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• 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 ›

• Monty Nero signing Death Sentence in Southampton this Friday, London next week

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2014

  

    Monty Nero will be signing the collected hardcover of Death Sentece at the Forbidden Planet Southampton Megastore on Friday 4th July from 6 – 7.00pm, and will be joined by artist Mike Dowling for a signing at Forbidden Planet London… Read More ›

• Forbidden Planet Doctor Who Signings announced

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2014

  

    Celebrate all things Doctor Who at Forbidden Planet later this month, when Rob Williams and Al Ewing sign the store’s exclusive Variant Cover of Doctor Who 11th #1 in Bristol on 26th July from 3 – 4pm. (yes, we… Read More ›

• CamCon returns to Cambridge in August

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2014

  

  Following the success of last year’s event, the CamCon team have announced that a third one day convention celebrating all things geeky will be held once again at the Junction in Cambridge on 30th August 2014 – and the guest line up… Read More ›

• Prince’s Drawing School announces Comics and Graphic Novels course

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2014

  

  The Prince’s Drawing School, Shoreditch has announced a one week Drawing Stories: Comics and Graphic Novels course later this month, taught by Emily Haworth-Booth, the winner of last year’s Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize This one week course,  is suitable for both beginners… Read More ›

• In Review: Largo Winch – Cold Black Sea/Red-Hot Wrath

  By Jeremy Briggs on 1 July 2014

  

  Writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq deliver up another slice of the rather complicated life of billionaire playboy businessman Largo Winch in the two-part story Cold Black Sea and Red-Hot Wrath. In New York at a party to… Read More ›

• Cup of O – Small Press Reviews

  By Owen Watts on 30 June 2014

  

  Before diving into some reviews I just want to give a shout out to on-going webcomic Warm Cube by the masterful Neil Ford – an absorbing and astounding weekly odyssey which is as absorbing as it is gorgeous. See the web links at… Read More ›

• Entries Invited For Dundee Comics Prize 2014

  By Jeremy Briggs on 30 June 2014

  

  The Scottish Centre For Comics Studies and the Centre For Scottish Culture, both at the University Of Dundee, have teamed up to make October 2014 Heroes And Villains month in Dundee and this then will be the theme of the… Read More ›

• In Review: The Scorpion – The Mask of Truth

  By Jeremy Briggs on 29 June 2014

  

  The Scorpion returns with The Mask Of Truth,  the third part of the latest on-going story of the swashbuckling 18th century rogue and his battles with the less-than-holy Pope Trebaldi written by Stephen Desberg and illustrated by Enrico Marini. One… Read More ›

• In Review: Bearlands Issues 1 to 3

  By Jeremy Briggs on 28 June 2014

  

  Subversive Comic’s full colour glossy Bearlands, written by Jeremy Biggs and illustrated by Bakki, tells the anthropomorphic story of an unnamed chopper-riding, leather-clad, Matrix sunglasses wearing, cigarette smoking teddy bear as he tries to survive in the aftermath of a… Read More ›

• Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley heads to Edinburgh

  By John Freeman on 27 June 2014

  

  Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the international bestseller Scott Pilgrim, is set to make his literary festival debut at this year’s Stripped 2014 graphic novel strand of Edinburgh International Book Festival to talk about his much-anticipated new graphic novel, Seconds,… Read More ›

• To Arms! Via IndieGoGo

  By Jeremy Briggs on 27 June 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  During our interview earlier in the week with writer/artist Jessica Martin, she mentioned that she is involved with a new Great War anthology graphic novel entitled To Arms! This is planned as an 80+ page hardback anthology with stories based… Read More ›

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