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• Nich Angell Becomes First of Few on Kickstarter UK

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Following a recent publishing deal with Zeta Comics, 27-year-old artist and writer Nich Angell has become one of the first British comic creators to launch a Kickstarter campaign, to fund the second installment of his book 7String. Aimed at a… Read More ›

• Pick up a Puffin comic?

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Penguin Children’s Puffin Books have delighted children for decades, but now the imprint is set to make a major foray across multiple media with a new animated show for young children. Will it include comics, we wonder? Penguin recently announced… Read More ›

• Comics: Refreshing Parts Other Literature Can’t Reach!

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Hot on the heels of Thought Bubble in Leeds this weekend, there’s an amazing event on Monday (19th November), brought to you by the Comica Festival with Book Trust at Free Word Centre in London. At Comics: Refreshing Parts Other… Read More ›

• Time Bomb heads for the West with latest release marking five years in business

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2012

  The next release from Time Bomb Comics will be officially launching at this weekend’s Leeds Thoughtbubble Convention – along with at least 45 other new comics from other publishers and the first British Comic Awards. Written by Alex De-Gruchy with… Read More ›

• In Review: Dante’s Inferno by Hunt Emerson

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2012

  

  Out: Now Publisher: Knockabout The Book: Hunt Emerson, the dazzlingly talented cartoonist, tackles the biggest literary name of them all: Dante. Emerson’s Inferno delights on many levels: as an ingenious translation of classic verse; an effortlessly readable introduction to a… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd-Batman Collection out soon

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  

  If you’re a fan of those once occasional cross-company comic crossovers, then you’ll be happy to hear that the epic Batman vs. Judge Dredd stories are still among the most brutal crossovers in comics, 20 years since it was first… Read More ›

• Keith Watson Dan Dare art up for auction, first Joe 90 and more

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  

  Art from Trigan Empire by Don Lawrence, Dan Dare by Keith Watson and Nellyphant by Leo Baxendale are just some of the lots in the current ComPal Auction, which closes soon. Also up for grabs are first issues of titles… Read More ›

• Improper Books announces Night Post, readies for Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  Art from Night Post – art by Laura Trinder There will be plenty to see and do at Thought Bubble this coming weekend, not least of which will probably be attending the first British Comic Awards ceremony to find out… Read More ›

• In Review: Berlin – The Seven Dwarves

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 15, 2012

  The Cinebook Expresso collection brings together interesting  bandes dessinees that do not fit into the various series that the company normally publishes. Berlin – The Seven Dwarves, written and illustrated by Marvano (Mark Van Oppen) is one such book. In… Read More ›

• Radio shows on Andi Ewington, Robert Rankin, Olvier Jeffers and more

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  Clear Spot: Graphic albums and picture books In advance of next week’s South Kensington Kids Festival which celebrates picture books and graphic novels for children, Alex Fitch talks to four creators whose work contains elements of each medium. Andi Ewington discusses his… Read More ›

• 10 Questions: Wizards Keep Publisher Tim Perkins

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  

  With Christmas coming around I thought it would be a good idea to check out Wizards Keep Publishing’s Worlds End on downthetubes and find out how the next book is coming along. Creator and publisher Tim Perkins’ book is simply… Read More ›

• Afterlife creator after crowdfunding new collection

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  Jon Lock, writer and creator of a great-looking comic called Afterlife Inc. is among the first British comic creators using the UK arm of crowdfunding site Kickstarter to try to raise the finance to publish a third collection of the… Read More ›

• Creator Talk: Six Questions for Star Wars Artist Tanya Roberts

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 14, 2012

  With her long dreadlocks now replaced with a Venus Bluegenes-style mohican, Edinburgh based artist Tanya Roberts continues to make a striking impression at comics conventions from California to Germany as well as in the UK. She has been drawing the… Read More ›

• Egmont expands its digital collections with Misty, Battle and Scream stories

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2012

  

  Egmont UK’s Classic Comics imprint was created to re-publish the wealth of classic comics in their archive. Four volumes of Roy the Rovers kicked off their e-comic publishing in June this year – and now they have announced the launch… Read More ›

• Egmont adds Charley’s War to its digital comic collections

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2012

  

  Egmont UK’s Classic Comics imprint was created to re-publish the wealth of classic comics in their archive. Four volumes of Roy the Rovers kicked off their e-comic publishing in June this year – and now they have announced the launch… Read More ›

• 30 Years of Knight Rider to be celebrated at Memorabilia

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2012

  

  Break out your Look Ins! The 30th Anniversary of cult SF detective show Knight Rider will be marked at Memorabilia at Birmingham’s NEC later this month, with a rare signing event by its original star, David Hasselhoff. Memorabilia Birmingham, Britain’s… Read More ›

• Pigeons, Phantoms and Piracy – all in new Commandos!

  By John Freeman on November 13, 2012

  Attention! Due to enemy sabotage, news of the latest Commando comics was temporarily lost in action, but we’re pleased to announce, now, the latest issues on sale in all good newsagents. Proceed immediately to your high street, corner shop or… Read More ›

• In Review: Buck Danny – Ghost Squadron

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 13, 2012

  After a gap of over two years Cinebook return to US military pilot Colonel Buck Danny in Francis Bergese’s Ghost Squadron, originally published in France in 1996 as L’Escadrille Fantôme, the 46th Buck Danny album. Colonel Buck Danny and his… Read More ›

• Team Girl Comic Issue 6 Available At Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on November 12, 2012

  The Glasgow based collective Team Girl Comic will be appearing at Thought Bubble on the weekend of 17/18 November 2012 where they will be releasing their new Issue 6 complete with a colour cover by MJ Wallace. Earlier this year… Read More ›

• In Review: Lucky Luke – Fingers

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 11, 2012

  Roll up! Roll up! That master of bandes dessinee humour Maurice De Bevere, also known as Morris, will astound and amaze you with his work illustrating the man who shoots faster than his own shadow, known to one and all… Read More ›

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