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• In Review: Hit-Girl

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2013

  By Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.Publisher: Titan BooksOut: NowWarning: Contains swearing and extreme violence. Not for younger readers The Book: Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked saga in this prelude to the Kick-Ass 2 film. Mindy McCready tries… Read More ›

• Dave Gibbons ‘Whaat’ art challenges Lichtenstein’s dubious ‘legacy’

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2013

  

  Watchmen artist and co-creator Dave Gibbons was interviewed on a recent BBC TV documentary about the Pop Art painting ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein, which is currently on show in a major retrospective at Tate Modern, London. Gibbons was probably the… Read More ›

• 2013 British Comic Awards Committee confirmed

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2013

  

    Plans for the second annual British Comic Awards are well underway — so here’s a reminder that you can nominate titles for consideration by the BCA Committee via the Awards  Nomination Form or on the BCA home page. The… Read More ›

• In Review: Dead Space – Liberation

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2013

  By Ian Edginton and Christopher ShyPublisher: Titan BooksOut: NowWarning: Contains violence and swearing – not for younger readers The Book: Following the events of the video game Dead Space 2, we follow Earthgov Sergeant John Carver whose wife and son… Read More ›

• London’s Comiket is back – bigger and bolder than ever!

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2013

  London’s Comiket is back on 20th April 2013 – and the Comica Festival-organised event has a new and much bigger venue. This year, they’ve teamed up with Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design to stage the biggest and… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – The Last Round

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 18, 2013

  

  It has been a long haul, 18 books over almost two and a half years, but Cinebook have stuck with Jean Van Hamme and William Vance’s amnesiac tattooed agent XIII and that has lead us all to the final book… Read More ›

• Comic Classics in the Spotlight – 2000AD

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2013

  By Matthew Charlton (re-published with permission from thefictionstroker.wordpress.com) 2000AD is one of the UK’s leading weekly comics. It has been publishing for 36 years now. The anthology approach and cast of colourful characters have been crucial to its longevity. Snarky… Read More ›

• Free Dundee Comics Expo on 30 March

  By John Freeman on March 16, 2013

  The first Dundee Comics Expo will be opening its doors to the public in two week’s time at 11am on Saturday 30 March 2013 and entry to all its talks, workshops and sales rooms will be free. Held in the… Read More ›

• Robbie Morrison, Jim Murray’s ‘Drowntown’ saga launches in June

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2013

  

  (with thanks to Simon Fraser): Jonathan Cape will publish the first volume of Drowntown by Robbie Morrison and Jim Murray in June. The creators describe the series as “an epic adventure set in a flooded futuristic London that hurls down-at-heel… Read More ›

• Dungeons, Air Aces and Phantoms – It’s your latest Commandos!

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2013

  Four new Commando comics went on sale today in all good newsagents – and actually, their distributions seems to be improving, as we’ve spotted them in several new places recently. Here’s the low down on the stories… Commando No 4583:… Read More ›

• Harvey Awards nominations open

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2013

  The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con have just released the official Nomination Ballot for this year’s Harvey Awards, honouring work published in the 2012 calendar year. Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one… Read More ›

• Radio interviews with James Moran and VS Comics creators

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2013

  Panel Borders: James Moran Vs Comics Continuing a month of shows about webcomics, Alex Fitch talks to screenwriter James Moran (Cockneys vs Zombies, Torchwood) about his new webcomic Day + Night, an urban vampire tale that casts the creatures of… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Greatest Covers under the spotlight

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2013

  It’s been setting the newsstands ablaze with pulse-pounding covers for 36 years and now 2000AD is teaming up with one of its biggest fans to bring you the Galaxy’s Greatest Covers. Long-term fan Pete Wells of 2000AD Covers Uncovered and… Read More ›

• Comics Forum announces ‘Death and the Superhero’ event

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2013

  Comics Forum has announced the second event in its ‘Comics Forum presents…’ series. José Alaniz, author of Komiks: Comic Art in Russia, guest author for the Comics Forum website and the current chair of the executive committee of the International… Read More ›

• In Review: Yoko Tsuno: The Curious Trio

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 13, 2013

  Roger Leloup’s Yoko Tsuno returns in the seventh of her books to be translated into English by Cinebook, The Curious Trio, which was actually the first of the Yoko Tsuno albums published in France back in 1972. Vic Van Steen… Read More ›

• 10 Questions: Comics Writer Benjamin Read

  By John Freeman on March 12, 2013

  

  Benjamin Read writes comics and makes films. He wrote the True Grit and Super 8 comic adaptations, and also wrote and produced the films Warhouse and 500 Miles North. He is also one of the founder members of the Improper… Read More ›

• 72nd World Science Fiction Con to celebrate ‘Diversity in Speculative Fiction’

  By John Freeman on March 12, 2013

  

  The academic programme at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention which will be held in London next August at the Excel, is offering the opportunity for academics from across the globe to share their ideas – including their… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – The Irish Version

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 11, 2013

  

  As XIII the series nears its end, writer Jean Van Hamme takes time out to explain the beginning of the saga, and just exactly who XIII the man is, in The Irish Version and forsakes his regular artist for Jean… Read More ›

• Standby For… Andersonic 15

  By John Freeman on March 10, 2013

  The latest issue of the independent Gerry Anderson fanzine, Andersonic, is now out. Issue 15 includes – Tony Harding interview – a new interview with Century 21’s Effects Assistant on Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Secret Service and UFO. Tony talks… Read More ›

• Interview: Bringing Comics to the Classroom

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2013

  Digital comics are pushing boundaries on many fronts, but one British company is pushing them into the classroom, aiming to harness the timeless appeal of comics to create a uniquely engaging learning tool.  The first Comics in the Classroom projects… Read More ›

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