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• Dennis Publishing breaks into children’s market with Berty Squiggles

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2013

  

  Dennis Publishing, also publishers of Viz, have launched Berty Squiggles – a colouring and activity title – which represents Dennis’ first venture into the children’s market in the company’s 40-year history. Berty Squiggles, a new title aimed at children of… Read More ›

• Age of Glamour revisited in new Robert Stewart Sherriffs exhibition

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2013

  

  A unique collection of glamorous 1920s and 1930s portraits will go on display for the first time at London’s Cartoon Museum from 11th September, featuring the work of caricaturist Robert Stewart Sherriffs. The exhibition features illustrations of actors Charlie Chaplin,… Read More ›

• “The Unwritten” graphic novel “Ship That Sunk Twice” sails to bookshops

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  The Unwritten original graphic novel by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, on sale 1st October in the UK, features a stunning cover by Yuko Shimizu and includes 31 pages of fully painted art by Al Davison, with additional art by… Read More ›

• Get Weirded – Here’s a new A1 (and more…)

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  Here’s the rundown on three Titan Comics titles on sale from today in all good comic shops! A1 #4 WEIRDING WILLOWS: There’s a dinosaur from Hollow Earth loose in the Weir and she’s eating Farmer McGregor’s sheep! Can Alice and… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge – there’s a winner here somewhere…

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  Our Doctor Who Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge competition has closed, and you can view all the entries here. We’ve been blown away by the range of entries, both realistic and caricature/cartoon featuring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, which include… Read More ›

• Young Cartoonists of the Year Competition launches

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  (via ProCartoonists.org): The Young Cartoonists of the Year Competition 2013, which is run by London’s Cartoon Museum and the British Cartoonists Association, has opened – and for the first time, they are accepting artwork that has been created digitally. Judges… Read More ›

• Gerry Anderson’s “Gemini Force” funding campaign launched

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  Jamie Anderson, the son of Gerry Anderson, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Gemini Force One, a new science fiction series created by his father shortly before his death. Gemini Force One follows the story of a secret organisation… Read More ›

• Simon Furman drums up support for Bewdley Book Week event

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2013

  

  A quick shout out for ace comics writer Simon Furman, who tells us he should be at the Bewdley Book Week in (you guessed it) Bewdley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire on Friday 13th September to give a talk and book signing,… Read More ›

• Bisley back in 2000AD with special Slaine episode

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2013

  

  Industry legend Simon Bisley returns to 2000AD today, for a special one-off episode of the strip that catapulted him to international fame in the 1980s – Sláine. To celebrate the Celtic barbarian’s 30th anniversary, in Sláine: Book of Scars creator… Read More ›

• MCM To Launch Ireland Comic Con, Expand Scotland Comic Con in 2014

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2013

  

  Do you live in Ireland? Are you a fan of science fiction, videogames, comics, cosplay or anime? Well, mark 12-13 April 2014 down in your diary, because that’s the date that the inaugural MCM Ireland Comic Con comes to Dublin…. Read More ›

• Beano charity painting sells for £3200

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2013

  

  We’re delighted to report that artist Gordon Tait‘s Beano-inspired painting, auctioned via eBay on behalf of the Willow Foundation, raised £3200 for this great cause. Founded by former Scotland and Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and his wife Megs in memory… Read More ›

• Best of Milligan and McCarthy – Preview Pages

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2013

  

  Dark Horse Comics have very kindly sent us some preview pages from Best of Milligan and McCarthy – a deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk), due for… Read More ›

• Brendan McCarthy wraps Catalyst Comix #3

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2013

  

  The third issue of Dark Horse Comics Catalyst Comix, on sale 4th September in UK comic shops and online, features a wrapround cover by Brendan McCarthy and more great art from artists Dan McDaid (Doctor Who) and Paul Maybury (Aqua… Read More ›

• Chronos Commandos #3 – Sneek Preview!

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2013

  

  Next Wednesday (11th September) sees the release of Stuart Jennet’s Chronos Commandos #3 from Titan Comics – and we have a special preview for you below! In Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol #3 the time team are trapped in the past,… Read More ›

• Contemporary Artists’ Books and Book Designs exhibition at londonprintstudio

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2013

  

  Londonprintstudio, which regularly includes comic art and supports new comic artists in its events program has just announced Unfold, an exhibition highlighting the quality and variety of contemporary artists' books and designs. The way that we see books is changing…. Read More ›

• Rob Jackson releases RhiZome sci-fi anthology comic

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

  

  (via BugPowder): On sale now is the RhiZome Anthology, a weird but wonderful-looking 48-page black and white science-fiction and fantasy anthology, co-edited by Rob Jackson and Kyle Baddeley-Read. The anthology contains stories by Max Mose, Rob, Kyle Baddeley-Read, John Robbins… Read More ›

• Knockabout Comics announce “Best of Wonder Wart-Hog” collection

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2013

  

  Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a blird! It’s a pane! It’s a blane! It’s a plird! It’s a bane! Oh… actually, it seems to be some sort of flying, anthropomorphic phacochoerus aethiopicus, wearing… Read More ›

• Rock warrior Jon Mikl Thor heads for Simon Williams’ “Retro Tales”

  By John Freeman on September 1, 2013

  

  After the appearance of the original Knight Rider star David Hasslhoff in his fab comic Retro Tales, comic creator Simon Williams has announced his next guest star – the legendary king of muscle rock, Jon Mikl Thor. “The one and… Read More ›

• Planet Jimbot releases ‘Savant’

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Planet Jimbot, the indie publishing house run by comic creators Jim Alexander and Jim Campbell, has just published the first issue of Savant, a stunning science fiction story originally conceived for STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine. Savant, by Jim Alexander,… Read More ›

• ‘Striker’ football strip goes global with app launch

  By John Freeman on August 31, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The terrific football strip Striker – which currently appears in print The Sun as a regular strip, probably making it one of the most-read strips in the UK – has just been launched as an App from Syon Publishing, offering… Read More ›

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