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• Batman at 75: Official Celebrations announced

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  Marking the milestone 75th anniversary of DC Comics’ Batman, Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Entertainment have revealed plans for a year-long celebration befitting one of the world’s most popular comic heroes. We imagine Titan Magazines, who publish Batman comics under… Read More ›

• Comics Grid crowdsources comics news and feature sites “Master List”

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2014

  

  The Comics Grid, the Journal of Comics Scholarship is crowdsourcing a directory of feeds from blogs or sites that cover comics,  particularly comics criticism, history and scholarship. “We are keen on following blogs that review, discuss and/or link to articles about comics,”… Read More ›

• Keep your eyes peeled – Bananaman is heading for the big screen

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2014

  

  Typical! Just as you go on holiday, some big news breaks about British comics and now we’re playing catch up… but it’s surely good news that one of DC Thomson’s best-known characters, Bananaman, looks set to star in his own… Read More ›

• New Commandos tunnel into newsagents

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2014

  

  The latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando are on sale now, offering a great mix of action and adventure, including a new Great War tale from script writer Ferg Handley and artist Vila. Here’s the checklist. Regular readers were… Read More ›

• Skyjack launches “Poppet Magazine”, new girls title aiming to inspire technology learning

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2014

  

  Poppet Magazine, a new four-weekly magazine for girls based on the character from Moshi Monsters hoping to inspire an interest in technology goes on sale today (27th March), priced £2.99. Published by SkyJack Publishing who also publish the Moshi Monsters magazine,… Read More ›

• Underground Treasures: 18 years, 1,344 pages = Classic Crumb

  By John Freeman on 26 March 2014

  

  Specialist publisher Taschen has just published an upmarket English edition of the Robert Crumb Sketchbooks – a special slipcase release priced at £650. This six-book boxed set is based on the original hard-bound, slip-cased, seven-volume series released by the German publisher Zweitausendeins… Read More ›

• Immediate Media set to launch Peter Rabbit magazine

  By John Freeman on 26 March 2014

  

  Immediate Media is to launch Peter Rabbit magazine on 9th April, the first and only magazine to bring the tales of Beatrix Potter to life. Based on Potter’s popular children’s book characters and creatively re-imagined in the successful CBeebies animation, Peter Rabbit magazine aims to encourage… Read More ›

• Bristol brought to Booked! – a new one day convention in November

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2014

  

  Fantasy Events, the organisers of various British comic conventions, have announced a new event they’re working on alongside Back Cover Promotions in November. “BOOKED! will feature special guests, authors, publishers, panels, book launches , question and answer sessions, workshops and much more! Organiser… Read More ›

• Look Out, Britain! Psycho Gran is Back!

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2014 • ( 3 )

  

    Psycho Gran is back – and Titan Comics think they’ve got her! Little do those poor darlings down in that there London know how dangerous this much-loved silver surfer character really is… and the things she gets up to! … Read More ›

• Doctor Who’s Bernice Summerfield returns in new Big Finish audio tales

  By John Freeman on 23 March 2014

  

    Bernice Summerfield – the Seventh Doctor’s companion created by Paul Cornell and designed by Lee Sullivan, who made her debut in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures novels  and the Doctor Who Magazine‘s comic strip – will return in… Read More ›

• Paragon’s “Spencer Nero” stars in new collection

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2014

  

  Thos clever chaps behind the brilliant Paragon (check out our glowing plug for Issue 15, for example, here) have just released The Collected Spencer Nero – Volume One; By Jupiter’s Jockstrap! Featuring 64 pages of the adventures of the Civil Centurion… Read More ›

• Herik Hanna and Sean Phillips’ VOID saga heads to the UK

  By John Freeman on 21 March 2014

  

  Following up on last week’s item on Titan Comics  upcoming hardcover publication of  Elric: The Ruby Throne in September, here’s some more about the company’s other bande dessine release that month, VOID, by Herik Hanna and Sean Phillips. The English edition of the gripping… Read More ›

• Egmont to publish “Temple Run” title

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2014

  

  Lisle International Licensing has announced it has signed a new deal with Egmont UK for a publishing programme for the addictive adventure game app Temple Run which will include new fiction, ebooks, activity books and a magazine. Within its first year… Read More ›

• It’s no secret: Dave Gibbons signing announced at Forbidden Planet

  By John Freeman on 19 March 2014

  

  Join Dave Gibbons signing The Secret Service at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 22nd March. Two masters of the form, Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, came together to produce this remarkable new graphic novel from Millar and Hollywood director… Read More ›

• Nick Abadzis, Stephen Collins, Lizz Lunney and more join Lakes Festival line-up

  By John Freeman on 19 March 2014

  

  Britain has a long tradition of humour comics such as The Beano, Dandy and VIZ – so it should come as no surprise that the cheeky gang at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival have lined up a number of… Read More ›

• One Issue – Six Questions For Scotland

  By Colin Noble on 18 March 2014

  

  On the evening of Monday 17 March 2014 Glasgow’s Centre For Contemporary Arts (CCA) held the Issue One symposium on the future of the comics industry in Scotland. With a panel of industry professionals, creatives and academics, this was not… Read More ›

• GHOSTS set to haunt London’s Orbital Comics in April

  By John Freeman on 18 March 2014

  

  A new British arts collective called GHOSTS has revealed  plans to take over London this April, for a week-long underground comics exhibition. Featuring the work of seven writers and artists, the exhibition, called CULT, will be based on Orbital Comics… Read More ›

• Revolutionary Warheads!

  By John Freeman on 17 March 2014

  

  Marvel has released a preview of Warheads #1, the penultimate episode of its eight-part Marvel UK-inspired series Revolutionary War. This issue features stunning art from Gary Erskine, the original artist on Warheads, whose designs for the characters had a huge… Read More ›

• Ward & Parker’s “Merrick: The Sensational Elephant Man” nears Kickstarter goal

  By John Freeman on 17 March 2014

  

  If you’re looking for a terrific “mature readers” comic to read for free, then check out Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman a comic by Tom Ward and Luke Parker. The first issue is available now for free via Issuu and elsewhere,… Read More ›

• Jon Haward dares to draw the Mekon for new exhibition

  By John Freeman on 17 March 2014

  

  Ace artist Jon Haward has been busy drawing Dan Dare and the Mekon for his “Childhood Icons” exhibition at the House Cafe in Saint Benedict Street, Norwich. Jon was one of the artists on Dan Dare for New Eagle but… Read More ›

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