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• 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 ›

• Thought Bubble Anthology 2013 set to raise money for Barnardo’s

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013

  

  Along with an incredible line up of guests, this year’s Thought Bubble Festival will also see the release of another special comics anthology, with all profits going to Barnardo’s, one of the largest children’s charities in the UK.   The… Read More ›

• Thrud The Barbarian smashes up comic shops to get to shelves – again!

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013

  

  Carl Critchlow’s Thrud The Barbarian is back – and Titan Comics think they’ve got him. We all know that is a vain hope given what a dangerous clod this character is, don’t we readers? Since his first appearances in White… Read More ›

• Mach Goes Commando – fine artist inspired by comics he grew up with

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013

  

  Fresh from major book assaults on Hong Kong and New York, DC Thomson’s Commando books supply the ammunition for fine artist David Mach, who currently has an exhibition at the Lochgelly Centre in Lochgelly, Fife. The work featured is inspired… Read More ›

• SEQUENTIAL launches September sale with VerityFair

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013

  

  SEQUENTIAL – the literary graphic novel iPad app, is having a special promotion on Graphic Novels from Britain, as part of which they’re reducing the price of acclaimed graphic novel VerityFair by Terry Wiley from $9.99 to just 99 cents… Read More ›

• 2014 Commando Calendar released

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 September 2013

  

  It is that time of the year again when calendars are appearing in the shops and for the third year running Waverley Books have released a Commando calendar. As in the previous two years the Commando Calendar 2014 has 13… Read More ›

• Dundee Comics Day Line Up Confirmed

  By downthetubes Guests on 25 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  John Ridgway, Ian Kennedy, Simon Furman, Sydney Jordan and many other great British comic creators will be guests at this year’s Dundee Comics Day on 26th – 27th October. Here’s the full schedule for the event, which is part of… Read More ›

• British Comic Awards shortlist announced

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013

  

  The British Comic Awards committee  has announced the shortlist for this year’s Awards, a project now in its second year. The winners will be picked by a panel of judges including Graham Linehan and Lenny Henry. The awards are designed… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding success for ‘Project Overwatch’

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The world of comic books is caught in an endless cycle of regurgitated ideas, so Con Artist Entertainment, the team behind Project: Overwatch project, argue the only real solution to this is to move away from the overused character and… Read More ›

• In Review: The Hartlepool Monkey

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  by Wilfrid Lupano and Jérémie Moreau Publisher: Knockabout Out: Now The Book:  An English language edition of Wilfrid Lupano and Jérémie Moreau‘s Le Singe de Hartlepool, telling the story of the legendary Hartlepool monkey, allegedly hung by townsfolk fearing it was… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: 2000AD – Back To The Future

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 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 ›

• Marvel UK celebration planned for London Film and Comic Con

  By downthetubes Guests on 24 September 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Creators and former staff who were part of Marvel UK and its publications will appear at the next London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court on Saturday 5th October. Organiser Mike Conroy hopes the panel will prove a celebration… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: Bryan and Mary Talbot

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 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 ›

• Exclusive: When Creation meets Publishing: why Gemini Force One went Kickstarter

  By John Freeman on 23 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

    Jamie Anderson, the son of Gerry Anderson, has released a light-hearted video that explains just why he and author MG Harris decided not to go the traditional route when it came to publishing Gemini Force One – and turned… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: The Beano At 75

  By Jeremy Briggs on 23 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 ›

• Gary James’ British Comic Database site launched

  By John Freeman on 23 September 2013

  

  British comics archivist Gary James has launched his British Comics Database web site, a project running to some 6000 pages of data about British comics, from the ABBA comic and Action to Zoids and Zorro – and the release of… Read More ›

• Stripped Event Report: Will Morris and Edward Ross

  By Jeremy Briggs on 22 September 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Magic Words, a new Alan Moore biography from Aurum Press

  By John Freeman on 21 September 2013

  

  With Alan Moore soon to reach 60 (in November), there’s undoubtedly going to be a lot of interest in one of Britain’s most innovative and ground-breaking comic creators over the next few weeks, from both mainstream media and the comics… Read More ›

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