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• Subversive Comics Kickstarts Bearlands Issue 6

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 September 2014

  

  A short while back we reviewed the first three issues of Subversive Comics’ great Bearlands comic. Written by Jeremy Biggs and illustrated by Bakki, Bearlands takes the now seemingly ubiquitous zombie apocalypse tale and gives it a new twist –… Read More ›

• In Review: David Leach Conquers the Universe

  By Antony Esmond on 2 September 2014

  

  Script and Art by David LeachScript Editing by Scott GrayLettering by Peri GodboldPublished by Ian Hine and Dead Universe PublishingOut: Now – £3.95 ‘I took it like a randy Welsh shepherd!’ David Leach Conquers the Universe, released earlier this year,… Read More ›

• Malta Comic Con 2014 offers a world-spanning guest line up

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2014

  

  Malta’s Wicked Comics are clearly pulling out all the stops this year for their 2014 Malta Comic Con at the end of November, with a growing line-up of internationally renowned creators now announced. Here’s a run down of the most… Read More ›

• Scotland’s biggest comic con back in Glasgow this weekend

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2014

  

  Last year’s debut MCM Scotland Comic Con was the largest comic convention Scotland had ever seen – and this year’s show, this coming weekend (6-7th September 2014) is set to be even bigger according to its organisers with comic guests… Read More ›

• “Requiem Vampire Knight: Resurrection” is latest Millsverse digital title

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2014

  

    Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD, writer of comic series such as “Charley’s War”, “Slaine”, “Marshal Law”, “Nemesis The Warlock” and “Accident Man”, launched his digital label, Millsverse, on Comixology in July with the one-off PsychoKiller from Toxic! magazine. Now… Read More ›

• Alternative Press Picnic in Hyde Park on Sunday, TAKEOVER 2 confirmed

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2014

  

  After the success of their first London TAKEOVER event, which saw some 1500 people through its doors to enjoy the delights of the alternative press, the team behind it have announced its return for 2015 – hopefully again in May…. Read More ›

• Lakes Festival offers discounted tickets – but deal ends on Sunday

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2014

  

    With less than two months to go, things are really gathering pace and tickets for the 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival are already selling fast – with some events selling much faster than others. The run on tickets… Read More ›

• Luma Works set to launch ‘Storytime’ Magazine, rejecting cover mounts as selling point

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2014

  

    New publisher Luma Works is to launch its first title, Storytime, on 10th September 2014 – a 52-page title offering a mix of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, myths, legends, poetry and extracts from well-loved children’s books that will… Read More ›

• Deadly Enigmas, Desert Hunters and not-so Deserted Islands in latest Commandos

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2014

  

    Here’s details of the latest issues of Commando on sale today, 28th August 2014 in all good newsagents and digitally via iTunes, which include the return of the Convict Commandos, written by Alan Hebden. Commando No 4735 – Deadly… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: “Minnie the Minx” artist Jim Petrie

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2014

  

      (Updated 29/8/14 to include tribute from Mike Stirling) We’re sorry to report the passing of artist Jim Petrie, an artist perhaps best known for his work on The Beano‘s “Minnie the Minx”, a strip he took over from… Read More ›

• Win a life-size TARDIS for your school with BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2014

  

    If you’re looking for your own adventures in time and space then don’t miss the latest issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine, because the title is running a competition to win a life-size TARDIS to one lucky reader for… Read More ›

• Comic Soapbox Scotland showcases best of Scots political comics

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2014

  

    A new comics project, Comic Soapbox Scotland, is showcasing politically engaged comics created in Scotland. The team behind it say the project is non-partisan and wants to hear from everyone working in the field of political comic comment. Cartoonists featured so far… Read More ›

• Sequart puts Star Trek comics under scrutiny in new book

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2014 • ( 2 )

  

    The Sequart Organization has just announced the release of New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics, edited by Joseph F. Berenato, which includes coverage of the Star Trek comics originated in the UK. The creation of visionary futurist… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Comic Releases (26th August 2014) – Tenth Doctor #2 On Sale This Week

  By John Freeman on 26 August 2014

  

  Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from tomorrow, Wednesday 26th August 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below,… Read More ›

• Cup of O – Small Press Reviews and Melksham Comic Con Preamble

  By Owen Watts on 25 August 2014

  

    Hello! Here I tackle three books I bought from Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s first event last year – a tremendously well put-together and enjoyable art-focussed festival set in the picturesque town of Kendal in the Lake District. I heartily recommend it… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath proves a Curate’s Egg

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2014

  

    (First posted  in a shorter form on the downthetubes tumblr, minor spoilers): I’m glad to see that the Twelfth Doctor seems to have been well received in most quarters and was more than impressed by the opening episode of his… Read More ›

• David Hine’s “Strange Embrace” arrives on SEQUENTIAL app

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2014

  

    Terrific news this week for digital comic fans, with word from publisher Russell Willis that SEQUENTIAL has added David Hine‘s stunning Strange Embrace title to their catalogue – a work that helped redefine graphic novel horror when it was first released… Read More ›

• Harry Potter illustrator Jonny Duddle summoned to Lancaster Castle

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2014

  

    Harry Potter fans of all ages will not want to miss a special free event in the atmospheric setting of Lancaster Castle’s Shire Hall – an appearance by writer and award-winning illustrator Jonny Duddle on Wednesday 3rd September, organised… Read More ›

• OFF LIFE announces September “#Quickdraw” event

  By John Freeman on 22 August 2014

  

    OFF LIFE – Britain’s only free street press comics publication – is returning to London’s House of Illustration on 18th September 2014 for another night of fast-paced illustration. Tickets always sell out fast, so grab them while you can! #QuickDraw is a live drawing night… Read More ›

• Bear Alley Books announces reprint of DC Thomson’s “Arena” strip

  By John Freeman on 22 August 2014

  

  Steve Holland at Bear Alley Books has just the next title from the independent publisher will be a reprint of the 1979 series “Arena”, published by DC Thomson. Originally serialised in The Crunch, created by Dave Taylor (not to be… Read More ›

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