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• Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: Glam Metal Detectives

  By Tim Quinn on September 30, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  For those of you who think CLiNT was the first British comic to think of employing comedians to write comic strips, think again. Quite apart from the numerous works of famous British raconteurs such as Bob Monkhouse to various comics… Read More ›

• Obverse Books delivers Sexton Blake

  By John Freeman on September 29, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Edinburgh-based Obverse Books, the publishers of numerous fantasy books including a number of titles inspired by Paul Magrs’ time-travelling heroine Iris Wildthyme,  recently announced the acquisition of the license to the famous Baker Street detective, Sexton Blake from from IPC… Read More ›

• ‘Balkan Comics Connections’ invades British comic shops

  By John Freeman on September 29, 2013

  

  While news stand title STRIP: The Adventure Comic Magazine is published by the now Croatia-based publisher, Print Media, most of its pages are taken up by art and story from British creators such as John Ross, Nick Dyer, Richmond Clements… Read More ›

• Martin Hayes talks ‘Project Luna’ from Markosia

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Markosia‘s collected edition of Project Luna by Martin Hayes and Jim Boswell has just been relisted as on sale now in all good comic shops, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to present interviews with both creators conducted when the… Read More ›

• Mirror’s Garth hits 70, fans pay tribute

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

   The Daily Mirror‘s Garth strip celebrates its 70th birthday this year (the strip launched in July 1943 and is now being reprinted in the newspaper). In ongoing celebrations, fans of the the story of the time-spanning adventurer are working on… Read More ›

• Bleeding Cool Magazine interviews Kieron Gillen

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2013

  

  The latest issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine (#6), on sale now in all good comic shops, includes two features of note for fans of British comic creators, the issue headlining US publisher Boom!’s new Robocop series with an exclusive sneak-peak…. Read More ›

• Inventure Cloud ‘incubator’ site issues comic art challenge

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2013

  

  Inventure Cloud, a new web space for collaborative invention which aims to help creators transform your ideas into physical products, is celebrating its launch with a comics-inspired supercompetition. Inventure Cloud is one of the 14 startups chosen from a pool… Read More ›

• The day Zoe Ball visited Marvel UK, and other stories…

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2013

  

  Rare pictures of Marvel UK’s Death’s Head II mask – and a visit to the offices by Zoe Ball recalled

• Elephantmen web site revamped

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013

  

  Active Images, run by British creator Richard Starkings, have been busy this month. Not only do they have Elephantmen #54 on sale and are busy plugging the Tenth Anniversary Collection of Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection, but the company has also… Read More ›

• Leah Moore, Rhianna Pratchett talk Legends of Red Sonja comic

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013

  

  US publisher Dynamite has released a preview of interior pages for Legends of Red Sonja #1, a collaborative effort uniting Gail Simone with a star-studded and prestigious and international creative team including Marjorie M. Liu, Mercedes Lackey, Kelly Sue DeConnick,… Read More ›

• DJs take on demons in Titan Comics Tomorrowland Issue 3

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013

  

  Tomorrowland #3 from Titan Comics is on sale now in all good comic shops. Written by Paul Jenkins with art by Alti Firmansyah and Beny Maulana of Stellar Labs, the music-driven ride of your life continues, from Paul Jenkins, the… Read More ›

• Jumping Jets! It’s the latest Commandos

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Commando issues 4639-4642 go on sale today (26th September) in all good newsagents and as digital editions, with another fine mix of action and adventure, as the RAF put their first jet fighter through its paces in a new story… Read More ›

• Doctor Who’s Sophie Aldred back at Orbital Comics this Saturday for extra signing

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013

  

  By now you’ve already heard all about London’s Orbital Comics amazing exhibition featuring previously unseen photographs of Sylvester McCoy’s beloved companion, Sophie Aldred aka ‘Ace’ … But if you haven’t, then you only have a few days left to get… Read More ›

• Art of Charlie Adlard book to launch at Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2013

  

  We’ve got word that Image Comics’ The Art of Charlie Adlard at will now get its official launch at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and not in New York Comic Con as originally planned – another great reason to… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: Neil Gaiman On Sandman

  By Jeremy Briggs on September 26, 2013

  

  Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble Anthology 2013 set to raise money for Barnardo’s

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2013

  

  Along with an incredible line up of guests, this year’s Thought Bubble Festival will also see the release of another special comics anthology, with all profits going to Barnardo’s, one of the largest children’s charities in the UK.   The… Read More ›

• Thrud The Barbarian smashes up comic shops to get to shelves – again!

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2013

  

  Carl Critchlow’s Thrud The Barbarian is back – and Titan Comics think they’ve got him. We all know that is a vain hope given what a dangerous clod this character is, don’t we readers? Since his first appearances in White… Read More ›

• Mach Goes Commando – fine artist inspired by comics he grew up with

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2013

  

  Fresh from major book assaults on Hong Kong and New York, DC Thomson’s Commando books supply the ammunition for fine artist David Mach, who currently has an exhibition at the Lochgelly Centre in Lochgelly, Fife. The work featured is inspired… Read More ›

• SEQUENTIAL launches September sale with VerityFair

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2013

  

  SEQUENTIAL – the literary graphic novel iPad app, is having a special promotion on Graphic Novels from Britain, as part of which they’re reducing the price of acclaimed graphic novel VerityFair by Terry Wiley from $9.99 to just 99 cents… Read More ›

• 2014 Commando Calendar released

  By Jeremy Briggs on September 25, 2013

  

  It is that time of the year again when calendars are appearing in the shops and for the third year running Waverley Books have released a Commando calendar. As in the previous two years the Commando Calendar 2014 has 13… Read More ›

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