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• 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 ›

• Hidden Treasures – Artist John Cooper

  By Colin Noble on 5 July 2014

  

  Many artists’ commissions never get to see the light of day. They are commissioned for a dummy issue of a new comic, a potential new character that doesn’t make the grade for an current comic, or they are too late… Read More ›

• Keith Page and Stephen Walsh reveal new Charlotte Corday story in the works

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2014

  

  Artist Keith Page and writer Stephen Walsh have a new Charlotte Corday adventure in the works

• In Review: Ricky Rouse Has A Gun

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    By Jorg Tittel (Writer) & John Aggs (Artist) Publisher: SelfMadeHero Limited Edition Hardcover Out Now: Buy Signed copies from Forbidden Planet Regular Edition: 7th September, 2014 The Book: Ricky Rouse Has A Gun follows the story of Ricky Rouse,… Read More ›

• Evil Mermaids stalk the latest issue of The Phoenix!

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2014

  

    The latest issue of The Phoenix (Issue 131), on sale today, features the second chapter of “Tamsin and the Deep”, written by Neill Cameron and drawn by Kate Brown, who says she based the visuals of the evil mermaid around “some kind… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Bill Stirton

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of Bill Stirton, former head of the artists’ department at DC Thomson, who has died at the age of 94. As studio manager, Mr Stirton oversaw the inhouse production of artwork for a huge… Read More ›

• Steven Denton joins “Keeper” Comic team

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  Ace colourist Steven Denton has joined the team behind the much-praised Keeper comic with its out-now, long-awaited third issue, the saga of psychotic footballer Scott Winslow on the streets of London where strange, ritualistic murders are taking place. There’s a… Read More ›

• Pat Mills launches new digital comics label, Millsverse

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD and writer of numerous successful comic series such as Charley’s War, Slaine, Accident Man, Nemesis, Marshal Law and Requiem Vampire Knight, has launched his digital label, Millsverse, on the Comixology Submit digital platform. “I’m starting with… Read More ›

• Andrew Cartmel pens latest Doctor Who Adventures comic strip

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  Former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel is back writing Doctor Who – this time for Doctor Who Adventures. While Andrew, who script edited all three seasons of the Seventh Doctor’s TV adventures, has never been credited as a writer… Read More ›

• Sky Sharks and deadly traitors in new Commandos

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  Here’s the detailed intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando, on sale today in all good newsagents and digitally via the Commando app on iTunes. Commando No 4719 – Two Men Went To War… Originally Commando… Read More ›

• Eleventh Hour hunt for final missing Judge Dredd strips

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2014

  

  Back in May, 2000AD appealed to its readers to help solve a mystery – and they replied in spades! The legendary British comic book asked fans to track down key episodes from the Judge Dredd comic strip that ran for… Read More ›

• Comics Unmasked exhibition launch point for new Beano merchandise

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2014

  

  Alongside the British Library’s “Comics Unmasked” exhibition – which runs until 19th August – there’s a range of limited edition merchandise on offer, some of it inspired by the show itself, including t-shirts featuring the promotional character created by Jamie… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds Are Go: Thunderbird 1 Revealed

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2014

  

  Typical. You go on holiday and just as you do, what happens? ITV release the first image from their new new Thunderbirds Are Go series. Of course, it would have ben great if they’d started with Thunderbird 5 and worked… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: What makes a good graphic novel?

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2014

  

  Concluding a month of shows looking at the work of female cartoonists, Alex Fitch hosts a panel discussion with cartoonists Hannah Berry, Corinne Pearlman, Hannah Eaton and Nicola Streeten to try and the question: “What makes a good graphic novel?”, with reference… Read More ›

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