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• Come Dine with David (Leach, that is)

  By John Freeman on September 19, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  (via Lew Stringer): Cartoonist and editor David Leach (the creator of Psycho Gran, which has recently featured in Aces Weekly) is on Channel 4 this evening (Thursday 19th September 19th at 5.00pm) as one of the cooks on Come Dine… Read More ›

• Garen Ewing illustrates ‘The Book of the Dead’

  By John Freeman on September 19, 2013

  

    (via Paul Cornell): Rainbow Orchid creator Garen Ewing has provided illustrations for an upcoming anthology, The Book of the Dead from Jurassic London, a collection of stories about Egyptian mummies, featuring stories by Paul Cornell, Gail Carriger, Adam Roberts,… Read More ›

• London Super Con 2014 announces first guests

  By John Freeman on September 18, 2013

  

  The London Super Comic Convention has just announced its first guests for its 2014 event, running the weekend of 14th- 15th March, and will be spotlighting guests as they are anoounced. US artist Arthur Adams makes his first appearance at… Read More ›

• Fantasy authors offer handy tips on writing for Shared Worlds project

  By John Freeman on September 18, 2013

  

  When it comes to writing (or indeed, any form of creativity) some days, you just need a little nudge… a simple reminder that you’re not alone on this path you’ve chosen. Maybe you simply need to know that someone else… Read More ›

• Meet Saltire, Scotland’s Newest Superhero

  By John Freeman on September 18, 2013

  

  Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Diamondsteel Comics have announced the launch of Scotland’s first traditional comic book superhero. The #1 issue of the brand new title, Saltire – Invasion, is set for release at the 2013… Read More ›

• Nova Awards for best SF fanzines launched

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2013

  

  The 2013 Nova Awards for excellence in SF fanzines are now open – and include a category for best fan artist. Anyone resident in the UK or Eire can vote, provided they’ve read at least six eligible titles. Many are… Read More ›

• Where in the world is Street Cat Bob?

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2013

  

  Yes, yes, we know it’s only mid-September – but you can positvely smell the dreaded festive season coming when books like Where in the World is Bob? go on sale – inspired by the best-selling and oh, all right, quite touching tale… Read More ›

• ITV Studios offers sneek peek of new Thunderbird 1

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  MIPCOM takes place in Cannes next month – one of thw world’s largest TV rights events – and TV executives seeking broadcast content across the globe are already being wooed to take a look at the line up of new… Read More ›

• VIZ creators at Lakes Festival, new edition of ‘Profanisaurus’ on sale

  By John Freeman on September 16, 2013

  

  Members of the VIZ comic team will be at the Lakes International Comics Festival next month – and copies of the new edition of the long-running Profanisaurus, inspired by the ‘Roger Mellie’ strip. Hail Sweary: The All New Profanisaurus, a… Read More ›

• Jump on board – here’s a preview of the all-new 2000AD, with all-new stories!

  By John Freeman on September 16, 2013

  

  With its long history and so many characters to learn to love, the team at 2000AD often get asked by potential new readers and comic book stores when the best time to start reading the comic is. The answer? This… Read More ›

• Razorjack graphic novel by John Higgins hits stores tomorrow

  By John Freeman on September 16, 2013

  

  Tomorrow (17th September) sees the launch of a a brand-new edition of the graphic novel Razorjack by John Higgins in book and comic stores. Written, drawn and coloured by John, this 104 page graphic novel from Titan Comics is the… Read More ›

• Wizards Keep announces new Worlds End ashcan

  By John Freeman on September 15, 2013

  

  Wizards Keep Publishing – the independent publisher run by comics creator and tutor Tim Perkins – has just announced their next publication – The Worlds End Ashcan 2. Due for release in time for the coming autumn/winter convention season, the… Read More ›

• Self Publisher Magazine interviews Sean Duffield and Mike Garley

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2013

  

  The latest issue of the US title Self Publisher Magazine is available now and includes interviews with Sean Duffield, an integral part of the team behind the Paper Tiger imprint and the incredible War: The Human Cost collection, and Dead… Read More ›

• “Engaging with the Woman Fantastic’ collection call for papers

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2013

  

  The past 30 years have offered a growing and changing body of scholarship on images of fantastic women in American popular culture. Collections from Marleen Barr’s Future Females (1981) and Future Females: The Next Generation (2000) to Elyce Rae Helford’s… Read More ›

• Andercon, Anderson Entertainment’s first Gerry Anderson convention, next year

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2013

  

  Andercon, Anderson Entertainment’s first Gerry Anderson convention, will take place next April in London – and with its Kickstarter campaign for Gemini Force One up and running, new Thunderbirds merchandise, a new show and the 50th anniversary of Thunderbirds on… Read More ›

• Reading for pleasure helps kids in the classroom, says study (we know, say scientists)

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers, according to new research from the London-based Institute of Education. All the more reason to give them a comic, then – an ethos adopted… Read More ›

• Time Bomb announces ‘Squadron of the Screaming Damned’

  By John Freeman on September 13, 2013

  

  Time Bomb Comics have just announced the immenent publication of Squadron of the Screaming Damned by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page, the follow up to London Calling, the critically acclaimed graphic album published by Time Bomb Comics in 2010. This… Read More ›

• Lancaster University goes ‘Beyond Twilight’ with Gothic Fiction Day

  By John Freeman on September 13, 2013

  

  British Education Secretary Michael Gove recently suggested that teenagers should read Middlemarch rather than Twilight. But new research from Lancaster University shows that Gothic fiction aimed at Young Adults can be as rewarding a topic for study as the literary… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds: The Comic Collection details released

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Egmont Classic Comics have very kindly sent over more information on their new Thunderbirds Comic Collection, set for release on 10th October, which will feature both early Thunderbirds strips and feature pages from their own 1990s Thunderbirds comic, including cutaways… Read More ›

• MCM Belfast Comic Con To Launch In June 2014

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2013

  

  June 2014 will see MCM bring its celebration of sci-fi, games, comics, anime and cosplay to Northern Ireland for the very first time, with the inaugural MCM Belfast Comic Con. The announcement comes hard on the heels of last week’s… Read More ›

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