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• Quentin Blake to lead next ‘Comica Conversation’

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2012

  The next Comica Conversation in London brings two giants of children’s books and graphic novels together for the first time ever for conversation and live drawing – Australian Oscar-winner Shaun Tan and Britain’s former Children’s Laureate Quentin Blake (and yes,… Read More ›

• Women in Comics project gets European face

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2012

  A number of women comic creators have set up a European arm of the Women in Comics project, with a public page on Facebook and a private group for further discussion of the industry. Set up by comics journalist Laura… Read More ›

• Top Shelf and Knockabout announce Alan Moore’s ‘Unearthing’

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2012

  Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout Comics have just announced a project several years in the making: a sumptuous new book from Alan Moore, serving as a biography of his close friend and mentor Steve Moore (no relation), a history of… Read More ›

• Second International Alternative Press Festival this weekend in London

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2012

  The Second International Alternative Press Festival is upon us – and here’s a run down of all the events taking place this weekend in London… Thursday 2nd August 6pm – 9pm: Lamb’s Conduit Street Exhibitions: Private View 11 Shops, 13… Read More ›

• Heavy Metal launches "Four Horsemen" Art Contest

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2012

  Heavy Metal Magazine has launched a second art competition tying in with its Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse project. This time titled “What is your Vision of War?” – and this competition is open to anyone in the world –… Read More ›

• Get set for Dredd – the movie

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2012

  

  Here’s the a new promotional poster for the new Judge Dredd movie starring Karl Urban, due in UK cinemas on Friday 17th September. The future. America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC… Read More ›

• Caption 2012 – The Countdown Begins…

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2012

  Limited Edition Caption T-Shirt available now, ordering details below  This year’s Caption small press and comics festival in Oxford is only 17 days away! Guests include: Hannah Berry, Richy K. Chandler, Jade Sarson, David O’Connell, Al Davison, Hunt Emerson, Patrice… Read More ›

• Comix Reader event to open International Alternative Press Festival

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2012

  This Friday (3rd August) sees the launch of The Comix Reader Issue #4 at Gosh! London.  The free event, which starts at 7.00pm, includes an exhibition of original artwork from the issue and you can chat with some of the… Read More ›

• Timelord Talbot!

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2012

  When artist Bryan Talbot, creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Grandville was recently honoured Northumbria University with an Honorary Degree, friend and fellow creator Al Davison couldn’t resist a bit of fun at the expense of a new… Read More ›

• Planet of the Apes Zine Free Online

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2012

  A new issue of the popular UK Planet of the Apes fanzine, Simian Scrolls, along with some of the previous issues, is available to download free online. Edited by John Roche, the summer 2012 issue (issue 17) is available here… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Resident Aliens / Caption podcast with Brown and Duffield

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2012

  Panel Borders: Resident Aliens In this week’s episode of Panel Borders on Resonance 104.4 FM (London), the last of our series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch talks to Steve Parkhouse and Peter Hogan about… Read More ›

• Alphablocks, new Phonics pre-school title launched

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2012

  Immediate Media, the company now publishing many former BBC Magazines along with new titles such as Rastamouse, has just launched another pre-school title. Alphablocks magazine aims to help the growing number of parents who want to support their child’s reading… Read More ›

• Titan launches augmented Awesome Animals app for new magazine

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2012

  Titan Magazines has partnered with Aurasma – the world’s leading augmented reality platform – to launch the first kids augmented reality app for its new magazine, How To Draw #1… Awesome Animals. How To Draw… Awesome Animalsmagazine explains to kids… Read More ›

• Digitally Infinity! Panel Nine releases iPad-based comics magazine

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2012

  Digital graphic novel publisher Panel Nine has launched a free preview issue of INFINITY — a new magazine devoted to digital graphic novels and comics. The magazine contains a roundup of digital comics news, features and reviews delivered via Apple’s… Read More ›

• Photographer Rich Hendry’s ‘Legends’ exhibition superhero inspired

  By John Freeman on July 27, 2012

  The latest London exhibition by top photographer Rich Hendry takes its inspiration from superheroes and Greek gods. Titled ‘Legends’ the exhibtion opens at The Great Eastern Bear gallery next month, the photographs included the result of an intense three week… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – The Trial

  By Jeremy Briggs on July 27, 2012

  

  Who is XIII? For the last two years of these reviews I have listed the current pseudonyms that XIII the man was using over the course of the many books in this series – a list that has grown rather… Read More ›

• In Review: The Scorpion – In The Name Of The Father

  By Jeremy Briggs on July 26, 2012

  

  Mourning the passing of 2000AD’s Nikolai Dante? Then it is time to start reading The Scorpion books written by Stephen Desberg, illustrated by Enrico Marini and published in English for the first time by Cinebook. With the conclusion to the… Read More ›

• Craig Collins’ Forever Foes assembles wicked Scottish talent

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2012

  Everyone seems to be getting in on the children’s book market these days… Madonna, Katie Price, Idi Amin and many more. And, just as they stretched their respective talents beyond pop music, brutal repression and other accomplishments Glasgow-based comic creator… Read More ›

• Street press comic ‘Off Life’ preps for launch

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2012

  OFF LIFE, described by its creators as the UK’s only street press comic magazine, is to launch this autumn. Editor Daniel Humphry says the magazine will feature the best new, undiscovered and underground comics artists taking aim on modern life… Read More ›

• Tom Humberstone savages warped Olympics ideals in new cartoon

  By John Freeman on July 25, 2012

  Art © Tom Humberstone. Read the strip (Updated 30/7/12, quote added from Tom): Over on Cartoon Movement, a publishing platform for high quality political cartoons and comics journalism, Solipsistic Pop editor and ace artist Tom Humberstone‘s commentary on the London… Read More ›

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