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• Happy Birthday, Overkill!

  By John Freeman on 24 April 2014

  

  Overkill was a Marvel UK anthology published during the 1990s which ran for 52 issues, deliberately designed as a Marvel equivalent to 2000AD. Initially edited by myself, it was also edited by Alan Cowsill. The magazine was part of Editorial Director… Read More ›

• Beserker Viking stalks the in latest Commandos!

  By John Freeman on 23 April 2014

  

    Here’s the rundown for DC Thomson’s Commando Issues 4699-4702 on sale from 24th April 2014 in all good newsagents and for iPad and iPhone. It;s a another fine mix for the war comic title, featuring stories from Eric Hebden and… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Adventures tempt new readers with free sampler edition

  By John Freeman on 23 April 2014

  

  This week you can access a special online sample edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine by clicking on this link. You’ll find highlights from the latest issue published by Immediate Media (number 344), which includes an exciting interview with a Cyberman and the best… Read More ›

• Beano “Mail on Sunday” sampler nets 25% sales rise

  By John Freeman on 23 April 2014

  

    There’s good news for The Beano this week, which has seen a sales uplift of around 25% after a free sampler was made available to The Mail on Sunday readers on 6th April 2014 and as a digital version to Mail… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: special Digital Comics issue of “Networking Knowledge” planned

  By John Freeman on 23 April 2014

  

  A Call for Papers has just been announced for Digital Comics, a special-themed issue of Networking Knowledge, the journal of the MeCCSAPostGraduate Network. MeCCSA is the subject association that represents all who teach or research in Higher Education in media, communications and cultural studies,… Read More ›

• 50 Years of Doctor Who comics to be celebrated at Lakes Festival in October

  By John Freeman on 23 April 2014

  

  Grab your sonic screwdriver and set the time-space co-ordinates on your TARDIS for Kendal, 17th October 2014!  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just announced a number of events to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who in comics, the world’s longest-running science fiction TV-inspired… Read More ›

• Jinty Comic site launched

  By John Freeman on 22 April 2014

  

  Inspired by the UK Girls Comics Index and by the Tammy Project, writer Jenni Scott has launched a dedicated reference site devoted to the girls comic Jinty, published by  IPC/Fleetway. It’s good to see this area of British comics getting much deserved exposure… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: The Worldwide Comix of Jeffrey Lewis

  By John Freeman on 22 April 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows on the British comics radio show Panel Borders  looking at the connections between comic books and music culture, guest presenter Conor O’Grady talks to American underground cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis about his comics such as Fuff and… Read More ›

• In Review: Sally Heathcote: Suffragette

  By John Freeman on 21 April 2014

  

  By Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape Out: 1st May 2014 The Book: Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a gripping inside story of the campaign for votes for women. A tale of loyalty, love and courage, set against a vividly… Read More ›

• Stripped “highly successful” says Edinburgh International Book Festival

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 April 2014

  

  Summer 2013 saw the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest literary festival in the world, take a major step into the field of comics and graphic novels by running Stripped, a mini-festival within the main festival consisting of 45 different… Read More ›

• Stirling Comics Festival announced for September

  By John Freeman on 19 April 2014

  

  Black Hearted Press has announced they we will be producing the Stirling Comics Festival, forming a comic book strand of the Stirling Fringe Festival (19 – 28th September 2014). BHP will produce a series of free events for the public over the… Read More ›

• British Pathe bring rare “Dan Dare” footage to YouTube

  By John Freeman on 19 April 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  British Pathe have released some of their archive footage on YouTube, including a rare behind the scenes insight into the creation of the original Dan Dare strip for Eagle. The film is also available on British Pathe’s web site but… Read More ›

• Phoenix Children’s Comic Festival back in May

  By John Freeman on 18 April 2014

  

    The second Phoenix Children’s Comic Festival will take place at the Oxford’s Story Museum  on Saturday 3rd May, featuring art and events from many familiar names to readers of the Phoenix and great comics in general, with confirmed events from Laura Ellen… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Andy Robertson, SF editor

  By John Freeman on 18 April 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of SF editor and fan Andy Robertson who had been involved with Interzone, serving as Assistant Editor from an early stage and contributing many reviews and interviews. Andy also published a number of stories and edited two anthologies based on… Read More ›

• Jamie Smart’s “Fish Head Steve” heading to your TV screens?

  By John Freeman on 17 April 2014

  

    ITV Studios America has entered into an exclusive production deal with Komixx Entertainment Inc., an entertainment rights owner and content production company based in the UK that represent a number of properties, including Jamie Smart‘s “Fish Head Steve” character,… Read More ›

• “Filmed in Supermarionation” documentary to get Andercon preview

  By John Freeman on 17 April 2014

  

  Network DVD‘s upcoming major new feature film about the work of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Filmed in Supermarionation, is to get a sneak preview at the first Andercon convention this weekend. The clips already released suggest it’s going to be… Read More ›

• Arvon announces Graphic Novel Writing with Bryan Talbot and Leah Moore

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2014

  

  The Arvon Foundation has just announced it will be running a residential creative writing course, Graphic Novel Writing with Bryan Talbot and Leah Moore, at the end of July (28th July – 2nd August). Running at The Hurst in Shropshire, the… Read More ›

• Luke Pearson, Isabel Greenberg and SelfMadeHero nominated for Will Eisner Awards

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2014

  

  The nominations for this year’s Will Eisner Awards have just been announced. The awards will be given out in a gala ceremony on Friday, 25th July during Comic-Con International: San Diego. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to… Read More ›

• XIII series on Sky2: Episode Images

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2014

  

  Sky have kindly sent us some images from the first two recently aired images of XIII, based on the  graphic novel series of the same name Jeremy Briggs has enthusiastically reviewed here for some time. Episode 3 airs this week on… Read More ›

• Inkwell Awards ballot opens to find and honour favourite comic book inkers

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2014

  

  The Inkwell Awards, a US non-profit organization devoted to educating and promoting the art of inking, is inviting the public worldwide to vote for the industry’s best of the past year. The official public ballot will be available on the… Read More ›

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