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• Edinburgh BookFest Begins Today

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 10, 2013

  

  2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Book Festival which begins today in the Scottish capital’s Charlotte Square Gardens. The festival runs for two and a half weeks and is the largest literature festival in the world. In… Read More ›

• Manga Jiman winners capture the Choshu Five for this year’s competition leaflet

  By John Freeman on August 9, 2013

  

  As we previously reported, the search for the best manga talent in the UK is on as London’s Embassy of Japan is now accepting entries for its manga writing competition, Manga Jiman. The Embassy recently caught up with Sara Ferreira… Read More ›

• Chronos Commandos #2 out next week, first issue sells out in UK

  By John Freeman on August 9, 2013

  

  The second issue of Titan Comics’ Chronos Commandos by Stuart Jennett hits comic stores this coming Wednesday, 14th August and we’ve got a great preview for you. When the Allies and Nazis develop time-diving technology that could see the course… Read More ›

• Comics Forum issues Call for Papers: Comics and Cultural Work

  By John Freeman on August 9, 2013

  

  “All artistic work, like all human activity, involves the joint activity of a number, often a large number, of people. Through their cooperation, the art work we eventually see or hear comes to be and continues to be. The work… Read More ›

• In Review: Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 9, 2013

  

  A highly illustrated children’s storybook, Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!, written and illustrated by John Fardell and published by Andersen Press is aimed at pre- and early primary school children. Jeremiah Jellyfish drifts in the oceans with his extended family getting… Read More ›

• The Twelfth Doctor gets Smuzz-ified!

  By John Freeman on August 8, 2013

  

  While illustrator and comics artist Smuzz is currently busy on many fronts – not least of them drawing the sixth episode of Crucible for STRIP – he couldn’t resist entering the downthetubes Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge, which has also attracted… Read More ›

• Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition Revealed

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013

  

  Yes, we know we’re talking US comics. And we’re talking about a game, not comics. But Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has just unveiled details for the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition that will be sold in the… Read More ›

• Prion release new Commando collections

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013

  

  On sale next week are four new collections of Commando naval stories from Prion, an imprint of Carlton Books. These mid-format compilations – featuring work by Commando veterans such as writers Alan Hebden and R.A. Montague and artists Gordon Livingstone,… Read More ›

• Thor Dark World trailer released, opens 30th October in UK

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013

  

    The official UK second trailer for the sequel to Marvel’s Thor – Thor: The Dark World has just been released. The film debuts in the UK on 30th October. Thor: The Dark World, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman,… Read More ›

• Slaine – Back in 2000AD today!

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  For 30 years he’s been carving his way through the enemies of the Land of the Young, and now Sláine the Barbarian is back with a brand new series starting next week in 2000AD. Written by the creator of 2000AD,… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s ground-breaking ‘Trifecta’ storyline collected

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013

  

  Last year, 2000AD readers suddenly realised that three seemingly unconnected stories by three of the legendary title’s top writers were actually part of the massive multi-part crossover set in the world of Judge Dredd. It was the kind of crossover… Read More ›

• New Beano merchandise eases the pain of Back to School blues

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2013

  

  It might only be the beginning of August, but no-one can have failed to notcie that supermarkets and other stores are already loading their shelves with Back to School gear (curses, eh?). But, if you’re a Beano fan, there’s plenty… Read More ›

• In Review: Blake & Mortimer – Secret Of The Swordfish 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Edgar P Jacobs’ adventurers Professor Phillip Mortimer and British agent Captain Francis Blake first appeared in the first issue of the Belgian bilingual weekly Le Journal De Tintin (French printing)/Kuifje (Flemish printing) which was dated 26 September 1946. That first… Read More ›

• Dan Boultwood comes to Forbidden Planet

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2013

  

  Comic creator Dan Boultwood will be launching Issue #1 of Titan Comics It Came! at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 15th August. Fans of cult film will love this hilarious B-movie romp, a knowing throwback to the heyday… Read More ›

• Thunder Brother: Soap Division hits a Six

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2013

  

  The latest issue of Paul Rainey‘s glorious Thunder Brother: Soap Division is now available. Issue six features “House of Tiny Tearaways” which is the concluding half to last issue’s story “Mind Your Language”. Can Thunder Brother extract some unwelcome visitors… Read More ›

• Hogan and Parkhouse’s “Resident Alien” returns

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2013

  

  Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse‘s Resident Alien saga for US publisher Dark Horse resumes on 14th August with The Suicide Blonde #0, on sale in all good comic shps on both sides of the Atlantic and as a digital edition…. Read More ›

• Dundee investment firm uses Beano characters in anniversary celebrations

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2013

  

  The Dundee-based investment company the Alliance Trust celebrates 125 years of operations in 2013, and as part of its festivities, has commissioned DC Thomson to provide a number of bespoke Beano cartoons for them to use throughout their communications. These… Read More ›

• Northern Ways: Julie Tait reveals Lakes Festival long term plans

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2013

  

  Britain is buzzing with comics festivals and conventions up and down the land and throughout the year. Across the spectrum of scale and longevity, Oxford’s determinedly human-scale small press weekend Caption is the longest one still running, while the MCM… Read More ›

• Fringeworks releases Chrissie Harper’s “Hard Luck City”

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2013

  

  British publisher Fringeworks has just released Hard Luck City – a mixture of prose and comics that introduces a new world of characters and ideas that addresses human themes along with the supernatural. The book Written by Chrissie Harper and… Read More ›

• In Review: The Last Ever Dandy Summer Special

  By downthetubes Guests on August 5, 2013

  

  I finally received a copy of The Last Ever Dandy Summer Special, and thoroughly enjoyed it. As I’ve said before over on Wacky Comics, I’m not sure about the “Last Ever” part of the title: I can’t help but think… Read More ›

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