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• Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: Coronation Street, the comic

  By Tim Quinn on 1 October 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  While I was at Marvel UK, I contacted TV Times to see if they would be interested in us producing a weekly strip based on Coronation Street. They were. Granada TV were also okay with the idea, but wanted to… Read More ›

• Raygun Roads project gets set for full launch at Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2013

  

  Regular readers will recall we plugged the upcoming launch of indie project Raygun Roads back in July – an incredible-looking multi-media project that includes a music album, written by Owen Michael Johnson, designed by Andy Bloor, drawn by Indio and… Read More ›

• Cinebook launches ‘Lament of the Lost Moors’

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2013

  

  Cinebook, publishers of a huge number of French graphic albums in English, have announced the release of Lament of the Lost Moors: Siobahn, a wonderful story of magic, war and revenge penned by veteran Belgian comics writer Jean Dufaux, author… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Aces Weekly!

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2013

  

  David Lloyd’s fab digital anthology Aces Weekly celebrates its first birthday this week with a knees up tonight at the Star and Garter, 62, Poland Street, Soho, London from 6.00 – 11.30pm. David Lloyd, Dave Hine, Kev Hopgood, Steve Marchant… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Volume 26 Number Three profiles cutaway artist Laurence Dunn

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2013

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times (Volume 26, Number Three) is now available from the Eagle Society. (Autumn 2013 Contents ‘Laurence Dunn – Maritime Artist’, reviews the career of Eagle‘s third most prolific cutaway artist (after L. Ashwell Wood and J…. Read More ›

• Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: Glam Metal Detectives

  By Tim Quinn on 30 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  For those of you who think CLiNT was the first British comic to think of employing comedians to write comic strips, think again. Quite apart from the numerous works of famous British raconteurs such as Bob Monkhouse to various comics… Read More ›

• Obverse Books delivers Sexton Blake

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Edinburgh-based Obverse Books, the publishers of numerous fantasy books including a number of titles inspired by Paul Magrs’ time-travelling heroine Iris Wildthyme,  recently announced the acquisition of the license to the famous Baker Street detective, Sexton Blake from from IPC… Read More ›

• ‘Balkan Comics Connections’ invades British comic shops

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2013

  

  While news stand title STRIP: The Adventure Comic Magazine is published by the now Croatia-based publisher, Print Media, most of its pages are taken up by art and story from British creators such as John Ross, Nick Dyer, Richmond Clements… Read More ›

• Martin Hayes talks ‘Project Luna’ from Markosia

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Markosia‘s collected edition of Project Luna by Martin Hayes and Jim Boswell has just been relisted as on sale now in all good comic shops, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to present interviews with both creators conducted when the… Read More ›

• Mirror’s Garth hits 70, fans pay tribute

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

   The Daily Mirror‘s Garth strip celebrates its 70th birthday this year (the strip launched in July 1943 and is now being reprinted in the newspaper). In ongoing celebrations, fans of the the story of the time-spanning adventurer are working on… Read More ›

• Bleeding Cool Magazine interviews Kieron Gillen

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2013

  

  The latest issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine (#6), on sale now in all good comic shops, includes two features of note for fans of British comic creators, the issue headlining US publisher Boom!’s new Robocop series with an exclusive sneak-peak…. Read More ›

• Inventure Cloud ‘incubator’ site issues comic art challenge

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2013

  

  Inventure Cloud, a new web space for collaborative invention which aims to help creators transform your ideas into physical products, is celebrating its launch with a comics-inspired supercompetition. Inventure Cloud is one of the 14 startups chosen from a pool… Read More ›

• The day Zoe Ball visited Marvel UK, and other stories…

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2013

  

  Rare pictures of Marvel UK’s Death’s Head II mask – and a visit to the offices by Zoe Ball recalled

• Elephantmen web site revamped

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013

  

  Active Images, run by British creator Richard Starkings, have been busy this month. Not only do they have Elephantmen #54 on sale and are busy plugging the Tenth Anniversary Collection of Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection, but the company has also… Read More ›

• Leah Moore, Rhianna Pratchett talk Legends of Red Sonja comic

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013

  

  US publisher Dynamite has released a preview of interior pages for Legends of Red Sonja #1, a collaborative effort uniting Gail Simone with a star-studded and prestigious and international creative team including Marjorie M. Liu, Mercedes Lackey, Kelly Sue DeConnick,… Read More ›

• DJs take on demons in Titan Comics Tomorrowland Issue 3

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013

  

  Tomorrowland #3 from Titan Comics is on sale now in all good comic shops. Written by Paul Jenkins with art by Alti Firmansyah and Beny Maulana of Stellar Labs, the music-driven ride of your life continues, from Paul Jenkins, the… Read More ›

• Jumping Jets! It’s the latest Commandos

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Commando issues 4639-4642 go on sale today (26th September) in all good newsagents and as digital editions, with another fine mix of action and adventure, as the RAF put their first jet fighter through its paces in a new story… Read More ›

• Doctor Who’s Sophie Aldred back at Orbital Comics this Saturday for extra signing

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013

  

  By now you’ve already heard all about London’s Orbital Comics amazing exhibition featuring previously unseen photographs of Sylvester McCoy’s beloved companion, Sophie Aldred aka ‘Ace’ … But if you haven’t, then you only have a few days left to get… Read More ›

• Art of Charlie Adlard book to launch at Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2013

  

  We’ve got word that Image Comics’ The Art of Charlie Adlard at will now get its official launch at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and not in New York Comic Con as originally planned – another great reason to… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: Neil Gaiman On Sandman

  By Jeremy Briggs on 26 September 2013

  

  Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›

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