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• Comic Heroes No More

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2014

  

    Comic Heroes, the specialist comic news and features magazine published by Future, is no more. The title will cease publication with its 24th issue, on sale in two weeks, its digital companion title, Comic Review, already no longer being… Read More ›

• ComicBlitz enters digital comics fray, described as A “Netflix For Comics”

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2014

  

  Netflix. Spotify. Both have transformed the way many people consume film and music. Now, for the first time ever, claims a new digital comics distributor, comic book fans will have unlimited access to vast libraries of their favourite media for just… Read More ›

• In Review: Gerry Anderson: A Life in Pictures

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2014

  

  Edited by Stephen La Riviere Foreword by Jamie Anderson Publisher: Anderson Entertainment Media Limited 156 Pages Out: Now The Book: Gerry Anderson: A Life in Pictures photo book features carefully selected photographs from Gerry Anderson’s personal archive, from his childhood… Read More ›

• Dine out with Dave Gibbons at San Diego Comic-Con

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2014

  

  IDW’s highly anticipated Dave Gibbons Watchmen: Artifact Edition, produced in partnership with DC Entertainment, will make its debut at Comic-Con International Preview night in SanDiego on 23rd July. Dave Gibbons himself will be on hand as IDW’s special guest, signing at the publisher’s booth (#2643)… Read More ›

• Emma Vieceli announced as patron for Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th-19th October) has announced that Emma Vieceli has joined Grandville and Luther Arkwright author Bryan Talbot, artist Sean Phillips and writer Mary Talbot as a patron of the annual event. “We were thrilled when Emma… Read More ›

• Bryan Hitch joins Lakes International Comic Festival line-up

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2014

  

    The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced artist Bryan Hitch as its final major guest for its weekend-long event in Kendal, Cumbria in October – making a very rare comic convention appearance in the UK. In an interview for Cumbria Live, online today… Read More ›

• Dave Gibbons, MontyNero and more lined up for Chaos City Comics signing

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2014

  

  (With thanks to Tony Esmond): Chaos City Comics has announced a major signing event on Saturday the 12th July 2014 from 1.00pm onwards featuring five comic creators including Dave Gibbons and MontyNero, co-creator of the just-released Death Sentence from Titan Comics…. Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Comic Releases (9th July 2014)

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2014

  

  Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale today in specialist UK comic ships on sale, Wednesday 9th July 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›

• Glasgow ComicCon continues to grow

  By Colin Noble on 8 July 2014

  

    With the passing of the fourth Glasgow ComicCon, it’s gratifying to see that this convention continues to build on previous year’s successes. With the release of the ComicCon from the Contemporary Centre of Arts, this year’s event spread to… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Asylum Magazine plans special on Comics and Mental Health

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2014

  

  Comics, graphic novels and sequential art are currently receiving critical attention in academic disciplines while enjoying widespread acclaim through popular culture. Many of the most acclaimed comics, and related tie-ins, utilise themes and characters that directly or indirectly touch on… Read More ›

• Cup of O – 2000 AD Round-Up

  By Owen Watts on 8 July 2014

  

  Hello – ! Welcome to my second round-up and review of things happening over at 2000AD – the biggest event in the offing is without a doubt last week’s phenomenally ridiculous conclusion of the most recent run of Indigo Prime where (spoiler warning) Cthulhu… Read More ›

• “Dungeon Fun” wins Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards

  By downthetubes Guests on 8 July 2014

  

    Together with Dogooder Comics, Colin Bell and Neil Slorance made Scottish comics history last weekend as their all-ages title Dungeon Fun Book One became the first ever comic in the Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards’ four-year existence to win… Read More ›

• Titan Comics declares 26th July “Doctor Who Comics Day”

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2014

  

  It’s no secret that 23rd July 2014 sees the release of two brand-new Doctor Who ongoing comic series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor by Titan Comics, which already is set to be the biggest Doctor… Read More ›

• In Review: Death Sentence (Collection)

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2014 • ( 2 )

  

    By MontyNero (writer) and Mike Dowling (artist) Publisher: Titan Comics On Sale: 22nd July 2014 The Book: SEX, SUPERPOWERS AND SIX MONTHS TO LIVE! Verity: frustrated artist. Weasel: struggling guitarist. Monty: rogue media icon. Three people infected with the… Read More ›

• MCM Comic Con returns to Manchester

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2014

  

  MCM Comic Con is back in Manchester …and this time it’s for the whole weekend. Following last year’s record attendance, MCM Manchester Comic Con returns to Manchester Central bigger and better than ever. Running over a full weekend for the… Read More ›

• In Review: FutureQuake Issue 25

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2014

  

  FutureQuake, one of Britain’s finest small press anthology’s reaches Issue 25 in fine style with two covers by Conor Boyle and Bruno Stahl and, inside the whopping 52-page edition are twelve tales featuring contributions from some of  the best writers and artists the… Read More ›

• Spaceship Away sings for new sales (sort of)

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2014

  

  The latest issue of the Dan Dare-inspired Spaceship Away (Issue 33) includes a great free gift – a “How to Speak Mercurian” booklet, attributed to Dan Dare’s top scientist, Jocelyn Peabody. Dan Dare fans will recall the strip’s Mercurians sang rather… Read More ›

• Bryan O’Malley Book Signing Tour announced

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2014

  

  Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the award-winning Scott Pilgrim series, is set to undertake a major signing tour of UK and Ireland in August to coincide with the release of his much-anticipated new graphic novel, SECONDS. SelfMadeHero, the independent UK… Read More ›

• Will “HamCon” be hampered by “Le Tour”?

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2014

  

  This weekend sees the first ever HamCon – the Halifax Anime and Manga Convention (Saturday 5th July and Sun 6th July 2014), organised by young adults but not exclusively for young adults… but the Tour de France, which starts in… Read More ›

• Cartoon Museum’s online Great War cartoon exhibition continues, events announced

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2014

  

    As part of its current exhibition, “Never Again! World War I in Cartoon and Comic Art“, London’s Cartoon Museum is publishing a number of cartoons and comic strips in its online “1914 Day by Day” project. The online exhibition… Read More ›

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