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• 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 ›

• 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 ›

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