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• Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2013

  The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›

• May the 4th be with you!

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  Opening on May the 4th (Star Wars Day) and ending on 25th May (the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi), Manchester’s award winning Generation Gallery will be hosting an art event with a difference. Generation Gallery will be flying… Read More ›

• Bob the Builder magazine celebrates 200th issue

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  Bob the Builder magazine, published by Immediate Media, is celebrating its 200th issue with the launch of a national competition to win a visit from Bob the Builder at your child’s nursery or school. Bob the Builder is a four-weekly… Read More ›

• BD & Comics Passion Festival programme announced

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  The Institut français, London has announced the line up for its 2013 BD & Comics Passion Festival (30 May – 2 June 2013), which includes appearances by Patrick Sobral, Laurent Verron, Paul Gravett, Posy Simmonds, Etienne Davodeau, Glen Baxter, Ian… Read More ›

• Dan McDaid on board for Dark Horse ‘Catalyst Comics’ project

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  Following the series announcement at last year’s New York Comic Con, US publisher Dark Horse has announced the official release date for Catalyst Comix, whose creative team includes Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury and Brendan McCarthy. The creative team of Joe… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode One

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2013

  

• New Commandos scale the news stands

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  

  Here’s the info on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s last remaining war comic

• Aces Weekly Volume 4 now online

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  Aces Weekly, published by David Lloyd, stuffed with creator-owned strips is now running its first week of the fourth collection of their great, exclusively digital, online comic art series which is appropriately called  – Aces Weekly Volume Four! “It’s our… Read More ›

• STRIP finally hits the high streets

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  Print Media’s STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine, an all-ages British adventure anthology comic, is now on sale in selected UK high street newsagents (and available to order from any newsagent). The title will be on sale in UK comic shops… Read More ›

• Noir web comic LIL jumps into print

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  Michael Young and Marc Crane, a creative team from Billericay in Essex, have just released a collection of their comic LIL, which they’ve been publishing online for quite a while.  LIL is a gritty, noir-based comic series set in a… Read More ›

• Crucible finally available to read in print!

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  

    Here are two pages of the the first episode of CRUCIBLE, which features in the relaunched STRIP Magazine #1, out this week. Written by me, art by Smuzz, colour by Kris Carter, lettered by the wonderful Jim Campbell. As… Read More ›

• Photographer Steve Cook announces "Sophie’s World" exhibition, seeks missing negatives

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2013

  Brilliant photographer Steve Cook, whose design credits include Doctor Who Magazine and 2000AD as well as projects such as Alternity with Shaky Kane and whose 2009 Secret Origins exhibition of many British comic creators remains a superb snapshot of the… Read More ›

• Knockabout to publish “Hartlepool Monkey” story

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2013

  

  Knockabout will be publishing an English language edition of Wilfrid Lupano and Jérémie Moreau‘s Le Singe de Hartlepool in September, telling the story of the legendary Hartlepool monkey, allegedly hung by townsfolk fearing it was a French spy during the… Read More ›

• Vanguard Issue 3 unleashed

  By John Freeman on April 9, 2013

  Dirk van Dom has dropped us a line to tell us that the latest issue of action adventure indie anthology Vanguard is now on sale. “It’s been a bit of a wait as myself and my fellow creators fended off… Read More ›

• Radio interviews with Accent UK and Sloth Comics creators

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2013

  Panel Borders: Small Press Publishers Starting a month of shows in a new time slot, Panel Borders is looking at small press and self published comics, including the titles produced by two British independent publishing companies in interviews recorded at… Read More ›

• Dundee Comic Expo: A Creator’s View by MontyNero

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2013

  Comics writer and artist MontyNero was one of many at the Dundee Comic Expo last weekend, and, complementing Jeremy Briggs’ Photo Report on the event, offers his take on the event… For some reason I don’t often take tables at… Read More ›

• Ron Smith joins other 2000AD for Free Comic Book day signing

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2013

  

  Legendary 2000AD artist Ron Smith is to appear at a signing in London to mark Free Comic Book Day – his first signing for well over a decade. Revered by Judge Dredd fans for his satirical and, at times, bizarre… Read More ›

• In Review: Illustrated British Classics Volume 1

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2013

  Publisher: Book Palace BooksOut: Now The Book: The Illustrated British Classics: King Solomon’s Mines + Allan Quatermain + Montezuma’s Daughter features the talents of Jesus Blasco, Mike Hubbard, Cecil Doughty, Bill Baker and John Millar Watt (cover). The strips are… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Dundee Comics Expo 2013

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 5, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Saturday 30 March saw the inaugural Dundee Comics Expo at the University of Dundee. The university had been running the event that is now known as the Dundee Comics Day since 2008, a day of creator talks normally tied into… Read More ›

• London’s Rich Mix to host "DIY Cultures Fair’

  By John Freeman on April 4, 2013

  London’s Rich Mix arts venue is hosting the first DIY Cultures Fair this Sunday (7th April). It will be a day long festival of zines, artist books, comics and distros with films, animation and video art as well as art… Read More ›

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