›

• British Pathe bring rare “Dan Dare” footage to YouTube

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  British Pathe have released some of their archive footage on YouTube, including a rare behind the scenes insight into the creation of the original Dan Dare strip for Eagle. The film is also available on British Pathe’s web site but… Read More ›

• Phoenix Children’s Comic Festival back in May

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2014

  

    The second Phoenix Children’s Comic Festival will take place at the Oxford’s Story Museum  on Saturday 3rd May, featuring art and events from many familiar names to readers of the Phoenix and great comics in general, with confirmed events from Laura Ellen… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Andy Robertson, SF editor

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of SF editor and fan Andy Robertson who had been involved with Interzone, serving as Assistant Editor from an early stage and contributing many reviews and interviews. Andy also published a number of stories and edited two anthologies based on… Read More ›

• Jamie Smart’s “Fish Head Steve” heading to your TV screens?

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2014

  

    ITV Studios America has entered into an exclusive production deal with Komixx Entertainment Inc., an entertainment rights owner and content production company based in the UK that represent a number of properties, including Jamie Smart‘s “Fish Head Steve” character,… Read More ›

• “Filmed in Supermarionation” documentary to get Andercon preview

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2014

  

  Network DVD‘s upcoming major new feature film about the work of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Filmed in Supermarionation, is to get a sneak preview at the first Andercon convention this weekend. The clips already released suggest it’s going to be… Read More ›

• Arvon announces Graphic Novel Writing with Bryan Talbot and Leah Moore

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2014

  

  The Arvon Foundation has just announced it will be running a residential creative writing course, Graphic Novel Writing with Bryan Talbot and Leah Moore, at the end of July (28th July – 2nd August). Running at The Hurst in Shropshire, the… Read More ›

• Luke Pearson, Isabel Greenberg and SelfMadeHero nominated for Will Eisner Awards

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2014

  

  The nominations for this year’s Will Eisner Awards have just been announced. The awards will be given out in a gala ceremony on Friday, 25th July during Comic-Con International: San Diego. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to… Read More ›

• XIII series on Sky2: Episode Images

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2014

  

  Sky have kindly sent us some images from the first two recently aired images of XIII, based on the  graphic novel series of the same name Jeremy Briggs has enthusiastically reviewed here for some time. Episode 3 airs this week on… Read More ›

• Inkwell Awards ballot opens to find and honour favourite comic book inkers

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2014

  

  The Inkwell Awards, a US non-profit organization devoted to educating and promoting the art of inking, is inviting the public worldwide to vote for the industry’s best of the past year. The official public ballot will be available on the… Read More ›

• In Review: Spaceship Away Issue 32

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2014

  

  The latest issue of the Dan-Dare and Eagle comic-inspired magazine Spaceship Away has just shipped to subscribers and will be available soon from the title’s web site (http://spaceshipaway.org.uk). This issue, wrapped in a cover and back cover by Eagle and… Read More ›

• In Review: WesterNoir Book Four

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 15, 2014

  

  The fourth book in writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley’s WesterNoir tales of Old West demon hunter Josiah Black is now available and seemingly turns the table on the main character as its subtitle is Josiah Black: Wanted For… Read More ›

• Electric Sheep Magazine’s comic Jubilee

  By Alex Fitch on April 14, 2014

  

  Previously a print periodical from Wallflower Press (Summer 2008 – Winter 2009), Electric Sheep is a cult and world cinema review magazine that has existed before and since as a website, carrying on many of the features of the print… Read More ›

• Panel Borders tackles the GHOSTS creative team as London exhibition looms

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2014

  

  Continuing a month of radio shows about the depiction of musicians and music culture in comic books, this week’s episode of Britain’s Panel Borders coincides with our yearly look at the work of young graphic novelists whip will also be… Read More ›

• Alan Grant and Tony Luke reunited for top secret ‘Project X’

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2014

  

    Word has reached us of an exciting new ‘Project X’, from the minds of UK creators Alan Grant (Judge Dredd, Judge Anderson, Batman et al), Tony Luke (Dominator, Hellkatt, 2000AD), Yasushi Nirasawa (Phantom Core, Godzilla, Guillotina) and Les Garner… Read More ›

• In Review: Alpha – Sanctions

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 14, 2014

  

  It is quite a while since Cinebook translated one of writer Mythic (Jean-Claude Smit-le-Bénédicte) and artist Youri Jigounov’s albums about CIA agent Alpha but they have returned to the series with Sanctions, originally published in France in 2000. A Russian… Read More ›

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