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• Caption, the comics creator’s convention, returns in August

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2013

  This summer, the East Oxford Community Centre is once again host to the comics festival ‘Caption’, Britain’s longest continuously-running comics convention Comic cons have been popping up left, right and centre like mushrooms recently with the larger London shows taking… Read More ›

• In Review: Ron Turner’s “Space Ace” Volume 1

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Out: NowPublisher: John LawrenceOriginally published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd The Magazine: Four vintage stories from the pages of Lone Star Magazine and Lone Star Annual featuring Space Ace. “Space Ace was a labour of love for Ron,”… Read More ›

• 2000AD nominated for Eisner Award

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013

  2000AD has been nominated for an Eisner Award for the first time. Last night, the weekly sci-fi and fantasy comic was announced as one of the five nominations in the ‘Best Anthology’ category. It is the first time that 2000AD… Read More ›

• Beano 3681 On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013

  Don’t miss your weekly helping of comics, jokes, puzzles and pranks! The Beano no. 3681 is on sale today in all good UK newsagents and supermarkets. Web: www.beano.com

• Expect ‘Bedlam’ in May as Nick Spencer and Frazer Irving descend on Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013

  Nick Spencer and Frazer Irving will be signing Bedlam Volume 1 (published by Image Comics and collecting #1-6) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 1st May from 6 – 7.00pm. One of the hottest new series of the… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Six

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013

  

  Battle in the mud to keep a prize that could be even more deadly!

• Comica Festival preps for launch with Brian Bolland and many more

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2013

  Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Warren Pleece, Mark Stafford and many more comic creators will be part of this year’s fantastic Comica Festival thus weekend (April 19th and 20th) at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, King’s Cross, London…. Read More ›

• Lara Croft to Raid London Comic Con

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2013

  Screenshot via Katie’s Tomb Raider Screenshots Image: Square Enix Lara Croft is coming to MCM London Comic Con. Camilla Luddington, who plays the iconic action heroine in the new Tomb Raider game, released in March, will be meeting fans and… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Five

  By John Freeman on April 16, 2013

  

  Gaining a Task – and the chance for huge rewards – is one thing. Keeping it is another…

• Print Media releases online STRIP Magazine Guide and ‘Taster’

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2013

  Print Media has released a special “Taster” guide to STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine (now on sale in UK newsagents) which includes the first episode of Black Ops Extreme by John Freeman and PJ Holden (published in the first volume… Read More ›

• Al Ewing ‘Fictionals’ signing announced at Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2013

  Al Ewing will be signing his new novel The Fictional Man at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 2nd May from 6 – 7.00pm. In Hollywood, where last year’s stars are this year’s busboys, Fictionals are everywhere. Niles Golan’s… Read More ›

• Cooking up a treat: Busiek, Hine, Lloyd and Emerson join Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2013

  Kendal’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed more of the writers and artists who will be taking part in the event later this year. The festival, which will run from 18-20 October 2013 in Kendal in Cumbria, now has… Read More ›

• Kieron Gillen to sign variant "Uber" editions at Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2013

  Forbidden Planet have announced a signing for a limited edition variant of Uber #0 and Uber #1 by writer Kieron Gillen. Join Kieron at the London Megastore on Saturday 11th May 1 – 2.00pm. Uber #0. 1945. Germany is in… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Four

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2013

  

  The Rules of Tasking – some of them, at least – explained. For more directives, click here

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Three

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2013

  

  The mysterious bureaucrats, the Taskmasters, discuss the assigned adventurers with some concern…

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Two

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2013

  

  The Task is Assigned by the Task Masters…

• Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2013

  The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›

• May the 4th be with you!

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  Opening on May the 4th (Star Wars Day) and ending on 25th May (the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi), Manchester’s award winning Generation Gallery will be hosting an art event with a difference. Generation Gallery will be flying… Read More ›

• Bob the Builder magazine celebrates 200th issue

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  Bob the Builder magazine, published by Immediate Media, is celebrating its 200th issue with the launch of a national competition to win a visit from Bob the Builder at your child’s nursery or school. Bob the Builder is a four-weekly… Read More ›

• BD & Comics Passion Festival programme announced

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  The Institut français, London has announced the line up for its 2013 BD & Comics Passion Festival (30 May – 2 June 2013), which includes appearances by Patrick Sobral, Laurent Verron, Paul Gravett, Posy Simmonds, Etienne Davodeau, Glen Baxter, Ian… Read More ›

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