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• London’s BD & Comics Passion Festival a huge success

  By John Freeman on May 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Jonathan Ross at BD and Comics Passion 2012Photo: BD and Comics Passion The weekend has passed, the temperatures soared and London’s BD & Comics Passion‘s second festival came and went with an enormous bang. The extended weekend of celebrations saw… Read More ›

• Japanese Embassy launches UK manga competition

  By John Freeman on May 29, 2012

  The British Embassy of Japan is once again launching the major manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 2012, with fantastic prizes and open to anyone fourteen (14)* years of age or over. The manga should in some way make reference to ‘GANBARE!’,… Read More ›

• Pushwagner exhibition prompts Milton Keynes small press fair

  By John Freeman on May 27, 2012

  This summer, the Milton Keynes Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of art by the acclaimed Norwegian artist and graphic novelist, Pushwagner. To run alongside the exhibition, they will also be putting on a number of events including, on the… Read More ›

• Bumper British comics auction announced

  By John Freeman on May 26, 2012

  An auction of collectable British comics and annuals from the 1920s onwards – most published by DC Thomson – is set to take place next month on behalf of the estate of avid collector Des O’Leary. Organised by Bloomsbury Auctions,… Read More ›

• Andy Capp TV series finally arrives on DVD

  By John Freeman on May 26, 2012

  

  Network has announced the DVD release of the complete six-episode series of the 1988 sitcom Andy Capp on 11th June 2012. Starring James Bolam, this comedy series was an attempt to transform the flat-capped cartoon strip legend from the Daily… Read More ›

• Last ever Eagle Awards? Let’s hope not

  By John Freeman on May 26, 2012

  Marred by behind-the-scenes issued hinted at on other comic news web sites such as Bleeding Cool, this year’s Eagle Awards were announced as part of this weekend’s MCM Expo last night — and the awards co-owners MCM announced as the… Read More ›

• In Review: Commando 4500 – Lightning Strike

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 26, 2012

  

  2011 was an important year for Commando with the 50th anniversary of the title, two separate exhibitions of artwork at the University of Dundee and London’s National Army Museum, winning the Eagle Award for Best British Black and White Comic,… Read More ›

• CLiNT revamps: more strips, more action!

  By John Freeman on May 24, 2012

  Hot off the back of his 2012 Kapow convention success, Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar launches a stunning new volume of CLiNT, with a new 100-page Issue 1 featuring four new stories between its covers, coupled to a brand new look,… Read More ›

• Commando reaches landmark 4500 issue

  By John Freeman on May 24, 2012

  

  Here we are again with another four Commandos – and it’s something of a landmark release this time around, with the title reaching Issue 4500 – surely something of a record for any comic (as, perhaps, is the number of… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Martin Eden talks Spandex

  By John Freeman on May 23, 2012

  Writer, artist and magazine editor Martin Eden has been creating comics since he was a nipper – but entered the British small press/indie comics world around 15 years ago. After collaborating with various creators on titles such as Bulldog and… Read More ›

• Flint and Food – Hinkley’s Factoryroad Gallery lands comic exhibition

  By John Freeman on May 22, 2012

  The Factoryroad Gallery in Hinkley, Leicestershire is hosting an exhibition of artwork from DJ Food‘s new album The Search Engine, and 2000AD artist Henry Flint‘s book Broadcast. The two artists collaborated on the art work for this album and the… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Blue Pills and Sandcastles

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2012

  Continuing Panel Borders month of shows on international creators, Alex Fitch talks to Swiss graphic novelist Frederik Peeters about his latest comic Sandcastle, published by SelfMadeHero and based on a script by filmmaker Pierre-Oscar Lévy. Sandcastle is a Twilight Zone… Read More ›

• Comedian Peter Serafinowicz announces comics project with Jock

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2012

  English actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist and occasional director Peter Serafinowicz announced his first comic book project at the Kapow! Comic Convention. Nelson (not to be confused with the recent anthology collection from Blank Slate of the same name)… Read More ›

• Arvon Calling

  By John Freeman on May 21, 2012

  The next annual creative writing for graphic novels course that Bryan Talbot co-tutors in the depths of the beautiful Shropshire countryside for the Arvon Foundation is on 25 – 30th June this year. This time around, his co-tutor is Hannah… Read More ›

• Tripwire 20 seeks crowdfunding

  By John Freeman on May 20, 2012

  Here’s a small selection of some of the amazing art Tripwire publisher Joel Meadows hopes to publish in an anniversary editon celebrating 20 years — 20 years!! — of his magazine. The project is seeking crowdfunding via Unbound here. Over… Read More ›

• Zombies Hi And Amelia Earhart From Uproar Comics

  By John Freeman on May 20, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Londonderry’s Uproar Comics have been making a name for themselves in Northern Ireland with their regular publication of the anthology comic Zombies Hi, the main story of which is set in and around the walled city of Derry after a… Read More ›

• Steve Parkhouse and Peter Hogan talk Resident Alien

  By John Freeman on May 19, 2012

  Get along to the Kapow! convention, Islington Design Centre tomorrow to hear an episode of Panel Borders being recorded live, as Alex Fitch talks to writer Peter Hogan and artist Steve Parkhouse about their new serialised comic Resident Alien, published… Read More ›

• Plaything Of Sutekh: New Who Zine

  By John Freeman on May 19, 2012 • ( 1 )

  In these days of the internet blogs having taken over the position of the old fanzines, it is always good to see a new printed fanzine appear. Plaything of Sutekh is a 40 page, A5, black and white, Doctor Who… Read More ›

• CBeebies Art magazine teams up with National Portrait Gallery

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2012

  CBeebies Art magazine has launched a competition inviting readers aged three to seven to create a portrait of their family imagined as the British Royal Family. To coincide with the Diamond Jubilee, the winner of the competition, created in partnership… Read More ›

• Mr. T Goes Green!

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2012

  Publisher Mohawk Media has just launched its Mr. T series through its range of environmentally-friendly, paperless Eco Comics. Mr. T joins other famous names at Eco Comics including Dracula, Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, and Tough Guy. The Hollywood hard man,… Read More ›

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