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• Death Duty by John Freeman and Alan Burrows comes to 100% Biodegradable

  By John Freeman on 14 December 2014

  

    Issue 7 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable – edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham – is now available to buy on Comicsy or Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99. Along with your usual smattering of brain munching goblins, boneheaded barbarians and… Read More ›

• The WarWorldz Saga begins in 100% Biodegradable!

  By John Freeman on 14 December 2014

  

    Issue 7 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable – edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham – is now available to buy on Comicsy or Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99. Along with your usual smattering of brain munching goblins, boneheaded barbarians and… Read More ›

• Easter Comic Cons in Scotland

  By Jeremy Briggs on 14 December 2014

  

  Tired of hearing about Christmas yet? Let’s jump forward to Easter then as Easter 2015 sees two conventions returning to Scotland, Dee-Con in Dundee and the Edinburgh Comic Con. Dee-Con has been running under various different names at the Dundee University… Read More ›

• Playworld Superheroes Gets Set to Launch on Mobile

  By John Freeman on 13 December 2014

  

    Starship, the Liverpool-based digital media, technology and entertainment studio, has unveiled details on Playworld Superheroes, its upcoming mobile game in which players use their imaginations to design, customise and then become, a superhero of their own creation. Inspiring endless creativity… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Zenith Phase Two release Britain’s Number One Graphic Novel

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2014

  

  .   2000AD‘s collection of Zenith Phase Two by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell is officially the UK’s Number One selling graphic novel, coming top in the Graphic Novels: General and the Graphic Novels: Superheroes section of Nielsen Bookscan for… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd Mega Collection launches in UK newsagents in January

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Prepare yourselves for the definitive collection of the ultimate Lawman of the Future – Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection is launching in all good newsagents in the UK and Ireland on 21st January 2015, a fortnightly collection of classic stories from the UK’s… Read More ›

• Ripley vs. the Doctor: BFI Poll Reveals UK’s Two Favourite Sci-Fi Characters, Now You Decide Who Comes Out on Top

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The votes are in and the British Film Institute today announces the final two vying to be named as the UK’s favourite Sci-Fi character of all time. The BFI launched its poll to find the nation’s favourite Sci-Fi character back in… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Volume 27, Number Four

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2014

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times is available now from the Eagle Society. Winter 2014 Contents ‘Ron Embleton – Master of line drawing’ – a focus on the black and white illustration work of this renowned artist, who drew in… Read More ›

• True Believers event comes to Cheltenham, aims to put the comics back into “Comic-Con”

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2014

  

    The True Believers Comic-Con is a new UK based convention that will be held at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire on Saturday 7th February 2015, with the goal of bringing fans  a comic-con that puts its focus back onto the comic books and… Read More ›

• Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos: Now We Are Nine

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014

  

  Just published is Volume 9 Number One of the Jeff Hawke Club magazine, Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos. A heavyweight issue of 94 pages – excluding the cover! – the magazine features four complete newspaper strip stories, with Hawke’s Notes, articles, club… Read More ›

• Egmont Publishing launches pre-school Bing Magazine

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014

  

  Egmont Publishing has just launched the first Bing magazine as part of their pre-school Play & Learn titles. The Bing TV series has been adapted from the insightful books by award-winning author and illustrator Ted Dewan and meticulously developed by a hand-picked team… Read More ›

• Scotland in the 70’s Revisited by Manga Writer Sean Michael Wilson

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014

  

  The latest Graphic Novel to be announced by award winning British award-winning publisher Scar Comics is something very different from their previous output of Science Fiction or Horror that they are most well known for. Teaming up with Scottish manga… Read More ›

• Doctor Who to become part of new British Paramount theme park?

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    A landmark agreement has been struck that could see some of BBC Worldwide’s biggest brands such as Doctor Who and Sherlock  feature prominently in a new entertainment resort near London supported by leading Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures. London Resort… Read More ›

• Keith Page and Stephen Walsh’s Charlotte Corday project “London Calling” goes digital

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014

  

    The Charlotte Corday adventure London Calling, published by Timebomb Comics, has just been added to the ROK Comics digital app for iPad, taking its place alongside Iron Moon, which was previously published in print by Print Media. Written by… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 11

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014

  

  The party under attack! But by who… or indeed, what…?

• Bristol Old Vic brings Stephen Collins “The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil” to the stage in world premiere

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    The award-winning Bristol Old Vic Young Company will present the world premiere of Stephen Collins‘ best-selling graphic novel The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil in January. “Beneath the skin of everything is something nobody can know The job of the… Read More ›

• Comic creators and fans urged to sign new #VATMESS petition

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2014 • ( 4 )

  

    (Updated 13th December 2014, update at end of story): A new pan European petition protesting at the implementation of new VAT rules aimed at large corporations avoiding paying tax in the countries they trade has just been launched. I… Read More ›

• Anderson Entertainment releases free Terrahawks episode online, web series in the works

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2014

  

    Anderson Entertainment are giving Terrahawks fans an early Christmas present with the free release of the Terrahawks Christmas episode – “A Christmas Miracle” – online via YouTube for 30 days from 10 December 2014. The episode has been digitally… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Dave Westaway – A Tribute by John Ridgway

  By downthetubes Guests on 10 December 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  We’re saddened to report the passing of Eagle afficianado and comic collector and archivist

• Pat Mills To Talk “Charley’s War” at University of Liverpool

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2014

  

    Charley’s War co-creator Pat Mills will challenge the current revisionist “spin” of that century old conflict at a University of Liverpool talk later this month. Pat, who is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English, (he was given an honorary professorship by the University back in 2011)… Read More ›

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