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• First Age Comics opens new Lancaster store

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2014

  

  Lancaster’s First Age Comics has moved into new premises, expanding its new comics, graphic novels and action figures and back issue sales operations over two floors at 3, Moor Lane, Lancaster. Owners Mark and Lucy Braithwaite have been looking for… Read More ›

• Violence: A Conference on Comics – Call for Papers

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2014

  

  Whether they are depicting the never-ending battles of superheroes, dealing sensitively but shockingly with issues such as domestic violence, or presenting an overview of historical conflicts, the themes of conflict and violence are common in comics, and will be the… Read More ›

• Ace indie title “Raygun Roads” gets second printing

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2014

  

  The latest news from the interground has it that the entirety of the fantastic Raygun Roads webcomic from Owne Johnson, Indio and Andy Bloor, which we’ve enthused about here before, will crackle live today – 2nd April. From today it… Read More ›

• The Beano’s Gnasher has gone missing!

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2014

  

  One of The Beano’s most popular and well-known characters, Gnasher, appears to have disappeared following the discovery that a rare dinosaur bone has gone missing from the National Museum of Scotland. The dinosaur thigh bone went missing from the Museum… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Volume 27 Number One Available Now

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2014

  

  The new issue of Eagle Times is available now from the Eagle Society – Britian’s longest-running comics fanzine. Spring 2014 Contents ‘The Lakeland Motor Museum’ – an article focussing on the Campbell Bluebird Exhibition, recalling the former world land and… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Ben Katchor, architectural strips

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2014

  

  Concluding a month of shows about comics and graphic novels drawn from elements of real life on British comics radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to award winning American cartoonist Ben Katchor about his weekly newspaper strips on tourism… Read More ›

• Heroes In The Night: Inside The Real Life Superhero Movement

  By John Freeman on 29 March 2014

  

  The Watchman didn’t arrive in a Batmobile but drove a tan, four-door Pontiac. He was in costume, of course — a trench coat, motorcycle gloves, army boots, a domino mask, and a red hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with a W logo…. Read More ›

• Marvel’s Revolutionary War ends, but will its UK heroes be back?

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  The final issue of Revolutionary War, reviving many Marvel UK characters, is on sale now in all good comic shops. If you haven’t already gone out and bought it, here’s another preview to tempt you… and the collection is out… Read More ›

• Wonder Woman recruited for Mothering Sunday merchandise offensive

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK and DC Entertainment have been busy ramping up the profile of their Wonder Woman licence in the run up to Mothering Sunday this weekend. (No, it isn’t “Mother’s Day” – that is the US celebration,… Read More ›

• Signature Publishing launches Littlest Pet Shop title

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  After its success with My Little Pony magazine, the fast-expanding Surrey-based Signature Publishing – whose titles also include Dinosaur Action, It’s Cosmic Magazine and Girls Love – has teamed-up with toymakers Hasbro again, to launch a bi-monthly magazine for their girls… Read More ›

• Stan Lee backs Free Comics Book Day on 3rd May

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee is backing this year’s Free Comic Book Day in a promotional video to highlight this year’s comics giveaway in comic shops across the world, taking place on Saturday 3rd May. This year there are 60 free comics… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Adventures polls readers for their favourite Matt Smith story

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  Doctor Who Adventures magazine wants readers to vote for their ultimate Eleventh Doctor story in the current issue of the magazine for young Doctor Who fans. Actor Matt Smith appeared in 44 exciting stories as the Doctor – but which… Read More ›

• Jaime Hernandez and Locas feature in latest issue of Infinity

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2014

  

  The latest issue of Infinity, SEQUENTIAL’s free iPad magazine of graphic novels and sequential art is available now for free download through the SEQUENTIAL app from Panel Nine. Infinity #7 collects great content from around the web and presents it… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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