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• Lew’s View: London Film and Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  (cross-posted with full permission from Lew Stringer’s blog):  I had a great time at the London Film and Comic Con  at Earl’s Court 2. I spent most of the day sketching and chatting to readers (good to put faces to… Read More ›

• Carl Critchlow ‘Thrud’ signing announced

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  Carl Critchlow will be signing copies of Thrud the Barbarian  at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore in London on Saturday 28th September. Thrud: big of muscle, tiny of head, which is fine for Thrud as you only need a big… Read More ›

• A1 gets weirder with second issue!

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  Titan Comics A1 #2 goes on sale in all good comic shops on Wednesday (10th July) featuring three great strips and available in three variant covers. With strips written by Dave Elliot and W.H. Rauf, and art from Barnaby Bagenda, Sami… Read More ›

• Gary Erskine chosen to honour Andy Murray for Sunday Mail

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Scottish comics artist Gary Erskine – currently busy promoting the amazing-looking Roller Grrrls project – landed a plumb commission to draw Wimbledon winner Andy Murray for yesterday’s best-selling Scottish newspaper, the Sunday Mail. The Scottish newspaper was clearly in no… Read More ›

• British Comic Award judges announced, nominations still open

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  The British Comic Awards committee  has announce the judging panel for the 2013 Awards. The Judges are (in alphabetical order): Gareth David (lyricist and singer in the band Los Campesinos!), Lenny Henry (actor, writer and comedian), Stephen L Holland (co-owner… Read More ›

• Space Oddities Kickstarter aims to publish short strips pitched to CLiNT

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  Three talented creators have combined forces in a Kickstarter crowd funding project that aims to bring a number of strips pitched to Mark Millar and Titan’s CLiNT title to print in a collection titled SPOD! Oddities From Space. “In a… Read More ›

• Roger Langridge: Make It Then Tell Everybody

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2013

  

  Roger Langridge chats about tricking people into liking their work, how cartoonists feel insecure about their own talent, getting better at writing and remaining visible. in the latest episode of fellow comic creator Dan Berry‘s Make It Then Tell Everybody… Read More ›

• Lakes Comic Festival launches Beano competition

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2013

  The Lakes International Comic Festival, which takes place in October, has announced a special festival competition in partnership with The Beano for young creatives aged 15 or under. Design an original Beano character and be crowned the Comic Prince or… Read More ›

• Comics are my Rock and Roll – trailer for new film released

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

  Comics Are My Rock And Roll: Trailer from Daniel Baldwin on Vimeo.  Film maker Daniel Baldwin has made a new film about something that is popular the world over, self-publishing and a trailer is live now on Vimeo. The film… Read More ›

• Dredd’s ‘Day of Chaos: Endgame’ on sale next week

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

  Hundreds of millions will die and mile-high tower blocks will crumble – but will Mega-City One fall? Day of Chaos: Endgame – on sale from 18th July – is the city-shattering, full-throttle conclusion to what is rightly acclaimed as one… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero announces autumn releases

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

  Talking of SelfMadeHero, the company has just announced some of its upcoming autumn releases The graphic novel renaissance in Britain continues apace, and our creators are receiving more attention and acclaim than ever before. This year the company has already… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero creators head for Edinburgh International Book Festival

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

   SelfMadeHero, UK’s award-winning independent publisher, is attending this year’s 30th Edinburgh International Book Festival with a number of its top British creators taking part in the newly created graphic novel section, Stripped on 25th and 26th August 2013. Glyn Dillon, author and illustrator… Read More ›

• Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-Zine details released

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

  DC Thomson has released details about its 100% Official Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-zine, whose release tie in with the return of popular CBBC animation series Dennis the Menace and Gnasher. Launching on Wednesday 24th July, Dennis the Menace… Read More ›

• Dandy not dead, just resting, say DC Thomson

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013

  

  We reported yesterday on the demise of the Digital Dandy – but DC Thomson have announced that while the current version of their first dedicated e-comic is no more, they aren’t done with Dandy yet. In a statement on the… Read More ›

• Guest Post: Jamie Smart says “Make New Comics”

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  With the hopefully temporary suspension of the latest incarnation of Digital Dandy, just months after the demise of its print edition, British comics fans are feeling a little under siege as our industry continues to face threats to its business… Read More ›

• John McCrea, Al Davison head for Manchester Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2013

  

  The MCM Manchester Comic Con returns to Manchester Central on Saturday 20th July and a number of comic creators will be in attendance on the day. The expanded hall will play host to top games publishers such as Nintendo and… Read More ›

• Back in Time: An Interview with Chronos Commandos creator Stuart Jennett

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Stuart Jennett, Creative Director at Alien Apple Studios, is a name older downthetubes might remember as a once rising star in comics, delivering some terrific work for Marvel UK in the early 1990s on their Warheads title – and then… Read More ›

• More Free Events At Stripped In August

  By Jeremy Briggs on 4 July 2013

  

  The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced details of their Jura Unbound events over the Stripped weekend. Jura Unbound is an eclectic selection of events that all take place in the BookFest’s Speigeltent from 9 to 11pm each BookFest night… Read More ›

• Digital Dandy Bites the Dust

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to report that DC Thomson has pulled the plug on its Digital Dandy project, just 13 issues into its electronic run. DC Thomson has yet to officially confirm the title’s cancellation – as of this morning there had… Read More ›

• FutureQuake blasts out three ace new editions

  By John Freeman on 3 July 2013

  

  Three fantastic new indie titles are on sale now from FutureQuake Press – including Issue 23 of the brilliant anthology FutureQuake, wrapped in a superb Elvis-inspired cover by Kev Levell. There’s a host of both well known and lesser-known names… Read More ›

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