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• 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 ›

• Radio shows featuring Min-Woo Hyung, Andy Diggle, Gail Simone, Al Ewing and more

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2012

  I’m ready for my close-up: Manhwa and Metamorphosis Two events taking place this weekend are ideal places for fans of fantasy and SF to visit – SCI-FI-LONDON: EAST and Manhwa: Korean Story & Painting – each in venues not known… Read More ›

• Is online reading bad for you? Leading book store The Works argues it might be

  By John Freeman on November 9, 2012

  Battling the ever increasing push toward digital reading that threatens its bottom line UK discount book chain The Works – responding to perhaps controversial claims about the dangers of online reading – has launched an investigation into why reading books… Read More ›

• In Review: Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 9, 2012

  Morris and Goscinny’s honest cowboy and his horse, Jolly Jumper returns in Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run. The new President of the United States announces a general amnesty for all prisoners freeing amongst many others Joe,… Read More ›

• ROK releases first Beatles audio comic in new eight-issue series

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2012

  

  ROK Mobile Comics has released the first issue of its new audio comic The Beatles Story for iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices. The eight-issue digital series collects, for the first time in its entirety, the classic and highly-acclaimed Beatles… Read More ›

• Warm reception for new Judge Dredd’s tale "Cold Deck"

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2012

  The co-creator of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, has praised “Cold Deck”, the latest Judge Dredd serial in 2000AD – a storyline by three of British comics’ top writers that has electrified the fan base. The audacious plot twist in last… Read More ›

• In Review: WesterNoir Book 1

  By John Freeman on November 8, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley take us to the Old West where they introduce us to the character of Josiah Black in the first book of Accent UK’s supernatural WesterNoir. In the Lucky Star Saloon in the town… Read More ›

• Leeds Alternative Comic Fair back in December

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2012

  The free Leeds Alternative Comics Fair returns for its fifth outing on Saturday 8th December, and this time it’s got a distinctly seasonal theme. The organisers are encouraging everyone to ditch the Christmas shopping and discover a haven of creativity… Read More ›

• New Grandville book launches on Friday at Foyles, London

  By John Freeman on November 7, 2012

  

  On Friday 9th November, the Badger is back! Comica Festival at Foyles will be presenting the world premiere of Grandville Bête Noire, the third thrilling episode in Bryan Talbot’s phenomenal Grandville series of anthropomorphic steampunk scientific-romance-thrillers starring Inspector Le Brock…. Read More ›

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