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• A Chat with a Homesick Truant: Comic Artist Oliver East

  By John Freeman on February 10, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Manchester-based comic artist Oliver East has just launched his latest project, The Homesick Truant’s Cumbrian Yarn (ordering information for the first book below), a “walking comic” centred on the artist’s travels in the county dominated by the Lake District, commissioned… Read More ›

• Demand for ‘Snowpiercer’ graphic novel prompts immediate second printing

  By John Freeman on February 10, 2014

  

  Originally released in January to widespread critical acclaim, Titan Comics Snowpiercer Volume 1: The Escape has gone to a second printing, just 48 hour after publication date, due to exceptionally high demand. Titan Comics says that fans eager to read… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Translating the Snowpiercer

  By John Freeman on February 9, 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows about French comics or bande dessinée, Alex Fitch talks to Virginie Sélavy this week on Britain’s only regular comics radio talk show, about her translation of Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette’s French graphic… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival 24 Hour Marathon creators revealed

  By John Freeman on February 8, 2014

  

   Five of the six creators for the 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s 24 Hour Comic Challenge have now been revealed – with one more to find. On Thursday 16th October, as part of the Festival, six comic artists will… Read More ›

• Egmont’s Ben 10 Comic gets digital edition

  By John Freeman on February 8, 2014

  

  Digital publishing technology company Picsean has partnered with Egmont to create the first digital Ben 10 magazine. One of the biggest media franchises in the world and a much-loved children’s brand, the print Ben 10 Magazine is the best-seller in… Read More ›

• Orang Utan ramp up two new titles for release at London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  The creative minds at Orang Utan Comics have teamed up with UK graphic novel publishing power house Markosia to bring you two thrilling new books in time for the London Super Comic Con. In Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus… Read More ›

• Future launches weekly digital “Comic Review” as part of “Comic Heroes” app

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  Future Publishing, the company behind SFX and Comic Heroes magazines ahs just launched Comic Review, a new, weekly 28-page digital magazine. With news, reviews and interviews every Friday, the company describes it as “the new way to keep up with everything… Read More ›

• Scott McCloud announced as first major guest for 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  Innovative and multi-award comic creator Scott McCloud has been announced as the first official overseas guest for the 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the event’s launch of its 24 Hour Comic… Read More ›

• Marvel UK revival title, Revolutionary War – #4 Preview Released

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  Marvel has just released a preview of Revolutionary War: Death’s Head #1, the fourth issue in its limited series reviving the Marvel UK characters. This issue is written by series creators Alan Cowsill and Andy Lanning and there’s a smashing… Read More ›

• Anderson Entertainment releases new Thunderbirds badges

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  There’s still no news on whether the new Thunderbirds Are Go TV project has secured a comic deal. We’ve still got our fingers crossed! As we’ve previously reported, we do know there’s other merchandise in the works to celebrate the… Read More ›

• Dambusters comic released for Kindle

  By John Freeman on February 6, 2014

  

  Ace comic artist and illustrator Nick Spender has been beavering away on The Story of the Dambusters, a comics project telling the story of  “Operation Chastise” for a long time, occasionally mailing me pages of work in progress. At last,… Read More ›

• Fumio Obata launches debut graphic novel at Gosh London

  By John Freeman on February 6, 2014

  

  Japanese-born, UK-based comics creator, comics educator and animator Fumio Obata is at Gosh London tomorrow night (7th February), signing copies of his debut novel, It Just So Happens, published by Jonathan Cape. The team at Gosh! are huge fans of… Read More ›

• “To End All Wars” World War One anthology final cover revealed

  By John Freeman on February 6, 2014

  

  This slipped through our radar last month – our apologies to the editorial team. It’s the finished cover for the upcoming World War One anthology To End All Wars, which will be released later this year by Soaring Penguin Press,… Read More ›

• “Celeste” sneak peek, new SelfMadeHero title from INJ Culbard

  By John Freeman on February 6, 2014

  

  Creator INJ Culbard has published a tantalising sneak peek of his graphic novel Celeste, out this April from SelfMadeHero. In London, the moment two commuters, Aaron and Lilly, lay eyes on each another on a packed Monday morning tube train,… Read More ›

• Soaring Penguin to publish “Mengelmoes” by Willem Samuel

  By John Freeman on February 5, 2014

  

  British independent publisher Soaring Penguin Press launches a new series this month: Mengelmoes, by South African-born creator Willem Samuel, a comic diary that takes you into the most life-changing period of South Africa. Soaring Penguin have kindly sent us a… Read More ›

• Cartoon Map of Europe in 1914 “discovered”

  By John Freeman on February 5, 2014

  

    Cartoons featured as heavily in the day to day lives of the men and women of 1914 as they do today. This German cartoon from 1914, highlighted by the Public Domain Review, shows the lay of the political land… Read More ›

• Lakes Comic Art Festival announces “Great War in Comics” exhibition

  By John Freeman on February 5, 2014

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced that the prestigious Abbot Hall gallery in Kendal is to host a tie-in exhibition, entitled “The Great War in Comics” – featuring art from the classic war strip Charley’s War drawn by… Read More ›

• Ladybird Books celebrates 100th anniversary in 2015

  By John Freeman on February 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Ladybird Books – whose artists in the past included Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson and fellow Eagle artists Martin Aitchison and Frank Humphris along with TV21 artist Ron Embleton – will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2015. To coincide with… Read More ›

• Markosia announces “Apollo” SuperCon Exclusive

  By John Freeman on February 4, 2014

  

  Independent British publishers Markosia have added another Limited Edition London Super Comic Convention Exclusive to their roster – an over-sized version of one of their latest graphic novels, Apollo by Erik von Wodtke and Douglas A. Sirois. Just 50 copies… Read More ›

• World War One – Comic Creator Connections: John Freeman

  By downthetubes Guests on February 4, 2014

  

  John Freeman edited some of the Charley’s War collections for Titan Books and is also one of the editors of this Charley’s War web site. He’s worked in British comics for nearly 30 years, first at Marvel UK then as… Read More ›

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