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• The Punisher Comes to Town; Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet to Guest at MCM

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Film actor and comic book writer Thomas Jane and top cover artist Tim Bradstreet will attending to this month’s MCM London Comic Con (25-27th October) at the Excel, to promote comic book company RAW Studios which they co-own along with… Read More ›

• Digital comics publisher Madefire gains new funding

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Madefire, creator of the 5-star rated Madefire App for iOS, the brain child of Liam Sharp, Ben Wolstenholme and others, has announced it has closed $5.2 million in Series A funding to further develop its  digital comics publishing program. Madefire’s… Read More ›

• 2014 Glyph Comics Awards announced, open to all

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013

  

  The Glyph Comics Awards is a US-based annual ceremony and celebration that aims to honour the best Black-themed images and stories of this year. The GCA Committee is now accepting submissions for potential nominees – and we can confirm that… Read More ›

• ‘The Mob’ comics project raises money for cancer charities

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013

  

  The Mob is an A3 drawing made in six weeks during July and August this year, the brainchild of Dave Kirkwood and others with the aim of raising money for cancer charities. Over 1,400 people, including many celebrities, showed their… Read More ›

• 2000AD set to storm New York Comic Con, offers show exclusives

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013

  

  The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will be arriving in the Big Apple next week for New York Comic Con, one of the biggest dates in the convention calendar! 2000AD promise the event will be alive with Thrill-power as the droids bring… Read More ›

• Knockabout, SEQUENTIAL to release free Neil Gaiman Special

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013

  

  Knockabout Comics, publishers of Gilbert Shelton, Hunt Emerson and Alan Moore, amongst others, and SEQUENTIAL, the digital graphic novel iPad app, have announced the forthcoming release of Neil Gaiman’s Lost Tales, a special, free, digital collection of Neil Gaiman’s ‘lost’… Read More ›

• Paul Gravett’s new ‘Comics Art’ book out in time for Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013

  

  “Comics are not funny any more. Well most of them are not,” says Peter Stanbury in a plug on his web site for Comics Art from Tate Publishing, by Paul Gravett and him — as designer. Officially due for release on 7th… Read More ›

• Ten Questions: ‘Lighter Than My Shadow’ creator Katie Green

  By John Freeman on October 3, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Lighter Than My Shadow, on sale now from Jonathan Cape, is a powerful, thought-provoking hand-drawn story of struggle and recovery, a trip into the black heart of a taboo illness, an exposure of those who are so weak as to… Read More ›

• Gemini Force One project secures crowdfunding goal

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2013

  

  We’re pleased to report that Jamie Anderson’s Kickstarter, aimed at getting his father Gerry Anderson’s Gemini Force One concept launched as a series of novels, has been a success, reaching its initial funding target of £24,350 ahead of the 5th… Read More ›

• Immediate Media announces new ‘Mr Men’ title

  By downthetubes Guests on October 2, 2013

  

  Immediate Media, publishers of Doctor Who Adventures and other licensed comics and magazines, launches Mr Men and Little Miss Magazine today, a title based on the hugely popular books by Roger Hargreaves. On the newsstands from today (2nd October 2013)… Read More ›

• Comics Forum 2013 Registration Open

  By John Freeman on October 2, 2013

  

  Registration is now open for Comics Forum 2013: Small Press and Undergrounds, which will be running at Leeds Central Library on the 21st and 22nd of November. This year features a fantastic lineup of speakers and papers, including a talk… Read More ›

• Marvel UK Memories: Top Shelf Marvel!

  By Tim Quinn on October 1, 2013

  

  Top Shelf Marvel – well, sort of. I was phoned at Marvel UK by adult publisher Paul Raymond, madman of the parish, to create a Marvel style sexy strip for one of his ‘girly’ top shelf mags, Club International. The… Read More ›

• Limited edition Garth collection on sale at London Film and Comic Con

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2013

  

  Huw J Davies-Matsumura has announced a further limited edition Garth release for this weekend’s upcoming London Film and Comic Con – a limited signed convention edition of a collection of his Garth strip “The Gold of Ragnarock”, which was initially… Read More ›

• Paragon 14 offers new ‘Jikan Chronicles’ and ‘The Major’

  By John Freeman on October 1, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  CLiNT is dead. STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine is missing in action (although we’re hoping Issue 3 might reach newsagents later this month, behind the scenes developments permitting). So where do you go for an action anthology these days? PARAGON… Read More ›

• Voice cast revealed for Thunderbirds Are Go

  By downthetubes Guests on October 1, 2013

  

  ITV Studios and New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures have announced the  voice cast for Thunderbirds Are Go!, the new version of the classic Gerry Anderson series Thunderbirds. As we’ve previously reported, although Egmont will be publishing a Thunderbirds collection re-publishing classic… Read More ›

• Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: Coronation Street, the comic

  By Tim Quinn on October 1, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  While I was at Marvel UK, I contacted TV Times to see if they would be interested in us producing a weekly strip based on Coronation Street. They were. Granada TV were also okay with the idea, but wanted to… Read More ›

• Raygun Roads project gets set for full launch at Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2013

  

  Regular readers will recall we plugged the upcoming launch of indie project Raygun Roads back in July – an incredible-looking multi-media project that includes a music album, written by Owen Michael Johnson, designed by Andy Bloor, drawn by Indio and… Read More ›

• Cinebook launches ‘Lament of the Lost Moors’

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2013

  

  Cinebook, publishers of a huge number of French graphic albums in English, have announced the release of Lament of the Lost Moors: Siobahn, a wonderful story of magic, war and revenge penned by veteran Belgian comics writer Jean Dufaux, author… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Aces Weekly!

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2013

  

  David Lloyd’s fab digital anthology Aces Weekly celebrates its first birthday this week with a knees up tonight at the Star and Garter, 62, Poland Street, Soho, London from 6.00 – 11.30pm. David Lloyd, Dave Hine, Kev Hopgood, Steve Marchant… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Volume 26 Number Three profiles cutaway artist Laurence Dunn

  By John Freeman on September 30, 2013

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times (Volume 26, Number Three) is now available from the Eagle Society. (Autumn 2013 Contents ‘Laurence Dunn – Maritime Artist’, reviews the career of Eagle‘s third most prolific cutaway artist (after L. Ashwell Wood and J…. Read More ›

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