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• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Five

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2013

  

  Gaining a Task – and the chance for huge rewards – is one thing. Keeping it is another…

• Print Media releases online STRIP Magazine Guide and ‘Taster’

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2013

  Print Media has released a special “Taster” guide to STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine (now on sale in UK newsagents) which includes the first episode of Black Ops Extreme by John Freeman and PJ Holden (published in the first volume… Read More ›

• Al Ewing ‘Fictionals’ signing announced at Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2013

  Al Ewing will be signing his new novel The Fictional Man at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 2nd May from 6 – 7.00pm. In Hollywood, where last year’s stars are this year’s busboys, Fictionals are everywhere. Niles Golan’s… Read More ›

• Cooking up a treat: Busiek, Hine, Lloyd and Emerson join Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2013

  Kendal’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed more of the writers and artists who will be taking part in the event later this year. The festival, which will run from 18-20 October 2013 in Kendal in Cumbria, now has… Read More ›

• Kieron Gillen to sign variant "Uber" editions at Forbidden Planet London

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2013

  Forbidden Planet have announced a signing for a limited edition variant of Uber #0 and Uber #1 by writer Kieron Gillen. Join Kieron at the London Megastore on Saturday 11th May 1 – 2.00pm. Uber #0. 1945. Germany is in… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Four

  By John Freeman on 15 April 2013

  

  The Rules of Tasking – some of them, at least – explained. For more directives, click here

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Three

  By John Freeman on 14 April 2013

  

  The mysterious bureaucrats, the Taskmasters, discuss the assigned adventurers with some concern…

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode Two

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2013

  

  The Task is Assigned by the Task Masters…

• Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2013

  The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›

• May the 4th be with you!

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2013

  Opening on May the 4th (Star Wars Day) and ending on 25th May (the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi), Manchester’s award winning Generation Gallery will be hosting an art event with a difference. Generation Gallery will be flying… Read More ›

• Bob the Builder magazine celebrates 200th issue

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2013

  Bob the Builder magazine, published by Immediate Media, is celebrating its 200th issue with the launch of a national competition to win a visit from Bob the Builder at your child’s nursery or school. Bob the Builder is a four-weekly… Read More ›

• BD & Comics Passion Festival programme announced

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2013

  The Institut français, London has announced the line up for its 2013 BD & Comics Passion Festival (30 May – 2 June 2013), which includes appearances by Patrick Sobral, Laurent Verron, Paul Gravett, Posy Simmonds, Etienne Davodeau, Glen Baxter, Ian… Read More ›

• Dan McDaid on board for Dark Horse ‘Catalyst Comics’ project

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2013

  Following the series announcement at last year’s New York Comic Con, US publisher Dark Horse has announced the official release date for Catalyst Comix, whose creative team includes Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury and Brendan McCarthy. The creative team of Joe… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest – Episode One

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2013

  

• New Commandos scale the news stands

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  

  Here’s the info on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s last remaining war comic

• Aces Weekly Volume 4 now online

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  Aces Weekly, published by David Lloyd, stuffed with creator-owned strips is now running its first week of the fourth collection of their great, exclusively digital, online comic art series which is appropriately called  – Aces Weekly Volume Four! “It’s our… Read More ›

• STRIP finally hits the high streets

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  Print Media’s STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine, an all-ages British adventure anthology comic, is now on sale in selected UK high street newsagents (and available to order from any newsagent). The title will be on sale in UK comic shops… Read More ›

• Noir web comic LIL jumps into print

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  Michael Young and Marc Crane, a creative team from Billericay in Essex, have just released a collection of their comic LIL, which they’ve been publishing online for quite a while.  LIL is a gritty, noir-based comic series set in a… Read More ›

• Crucible finally available to read in print!

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  

    Here are two pages of the the first episode of CRUCIBLE, which features in the relaunched STRIP Magazine #1, out this week. Written by me, art by Smuzz, colour by Kris Carter, lettered by the wonderful Jim Campbell. As… Read More ›

• Photographer Steve Cook announces "Sophie’s World" exhibition, seeks missing negatives

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2013

  Brilliant photographer Steve Cook, whose design credits include Doctor Who Magazine and 2000AD as well as projects such as Alternity with Shaky Kane and whose 2009 Secret Origins exhibition of many British comic creators remains a superb snapshot of the… Read More ›

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