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• 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 ›

• London’s Orbital Comics to host Des Taylor exhibition

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2013

  Orbital Comics has announced an exhibition of limited edition art prints and sketches by British illustrator DesTaylor will open at their Central London store later this month. Born and bred in Tottenham, London with a passion for comic book and… Read More ›

• Dennis the Menace, Daleks and Darth in Cover of the Century poll

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2013

  Dennis the Menace, Daleks and Darth Vader rub shoulders with other memorable magazine covers in a new poll celebrating 100 years of the Professional Publishers Association – Britain’s trade organisation representing more than 200 publishing-related companies. The PPA Cover of… Read More ›

• Scar Comics bring back Roger Mason’s Mice

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2013

  Now available from Scar Comics is the new sci-fi graphic novel from acclaimed bande dessinée and 2000AD artist Roger Mason. Featuring the giant alien factory Order Nine, The Mice graphic novels tell the story of the remnants of humanity who… Read More ›

• Panel Nine releases Terry Wiley’s VerityFair on iPad

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2013

  Panel Nine, digital publishers of Eddie Campbell’s Dapper John and The Certified Hunt Emerson, and has just released their iPad edition of “unheralded star” Terry Wiley‘s VerityFair. A slightly twisted soap opera with the merest dash of X-Files, VerityFair tells… Read More ›

• Steampunk Radio with Panel Borders

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2013

  Panel Borders: Steampunk Geniuses Continuing a month of shows looking at webcomics, Alex Fitch talks to the creators of a popular online steampunk strip that combines Victoriana, mad scientists, fantasy and strong female characters. Phil and Kaja Foglio discuss the… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Maximilian’s Gold

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 8, 2013

  

  XIII reaches book 16, Maximilian’s Gold, in which writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance give readers the conclusion to the golden treasure hunt arc that began in book 11, Three Silver Watches. XIII, Jones and co have left… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero launches ‘Art Masters’ series with Rembrandt bio

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2013

  SelfMadeHero are to release a graphical biography of the world’s greatest portrait painter, Rembrandt, in April, produced in association with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The biography from Dutch illustrator Typex presents an unique colourful account of the great artist’s life… Read More ›

• Artist Colin Andrew: A Tribute by Syd Jordan

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2013

  As we reported earlier this week, veteran comic artist Colin Andrew recently passed. Here, Syd Jordan pays tribute to this unsung artisan of British comics (and much more)… An episode of Jeff Hawke: Overlord. Jeff Hawke © Daily Express ENVOI… Read More ›

• Paul Cornell signing Wolverine #1 at Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on March 6, 2013

  Paul Cornell will be signing The Forbidden Planet Variant of Marvel Comics new Wolverine #1 at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 13th  March from 6 – 7.00pm. The best there is at what he does gets an all-new… Read More ›

• In Review: Blake and Mortimer – Curse Of The 30 Pieces Of Silver

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 6, 2013

  EP Jacobs’ adventurers, Professor Phillip Mortimer and British agent Captain Francis Blake, return in a pair of modern books, The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver Parts 1 and 2, written by Jean Van Hamme, illustrated by three different… Read More ›

• Titan Comics announces IT CAME! from Dan Boultwood

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2013

  Titan Comics releases the brand-new creator-owned series, IT CAME! – a four-issue, 1950s B-movie style mini-series by Dan Boultwood – in August. Judging from the sneek peek trailer (created by Angie Thomas) which  has just been released, fans of Mystery… Read More ›

• Luck for Some: Temple APA 13 released

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2013

  The Temple APA Issue Thirteen is now available to download as a totally free pdf file, containing contributions from the likes of Dave Hailwood, Paul Eldridge, Simon Mackie, Tony Suleri, Dirk Van Dom and Malcolm Kirk – who also provides… Read More ›

• Soaring Penguin Press to publish Régis Loisel’s “Peter Pan”

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2013

  

  Indie publisher Soaring Penguin Press is to publish Régis Loisel’s epic series, Peter Pan for the first time in English, in one omnibus edition, later this year – and has launched an Indiegogo campaign to support publication. The 372-page, full… Read More ›

• Brubaker, Sacco and Munoz among first ‘big name’ guests for Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2013

  Lakes International Comic Art Festival Posterby Bryan Talbot. Competition below! Some of the biggest names in comic art – including top names such as Joe Sacco, Ed Brubaker and Posy Simmonds, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra – will be heading… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Colin Andrew

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2013

  

  The following tribute is compiled with grateful thanks to Martin Baines, Gerry Dolan, Martin Griffiths, the Illustration Art Gallery (from where much of the information featured below about Colin’s career was sourced), Steve Holland , the New Camden Journal and… Read More ›

• Neil Gaiman to give keynote at ‘Digital Minds’ conference

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2013

  Image via London Book Fair The London Book Fair has announced that comic writer and author Neil Gaiman will give the opening keynote speech at the fifth Digital Minds Conference in London on Sunday 14th April. Neil is internationally recognised… Read More ›

• Gateshead’s BALTIC announces June Artist’s Book Fair

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2013

  For two days in June, Gateshead’s BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead will play host to a national two day Artist’s Book Fair. (Friday 14th & Saturday 15th 10-6pm June 2013). They’re now actively seeking creators who may want… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Operation Montecristo

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 4, 2013

  

  With Operation Montecristo, XIII the series reaches the 15th book of the 18 that Cinebook are releasing and, after a run of solo adventures, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance get XIII the man back with his friends… Read More ›

• Dead Space Liberation a top seller for Titan Books

  By John Freeman on March 3, 2013

  Titan Books new graphic novel, Dead Space: Liberation hit The New York Times Best-Sellers List at Number 3 in the Hardcover Graphic Books category this week. Following the events of the smash video game hit Dead Space 2, the new… Read More ›

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